Investment Profile

Power Network

How Hoosier Energy’s network of electric cooperatives delivered the economic development goods in 2013, and what that means for this year.

Editor’s View: ‘Wasted’ Space No More: Minister Envisions Better Land Utilization

Will the U.S. be playing catch up to Canada and other markets that have figured out how to industrialize ganja to economic benefit?

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Idaho’s Number One Change Agent

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter set out a decade ago to make Idaho a more business-friendly state. In this interview, he explains how he did it.

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2020 Mac Awards

The Mac awards recognize an elite group of economic development organizations in 20 U.S. regions based on an index of project-related job creation and investment.

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From Site Selection magazine, February 1993 Top Metros 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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North Carolina’s Life Science Success Story

In North Carolina, we see that opportunity manifest in the bricks and mortar of corporate office buildings, in glass and steel of high-tech production facilities and in the faces of the workers at our more than 530 life-science companies.

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International Update

A Sleeping Giant No More

Brazil is a strong global competitor with good potential for sustainable growth and prosperity.

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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From Inversion to Investment

Not one to pout after a failed merger, Allergan makes yet another wager on Waco.

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How Oregon Health & Science University is TRANSFORMING PATIENT CARE

Health and wellness get a boost in Oregon.

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World Reports : Ryanair lands in Lithuania; why FDI in Costa Rica is rising; a fresh look at R&D outsourcing.

A work-force development partnership between Ryanair and the School of Mechanics at Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania is paying off in capital investment and jobs.

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Where Diversity and Equity Go Hand in Hand

A generational $3.8 billion redevelopment in Chicago aims to be a model for the nation.

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Area Spotlights

Expeditions

A state on the move sees new investment from aerospace, energy and wind.

Places for Discovery: Institutions With Energy’s Future On Their Minds Saturate TVA Territory

Institutions With Energy’s Future On Their Minds Saturate TVA Territory

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Off the Beaten Path

Communities outside the major metropolitan areas help keep Texas booming.

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MARCH 2006 Most Important Rx for Health Care: People (cover) World Class Medical Hub Relocating or Expanding? Companies Turn to Experts Your Business. Your Venture. Our Expertise. Rapid Growth of Life Sciences Continues in Northeast Florida Request Information SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION TOP HEALTH-CARE SERVICES LOCATIONS Most Important Rx for Health Care: People W hat’s the most important […]

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2022 Top Economic Development Groups

The economic development organizations profiled in the following pages are being recognized for contributing significantly to their locations’ investment attraction and job creation success

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‘Firing On All Cylinders’

Located in the western end of Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe, the City of Hamilton has emerged as one of the premier destinations in Canada and all of North America for new investment — all within the course of a decade.

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Features

Where Hacker-Busters Come From

At least four locations are cultivating cybersecurity clusters as demand for IT protection mounts.

Finding Her Place

Texas remains a prime U.S. location for women-owned businesses and entrepreneurship.

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Aligned for Sustainable Growth

Costa Rica’s value proposition — like its business and natural ecosystems — just keeps growing richer and more diverse.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: WORK-FORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS

ork-force training programs are designed to either support new job creation or increase the skill level of the incumbent workforce. Work-force training monies flow through reimbursable programs or tax credit programs funded by various sources including: Unemployment Insurance Taxes (“UIT”), General Fund Appropriations, Future Payroll Taxes, or Income and Franchise taxes. Generally, to secure reimbursable […]

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Who’s Winning — and Losing — Corporate Headquarters

Some fascinating analysis of corporate relocation activity appeared in my inbox just as we were completing work on this issue.

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Making the Impossible Possible

Bears and Rangers prove it can happen in Texas.

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Aerospace Report

ICON Aircraft to Bring Hundreds of Advanced Manufacturing Jobs to Vacaville, California

ICON Aircraft has announced that it will relocate to the City of Vacaville in Northern California.

The Start of a Revolution

Small businesses and startups are getting special attention, and the results have been amazing.

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Building a Hydrogen Hub For the Net-Zero Economy

Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta: Air Products, Dow, Shell are investing billions into clean-energy projects in the Edmonton region.

