Area Spotlights

Ocean Cluster Takes Shape in Portland

An Icelandic industry model migrates to the New World.

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Features

Dialing for Dollars

How companies are winning the battle for the best call center talent.

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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.

Changing The Debate

If corporate site selectors are expecting “business as usual” when evaluating potential business facility locations in New York these days, they may find that a few things have changed in The Empire State.

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.

Project Bulletin, August 11, 2025: Chandler, Arizona; Atlanta, Georgia; Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Three semiconductor giants partner for a supply chain solution that includes a Greater Phoenix plant; Rivian puts its East Coast HQ in the heart of Atlanta; QTS announces $10 billion data center project in Iowa.

Jamaica Plans an Air & Sea Logistics Hub

The Government of Jamaica has unveiled ambitious plans that will build the Caribbean into a Global Logistics Hub for the Americas and position it as a regional trading mecca similar to Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam.

Life Sciences

Canadian Home Grown

by Adam Bruns

Site Selection has been tracking new plants for decades – but not plants like these.

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An Outlier Makes Waves in the Midwest

How Grand Rapids plans to become a major tech hub in the Central U.S.

Keep Georgia In Mind

Seven reasons to enjoy life in the Peach State.

Standing TALL

A longtime partnership with the military opens new economic opportunities.

Brexit, Schmexit*

In deciding to invest in the UK, Novo Nordisk finds that hundreds of years of history weigh a lot.

Location Branding: How to Measure A Nation’s Image

NASA’s space program contributed to countless inventions, including the lithium battery, the artificial heart pump and even the cordless vacuum. It also helped to demonstrate America’s technological prowess to the world — an element that contributes in building the U.S.

Now Hiring

Employment events for veterans add value to Oklahoma’s economy.

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Georgia Poised to Power Up the Southeast’s Electric Vehicle Market

Is a global intellectual property dispute just a bump in the road for a massive EV battery plant under construction north of Atlanta?

It Only Starts with Atlanta

Georgia is much more than its dynamic capital.

Heart Of the Matter

This fall, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead presided over the opening of the $70-million National Center for Atmospheric Research west of Cheyenne, while also formulating a new energy strategy. The state’s more than 42 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves continue to play a major part in energy strategy and in the atmosphere, not to mention the state’s high-ranking business climate and fiscal soundness.

Trifecta

The odds of Louisville being a healthcare capital continue to grow more favorable.

Now Arriving

If the Mac’s coming back, could the Empire State be its destination?

Poised for Growth

by Ron Starner

How the Oklahoma business climate attracts industry and improves incomes.

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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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SOUTHEAST: Hot Off the Presses: Cool Projects Make the News at Properties That Used to Print It

Hot off the Presses: Cool projects make the news on properties that used to print the news.

Minority Report: Atlanta

Black perspectives on economic development, technology and startups in the city too busy to hate.

Sharjah: The Emirate To Watch in 2015

Rising real estate values and new investment at a key container terminal add momentum to Sharjah's ascent.

It’s South of the Border Everywhere

Rising demand for Latino foods is causing a wave of new plant construction across the US.

New Study Assesses Key Business Location Factors

Housing and transportation in Greater Boston are key challenges to overcome. But talent always wins.

A Solid Foundation

by Ron Starner

Oklahoma – The State of Success

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AEROSPACE & DEFENSE: REIMAGINING THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY

A new office and a new leader are making Michigan a top place for defense and amplifying Michigan’s profile as a defense state.

Sin City? Only if it’s a Sin to be Smart.

Las Vegas is a consciously and continuously young city.

Help Wanted

Manufacturing sector doubles capital investment, generating tens of thousands of new job openings requiring skilled workers.

El Paso’s Evolving Healthcare Ecosystem

The medical manufacturing and healthcare sectors are shaping the region.

Brisbane: Growing Port City Lures Business Down Under

C orporate real estate executives seeking a site for Asia-Pacific regional headquarters operations are taking a second look at Brisbane. The state capital of Queensland on the East Coast of Australia, Brisbane is rapidly joining the ranks of Sydney and Melbourne as a true economic powerhouse in the Land Down Under. […]

Blade Runners

by Ron Starner

Aerial artists in Oklahoma are researching,
developing and building the UAVs that are
shaping our future way of life.

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Betting on the Blue Economy

For maritime innovation, Washington State leads the way.

Where High-Tech Enterprises Thrive

The Science City of the Future adds a new industrial zone as biopharma, solar module manufacturing and other clean-tech projects take shape.

Spanish Acquisition

Could Wisconsin’s plans for high-speed rail and its proximity to U.S. wind corridors have lured two Spain-based firms to Milwaukee

Small Town, Big Opportunity

With ample space and easy access to markets, Abilene draws companies to Northwest Texas.

