Farm Food and Feed

How agriculture and the cowboy lifestyle flourish in Wyoming

The Idea Factories of the Future

Entrepreneurial companies launched in Topeka, Kan., are testing the normal limits of growth by turning their manufacturing plants into idea factories.

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Playing by New Rules

Thanks to strong leadership at the highest level, Mississippi enjoys its most competitive business position ever.

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WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, May 2007 JSW Steel Expanding BASF Expands In Shanghai Intel Plans $2.5 Billion Wafer Fab in China GSK Footprint Grows In Singapore Google Picks Quality-of-Life Leader by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com Google is occupying a five-story office building in a Zurich complex formerly occupied by the Hurlimann […]

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Telecommunications: Lighting Up the Sewers

S ILVER SPRING, Md. — The founder of a two-year-old company near the nation’s capital says he’s discovered a way to solve the so-called “last mile” barrier to fiber optic connectivity. The solution, he says, is to get down and dirty. Using a device called a SAM — sewer access module […]

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Site Selection Honors Corporate Real Estate’s Elite Service Providers

R epresentatives of 10 corporate real estate service provider companies left the International Development Research Council’s Florida World Congress in November with at least one item with which they did not arrive in Orlando. These people accepted the 2000 Site Selection/William Dorsey Service Provider Award on behalf of their organizations. This awards program, now in […]

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Technology Blooms in the Cowboy State

How Wyoming pulled off an impressive reversal in a key industry.

Windows on World Trade

Quality data combine with expert insights to provide complementary perspectives on the top free zones in the world.

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The Pressure Builds

The Pressure Builds: Need to go where the water is? Need to know where the water is? Either way, you need to read this.

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SMALL BUSINESS: There’s Nothing Tiny About Mississippi’s Small Business Impact

With unprecedented success over the past few years, small business growth is here to stay.

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Kentucky Rises Above Recent Disasters

The response of Kentuckians to multiple weather catastrophes embodies the “United we stand, divided we fall” state motto.

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The Push for Win No. 11

Decade of dominance fueled by dedicated and determined leadership.

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The Secret’s Out

Size is relative when referring to Wyoming’s incorporated rural communities.

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Best in Class

How Wyoming built the nation’s top-ranked business tax climate.

Developing Recession-Proof Industries

Experts offer examples from around the world as models for hedging against the next downturn.

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An Energized Economy Keeps Humming Along

Since 2008, Texas has led the nation with a total of 6,415 corporate real estate projects that meet the criteria for inclusion in the Conway Projects Database.

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Smart Move

San Diego acts fast to keep the lights on at Illumina.

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Transit-Oriented Development: Spreading the Streetcar Love

With a proven record of promoting growth, Portland’s neighborhood rail is set to expand.

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‘Tremendous Renaissance’ of Manufacturing at Hand in Border Mega-Region That Includes Greater Phoenix

of Manufacturing at Hand in Border Mega-Region That Includes Greater Phoenix

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Two Experts Weigh In On Opening Up to Cuba

ant to get a conversation started? Start talking to folks in Florida or the Caribbean about Cuba.

Ahead of the Curve

“They always seem to be there when we need them,” says Jim E. Mentesti, president of the Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF) in Quincy and Adams County, Ill., when asked about his community’s partnership with Ameren Corporation.

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High

W hen Concept Inc. went looking in 1988 for a site to manufacture arthroscopic medical devices, the company found what it needed in Largo, Fla., a town in the Tampa Bay Area on the Gulf of Mexico. Today, the US$256 million-a-year company known as Linvatec employs 1,100 workers and occupies 235,000 […]

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SMART CITIES: Zurich Leads Swiss Trio Among Top 10 Smart Cities

The 2025 IMD Smart City Index names Zurich No. 1 among three Swiss cities in the top 10.

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World Reports, Site Selection Magazine, September 2002

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How Florida Convinced 3 Tech Entrepreneurs to Leave California

Customer input proved significant in the final site selection decisions.

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Trading Up

by Patty Rasmussen

A new transatlantic agreement would be a giant step forward for two longtime trading partners.

Patty Rasmussen

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Texas: Home Base for Space Exploration

Projects from SpaceX, Axiom and BAE Systems are just the beginning.

