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Home At Last

Home at last: In its latest sharp turn, Tesla teams with Toyota to make its latest model of electric car in Northern California.

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SITE VISIT From Site Selection magazine, May 2009 ‘I Know … Let’s Put on a Show’ Production projects aim to transform old shells with entertainment magic. by Adam Bruns adam.bruns bounce@conway.com W hen disaster strikes, the film industry may not be far behind. Such has been the result in Louisiana, where events, incentives and star-powered […]

Perseverance Pays For Greensboro

Proving once again that good things come to those megasites who wait.

The Case for Changzhou

Two Atlanta-based companies are making the case that not all new investment in China is heading to the hinterlands, where many believe more advantageous labor rates can be found relative to coastal sites. An eastern China location still delivers the labor availability and logistics edge they require as the country’s huge domestic market takes on a more central role in these companies’ growth strategies.

PhDs and MDs Drive Economic Redevelopment

Three recent projects in the northeastern U.S. demonstrate the economic power of eds-and-meds districts.

Workplace Management: Mastering the Corner of Space and Strategy

IDRC’ s blue-ribbon powwow in Nashville spotlighted a host of workplace innovations that add competitive edge. Above all, though, space must fit strategy. “The evolution of the built environment over the next 50 years will shape the future of our society, creating new patterns of geographical distribution and human activity.” — Landscape of Change At […]

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Greening Your Facilities for Cost Savings and Good Health

Greening Your Facilities for Cost Savings and

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Remarkable Growth in a Remarkable Time

Exclusive insights from the author of Cushman & Wakefield’s 2022 Global Data Center Market Comparison

Where Efficiency Borders Success

The state’s Borderplex region leverages assets to drive economic growth.

Made in California

Advanced manufacturing companies are proud to say their products are “Made in California.”

The Shifting Landscape of Business Incentives in Europe

Government financial support for corporate facility investment and expansion continues to be a common practice in most parts of the world.

A Malaysian Revolution

The people of Malaysia fought as one. They faced down the powerful, rejected the entrenched system. They stood together, risked all, and won their country back.

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Merck Moves Forward with Post-Merger Plans

Pharmaceuticals: Merck Sets Post-Merger Property Plans

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Fiber Boost: Owens Corning has opened a new facility to produce glass composites in Yuhang, China.

Some of the world’s leading producers of fibers and fiber-related products have large new projects in various stages of development. Here’s a look at two.

2024 Global Groundwork Index: REPEAT Investors

Ohio and Indianapolis once again top the Global Groundwork Index rankings, while the UK leads the way abroad.

Two Cambridges Are Better Than One

Vertex Pharmaceuticals made big news last year with its headquarters project at Fan Pier in Boston and not one but two FDA approvals in the course of eight months.

UTAH: WORKFORCE DEVELOPED

Utah Builds Its Workforce Better than Most

Report Shows Impact of ‘Egregious Truck Bottlenecks’

Senior Editor Gary Daughters talks to trucking experts about what can be done at the leading bottlenecks, including the No. 1-ranked I-95 Fort Lee exit that was the site of the infamous “Bridgegate” scandal.

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A Tree Company Grows in Charleston

N early eight years ago, a biotech startup selected the Charleston, S.C., area for its new headquarters. ArborGen

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How States Can Direct Economic Development to Places and People in Need

Strategies to strengthen place-based programs, better support distressed areas

Growing Businesses

From raising ducks to growing apples and mushrooms, Pennsylvania’s farmers use financial programs to build a lasting legacy for their families.

Natural Allure

Healthy employees are happy employees, and happy employees are found in Colorado.

Project Bulletin: Georgetown, Kentucky; Byhalia, Mississippi; Odense, Denmark

Toyota's Kentucky operations continue to grow; Rockwool expands production capacity in Mississippi; Novo Nordisk reinvests in Denmark with new facility.

