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DEEP DIVE

by Adam Bruns

Could drones be the next-gen tool for evaluating sites?

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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Signature Deal

Boasting more than US$27 billion in revenues and more than 4,200 employees at such firms as Kindred Healthcare

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‘Foreign Investors Should Talk to Me’

Former Guatemalan President (1996-2000) and current Guatemala City Mayor Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen addressed a Guatemala Investment Summit on May 30th to encourage investors to consider seriously his metropolitan area the next time they are seeking a location for BPO, manufacturing or other facilities.

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Aerospace Project Had Options, Didn’t Need Them

A growing supplier to several key industries almost moved across the state line. Here’s why it didn’t.

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Illuminations

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

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2003 Top Metros: Chicago Dominance More Than Mythical, Site Selection Magazine, March 2004

F orget about the Curse of the Billy Goat. Chicago is America’s No. 1 market for new and expanded corporate facilities for the third year in a row. According to data from Site Selection‘s New Plant Database, Chicago registered more project activity than any other U.S. metropolitan area in 2003. Longsuffering […]

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Life Sciences

Galapagos Evolves in France

by Adam Bruns

Galapagos Evolves in France reports that a Paris-area life sciences hub moved fast to meet a Belgian biotech firm’s needs.

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Four More Years

The voters have spoken. The U.S. election of November 2012 resulted in very little visible change — Democrats retain control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans the House of Representatives and most governors’ mansions — 30 as of this month.

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Indoor Farming is for Real

Jonathan Webb and Kentucky’s AppHarvest show how it’s done at scale.Appalachia is coming true, one mega-greenhouse at a time.

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How Innovation Propels 3 Entrepreneurial Businesses in San Bernardino County

From an old-world industry like winemaking to new-world sectors like electric motorbikes and space exploration, innovation serves as the linchpin for three entrepreneurial businesses that aim to upset the status quo and change the world.

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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.

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One Hundred New Cities

Looking to align with China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative? Meet one company with a plan of its own.

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Life Sciences

Open to Growth

by Adam Bruns

Think RTP is aging? Bayer CropScience’s investments indicate it’s in the flower of youth.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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Rich Vein

As MicroVention comes home to Aliso Viejo, its Japanese parent company feels increasingly at home in California.

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The County Hardwired for Capital Investment

San Joaquin County: The County Hardwired for Capital Investment

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Ready for Relaunch

For the sixth straight year, we present in the following pages and at SiteSelection.com vital specs and contact information on dozens of land parcels measuring 1,000 acres (405 hectares) or more

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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.

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Missouri Counties Race for ‘Work Ready’Status

Show-Me State counties — 10 in recent months — show how work skills credentialing is done.

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Life Sciences

On the Move

by Adam Bruns

Two years after its initial vision, DMC is now taking shape in MN.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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Energy Injections

A region defined by its days of sun capitalizes on them with technology as well as tourism. But the economies of the Desert Southwest display their energy awareness in many forms: Some save it, some generate it, and some purport to move it where it needs to go.

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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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Two States, Two Countries Meet in El Paso

There is perhaps no more scenic place in Texas than the majestic Upper Rio Grande Region.

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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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PAVING THE WAY TO PANDEMIC RECOVERY

Employers applaud governor’s data-driven approach.

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Online Insider

Dreaming Big Again

by Adam Bruns

A Hudson River site once home to thousands of IBMers is positioned for a reboot 60 years after its debut.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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‘The Box That Must Be Checked’

As this issue went to press in February, site selectors in the U.S. and globally were busy recasting their lists of finalist locations for manufacturing projects to include Indiana. The state may well have ranked high on some of those lists already — its business climate is considered robust by many evaluators of Midwest states, given its record of fiscal conservatism that includes a predictable and competitive tax structure among other measures.
But becoming the 23rd right-to-work state has energized Hoosier State efforts to escape the stigma, or at least perception, of Midwestern locations being less than business friendly to companies hoping to cultivate a work force free of union requirements their workers don’t embrace.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: INTERSTATE CORRIDORS

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: INTERSTATE CORRIDORS From Site Selection magazine, March 2009 Access for Success The roles of routes may map out your community’s future. by MARK FARMER editor bounce@conway.com B egun in the 1950s, the Interstate Highway System forever changed the economic landscape of the United States. Getting a handle on just how big […]

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Global Best to Invest Report

Site Selection is pleased to present its fifth annual Best to Invest rankings of nations and metro areas for investment-attraction activity in 2012.

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Rooted in Success: Arkansas Cultivates Forestry and Agtech Industry

Alarm bells began to go off among forestry officials in Arkansas during the summer of 2023.

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Quality by Design

A US manufacturer of televisions used to promote its product with the saying, "The quality goes in before the name goes on."

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Area Spotlights

‘A Lot of Common Sense Things’

Focusing on the basics of good business keeps the Beehive State buzzing.

A Smarter Global Platform

Two advanced developments in Honduras connect forward-thinking companies to worldwide markets.

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Kentucky: A Hub for Logistics Success

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

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How a Medical Device Maker Picked its Spot

A maker of respiratory products expands in the Keystone State following a merger.

