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Emerging in South Carolina

Rumbling bulldozers had barely scraped the sandy loam at the groundbreaking of Nephron Pharmaceuticals’ new South Carolina plant when CEO Lou Kennedy began talking about doing more.

Shining in All Directions

It's been a busy spring for SunEdison.

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Origin and Destination

Interstate highway access — check. Commercial airport site — check. Quick proximity to 50 percent of Florida’s population — check. Abundant and growing workforce — check. Foreign Trade Zone — check.

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Energy businesses such as Norway’s Aker Solutions and U.S. firm FMC Technologies are landing more jobs on Scottish shores, as well as in London. Food companies such as Kraft are growing from Ballymena to York. Car companies Jaguar Land Rover, Lear and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (a unit of BMW) are growing and steel is rolling.

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EDITOR’S VIEW

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, July 2009 How Does Your State Tax — and Spend? by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Illustration by Bob Gravlee I AMC Chair Rick Little is exactly correct in his letter to the membership and readership at large with his list of topics about which good site selectors should […]

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Central Virginia Workforce Fuels Nuclear Firm’s Growth

Lynchburg-based BWXT is expanding on multiple fronts, with part of that growth designed to one day propel astronauts to Mars.

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The Ultimate Value-Add

In the May 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review, Anne Marie Knott, a former Hughes Aircraft engineer who serves as professor of strategy at Washington University’s Olin Business School in St. Louis, has published “The Trillion-Dollar R&D Fix.”

The 3D City

How an upstart Austin suburb became a magnet for additive manufacturing.

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Qatar Has Space to Innovate

We explore the $45 billion Lusail City, new incentives for AI and tech in Saudi Arabia, and the massive Tasreef Project in Dubai.

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San Bernardino County, California: Powering the Path to Sustainability

San Bernardino County Builds A Green Energy Hub.

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Gimme (Fallout) Shelter

Gimme (Fallout) Shelter: Construction is spiking way up these days for companies that manufacture fallout shelters. But the industry still maintains its way-low profile.

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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 […]

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Persistence Pays Off

It was a time for bell ringing in Newton County, Ga. The promise of 1,500 new jobs meant that, in keeping with a tradition, a ceremonial bell would be rung 1,500 times. Baxter International is coming to town with its $1 billion-plus investment for a biologics manufacturing facility, and local officials and residents wanted to celebrate.

Qatar Has Space to Innovate

We explore the $45 billion Lusail City, new incentives for AI and tech in Saudi Arabia, and the massive Tasreef Project in Dubai.

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Managing Cultural Differences: Challenges for Americans Doing Business in Europe

Highlights from Site Selection ? December 1997/January 1998 Managing Cultural Differences: Challenges for Americans Doing Business in Europe by Gary M. Wederspahn With the powerful lure of the European Union’s 374 million-strong market and the continued opening of Eastern Europe to commerce with the West, the number of American business travelers going to Europe has […]

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Come On Over

No matter whose side you’re on, Ontario and Canada are on one side of an open door.

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What Gets Measured

Four snapshots demonstrate what can happen when data, energy and square footage meet.

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IAMC Insider, Site Selection magazine, May 2003

Palm Harbor Program Highlights Proficiency and Profitability Here are some highlights of the highly successful IAMC Professional Forum held April 6?9 in Palm Harbor, Fla., covered by the Site Selection team of Director of Publications Ron Starner, Editor Mark Arend and Executive Editor of Interactive Publishing Jack Lyne. Look for further coverage at www.iamc.org. […]

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Energy Report

Rochester Remake

Measured by its ability to weather acute and chronic stresses, Rochester, N.Y. was ranked 61st out of 361 U.S. metros last year by the Resilience Capacity Index (RCI), developed by Kathryn A. Foster, director of the Regional Institute, a research and public policy center of the University at Buffalo.

Midwest Needs More Metros That Support Young Tech Firms

Study by Walton Family Foundation finds Heartland missing out on economic dynamism.

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The Strategy Alignment Model

A n increasingly sophisticated body of theory and practice has emerged over the past 20 years among those working to define the role of real estate in enhancing corporate business strategy. The discussion has covered many levels, from on- and off-site workplace concepts, to overall site and facility guidelines, to the planning and management of […]

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Integrated Circuits

How Amazon is rewriting the book on global e-commerce networks.