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Nice Threads

Chinese shirt and yarn company Luthai Textile announced this week it is opening a New York City office.

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Arizona Focuses on Encouraging Innovation, Not Regulating It

By welcoming new technologies, Arizona creates a successful environment to launch, scale and test new ideas.

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Hungry for More

By adding certified sites to the mix, Northwest Ohio looks to build on an already robust supply chain in agribusiness.

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Aerospace Report

Pratt & Whitney To Expand Several Facilities

Increased engine production is behind much of the investment.

Made In America, But Not In My Backyard

I’ve been in the room when a company’s leaders met with a state’s economic developers to plan a flashy, scripted news conference announcing the latest and greatest manufacturing project.

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Molecular Magic

Identified most closely with the discovery work of the late Centocor co-founder and Philadelphia-area life sciences leader Hubert J.P. Schoemaker, therapeutic monoclonal antibodies have given rise to a

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‘Dynamic Impact’

10 Key Elements of Successful Data Center Site Selection

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‘This Is Our Time’

A governor’s uncluttered agenda yields landmark gains in Mississippi.

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Milestone Anniversaries Bring More Than Parties to Tennessee

As Site Selection with this issue celebrates 70 years in business, it’s only natural to notice companies celebrating their own major milestones with major investments.

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Aerospace Report

KLIA Aeropolis To Join The Global Airport Cities Club

Malaysia’s main air transport hub has far-reaching aspirations.

IAMC INSIDER

NOVEMBER 2007 A Serious Passion (cover) Meet a Member IAMC Professional Forum Special Report Request Information

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Time for a Change

There are more than 560 federally recognized Native American tribes, residing on tribal land held in trust by the United States. The fee title to tribal land cannot be transferred without an Act of Congress and, with limited exceptions, grants of leases and permits are subject to federal oversight. Federal oversight on surface leasing of Indian lands is outlined in 25 C.F.R. Part 162.

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Cultivating the Roots of Canadian Innovation

The top provincial agencies and local economic
development offices for 2016.

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Have You Seen Hamilton?

Not the musical. The city that’s been leading Ontario in company project attraction over the past year.

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Editor’s View: These Are Not the Good Old Days

“Perhaps we’re all a little trepidatious heading into the new year,” writes Editor in Chief Mark Arend.

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Online Insider

Are You Ready to Compete Too?

by Adam Bruns

Joining the fray of competitiveness scorecards, new rankings from Switzerland’s IMD rate 60 countries based on 338 criteria.

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Prudence in Abundance

In Tipton, Abound Solar will occupy a never-used facility built by automotive concern Getrag, and employ up to 850 in the manufacture of solar panels.

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How to Win Projects & Influence Economies

Texas, Nebraska governors claim the most coveted prizes in U.S. economic development for winning projects in 2016.

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Top U.S. Metros for Aerospace Employment & Manufacturing

New research explains where job markets in this sector are gaining altitude in manufacturing, air transportation and support activities.

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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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Higher Ground

UPS sets new sustainability goals that include vehicle innovations and more renewable power.

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Investment Profile

All In

As acronyms go, they don’t come much grander than MGM.

Lubbock and Reese Offer Business-Friendly Environment and ‘Unusually Friendly” People

Remember BRAC? People living in 136 communities across the nation who sure do.

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Givebacks and the Grid

Last month, Texas-based Wilsonart, a manufacturer and distributor of High Pressure Laminates (HPL) and other engineered decorative surfacing materials and components, announced it had taken additional steps to improve its energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint by purchasing 35-percent Renewable Energy Credits backed by 100-percent Texas wind-fueled electricity.

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CLEAN TECH/CLEAN ENERGY: MICHIGAN MADE

Revolutionary clean energy and clean tech companies are finding success in Michigan.

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How Kansas Supports the Climate and the Business Climate All At Once

Alive-action model of the clean energy economy’s circularity can be found in Kansas, where common-sense, middle-of-the-road policy and costs complement the state’s middle-of-the-country location and sensibility. They also complement the goals of a $4 billion megaproject.

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Illuminate Me

At Independence LED, lighting the way to the future is a family tradition.