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Taking Stock of Housing Stock

At a time when workforce housing is sorely needed, last month the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $3.17 billion in Public Housing Repair funding to 2,756 public housing authorities (PHAs) in all 50 states, D.C. and several U.S. territories to make capital investments to their public housing stock.

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A One-Stop Shop for New Energy Vehicles

Much of the future of China’s automotive industry already is in place in Nanjing.

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Minding Minnesota

Minnesota is leading the way and building an incredible place to live, work, and raise a family.

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From Mind to Marketplace

From creating the most pioneering business environments to mentoring students who build life-saving mobile-apps, Kentucky’s colleges and universities are turning students and entrepreneurs into the next great innovators.

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Area Spotlights

Virtuous Cycles

Leaders offer insights into serving energy, commodities and consumers in Greater Omaha and beyond.

More Actions Demand More Options

Midwest organizations adopt various strategies to take land from available to occupied.

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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.

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CLIENT SERVICE AWARDS

CLIENT SERVICE AWARDS From Site Selection magazine, January 2007 MC Industrial begins work on two of 13 slip- formed silos at Holcim’s new cement plant in Missouri. New and Improved A new measure for recognizing exceptional client service takes shape. by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com S ite Selection‘s editorial team took a new approach to selecting […]

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Aviation Ambitions

Wisconsin has a history in the aviation supply chain. But it now appears poised to grow into a significant center of aviation manufacturing as two companies with ambitious plans, but only mockup aircraft thus far, hope to develop major assembly facilities

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SPECIAL REPORT: INFLATION BUSTERS: Would You Put Your HQ Here?

A detailed report presents the most cost-effective locations in the U.S. for manufacturing projects and corporate headquarters projects.

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Area Spotlights

Oh, Shenandoah!

A proposed natural gas pipeline is already generating heat.

Yes, Virginia, Publix is Betting on You Too

The supermarket chain’s inexorable march north includes a $300-million investment in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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The Governor’s On the Phone

Real GDP increased in 43 states in the first quarter of 2017, but only Texas grew to within a hair’s breadth of 4 percent.

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Canada Shows Its Stuff

Project Arrow is confirmation of the talent and technology abundant in Canada.

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COVER STORY

n December 22, 2004, Dell Inc. and North Carolina officials were gathering at a podium in Winston-Salem to announce the company’s investment of more than $100 million in a new assembly plant. State transportation workers at that moment were on the ground at Alliance Science and Technology Park staking rights-of-way for the project, in preparation […]

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Ports of Call

Why volume is migrating to East Coast seaports.

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North American Reports

North Dakota, Shamrock Farms, Louisiana, and much more!

by Patty Rasmussen

Travelers flying over North Dakota at night will soon see fewer lights from natural gas flares.

Patty Rasmussen

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Editor’s View: Silver Linings Playbook Revisited

To believe things are going to work out, or not to believe. That is the question. You’ll have to forgive this former poetry and theater major. Writing this on Shakespeare’s 460th birthday, I can’t help but ask, “Is it indeed nobler ‘to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against […]

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Logistics Investment Takes Many Shapes

In a Top State for Goods Movement

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How Many Branches Are in the Silicon Forest?

Intel is just the beginning of the story.

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More Actions Demand More Options

Midwest organizations adopt various strategies to take land from available to occupied.

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No Small Potatoes

Burley leads Idaho in big-time investments.

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Life Sciences

Small Project, Big Trends

by Adam Bruns

A US firm’s newest global node takes shape in the Netherlands.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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On a Higher Plain

Colorado’s colleges and universities compete to win on the national stage.

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Vaccine Innovator Expands in Tobacco Country

The head of Medicago, a Quebec City-based clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing vaccines derived from plants such as tobacco and alfalfa

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New Mexico: Land of Enchantment… & Sustainability

Three solar companies fortify Albuquerque’s sustainability profile with projects. A helium production plant rises outside Roswell.