A to Zed, Part Two

A chat with AstraZeneca's head of real estate and asset strategies offers a glimpse into the company's global growth strategy and focus on quality workplaces.

Life Sciences

‘Obvious Choice’

by Adam Bruns

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

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The 2017 Mac Conway Awards

What does it take to excel in economic development?

How Illinois Boosts Its Future Workforce

The state remains steadfast in workforce development investments.

New Workforce Resources Target Influx of EV Investments

Seeking terrain and resources essential to America’s clean energy transition, corporations affiliated with the EV industry are investing in Nevada, creating thousands of jobs...

Best to Invest

Site Selection is pleased to present its seventh annual Global Best to Invest rankings for success in attracting capital investment projects in 2014.

The Common Denominator Is Jobs

A national laboratory expansion and a new yogurt manufacturing project will deliver significant economic impact to their cities and to Idaho. Several thousand jobs are being attributed to work now getting under way at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Idaho Falls, the centerpiece of which is a new, $50-million, 148,000-sq.-ft. (13,750-sq.-m.) research and education laboratory.

Life Sciences

Not an Island

by Adam Bruns

A North Carolina-based CRO continues to grow in Ireland and worldwide.

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Test CITE

After a selection process pitting one area of the Land of Enchantment against another, the Center for Innovation, Testing & Evaluation (CITE), a 20-sq.-mile (52-sq.-km.) project from Pegasus Global Holdings, is destined for the EnergyPlex near Hobbs, N.M.

Talent, ‘Boldness’ Mark New State Agenda

In August, after unions submitted enough signatures to put repeal of a right-to-work law on a referendum, Missouri voters overwhelmingly rejected it.

Arkansas-Grown Fortune 500 Firms Thrive

Homegrown retail, food and logistics giants become titans of global commerce.

Yes, Birmingham

If one didn’t know exactly where on Fazeley Street Fazeley Studios are located, they would be easy to miss.

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.

Area Spotlights

Exceeding Workforce Expectations

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

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New Facilities 1992 (Charts)

From Site Selection magazine, February 1993 Global Facilities 1988-92 | 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.

Toast of The Town

Pecan District brings major redevelopment to downtown Pflugerville.

Shanghai’s Beauty Spot

No longer is China simply the second largest cosmetics market in the world. It is now a leading center of the health and beauty industry.

All Those Ones and Zeroes Add Up to BILLIONS

It might surprise you to learn that traditional data center leaders Virginia and Texas have been challenged since 2016 began.

Strength In Small Numbers

Micropolitan areas outperform Kansas metros in recent economic rankings.

World Reports

News about Panama Canal, Latin America, Green Economy, and much more!

by Patty Rasmussen

Installation of the first steel rolling gate on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal marks a major milestone in the massive expansion project.

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Diverse Opportunities and Vibrant Communities

Why Illinois is the right place for you.

Talent Attraction Study Shows Workers Heading South and West

Pandemic accelerates movement of degreed professionals to Sunbelt suburbs.

EDITORS’S VIEW

ven as Korean automobile manufacturer Kia was finalizing a U.S. site-location decision in late 2005, U.S. companies continued to move some or all of their manufacturing operations to Mexico, China and other destinations at a rate that has some wondering just what the U.S. will be producing within 10 years. New plants are opening in […]

Have You Seen Hamilton?

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

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.

International Update

Sharjah: The Emirate To Watch in 2015

Rising real estate values and new investment at a key container terminal add momentum to Sharjah’s ascent.

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The Best of Best Practices

Site Selection presents the Best Practices Award winners selected by the International Development Research Council Pssssst! Wanna fix some problems in your company?s real estate program? Once upon a time, you might have told someone from finance or operations to come up with a plan, or hired an outside consultant, and then imposed a solution […]

Blue, Blue Window

Long before the nation’s reshoring phenomenon took hold, there was an actual shoreline doing its part for the US economy.

Talent Attraction Study Shows Workers Heading South and West

Vermont surges as an outlier in Lightcast analysis.

‘PROOF IS IN THE OUTCOMES’

Site Selectors on Megasite Development

Top Industries

R ecord sales of cars and trucks around the world in 2003 fueled a new round of facility expansions among transportation equipment manufacturers. According to data from Site Selection‘s New Plant Database, transportation equipment manufacturers accounted for more new and expanded plants last year than any other industry. […]

Energy Report

Can You Charge Me Now?

by Adam Bruns

New programs on either US coast and smack in between them aim to make it easier for EVs to go station to station.

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Driven

Locomotion is Kentucky’s lead economic development vehicle.

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...

The Right Place Arrives at the Right Time

Consumers Energy partners with Grand Rapids leaders to respond to COVID-19.