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COMPETITIVENESS AWARD

overnors are naturally proud of big economic development wins for their states, and Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is no exception. When MeadWestvaco announced in September 2004 a US$10-million expansion in rural Lanett, on the Alabama-Georgia border, Riley noted, “What makes this expansion even better is knowing that this plant won the competition for these [55] […]

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INDUSTRY CONSENSUS ON SUSTAINABILITY LOOKS FRAGILE

Pressed by a sense of urgency among scientists and the wider public, and by governments and investors who must fulfil promises made at COP (Conference of the Parties) summits

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Area Spotlights

Completing the Circle

With so much project activity in the Gulf, is there room to turn around?

Real Estate Services

Survey: Efficiency Issues Challenge Lenders’ Profitability Mortgage lenders’ profitability – already on shaky ground – is being jeopardized by inefficiency and insufficient use of technology, according to a recent survey conducted by Ernst & Young’s Real Estate Advisory Services Group. The survey was sponsored by CapitalThinking, a financial services technology firm. Ten of the largest […]

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Puerto Rico

Sun, Sand and Life Sciences

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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.

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World Reports: New Investment Transforms Nicaragua — Site Selection Magazine, November 2005

From Site Selection magazine, November 2005 WORLD REPORTS New Investment Transforms Nicaragua N icaragua, Central America’s largest country, is hoping a new revolution of investment and jobs will sweep away the lingering memories of the 1980s when civil war and the Iran-Contra hearings dominated the news. Today, Nicaragua is pushing itself as […]

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Emerging from the Lion’s Den

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

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A Thirst for More

by Crystal Villarreal

How Wisconsin became the water capital of the world.

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Book Your Room Now, Lock in the Fun at TrustBelt 2019 in Louisville

In addition to TrustBelt’s high-quality programming content and unparalleled networking opportunities, this year’s Forum will give attendees the opportunity to experience some of the most unique and memorable venues in Louisville.

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AUTOEXEC: Software for the Technology-Averse, Site Selection magazine, March 1999

From Site Selection magazine, March 1999 A U T O E X E C Systems and strategies for maximizing corporate real estate assets New versions of corporate real estate software systems are giving users no excuse not to use them — or even like them. Today’s software applications involve little or no learning-curve time […]

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What’s for Dinner In The Rockies?

Following are snapshots of recent F&B projects that landed — or expanded — in the Rocky Mountain region

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New Governor, New Agenda

But no less of a focus on being the top state business climate. Watch for information technology to play a critical role in boosting rural Georgia — and the state’s reputation as a business location worldwide.

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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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Regional Rigor

by Ron Starner

Regional partnerships in Wisconsin work to grow jobs and industry.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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WORLD REPORTS

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2007 Swedish Auto Supplier Opens Plant in Romania German Axle Maker Rolls Into Australia Germany Powering Up As World’s Solar Leader Phoenix-based First Solar has opened a solar module plant in Frankfurt an der Oder in the former East Germany. The plant is located in a […]

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Top Utilities Provide Exclusive Insights Into the Pressing Need for More Power

Power provision is vying with workforce as the most pressing issue for industrial companies nationwide amid a glut of major industrial facility projects (data centers, semiconductor fabs, EV/battery supply chain, etc.). How is your utility’s economic development team working with operations and external stakeholders to address these concerns?

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TOP TEN DEALS OF 2007

TOP TEN DEALS OF 2007 From Site Selection magazine, May 2008 North American Honorable Mention International Top Deals International Honorable Mention Staying Power The best economic development deals of the year aim to create sustainable advantage for all concerned. Amazon.com’s headquarters expansion will create 3,000 new jobs in the South Lake Union District at the […]

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Project Bulletin: February 12, 2024

With a goal of advancing critical cancer trials and increasing future supply capacity, AstraZeneca is investing $300 million in Rockville, Maryland.

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Believing Who You Are

When it comes to rural economic development, Georgia’s the word.

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Governor Walker: ‘Businesses Know We Fulfill Our Promises’

by Ron Starner

Wisconsin’s governor says pro-business reforms have paid off handsomely for the state.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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Changing the World. Again.

Saxony-Anhalt is printing parts for space — and your face.

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Decision Data: Watching Where Your Money Goes

Labor Pay vs. Consumer Income: Connecticut No. 1 in Both Cost-juggling: It’s often a major concern in locating operations, particularly the distribution facility juggle of calculating labor costs vs. the nearby market’s buying power. Connecticut, though, ranks No. 1 for both personal income per resident and average annual salary, according to the Statistical Abstract of […]

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McPherson, Kansas: McPherson Powers Profitability

Manufacturers can produce more for less in Central Kansas.

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

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

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Georgia Startups Are Geared Up for Growth

Measured by VC deals, Georgia is almost Top 10.
As for top-performing firms, Georgia’s already arrived.

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The Ideas Factory

by Crystal Villarreal

Business collaboration and commercialized research represent the cutting edge of higher education.

Crystal Villarreal

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Wanna be a Skillionaire™?

Backers of a new online game initiative in South Carolina see the opportunity to alter young people’s career trajectories in life sciences and beyond.