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North American Reports

Michigan, FDI, North and South of the Border, and much more.

by Patty Rasmussen

Agribusiness contributes more than $1.5 billion to the regional economy of western Michigan, and the new Michigan Hop Network hopes to assist hop farmers in adding to that total.

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Who’s Winning — and Losing — Corporate Headquarters

Some fascinating analysis of corporate relocation activity appeared in my inbox just as we were completing work on this issue.

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VII STRAIGHT

Georgia sets a record for the most consecutive top state business climate wins. Governor Brian Kemp, in his first year as state chief executive, weighs in.

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Site Selection Snapshot – July 11, 2024

SkillsUSA Competitors Make News by Making Things Photos courtesy of SkillsUSA A presidential debate and a Copa America match were taking place at the same time and mere yards away in downtown Atlanta in June, with results that some would rather forget. But the memorable achievements […]

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Scaling New Heights

An overhauled tax code, a revamped incentives package and a reinvigorated energy plan are making the Northeast U.S. one of the most closely watched regions of the country.

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A Concierge for the Innovation Ecosystem

The Iowa Innovation Corporation makes the right connections for start-ups in The Hawkeye State.

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Features

Rising Tide

The Biotechnology Industry Organization and its state affiliates will soon find out if they will be getting A’s, B’s or C’s on their biennial report cards at this year’s BIO International Convention in San Diego.

Project Bulletin: October 10, 2023

Under the name “Project Lion,” Slovakia-based energy equipment company InoBat is bringing its second Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) facility to Cuprija, Serbia.

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Why a Mexican Eagle Landed in Greater Reading

The Reading site’s advantages are significant: a widely available supply of skilled workers with the right skill sets, low energy costs and a community determined to help new projects become operational quickly.

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Seizing an Opportunity

Two years after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) created the Opportunity Zones program for investors, two innovative OZ projects are sprouting up in San Bernardino County in inland Southern California. A medical office building in the city of San Bernardino and an affordable apartment community in the city of Ontario are the direct […]

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Your Genuine Self: Companies and Individuals Alike Fulfill Their Potential in Colorado

Companies and Individuals Alike Fulfill Their Potential in Colorado

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‘Obvious Choice’

A spinal medical device firm stays in Leesburg, but moves to a new neighborhood aligned with its growth curve.

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International Update

Resolved for Now

Alcoa is taking measures worldwide to reduce high-cost smelting capacity. But the company is striking a different chord in the often strike-prone territory of Québec, where Alcoa and the provincial government announced in February an agreement to improve the competitiveness of its three smelters, securing 3,000 jobs.

Rural Connection

Broadband initiatives connect rural regions to the globe.

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Whole Nations Waiting

Commerce between the United States and Mexico is one of the great — yet underappreciated — success stories of the global economy. In 2011 U.S.-Mexico goods and services trade reached the major milestone of one-half trillion dollars with virtually no recognition. The United States is Mexico’s top trading partner, and Mexico — which has gained macroeconomic stability and expanded its middle class over the last two decades — is the United States’ second largest export market and third largest trading partner.

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The Perfect Climate for Dreamers

Texas rolls out the welcome mat for corporate growth.

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The Switch to ‘Yes’

No matter the size or industry, U.S. companies are increasingly defining and exemplifying sustainability

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Why Aerospace Companies are Thriving — In California

Officials on the ground know the state’s challenges and are determined to overcome them.

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Life Sciences

On the Rise

by Adam Bruns

The victory by India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in last week’s elections means the former chief minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, will be the nation’s new prime minister.

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Tech Talent & COVID-19

The need for training surges in the midst of pandemic.

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Georgia: Court Ruling Poses No Delay To Rivian Project

“I take umbrage at the judge’s thoughts,” says one top state official.

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A Technical Solution Finds Wisconsin

When one door closes, Microsoft swoops in.

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Top Small Towns 2002: Traversing to the Top, Site Selection Magazine, March 2003

W hen Graceland Fruit announced the US$15 million, 60,000-sq.-ft. (5,574-sq.-m.) expansion of a food-processing plant in the Traverse Bay area of Michigan in 2002, the news only confirmed what many corporate executives already knew about this location. It’s the Top Small Town in America. According to the Conway Data New Plant […]

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Look What’s Growing in Nebraska

An entrepreneurial ecosystem is rapidly taking shape.