‘You Can’t Find This Stuff in Papers’

Like much successful R&D, these MIT researchers' breakthrough insight was a byproduct.

Mississippi Flying High

Unmanned aerial systems propel state to new heights.

Energy Report

Green Space Scorecard

by Adam Bruns

New rankings revealed today show which states’ human beings benefited the most from new LEED-certified space in 2014.

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Life Sciences: New York City Is Poised to Take the Lead

New York City Is Poised to Take the Lead

The East Emerges

Entrepreneurship and
innovation help open the
door to increased commercial
real estate investment
in eastern Germany.

Going Up

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

There’s No Lone Ranger in Energy

Energy is an issue that is critical across the nation, superseding competitive issues of cities and regions. As states — and as a nation — we may rise and fall on the way we innovate and build this essential part of our economic development foundation.

Why Medtronic Likes to Go Dutch

M edtronic first came to the Netherlands 34 years ago when the Minneapolis-based medical device company was looking for a European base. The company grew steadily there and recently opened its largest distribution center in Heerlen, in the province of Limburg. The Netherlands, selected by the Economist Intelligence Unit in March […]

Energy Report

Vroom, Vroom

by Adam Bruns

An emerging company picks a re-emerging site in a resurgent metro area.

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Transforming India @75

Driven by Demand, Demographics, Development (3Ds) - the world’s largest democracy is set to emerge as a global business and investment destination as it turns 75 by 2022.

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.

To the Moon, Alice!

Need a ride outside the troposphere? Commercial air service will only get you so far.

Tech+Talent is a Magical Combination

Computing power and brain power deliver a powerful
one-two punch.

North Carolina Retains the No. 1 Business Climate Ranking, Site Selection Magazine, November 2002

S teps taken to make the Tar Heel State even more competitive with surrounding states are paying off. For the second year in a row, North Carolina has claimed the top slot in Site Selection‘s annual business climate ranking. Among the measures helping to boost the state’s allure was passage in the state house of […]

Area Spotlights

Below the Radar Screen No More

How the proliferation of industry clustering is moving the needle in Idaho.

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Flexing Its Muscle

Unafraid to ‘ruffle feathers,’ Poland is the engine of central Europe.

Site Selection Snapshot – July 25, 2024

These Places and Companies Lead the Way in Developing Vaccines Moderna leads all companies in vaccine candidates on PhRMA’s list, followed by such companies as Pfizer, GSK and BioNTech. Since 2000, according to Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the U.S. Food & Drug Administration […]

Is Germany Europe’s Safest Bet?

Germany: Is Germany Europe’s Safest Bet?

Top Industries: Asia Arrives

In leading the way in corporate facility investments worldwide in 2010, the transportation equipment sector can give credit to automotive companies

2025 Prosperity Cup

You can add or subtract all the metrics and data sets you want. Any way you slice it, Texas keeps coming out on top.

North American Reports

Clemens; Subaru; TE Connectivity; Zillow; Nashville

by Patty Rasmussen

Clemens Food Group is investing $250 million in a new, 550,000-sq.-ft. (51,000-sq.-m.) pork processing facility in Coldwater, Mich., that will create about 800 jobs.

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Ten Reasons to Visit Louisville for TrustBelt 2019

Still looking for a reason to attend the 2019 TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum being held August 19-21 in Louisville, Kentucky? Here are 10.

Manufacturing in the Sun? No Sweat

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

Finding Value in Surplus Real Estate

U.S. firms have become very good at planning, designing and operating their plants, offices, and other corporate facilities for optimal results. But there are still many unrealized opportunities for capturing value over the lifetime of these resources. When business or industrial properties are no longer actively needed, for instance, some of them go on to […]

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.

New Mexico Is Riding A Breeze

The stage is set for the nation’s biggest wind energy investment.

Area Spotlights

The Beauty of Where We Are

Compete. Invest. Grow. Three objectives, One Turnaround Plan for Michigan.

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INCREMENTAL CREDENTIALS COULD BE ESSENTIAL

Groundbreaking workforce education practices help semiconductor manufacturer Global Foundries and other employers keep pace and keep talent.

Found in Translation

After looking at some 50 sites, Roche last week announced it would bring 200 jobs to the new center at the Alexandria Center for Life Science – New York City, formerly known as East River Science Park.

Small Town, Big Opportunity

With ample space and easy access to markets, Abilene draws companies to Northwest Texas.

Project Bulletin: July 1, 2024

Denmark-based global health company Novo Nordisk broke North Carolina’s record for the single largest life sciences investment in the state when it announced this week it would invest in a $4.1 billion production site in Clayton, North Carolina.

Walk & Don’t Look Back

New research shows Greater Boston is thinking ahead.