Consortium Bets on a Solar Sector Surge

A high-tech cluster adds solar device innovation to its roster. Development of new solar energy technologies figures to be a major driver in the economy of Upstate New York in the coming years.

Life Sciences

Pilot Plant Adds Power to North Carolina’s Biofuels Industry

‘Enzymatic processing’ is key to sustainable biodiesel production, according to a Tar Heel trio of parties making inroads in emerging transportation energy systems.

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Bridges for Industry

Project flow along the Ohio is as steady as its current — even if it has nothing to do with the river itself.

A Taxing Concern

Calls for repeal of the excise tax on medical devices haven't died down.

Esports Drive New Project Activity in the Expanding Metaverse

In October, I found myself seated in an autonomous shuttle vehicle that’s part of the PAUL (Piloting Autonomous Use Locally) service launched by Site Selection

IAMC Insider: Take the High Road

IAMC Chair Colleen Caravati on taking the high road; and insights on getting back to work from trucking firm Werner Enterprises, Hershey Company and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

Dana Holding Corp., UNWTO, AstraZeneca and more.

World Reports includes stories about Dana in Italy, tourism hot spots, Milacron in the Czech Republic, AstraZeneca in the UK and JLL's top cities for direct real estate investment.

Area Spotlights

Energy Mix

From east to west to assorted points in between, the energy sector in Arkansas — both renewable and traditional — continues to thrive.

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The Playbook for Recovery

Washington focuses on small businesses as they navigate the entrepreneurial playing field.

Swinging for the Fences

In a candid talk, Atlanta Braves President John Schuerholz shares a vision 48 years in the making.

Ready for Growth

A biopharma firm undertakes two major expansion projects in two major metros.

Plasma Rich in Nutrients for Growth

CSL Behring, the Pennsylvania-based subsidiary of Australian biopharma company CSL Limited, is growing its capabilities on a global scale, building up capacity and expertise just as its plasma protein products

Evolving Incentives For Today’s Priorities

Incentives are being pulled in new directions to advance economic development priorities.

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Gamers Have Georgia On Their Minds

Chris Rickwood may not be a household name to music enthusiasts around the U.S., but that may be only because they are listening to music through traditional media.

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California Cultivates Food Projects: & 4 more reports

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Camden Welcomes Another HQ

When Subaru of America opened a new headquarters in Camden it represented the evolution of a Camden redevelopment story begun by Campbell Soup Company 12 years ago.

Visualizing the Future

Health information technology companies in Saxony-Anhalt are conceiving new solutions to old problems.

TOP DEALS OF 2005

MAY 2006 Here and Abroad (cover) Top North American Deals of 2005 North American Honorable Mention Top International Deals of 2005 International Honorable Mention Class By Themselves Give Us Your Opinion! TOP DEALS OF 2005 Here and Abroad The Top Deals of 2005 show that the climate for global corporate investment is […]

How To Spot the Next Growth Markets

Oxford Economics forecast models show that global metros with high concentrations of advanced manufacturing tend to be the leaders in metro growth when ranked by GDP output.

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Tigers in the Tank

In 2009, Columbia, Mo., home to the University of Missouri’s flagship campus, was a runner-up in the race to land a major technology service delivery center from IBM

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Playing in the Sandbox of Discovery

$1 billion initiative will provide opportunities for Hoosier innovation, entrepreneurship and technology to thrive.

Peachy Keen? The World Says Yes

Nearly half of all investment in Georgia hails from other countries.

DAYLIGHT COME AND WE WANT TO GROW MORE

Biomaterials Case Study Yellow Pallet: Yellow Pallet’s use of waste banana plant fiber is just one niche in a diverse biomaterials economy. Hemp and medical cannabis will be another.