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Tech Blossoms

The most recent edition of the Americas IT Forum took place in Guatemala, bringing together thought leaders and innovators from different fields and countries across North and South America. The discussion ranged from technological issues and marketing trends affecting business on all levels to innovation and technology-led economic development. A novel concept in intertwined topics and in blending together people from different backgrounds, the Forum proved to work.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

orking closely with our economic development partners, the River Valley Business Solutions Group is prepared to support your successful relocation to the family friendly communities, and the vibrant business corridors west of Chicago. In an era when your employees’ families or partners typically have more than one wage earner, we recognize that […]

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Life Sciences

Twin Engines

by Adam Bruns

AstraZeneca and MedImmune continue to find Maryland optimal for pipeline development.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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When the Economy Is Sick, Look to Healthcare for the Cure

Technology has blurred the lines among sectors, jobs and gigs, and redrawn the map when it comes to weathering an economic downturn.

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Kentucky: That Sweet Smell of Success

The commonwealth is home to global brands and a growing number of third-party logistics providers

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Why “Made in Mexico” Means Quality and Competitiveness

Suddenly, the eyes of investors turned toward Mexico, and not because of the violence unleashed by the drug war.

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IAMC INSIDER

JULY 2008 Independence Day (cover) Special Report: All Ashore People & Projects IAMC Reaches Membership Milestone Request Information

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I – 20 CORRIDOR: Development Opportunities Along I-20 In This Eastern Corner of TEXAS

A small Texas town mounts a big effort in attracting and keeping industry.

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Life Sciences

The Ebola Effect

by Adam Bruns

The data show how diseased economies affect livelihoods as well as life itself.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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Editor’s View: Tales from the Cryptocurrency

Nothing bitcoin-related appears on a list of topics readers want to see more coverage of, but I bet it will in future years.

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Phoenix-Area DC LEEDs the Way

Insights from REI’s supply chain VP show where goods movement is moving next.

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Kansas City: Where Talent Wants to Go

Kansas City is not just the largest city in Missouri; it’s one of the most vital economic hubs in the center of the country.

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The 10 Biggest Workforce Challenges Facing America Today

Ron Starner leads off this year’s Workforce 2024 publication with the results of a survey of leaders in economics, workforce development, site selection and economic development.

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A High Degree of Confidence

When medical device and equipment supply chain organization Qmed recently named its top-tier US states for medical technology, Michigan made the Top 10, partly by virtue of the precision skills base that is a legacy of the automotive industry.

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Area Spotlights

Ports of Call

Why volume is migrating to East Coast seaports.

A Food Revolution

Plant-based proteins cement California’s status as the nation’s food leader

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Full Stream Ahead

Could the decade of the 2010's turn out to be the new Golden Era for the Golden State? It may not be as far-fetched as it sounds.

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Check Mate

Wichita’s Manufacturing Strengths Are in a League of Their Own

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The Right Spot for Right-Shoring

Decades of experience and craftsmanship have prepared the people and companies of Defiance County to seize the global opportunity before them.

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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, November 2007 While Some Refineries Refine Their Plans, Shell Moves Forward Checking It Twice Math Problems Dealing with a skills deficit and a taxation burden may be the key to U.S. competitiveness, say summiteers. T by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com he competitiveness of the U.S. economy […]

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Features

Home Base

The domestic US industry is rebounding and the Mexican auto sector is soaring on the power of multiple megaplants.

Pay As You Go

Paradigm shifts are a dime a dozen. But the leaders of Aligned Data Centers say this one’s for real.

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2020 PROSPERITY CUP

Texas makes room for another Cup in its cabinet.

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The Survey Says …

Building size has outpaced the growth in the number of buildings over the past decade, according to the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.

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Innovation Center Report Eyes Two Tennessee Metros

GIVE grants boost vocational education programs in rural counties.

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Congestion Capitals

Congestion can really get you down. No, we’re not talking about the sniffles going around. More like the cargo and people who aren’t.

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Area Spotlights

“A HECKUVA Big Factory”

Nevada wins big as the home of Tesla’s massive lithium ion battery factory.

They Know How To Work It

Metals are central to dozens of the corporate projects to land in the Yellowhammer State over the past two years.

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Strategic Injections

First, on Dec. 4 during a trade mission to Brazil, Gov. Martin O’Malley announced that Brace Pharmaceuticals, an investment company created by EMS S/A, Brazil’s largest domestic pharmaceutical company, has opened its U.S. headquarters in Montgomery County and plans to invest $200 million in the new operation.