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Life Sciences

Tomorrow’s Innovation Roadmap

The life sciences industry has been less impacted by the recession than other sectors, and the latest forecasts indicate continued future growth as aging populations and rising purchasing power for medical advances drive the demand for prescription medicines.

Site Selection October Highlights

In November, U.S. voters will once again choose the nation?s chief executive. Their decision will have a far-reaching impact on business operations in the United States and abroad for the next four years. The following are excepts from the October Site Selection?s quadrennial Presidential Face-Off, comparing and contrasting the views of Democratic candidate (and incumbent […]

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The Buzz Is Growing Louder

Record-breaking investments spur a vibrant timber industry.

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Keep It Clean Out There

One man's sweetheart deal is another man's fishy situation.

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Hoosier Hospitality: True Americana

Indiana’s tourist hot spots and genuine people make the state a must for travelers.

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Eccentric Arkansas Climbing Festival Reaches New Heights

A how-to guide for discovering a new kind of outdoor adventure.

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Life Sciences

Economic Immunity

by Adam Bruns

A global pharma giant is looking to supplement its huge philanthropic and humanitarian efforts some straightforward corporate facility and talent investment.

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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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EDITORS’S VIEW

need to learn about strategies for disposing of specialized real estate assets, especially manufacturing facilities.” “What are some recommended lease administration programs — what are other active members of IAMC using?” “Should I handle site searches in-house or hire a consultant to do them?” by MARK AREND These are just a few of […]

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Vietnam Journey

As in other emerging markets, Vietnam’s opportunities grow clearer when viewed at the regional level.

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Why Clusters Matter

The St. Louis area's focus on plants is an inherited trait of global proportions.

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Wide Open Spaces for Wanders

When's the last time you went boot-scootin' in Texas?

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Gulf Coast Ports Dominate Latest Tonnage Rankings

If you’re looking for business intelligence about waterborne cargo, there’s no better place than the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Institute for Water Resources, which just released its annual tonnage report for 2022.

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Investment Profile

Leading a New Wave of Tech and Life Sciences Transformation

Building the right environment for life science success is a task that many states undertake but few master.

The 2019 Global Groundwork Index

Looking for places where major employers and major populations both have a strong chance of being served by continuing infrastructure investment?

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Food’s Future

Food's Future: A growing number of states want evidence of results to drive decisions about tax incentives for economic development.

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Intel Pops the Cork

Break out the champagne," gushed Bob Whelan. "This is really huge for Oregon and for Portland."

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Heavy Duty

Hyundai Heavy Industries is known as the world's largest shipbuilder, and it builds the world's largest ships too: In January, the company began building the first of five 19,000-TEU containerships for China Shipping Container Lines (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.

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The Corporate Agility Revolution: Get Loose or Lose

Flexibility. What?s it worth to your firm? Try US$5 billion. That?s what General Motors? (GM) originally wanted from Volkswagen (VW), alleging that Jose Ignacio Lopez stole file cabinets full of flexible designs before joining VW. The GM-VW brouhaha marks the most manifest sign of flexibility?s very high market value. ?There is no alternative for becoming […]

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World Reports

Poland, Renault, Africa, and more.

by Patty Rasmussen

The Volkswagen Group (VW) is building a new, $1.5-billion plant in Wrzesnia, Poland, to produce the VW Crafter, a popular delivery van. The expansion will create at least 2,300 new jobs.

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INTERVIEW WITH THE GOVERNOR: Gov. Whitmer Retools the MICHIGAN JOBS FACTORY

Michigan’s governor outlines her winning strategy for economic development.

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Data Centers Straining the Grid? Alternatives Lurk Underwater

In Europe, data center projects are pursuing a number of alternative paths to resiliency in order to reduce pressure on a grid stretched to capacity.

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New Investments in Manufacturing and Agriculture Sweep Into the Dakotas

Over the next few years, with the help of innovative practices, the processes behind farming and food production will take a new direction that optimizes resources...