TOP INDUSTRIES

MARCH 2006 Transportation Equipment Tops Industry Ranking (cover) Arizona Refinery Moves Ahead Beleaguered Louisiana Grabs Top Projects High on the Hog Request Information TOP INDUSTRIES Transportation Equipment Tops Industry Ranking Automakers are cranking up assembly plants across the globe. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com A lthough down somewhat in total numbers, the transportation equipment sector […]

New Ingredients

Food processing has long been an industrial staple in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania

World Reports

Snapshots of new projects in Ethiopia, Dubai, Argentina, Uzbekistan, Switzerland and Rotterdam

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Through the Mill

With a GDP of more than $300 billion*, Québec represents nearly 20 percent of Canada's economy.

‘Every New Business Begins With a Tourist’

Here’s how Kansas is turning tourism into economic development.

Perfect Match

Put analytics and the assembly line together, and watch the sparks fly.

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: ECONOMIC INCENTIVES PROGRAMS

ob retention efforts are important on different levels, not the least of which is that job loss is devastating for both individuals and communities. While it may be too early to evaluate the effectiveness of certain job retention programs, the states’ efforts have provided policies that may affect positive change. To put the issue in […]

The Golden Era of Sports

Raiders, Knights, HyperX usher Vegas into the big leagues.

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Repaying Nature’s Bounty

Of the more than 750 food-sector facility projects tracked around the world by the Conway Data New Plant Database between January 2009 and April 2010, nearly 15 percent had something to do with adult beverages

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Project Bulletin: December 5, 2023

Korea-based biopharmaceutical company Celltrion announced last week its plan to invest $230 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Yesan County, located an hour and a half outside of Seoul, South Korea, in the province of Chungcheongnam-do.

EDITOR’S VIEW

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, January 2009 by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Thinking About Tomorrow Y es, 2009 has barely begun, but in economic terms it already looks a lot like 2008. So let’s pick another year to think about for a moment – like 2020. In mid-December, I came across a survey […]

Lights, Camera, CIR: Video Newest IDRC Web Offering

With IDRC?s Corporate Infrastructure ResourcesSM (CIR) management concept garnering headlines in major media like The New York Times, new opportunities are opening to reinforce the association?s message to the asset management profession. Accordingly, IDRC has streamed a new video outlining membership benefits onto its newly updated Web site. In the seven-and-a-half minute video, Set Your […]

The Shine of Success

Greater Blytheville, Arkansas, Takes Home the Hardware Thanks to Major Steel Investment

R&D in the Rockies

Institutional know-how propels innovation in Colorado.

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Look At the Data

When a former U.S. Attorney in New Jersey is elected governor, and teams up with a lieutenant governor who fought corruption and crime as a federal prosecutor and sheriff, chances are they won’t back down

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TOP METROS

resurgence of corporate capital flowing back into Chicago has made the Second City No. 1 again — this time in the annual Site Selection Top Metropolitan Area Awards. While fans of the Windy City may not throw a ticker- tape parade as they did to celebrate their beloved Chicago White Sox winning the World Series […]

Talent Attraction Study Shows Workers Heading South and West

Vermont surges as an outlier in Lightcast analysis.

Searching for Friday in Sydney

I've lost Friday. It was there when I left home on Thursday.

Exceeding Workforce Expectations

A greater emphasis on workforce development results in impressive job creation.

Go West, Go Global

Greater Seattle’s talent base, pioneering spirit, and quality of life are second to none.

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RAK ‘Em Up

Ras Al Khaimah, located near the northeast tip of the United Arab Emirates, once was known, like its fellow six emirates, as one of the Trucial States.

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Restocking the Medicine Chest

When New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in September signed into law the New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act, streamlining the state’s incentive programs to two, he did so on the heels of two ribbon-cuttings.

How Illinois Boosts Its Future Workforce

The state remains steadfast in workforce development investments.

Key to Fulfillment

Kansas is keeping apace of the new speed of delivery.

Betting on Malaysia

South Korea, China or Malaysia? If you were forced to bet on which of these three ranks highest for global competitiveness, which would you choose? Without knowing the subject of this piece, few would have picked Malaysia, but this beautiful nation in Southeast Asia habitually beats its higher-profile neighbors to the north in some key statistics.