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Start Me Up

Hospital-acquired infections are the fourth largest killer in the U.S., with one of the major sources of infection being catheters.

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Illinois Engineers A Strong Future

From diversity to workforce readiness, Illinois colleges and universities pioneer a new approach.

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Energy Report

Back On Top

According to new research on clean energy financing in G-20 nations released by The Pew Charitable Trusts earlier this month, The United States attracted $48 billion in clean energy investment in 2011, a 42-percent increase over 2010, and just beating out China’s $45.5 billion to claim the No. 1 ranking.

Intel Outside – May 2001 Cover Story, Site Selection Magazine

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — S itting on a hillside perch overlooking this town just north of Albuquerque, the 5,500-employee Intel Corp. campus casts an imposing shadow over the area economy. That shadow is about to grow even larger, as Intel (www.intel.com) embarks on a US$2 billion, 1,000-worker expansion of its semiconductor […]

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The Headquarters City

From financial services and insurance firms to retailers and restaurants, Columbus, Ohio, provides a safe haven for corporate management. Jeff Lyttle, region executive for JP Morgan Chase, says the global financial services firm has found the business climate it prefers in Columbus.

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Happy Feet

In Portland, Ore., there’s a burgeoning sub-cluster of footwear companies, now more than two dozen strong. Part of a larger and ever expanding cluster of athletic and outdoor (A&O) companies, this growth has turned the region into the North American go-to industry hub.

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Where R&D Translates to Growth

Reports from the State Science and Technology Institute, The University Financing Foundation (TUFF) and Milken Institute paint a clear picture of the good things that can happen when university research and metropolitan ecosystems coalesce.

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Japan’s Corporate Evolution Is Creating New Opportunities

Identifying Sector-Specific FDI and Export Locations

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Energy Report

The Cycles To Come

While the short-term prospects for the renewable energy industry in terms of growth and expansion remain strong, longer-term prospects (beyond 24 months) face some major challenges, and as the new report uncovers, some less obvious investment location opportunities are being considered by executives within the industry.

‘Aggressive, Yet Responsible’

The Kansas Dept. of Commerce in October said it wants to offer healthcare IT firm and Kansas City mainstay Cerner Corp. $85 million in tax and other incentives for a new office complex, and toss in another $144.5 million from state sales tax revenue to pay for bonds used to build a new soccer stadium next door. If the Unified Government of Wyandotte County accepts the proposal, Cerner says it will create 4,500 new jobs in Kansas at an average salary of $65,000. A youth soccer complex and hotel, with no incentives aid, also would be built as part of the $414-million project.

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Students Set Up for Success

From MIT to elementary, avenues for academic achievement are abundant.

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Worth Savoring

Like their resurrected winemaking tradition, Slovenians win over investors with a blend that is both complex and delightful.

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‘Gold Mine’ Or Flash In The Pan?

The number of practical applications developed thus far for graphene can fit on the head of a pin … a very tiny pin.

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The ‘Rebuilding Czar’ Comes Home

Medical City at Tradition is part of an effort to do nothing less than rejuvenate the people of Mississippi — and beyond.

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Online Insider

Road to Redemption

by Adam Bruns

Around mid-afternoon on April 27, 2011, Gregg Kennedy, part-time mayor of Smithville, Miss., completed his shift at his full-time job at the True Temper Sports golf club shaft manufacturing facility in nearby Amory. He drove straight to the Smithville Town Hall because of the threatening weather.

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Capital Area’s Clean Energy Hub Adds an Offshore Wind Project

Who says offshore wind towers and components need to be built on the coast?

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Finland Adapts to a New Technology Landscape

ICT hubs like Tampere offer a unique mix of skills, research and innovation.

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How Do You Certify Success?

Risk is a tricky thing: Project developers want to avoid it at all costs, it seems.

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Clearing the Air

The business case for combating emissions in Utah

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Why Foreign Investment in the U.S. Is Surging

Geopolitical unrest and U.S. industrial policy are driving foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States.