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2007 GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT

2007 GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT From Site Selection magazine, September 2007 The Infrastructure Dilemma Will the U.S. follow the world’s lead in turning to private-sector investment? by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com and ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com A ssessing the world’s infrastructure needs is a daunting task. Even more daunting for governments is developing formulas […]

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Incentive Programs Feel the Heat

S oftening economic conditions are bringing into focus the role of incentives in closing large project deals, according to experts who follow trends in this area. Several years of economic expansion and high demand for real estate have tempered municipalities’ need to stress incentives in their negotiations. “Across the board, the […]

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Departments

Unconventional Wisdom: Too Much Fun

Is all the talk about collaboration, synergy and happy accidents in open office plans more about projecting an image than imagining projects?

Magnetic Mercosur: Free Trade Spurs South America’s 21st Century Surge

Surging free trade is rapidly changing the business fortunes of much of South America. Four nations — Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — are aligned in the Mercosur customs union. And on Oct. 1, the Mercosur quartet added important ?associate member? Chile, Latin America?s most advanced economy. Bolivia will also likely soon join Mercosur, with […]

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EDITOR’S VIEW

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, November 2007 by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Business Climate Change O ne way to look at the results of two recent corporate-real-estate-executive pulse-taking exercises is in terms of “before” and “after.” Our annual survey of executives’ picks for the best state business climates included a new question this […]

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IAMC Insider, Site Selection magazine, March 2004

Dear IAMC members and prospective members: This month I am pleased to welcome many of you to the IAMC Professional Forum in Tucson, Ariz., March 13-17, 2004. Our focus is top-notch professional education and executive networking exclusively for the industrial and manufacturing corporate real estate community. We strive to present […]

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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS

eptember 2004 saw hurricanes on two coasts and a major earthquake on another, but it was a federal appeals court decision in the U.S. heartland that packed an economic development wallop still awaiting measurement. On Sept. 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit —whose jurisdiction encompasses automotive corridor states […]

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Rise of the Millennial CEO

Forget talent attraction strategies; these young and energetic leaders are transforming metro area economies in Florida.

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Area Spotlights

Like a Badger

If, probably when, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker wins re-election in November, it will be the third time he has done so in four years.

Crafting a Comeback

A few years after finishing up a productive 14-year career as a tight end in the National Football League, Wesley Walls was looking to create a business in his hometown of Pontotoc, Miss

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‘Thoughtful Development’

Forget what you know about commercial sprawl in the Atlanta area. It’s a whole new ballgame along the South Fulton Parkway.

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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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‘Line of Sight’ Drives Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies’ $2B Project to North Carolina

What does the world of photography have to do with the drug business? It’s all about having the right chemistry.

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The Silver State, Version 2.0

The Silver State positions itself for high-tech investment and as a professional sports center.

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Cover

Enabling The American Dream

Economic development in the United States has historically meant job attraction, retention and expansion as the way to ensure sustainable prosperity for residents of a community.

Shot in the Arm

Quick: Where is France's leading port for both ore and coal imports and containerized fruit?

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Rare Earth Operations: From Rarity to Reality

Rare earth mineral exploration and mining reaches record-breaking new heights globally.

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Mind Matters

How creative marketers converged in Columbus to build a talented nucleus of product movers.

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Editor’s View: It’s OK to Outsource, Site Selection Magazine, May 2004

by MARK AREND A s this issue was going to press, the Dept. of Labor released some new-jobs numbers that must have left the outsourcing-is-evil crowd in a heightened state of bewilderment. Word that 308,000 new jobs had been created in March alone in the U.S. was no less troublesome to the pols who were […]

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Kansas’ Record-Breaking Year

Governor Laura Kelly announced the state’s second record-breaking year in a row.

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Energy Report

It Takes an Army

In April the U.S. Army announced plans to start development of a solar array that will provide about 25 percent of the annual installation electricity requirement of Fort Huachuca, Ariz., in the state’s southeastern corner just a stone’s throw from the Mexican border.