World Forum Report: The Investor Perspective

Three corporate decision-makers explain why their projects are going where they’re going.

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Turning the Tide

Knowledge capital and a pro-business climate drove AAA to Oklahoma City. Now, the giant auto club is expanding its reach from a city growing as quickly as its top employers.

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REWRITING THE NORMS

Breaking the rules may not win many friends, but it sure has a way of influencing people — especially when it comes to the world of economic development.

Go Toward the Light

Need some help in your data center decision-making? Let the data itself show you the way.

Where Startups Are Stakeholders

“We looked from Arizona to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas. After full analysis, we ended up in Greenville.”

San Bernardino County, California: Powering the Path to Sustainability

San Bernardino County Builds A Green Energy Hub.

A Shining Light In The Lone Star State

Booming Conroe is ready for its day in the sun.

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Sanofi and Solvay Make Moves in Italy

Sanofi-Aventis continues to expand its plant in Brindisi in southern Italy.

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INNOVATION COMMISSION POINTS THE WAY FOR ALABAMA’S ‘TRAILBLAZERS’

Alabama is on the brink of something big,

Food and Beverage Steeped in Hampton Roads

Global food and beverage companies continue to make major investments in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro area.

Safety in Numbers? Reports Point to Business as Usual

What have protests and standoffs meant for global corporate investment in Hong Kong?

Ports Are in a Storm,

What containerized cargo throughput in this region portends for 2017.

Emerging from the Lion’s Den

PACT serves entrepreneurs and investors in the tri-state area of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Northern Delaware and Southern New Jersey, producing 30 programs and events each year.

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Fledgling Biotech Firm Finds Andalucia Attractive

Neuron BPh, an up-and-coming biotech firm now based in Granada, Spain, is a spinout of research at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid.

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Car Makers Turn on a Dime to Manufacture Healthcare Solutions

Pivots by these four North American OEMs demonstrate a legacy of innovation and ingenuity.

Wake-Up Call Delivered

Wildlight development means rural Nassau County may be sleepy no more.

A Future for Venezuela?

In the not too distant past Venezuela was the 4th wealthiest nation in the world per capita. Today the country teeters on the brink of total collapse.

Expansion to Canada Hones Location Strategy

Listen and learn from the president and CEO of a fast-growing wholesale data center company.

1998’s Top 10 Deals: Dovetailing Development Excellence with Corporate Strategy

From Site Selection magazine, May 1999 1 9 9 8 ‘ s T O P 1 0 D E A L S Dovetailing Development Excellence with Corporate Strategy b y J A C K L Y N E From Boeing to UPS, 1998’s top 10 deals cut a wide industry […]

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Victoria’s Vow: ‘To Support the Science’

BioMedical R D

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On the Right Tract?

Keystone Research Center in June released “Making Smarter State Investments,” a 34-page report that cuts to the chase when it comes to chasing down the street addresses of state incentive dollars.

Putting On the Miles

Business-friendly policies offer traction to international tire companies, among other global players.

Millennial Mecca

Utah’s quality of life and opportunities for advancement make it a prime place for millennials to plant their flag.

Start Me Up

How Columbus acts like a magnet — and a greenhouse — for tech entrepreneurs.

Manufacturing MOMENTUM

As the self-proclaimed “Air Capital of the World,” Wichita, Kansas needs no introduction to the world of advanced manufacturing.

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Recovering from Disaster: The Long Road Ahead

Recovering from disaster

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FDI Wave Hits Gulf Coast

Christopher Prentice represents exactly the kind of company that increasingly is finding a home along U.S. Gulf Coast — high-tech, international and rapidly growing.

The 2022 Global Groundwork Index

Infrastructure: The 2022 Global Groundwork Index: Drive any American highway, especially at night, and you see them: Long lines of truckers who, if not backed up for miles by construction or an incident, cover every inch at rest areas...

Supporting The Hands of Innovation

Entering a new era of early-stage business
funding, KY Innovation prioritizes startup funding and entrepreneurial success.