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Feels Like Home

Kansas has the perks that’ll make your visit a permanent stay.

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Come Together

When it comes to economic growth, collaboration puts Illinois over the top.

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Flying High

With aerospace and autos leading the way, Morocco is poised for a breakout.

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Launch Pad

by Adam Bruns

Visions of the future build on California’s formidable aerospace past.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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Where Higher Education Looms Large

Texas opens the door to opportunity for a legion of future professionals.

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Hit Makers

When it comes to economic impact, these projects make the Top 40.

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Will Twitter Leave the Nest?

Experts in HQ movement handicap the potential winners of a high-profile relocation.

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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.

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Small Town Packs Big Logistics Punch

From Medline to Amazon, large end-users like what they find in Wilmer.

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Features

Boeing Consolidation To Benefit Oklahoma, Missouri

Boeing announced in September it will consolidate the majority of its defense services and support-related activities from Washington State to other locations.

Donnelley’s HQ Move Displays Business Climate Punch

N orth Carolina is fertile turf for expansion-minded companies, finishing No. 1 in Site Selection‘s 2003 business climate rankings. The Tar Heel State’s potent site-selection kick was amply evident in R.H. Donnelley‘s decision to consolidate its headquarters in Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (reported earlier as the SiteNet/IAMC Dispatch‘s August Incentives Deal of the Month). In the end, […]

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BD Injects More Capital into Nebraska

Among other products, the company has made cannula in the Cornhusker State for 51 years. What’s a cannula, you ask?

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Q&A With the Commissioner

It’s all about business under Georgia’s gold dome.

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Closing the Perception Gap

Experts weigh in on the weight of the Midwest’s past and the momentum of its future.

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Freeze It!

Cold-chain improvements are afoot on both sides of the Atlantic.

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International Update

The True Price

The Ontario Ministry of Energy’s cost/benefit insights on going green.

Huge Opportunities Begin to Turn Real in Opportunity Zones

The dollar amount invested in Federal Opportunity Zones climbed to another high in the third quarter of 2022, according to figures released in late October by Novogradac.

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Project Bulletin, Nov. 25, 2024: Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Johnstown, Ohio; Warren, Arkansas

Alexis Elmore reports on the construction of North America's largest Asian food manufacturing site; Cologix's latest data center announcement in Johnstown, Ohio; and Weyerhaeuser’s plans for a new engineered wood products facility in Warren, Arkansas.

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The Pressure Builds

The Pressure Builds: Need to go where the water is? Need to know where the water is? Either way, you need to read this.

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Where Efficiency Borders Success

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

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From Cleanup to Recovery

The relatively few, isolated incidents of oil coming ashore were dealt with quickly and efficiently, say economic developers along the Gulf Coast, but the national press never bothered to report the full story on the cleanup.

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Deal-Making, Texas-Style

by Ron Starner

A compelling session at IEDC’s annual conference sheds light on projects, talent and the vision to develop both.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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From Mind to Marketplace

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New Facilities 1991 (Charts), page 2

From Site Selection magazine, February 1992 New Plant & Equipment Expenditures 1958-91 Continue to next page | Site Selection Online ©1992 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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Top Metros Tier 2: Get On Board

North Carolina takes the top spot this year in the Tier-2 metro category, with Greensboro-High Point moving up three spots from its fourth-place finish in 2013. Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., was the biggest mover, climbing up six spots from No. 9 in 2013.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: NEW YORK

ost people who have observed the economy of the northeast United States are familiar with the decline of manufacturing jobs in New York State. Of course, New York State had more manufacturing jobs to lose than most other states, being the leader in industrial employment beginning with the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s. By the […]

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A Vision for Talent

Oklahoma’s Commerce Secretary, Deby Snodgrass, works to grow a base of highly educated workers in the Sooner State.

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Energy Report

Battery Powered

A flurry of new projects highlights the importance of storage to the smart grid.