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International Update

R&D Crossroads

Dow Corning, which has had a presence in Belgium since the early 1960s, is adding two major projects to its footprint south of Brussels. The company’s European headquarters, home to about 700 employees, is based in Seneffe, about 40 km. (25 miles) south of Brussels and about 30 km. (19 miles) north of the border with France. Dow Corning recently opened its Solar Energy Exploration and Development (SEED) center on its Seneffe campus and will soon open a major distribution center nearby.

Central America: Panama Poised to Serve Semiconductor Ecosystem

CHIPS Act funding could take the longtime U.S.-Panama relationship in an exciting new direction.

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Hot Dog! Here Come the Fungi

Watch out, Chicago dogs; Illinois is now breeding an upstart plant-based alternative.

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Everybody Knows This Is Somewhere

An economic development veteran makes the case for ‘Nowhere, America.’

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Real Estate Services: New Alliance to Foster Technology-Based Economic Development, Site Selection Magazine, November 2001

New Alliance to Foster Technology-Based Economic Development Communities seeking to implement technology-based economic development strategies will likely benefit from a recently announced alliance between the Milken Institute, a demographics and economic research organization based in Santa Monica, Calif., and New Economy Strategies (www.regional-strategies.com), an economic development consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The two organizations […]

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Big Tech Schools Us

Skills training from tech giants like Amazon is much more than mere window dressing. It’s a door to everyone’s future.

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Area Spotlights

Thinking Ahead

Northeast States: There are reasons that New Jersey (second), New York (sixth) and Pennsylvania (ninth) all place among the top 10 states in total R&D. Certainly the region’s strength in the nation’s leading R&D recipient sector, chemicals, and its pharmaceuticals subsector is one.

Broadband, Roads and More Set for Infrastructure Act Funding

Oregon has the second-best infrastructure in the U.S., according to the Best States 2021 ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

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New Anchor Employer Catalyzes Redevelopment of Legacy GE Complex In Fort Wayne

The project speaks to the transformative momentum in northeast Indiana.

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QUALITY OF LIFE & OUTDOOR RECREATION

From the rugged peaks of the Ozark Mountains to the waters of Lake Ouachita, Arkansas’ natural beauty can only be described as awe-inspiring.

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Manufacturing in the Sun? No Sweat

Sarasota-based Tervis builds on a 75-year legacy of innovation.

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INVESTMENT PROFILE: KETTERING UNIVERSITY

The value proposition of Kettering University in Flint is both simple and profound: Consider talent development like you would a supply chain strategy, and then partner with the institution that is 100% committed to building the workforce your industry needs.

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Area Spotlights

Develop Here — But Not There?

Baltimore, Maryland is the location of two new headquarters projects — one involving construction of a new waterfront office complex for Constellation Energy Group, which is merging with Chicago-based Exelon, and one the expansion of Under Armour’s headquarters in the Locust Point area.

Northwest Texas Draws Investment Across Sectors

Texas’s Northwest region is a 30-county area stretching from the Oklahoma border to the Colorado River, from Big Spring to Fort Worth.

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IAMC Insider, Site Selection magazine, March 2003

Palm Harbor Program Finalized The Spring 2003 IAMC Professional Forum, slated for April 6?9 in Palm Harbor, Fla., has adopted the theme “Getting it Done Right: Industrial Asset Management Approaches to Proficiency and Profitability.” Building on the success of the inaugural IAMC Professional Forum in Savannah, Ga., the keynote speakers […]

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AIRPORTS & AIRPORT CITIES

A report from Geneva, Switzerland–based Air Transport Action Group documents aviation’s contribution to global prosperity.

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Under the Microscope

Major corporate takeovers that allow for the ‘enhanced access to cash’ that comes with moving abroad draw scrutiny, but might also drive growth.

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No Shelf Life

The same year that gave us the Cuban missile crisis, the Second Vatican Council, the admission of James Meredith into the University of Mississippi and the newly independent countries of Algeria, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago also gave us Kohl's, Kmart (now part of Sears), Target and Walmart, all of which got their start in 1962.

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All Inclusive

A South Carolina success shows why the devil’s in the details.