Utilities: Big Fish In a Murky Pond

H ow can you help your region grow when you’re busy managing your own growth? That is one of several questions facing the economic development arms of utilities big and small around the United States. As a recent benchmarking and best practices survey by the Utility Economic Development Association found, utilities […]

The Rich Get Richer

According to JLL’s newest Life Sciences Outlook, the favorites are still winning the race despite rising costs.

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Green Incentives: A Primer

States and communities offer financial incentives in hopes of recruiting and/or cultivating manufacturing of renewable energy products.

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Tipping the Scales?

Recent reports on obesity, diabetes and lifelong exercise offer looming clouds of concern and a few bright rays of encouragement.

Jack Lyne: The Standard of a Great Life

Jack Lyne: The Standard of a Great Life

Georgia’s Project Pipeline is Full

Maintaining the No. 1 business climate in America doesn’t just help companies and workers during the good times.

Beyond China and India

Tips on building an effective resource allocation strategy for investing in ASEAN provinces and states

Tourists Flock to the Pacific Northwest

A global sporting event is certain to bring even more visitors to Washington.

North American Reports

Just Compensation; Can’t Google This Yet; On the Move and No Reservations About Nashville

by Adam Bruns

New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals trends in total compensation (wages, salaries and

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he corporate real estate industry abounds with experts in construction, development, facilities management, transaction management, project management, and lease management, to name just a few areas. And, as companies increasingly focus on their core processes, there is a greater appeal to turn to third-party vendors to perform real estate services, with cost reduction often a […]

Blemish Remover

Tommy Strömberg, COO and EVP Products for Innotech Solar, used to work for REC Silicon, where about six years ago one of his colleagues had an idea.

Going Up

Skyscraper is not a commonly used term in Switzerland. Few buildings earn that moniker in a country that has mostly eschewed anything high-rise other than the Alps.

Why Companies Keep Growing in the Crossroads Region

A strong and competitive state business climate is part of the story.

Refinery Restart Awaits Legislative Approval in the U.S. Virgin Islands

A $1.4-billion investment from ArcLight Capital Partners and Limetree Bay Terminals promises 700 new jobs and new revenue streams in the hard-hit U.S. territory.

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Healthy Choices

Rick Wienckowski remembers a time when companies seeking support for expansion plans weren’t always greeted warmly in the capital city of Kansas.

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Commission Aims to Keep Texas The Space Industry’s Launchpad

From SpaceX to American Airlines, the sky's no longer the limit in Texas.

Where Foreign Companies Enter The U.S. Market

In October 2018, Governor Mike Parson underscored Missouri’s commitment to attracting foreign investment by signing the state’s first Open Investment Policy statement.

There’s Fast, and There’s Quantum Fast

When even supercomputers aren’t up to the job, it’s time for quantum computing, and Colorado is rapidly becoming home to a quantum computing cluster.

Europe’s Best for Business

Where Europe’s investors want to invest — and where they will.

Fast Track

From site selection to full production, every aspect of Hyundai’s Alabama plant is geared to an accelerated pace. The sun had already set on the Alabama State Capitol on April 1, 2002, when then-Gov. Don Siegelman received the phone call that would change Montgomery forever. Dong Jin Kim, president and CEO of Korea-based Hyundai Motor […]

International Update

Two Realities

Drug violence has escalated, U.S. National Guard troops are being deployed and bi-national political tensions are rising

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The One That Didn’t Get Away

It’s not a one-way street entirely, but it seems more companies relocate their headquarters out of Illinois than into Illinois.

Cooking up New Ideas in America’s Breadbasket

Kansas is home to multiple R&D operations, influencing everything from farm fields to after-school snacks.

Logistical Logic, special advertising section, Site Selection Magazine, July 2003

T he struggling economy battered the industrial real estate market over the past year and created opportunities for companies working to re-configure their supply chains. Many companies are taking advantage of these opportunities in the hopes of stealing a march on their competitors once the economy regains its balance. Despite a […]

C-Suites Add Sustainability Chiefs

Is real estate on their minds?