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Clemens; Subaru; TE Connectivity; Zillow; Nashville

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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Beyond JCPOA

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is Iran’s economic vehicle, which only the United States knows how to drive.

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Ready to Reach the Next Level? Malaysia Is Too.

Swift and sure in its response to the global pandemic and downturn, the Malaysian government is just as swiftly rolling out a familiar welcome mat to global corporate investors.

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Lending a Helping Hand

Business Oregon stands ready to assist companies that are primed to grow.

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Area Spotlights

The Long View

Taking stock of Georgia’s assets, Mercedes moves south.

2016 Brings in Millions in New Investments

More new or expanding operations in Oklahoma include an aerospace company, a glass manufacturer and a wind farm.

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The True Price

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

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Creating Economic Opportunity In Michigan

What role does Consumers Energy play in economic development?

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Conduits for Change

To attendees of the 30th Summer Olympic Games in London (not to mention Londoners themselves), the most important underground asset is the city’s venerable Tube, operated by Transport for London. Due to celebrate its 150th anniversary next year, the system carries more than 1 billion passengers a year (more than the entire National Railway Network), and is in the midst of a major upgrade of all its lines.

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Power Lunch

A craving to jolt the energy landscape.

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Online Insider

The Ring of Gratification

From mega-boxes to last-mile terminals, e-commerce real estate requirements continue to evolve.

The Right Climate for Startups

How a move across state lines changed everything for the founder of Banjo

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There’s Fast, and There’s Quantum Fast

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

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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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Real Solutions for Closing the Skills Gap

At a time when talent is at a premium, how can companies in smaller communities hope to attract a young, educated workforce?

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SELECTUSA WORKFORCE PANEL

Three trailblazing CEOs tell it like it is when it comes to opportunities for women in today’s manufacturing environment.

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Energy Report

Shining in All Directions

by Adam Bruns

It’s been a busy spring for SunEdison.

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World Reports: ‘New Europe’ Beckons — Site Selection Magazine, May 2005

From Site Selection magazine, May 2005 WORLD REPORTS Middle East Outlook Infrastructure, Research Parks, LNG Plants Among New Projects The incessant turmoil of the Middle East notwithstanding, the region is the scene of many planned major investments that bode well for its economic future. These include historic infrastructure projects, major research parks and a number […]

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Repaying Nature’s Bounty

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

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Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs

How robots and automation are disrupting virtually every industry, its workers and site selection.

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Project Bulletin: March 4, 2024

Aluminum manufacturer Novelis shared in late February that its $2.5 billion Bay Minette project, which has been under construction since 2022, has actually ended up costing the company $4.1 billion.

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Pennsylvania: 4 Reasons Companies Are Expanding in the Lehigh Valley

Population growth is helping meet a growing demand for labor in the Lehigh Valley.

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Energy Report

Batteries Included

by Adam Bruns

Projects in Indiana and elsewhere aim to find new ways to store energy from renewable power generation plants.

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Places to Soar

Still learning to fly? California knows how to make a nest for you, then kick you out.

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Hub of Knowledge

Twenty years after German reunification, Berlin is Germany’s political capital, a cultural metropolis, an attractive business location and one of Europe’s leading centers for science and research.

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EDITOR’S VIEW: Play Ball

If you build it … chances are you’ll expand it later.

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Q&I: PeopleSoft’s John Igoe

PeopleSoft’s John Igoe Keeps People in The High-tech Real Estate Management Equation John F. Igoe knows a thing or two about managing real estate assets in the high-tech arena. As vice president, facilities and real estate, at Pleasanton, Calif.-based PeopleSoft Corp. (www.peoplesoft.com), he manages a portfolio of 1.8 million sq. ft. (167,000 sq. m.) in […]

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The Building Blocks of Industries

The Deep South and the global south top the charts in tire and chemical project investments

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Energy Report

Boston Uncommon

by Adam Bruns

Beantown is the only city to top 80 points in newly released biannual energy efficiency rankings.

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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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North Carolina Races Past Ohio to Win 1996 Facility-Location Gold Medal

In 1994, the number was 5,193. A year later, it reached 6,522. In 1996, it broke 8,000. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, you ask? No. But reflective of the U.S. stock market?s bullish expansion during the past three years, corporate facility-location activity across the United States is on an equally torrid pace. In fact, Site […]

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Mission Critical

More site seekers are discovering Wyoming to be a low-cost location for high-tech investment.

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Gen X Meets Agri-Business

At Eastman Business Park, innovative firms put a new twist on edible delights.

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Opportunities Along the New Silk Rail Route

In the last five years, the number of operational rail services on the New Silk Rail Route between China and Europe has grown to about 150 rail shuttles per week.

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Arkansas Aims to Grow Firearms Industry

Why the Natural State is right on target to continued growth within the firearms industry.

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Area Spotlights

Taking the Plunge

Kentucky’s state and local resources help entrepreneurs gain traction.

Changing Tax Climate Affects Plant Movement

The November elections weren’t the only topic of conversation at the Mid-America Economic Development Council (MAEDC) 2010 Competitiveness Conference in Chicago last month, but they continued to reverberate through many of the subjects discussed by a panel of site selection consultants.

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