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by Peter Miscovich President, Interior Space International High-technology. Flexible work scheduling. Corporate downsizing. Teaming. Office hoteling. Reduced occupancy costs. Enhanced productivity. Work force diversification. The “learning organization.” New corporate concerns, objectives, technologies and philosophies have transformed today’s workplace. Companies planning to lease office space must recognize that buildings of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s no […]

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The State of Semiconductors

Michigan is shaping the future with a rapidly growing semiconductor industry, bringing chip production back to the U.S.

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Not Your Father’s Recycling Program

Today’s corporate sustainability has a broader mandate, and a stronger focus on results. The name of the green game today is energy efficiency, cost reduction and return on investment (ROI).

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Toyota at Daytona; PepsiCo in Mexico; Airbus in Ontario; a floating wind farm off the Oregon coast; big jobs from Conduit in Memphis; and the latest robot stats.

International Speedway Corporation announced a multi-year partnership with Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc., making Toyota the first Founding Partner at Daytona International Speedway, part of the $400-million DAYTONA Rising redevelopment project.

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The Medical MECCA

Illinois offers assets that attract companies in the life sciences.

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More than Foam

Wyoming brewers are producing award-winning beer.

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A Sharper Image

Governor Rick Snyder had a big economic development win in 2013 when Michigan became the nation’s 24th right-to-work state, but he’s not resting on his laurels.

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Waste Not, Want Not

Among other factors, new regulations are helping a $4-billion project come to fruition in North Dakota.

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How Labor Trends Are Impacting Site Selection Strategies

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant disruption in the labor force, the effects of which are still with us today and will be well into 2023.

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International Update

Central America In 2012

Capital investors should take note of Central America’s economic growth and stability, says an expert.

Looking Wicked Good

Direct investment by more than 100 foreign companies in his state has caught the attention of Maine Governor Paul LePage. They employ more than 30,000 workers, and many of these companies are expanding.

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PROJECT FINANCE

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, July 2008 A New School of Thought Atlanta-based TUFF finds opportunities for corporations and universities alike. by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com W hat’s a school to do when an area’s demand for a university presence is growing at the same robust rate as the area’s companies, but funds for […]

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FDI, Africa, China, and much more!

The United States maintained its strong showing in the 2014 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Ranking, holding the top position in the index for the second straight year.

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From Inner Harbor to Outer Space

If Maryland state leaders have their way, the aviation and aerospace sectors will blast off with new opportunities in high tech and high-paying jobs in the next few years.

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Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue: The South’s New Peacemaker? – Q&I, Site Selection Magazine, September 2003

S ite Selection: Your recent comments on the need to re-evaluate certain incentives programs and the impact of state-vs.-state bidding wars over projects indicate that you would favor a change in public policy toward recruitment of large companies. Can you elaborate? Gov. Sonny Perdue: We want to earn the business, not […]

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International Update

Brazil Closes the Direct Investment Gap

In recent years, Brazil has emerged as the top destination country for foreign investment in Latin America, attracting a third of foreign investment projects into the region, and creating 50,000 new jobs in 2010. Brazil increased six positions as a global destination of foreign projects, reaching fifth place in 2010, after the U.S. and the rest of the BRIC countries, according to the IBM-PLI Global Location Trends report 2011.

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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Merck On the Make

It’s been a relatively quiet year for facility investment projects from Merck KGaA, the life sciences and chemical firm that employs more than 38,000 around the world and reported 2012 revenues of more than US$15 billion.

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SITE Visit

SITE Visit From Site Selection magazine, July 2008 Joint venture company EMAL is building the world’s largest aluminum smelter in a new industrial zone being developed between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Super Smelter The UAE makes way for a Middle East aluminum hub. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com B anking on future demand for […]

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More than Foam

Wyoming brewers are producing award-winning beer.

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Climate Change

Northeast states grapple with perceptions, and reality, concerning tax structure.

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Area Spotlights

All In Good Time

In 1995, Sanford Orkin, former president of Atlanta-based Orkin Pest Control and son of its founder, purchased 922 acres (373 hectares) of land near Athens, Ga., home to the flagship campus of his beloved University of Georgia, for $7 million. Since then the “Orkin tract” has experienced several close misses with major prospects, including an initial prospect in 2000, a never-built Daimler vehicle plant in 2002 and a Novartis vaccine plant that chose Holly Springs, N.C., over the site in 2006.