Contract, Expand, Adapt: The Auto World’s All-at-Once Imperative

Highlights from Site Selection ? December 1997/January 1998 Contract, Expand, Adapt: The Auto World’s All-at-Once Imperative by Karen E. Thuermer Today’s auto industry is getting a very mixed message: Contract and expand and adapt . . . quickly. On one hand, sluggish North American and European sales have made retooling and streamlining imperative. Simultaneously, emerging […]

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West Is the Best

*State Rankings Criteria: Green Industry projects as tracked by the Conway Data New Plant Database from Jan. 2008- March 2010 (including renewable energy manufacturing and supply chain facilities, biofuels and biomass, recycling plants, electric vehicle supply chain, etc.); Number of LEED Certified projects as of May 10, 2010 (USGBC project database); LEED Certified projects per […]

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Illuminations

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) recently released a study of the 2010 lighting market, finding that lighting across all sectors became more energy-efficient since a study of the 2001 lighting market.

EDITORS’S VIEW

recent article from the consultancy Oxford Analytica (www.oxan.com), “Financial Power Shifts Away From U.S.,” makes the case that the U.S. is at risk of losing its preeminence as a financial-services center to markets in Asia and Europe, particularly the United Kingdom. But it’s for different reasons than why the U.S. allegedly lost its manufacturing sector […]

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: BIOTECH LOCATION STRATEGIES

orcester, Mass., has RNA expert Craig Mello, this year’s Nobel laureate in medicine. Phoenix, Ariz., has Jeffrey Trent, a noted genomics researcher. San Jose, Calif., has Guy Miller, an expert in treating “orphan” diseases and entrepreneur. Houston recently wooed Stephen Wong, a noted inventor and expert in molecular imaging, from Boston, Mass. For many regions […]

Time to Shape Up:

New reports on obesity and heart attack incidence could be your guides.

WATER RESOURCES

Water expert James Eklund on why corporate water asset management in the American West has gone from an afterthought to an imperative.

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C-Suites Add Sustainability Chiefs

Is real estate on their minds?

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Blue Hen Blockbuster

Thanks to its friendly and straightforward laws, Delaware is known as the place to domicile your company, as well as the place to declare it bankrupt.

Ready for Prime Time

Amazon’s $1.5B investment in Northern Kentucky is the latest sign that business climate improvements are paying big dividends in the Bluegrass State.

Portals To the World

Site Selection salutes the best corporate facility projects in the world in 2012, judged by investment, high-value and high-volume job creation, creativity in negotiations and incentives, regional economic impact, competition and speed to market.

Drooling with Dignity

My day began at 4:30 am, the unhappy hour at which I had to wake to catch a train from Mumbai to Pune.

Arab Youth: A ‘Wellspring of Untapped Potential’

Firms want to employ the region's potential workforce, but these youth's may have bigger plans.

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Critical Components

Can the role of science and technology parks as engines of economic prosperity be overstated?

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Shall We Gather At the River?

Greater Cincinnati leads the way in welcoming company growth, whether it’s a new arrival from abroad or a hometown legend.

North American Groups of 2006 North American Honorable Mentions Top Global Groups International Location Rankings TOP GROUPS 2006 From Site Selection magazine, May 2007 The Center Holds Middle America offers the market access companies seek, as the heartland places six groups in the top 10. CIGNA Corp. announced a $15- million facility […]

Texas Sets the Standard for Business Performance

Noted economist Dr. Ray Perryman forecasts that real gross state product in Texas will grow from $1.5 trillion in 2016 to about $1.8 trillion in 2021, representing a 4.11 percent annual rate of expansion.

Speed Racers

The company that built the world’s first 3D-printed
car has big plans in Knoxville.

Hubs of Innovation

A vigorous, modern economic system requires a thriving marketplace.