Johnson & Johnson Site in New Jersey Home to Largest Solar Array in the State

With the flip of a switch on September 23, the largest solar panel array in New Jersey came to life on the Titusville campus of Janssen, a division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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North Carolina’s Three

A fter being named the No. 1 Business Climate in America in 2001 and 2002, North Carolina took proactive steps to ensure that its hard-earned title wouldn’t leave the Tar Heel State. Over the past 12 months, economic development leaders and lawmakers pushed through creative reforms designed to make North Carolina […]

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‘Where the World Is Going’

In January 2010, based on Ontario’s feed-in tariff scheme for renewable power put into place in 2009, Samsung C&T and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) signed a C$7-billion renewable energy agreement with the provincial government that would include multiple solar and wind farm projects as well as a commitment of four in-province manufacturing complexes from Samsung.

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Tenant Energy Plans Are All About ROI

Sustainability programs come and go, but following the ULI's new program could help yours stick around a little longer.

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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.

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Energy Report

Filling the Sails

After some tough years, wind turbine firm Vestas in 2012 experienced one of its best years for wind turbine orders.

Energy Project Superlatives

The world’s largest stand-alone Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) power project went live July 18 in Shanghai, China.

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First Came the Sun

Even amid new fossil-fuel finds, Israel's renewables sector aims to advance.

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Talent, Business Climate Drive Headquarters Expansions

Amazon, Starbucks, Costco and Microsoft are household names in the Seattle metro’s corporate headquarters community.

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Chicago Takes Center Stage

Chicagoland helped drive the state to a record $691 million in film production expenditures in 2022.

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‘We Will Get This Done’

Why are so many companies picking Kentucky locations for their largest-ever capital investment projects?

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Energy Report

Bright Light

Understandably overshadowed by horrific human rights news in the country, a major renewable energy agreement was signed last week in Nigeria that could spell a bright future for solar energy in a nation looking for ways to wean itself from overdependence on oil.

California Cultivates Food Projects: & 4 more reports

North American Reports: California Cultivates Food Projects: & 4 more reports

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Top Industries: Milestones

When nine out of the top 10 corporate facility projects in a sector are valued at more than US$1 billion, you've officially arrived as a force to be reckoned with.

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Pratt & Whitney To Expand Several Facilities

Increased engine production is behind much of the investment.

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Case Study: Nortel Builds a New HQ — and a ‘New City’

Highlights from Site Selection ? October/November 1997 Case Study: Nortel Builds a New HQ — and a ‘New City’ Global power Nortel shattered the mold with its new headquarters, moving 3,000 key knowledge workers from Class A high-rises to a reconverted, one-story, 1960s’ factory in Brampton, a Toronto suburb. What’s more, it created a workplace […]

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Rhode Island Renaissance

Warwick, R.I., might not be as well known as Providence, its neighbor 10 miles (16 km.) to the north, but it is starting to get attention for its new intermodal hub at the Warwick Station Development District near T.F. Green Airport.

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Online Insider

We’ll Go Ahead Without You, Okay?

by Adam Bruns

The world of corporate multinationals is abuzz this week after the Obama administration strongly urged corporate leaders to stay away from the 18th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which says it draws around 5,000 leaders from around the world to discuss Russia’s position and competitiveness in the world economy.

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Edge of Efficiency

Power utilization and monitoring of environmental factors are key issues for data centers.

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Trade Bait, Special Advertising Section, Site Selection magazine, May 2004

ant to gain an edge over your global competition? Consider locating your next plant in a Foreign-Trade Zone. If you thought that FTZs were only for distribution centers and freight-forwarding facilities, think again. Locating in an FTZ can save your operation millions of dollars per year, and you can do a […]

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Nine Reasons to Choose Utah’s Workers

Increasingly, companies are finding the talent pool in Utah to be filled with highly skilled and educated workers.

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Will Modi’s Moves Lead to the ‘Next China’?

Tired of playing the understudy, India is rehearsing its role as Asia’s next manufacturing superstar.

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Decision Data: Watching Where Your Money Goes

Relocation: What’s Your Currency Conversion? How far will your employees’ current salaries go in a new location? Homefair’s Web site (www2.homefair.com) provides online assistance in that important currency conversion. We randomly picked 10 U.S. cities and calculated how far a US$100,000 salary in relatively low-cost Peoria, Ill., would go in each. And $100,000 of Peoria […]

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