New Facilities 1992 (Charts)

From Site Selection magazine, February 1993 Top 20 Facilities 1992 Continue to next page | Site Selection Online ©1993 Conway Data, Inc. All rights reserved. SiteNet data is from many sources and is not warranted to be accurate or current.

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Bridges to the World

COVER STORY From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Click to view sidebars … Less Means More Area Film Industry Could Be ‘Unstoppable’ Flabeg Flies to New Market, New Site Still Making Things Pittsburgh is a beacon of rebirth and growth for its state, region and nation. Bill O’Rourke, vice president, sustainability and environment, health & […]

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Full Circle

On the very same day in March, Texas announced a huge new Apple Inc. campus in Austin (notably without a quote from Apple), and Apple submitted revised plans for a new headquarters campus in its hometown of Cupertino, Calif., that would boast a Texas-sized capacity of 13,000 employees.

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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 […]

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Coda Looks for Columbus Conclusion

A California electric car maker wants to employ as many as 1,000 workers at a battery plant in Ohio. All it needs is that DOE loan.

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Area Spotlights

Data Driven Journey

Healthcare, life sciences and medical equipment and devices continue to be leading industries in Minnesota, growing on a continuum that goes back several generations and into the 19th century.

How to Gain an Edge in the Race for Talent

Employers and consultants gave candid advice at the World Forum for FDI.

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How the Heartland Became A Tale Of Two Midwests

Economist Ned Hill handicaps the TrustBelt and gives frank advice to site selectors and communities.

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Stoking Ingenuity

The shift away from the dependence on foreign oil has opened an opportunity for rapid growth in the cleantech industry.

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Changing Perceptions

The CEO of the South Baldwin Chamber on the Alabama coast wants the rest of America to know that, despite the calamitous effects of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, her community is resilient and poised to rebound.

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1998’s Business Climate Rankings: The Playing Field Levels

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 1998’s Business Climate Rankings: The Playing Field Levels by Jack Lyne North Carolina and Ohio top U.S. state rankings, while the USA and the UK lead the global pack. Above all, though, 1998’s rankings underscore pronounced geographic balance. Location, location, location, goes the old site selection saw. Call it Freud does business location […]

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World Reports

Brick Work; Cambodia’s First Motor Plant; Energizing Europe; BASF Plans €1-Billion Expansion; Renault-Nissan Plant Goes Green; ‘Morning Star’ Rises

World Reports: Brick Work; Cambodia’s First Motor Plant; Energizing Europe; BASF Plans €1-Billion Expansion; Renault-Nissan Plant Goes Green; ‘Morning Star’ Rises

Trainer of Green-Collar Workers Chooses Site in Colorado

Forget white-collar and blue-collar jobs. A new two-year technical college in Colorado targets the green-collar workers of the future

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A New Lease on Life

State entities will occupy vacant Pfizer buildings.

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Leading Edge Build-to-Suit Projects – Special Advertising Section, Site Selection magazine, March 2004

ith office vacancy rates low and rents high on what is available, quality office space is scarce. And, even though vacancy rates may be rising in the industrial property sector, many companies want a custom-designed facility that fits their specific needs, but they do not want to purchase the building. What’s more, lenders and developers […]

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A British pharmaceutical firm finds the perfect fit amid the ‘rising talent pool’ in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

In October 2014, UK-based Vernalis Therapeutics Inc. established its first-ever US base in Berwyn in Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Eyes on the Prize: Top Performing States and Institutions at SkillsUSA

Last week Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport celebrated the graduation of the first cohort from its Welding Apprenticeship program by holding a ceremony and pledging to bring them on as the first full-time welding crew hired directly by the airport.

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Area Spotlights

Barrier Removal

Dirt moving continues on a large scale near the southern New Mexico community of Santa Teresa. Here, seven miles (11 km.) from the Mexican border and within shouting distance of El Paso, is the beginning of Union Pacific’s colossal new rail facility.

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