U.S. Border Corridors, Site Selection Magazine, July 2003

I ndustrial activity south of the Rio Grande and north of the Great Lakes tends to rise and fall with the U.S. economy. In Mexico, border regions are beginning to benefit from optimistic manufacturers hopeful of a break in U.S. economic doldrums. Up north, regional organizations are working to alleviate traffic headaches and improve infrastructure. […]

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Where the Stars Align

Tucson, Arizona: Where the Stars Align

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Great Lakes Region: Big Dreams Take Shape

A federally funded initiative seeks to re-imagine the Great Lakes.

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Grants Boost Rural Participation In The Digital-Focused Economy

Governor Laura Kelly announced in March 2021 the Broadband Acceleration Grant Program, which will improve access to highspeed internet for homes and businesses in communities statewide.

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The Lithium Race in South America Is an Adventure

Those Bolivian bureaucrats sure are sticklers.

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Energy Report

Power Priorities

A new survey sheds light on the next energy frontiers for data center operators.

Made For the Future

Is it just coincidence that companies are realizing pioneering renewable energy success along Great Lakes shorelines? Or that territories in two nations are seeing progressive energy policies blend with their industrial heritage to spawn growth in corporate investment?

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A history of innovation drives stainless steel production and remanufacturing.

Springfield, Missouri, is known as the nation’s “capital of stainless steel,” making it a shining example of how a single individual can bend the arc of history.

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Jefferson City: America’s Most Beautiful Small Town

Rand McNally reports that Jefferson City, the capital of Missouri, holds the title of America’s Most Beautiful Small Town.

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How To Perform

A game-changing trade case, a watershed agreement and promises kept all mean good things for Oregon.

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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 […]

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Energy Report

Use It or Lose It?

The LNG question continues to be considered and reconsidered.

60 Years of Excellence

While other publications’ circulation shrinks, Site Selection continues to grow. Entering our seventh decade Site Selection’s global distribution has never been stronger, with new readers in all corners of the world.

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Africa: Digital Giants Unveil Billion-Dollar Data and Skills Plan for Kenya and East Africa

Digital Giants Unveil Billion-Dollar Data and Skills Plan for Kenya and East Africa

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Texas: Home Base for Space Exploration

Projects from SpaceX, Axiom and BAE Systems are just the beginning.

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IAMC INSIDER

JANUARY 2007 Service Takes Many Forms (cover) Meet a Member Holiday Closing Expected on CBRE Acquisition of Trammell Crow Extending One’s REACH Outsourcing Specialists Outsource Real Estate Request Information

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Work from Anywhere?

COVID-19 is disrupting traditional office use and dispersing workers around the country.

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Area Spotlights

Gold Dust in the Wind

Will wind energy bring big profits in Kansas? Investors think so.

Kentucky Shooting for the Stars

Finding missing comets isn’t the only work taking place in Kentucky’s aerospace sector.

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Leading Indicators

Investors, occupiers and developers all are moving their money toward a new distribution paradigm, but population centers still drive the truck when it comes to location.

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Charlotte Is Trending Young, Diverse and Next-Level

Young people want to move there.” Those are the words of Durham, North Carolina–based entrepreneur Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, founder of Bee Downtown.

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Green Agendas Meet Reality TV

Green Agendas Meet Reality TV: In an energy efficiency battle for the ages, the biggest loser wins.

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SITE Visit: Everywhere at Once

Thirty years ago, the late Jim
Ryan, eventual CEO of Ryan
Companies US, Inc. from
1989 until his death from
cancer in 2009 at the age of
66, was the project manager for Target
Corp.’s fourth retail store

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International Update

Heart of the Americas

Panama and Costa Rica lead the way in a region aiming to boost its standard of living along with its global competitiveness.

Shot in the Arm

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

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Home Base Iowa Connects in All the Right Ways

Two economic development leaders describe how one program makes a difference in the lives of veterans and the vitality of Clinton, Iowa.

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First-Class Performance

AIDT helps people and companies find the next level.

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Colombia: Connecting the World to Colombian Excellence

BPO and IT companies have hit their stride in Latin America.

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INDUSTRIAL LOCATION INDEX

SITE SELECTION / NAI GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL LOCATION INDEX From Site Selection magazine, March 2005 C H A R T Site Selection / NAI Global Industrial Location Index PDF Format, 140 KB TOP OF PAGE Top of Page | Cover | Letter to Editor | Site Selection Online | SiteNet | ©2005 Conway Data, Inc. All […]

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