The Ultimate Ground Game

by Ron Starner

How Ohio followed a fundamental plan to build a true macropolitan economy.

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The Big Apple and Greater Provo Host the Most Fast-Growing Firms

Today we examine which metro areas and cities have the most fast-growing companies. These Top 10 correspond closely with the most recent Census Bureau list of the most populated metro areas — only the Bay Area and Greater Boston are not also among the nation’s 10 most populous metros:

Off to a Hot Start

A major automotive investment continues South Carolina’s streak of big deals.

Complexity Simplified

Nine years after selecting Tampa over Atlanta to open its first-ever Southern Business Center, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. announced this spring that it will expand its Florida operation by up to 255 jobs with total average compensation of nearly $100,000.

Made in California

Advanced manufacturing companies are proud to say their products are “Made in California.”

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, May 2009 Instant Space End users eye quick-build facilities. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com C Intel used a Sprung Instant Structure for its initial offices in Costa Rica, then later converted it into a company cafeteria. ompanies in the offshore call center and BPO sector often need a quick option […]

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The Inaugural Class of Great American Defense Communities

by Adam Bruns

Look to these all-star regions as models for military-community collaboration, mutual support and opportunity.

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Editor’s View: The World Is Around

A New Zealand autonomous electric vehicle startup moves its HQ to California across enough time zones to make your head spin.

A Dozen Things You Didn’t Know About California

If you thought you knew the California economic development story already, think again.

Optimistic Outlook

Energy and new agribusiness give Canada's Atlantic Provinces reason to smile.

Marathon Runs the Race to Win in Findlay, Ohio; Its CEO Explains Why

Heminger now leads the country’s biggest refiner by volume, as a result of Marathon’s acquisition last year of its former rival, Andeavor.

AN UNMATCHED QUALITY OF PLACE

Living the good life is easy to do in Mississippi.

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Affordable Renewable Energy Verges on Critical Mass

by Adam Bruns

Not only are more regions making more use of more renewable energy than ever, they are finding the cost is manageable — even before factoring in the cost to the future of doing nothing.

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State of Reinvention

The state that invented the Model T Ford, HP printer and Gerber baby food is now reinventing itself.

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 […]

Cropping Up

Funds from 2008 disaster recovery bonds will support a US$2-billion fertilizer plant in Indiana, even though Gov. Mike Pence pulled state support earlier this year over concerns about potential disaster from its parent company’s products abroad.

Biggest Names in STEM Fly North For Talent

Investment into Canadian workforce doubles down in three major industries.

Buyer Beware: Expect Urges Tactical, Not Pervasive, Systems Integration

Buyer Beware: Expert Urges Tactical, Not Pervasive, Systems Integration b y M A R K A R E N D This report begins a short series on how real estate managers can implement integrated systems without purchasing and installing too much technology. Knowing the difference is a valuable asset. The recent date change […]

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Tax Reformer Pilots Oklahoma to New Heights

by Ron Starner

Gov. Fallin’s policies create the sixth-lowest tax burden in the nation; investors take notice.

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Aerospace Cluster Sets Altimeter Higher in 2011

Investments from key players will boost activity in a critical Montréal-area industry.

U.S. Commerce Funds Give Jolt to Locally Driven Workforce Development Initiatives

After reviewing 509 applicants from across the United States and its territories.

HIGH SCHOOLERS’ CAREER PRIORITIES: How to Plan for Tomorrow’s Workforce

Gen Z wants to work — just maybe not the same way as you.

CRE Leadership Awards: Maximizing Real Estate’s Value

S EATTLE — Operating in the “post-New Economy” era of corporate downsizing and declining profits, real estate executives face a huge challenge — maximizing real estate’s value while contributing to next quarter’s bottom line. And, oh, by the way, their bosses declare by edict, do this while keeping space commitments at […]

1997 Expansion Forecast: More Go-Go Global Growth

1997 will be earmarked by go-go global corporate facility growth, perhaps on a gargantuan scale. Site Selection?s New Facilities Index clearly indicates 1997?s strong expansionist drift, projecting a substantial 10 percent increase in the number of worldwide new facilities and expansions. Based on a global survey of expansion plans at some of the world?s business […]

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Workforce, Investment in Innovation Keep New Jersey’s Pharma Sector Growing

by Patty Rasmussen

The Garden State is willing to throw some elbows to keep pharma companies, and others, inside its borders.

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TOP METROS

resurgence of corporate capital flowing back into Chicago has made the Second City No. 1 again — this time in the annual Site Selection Top Metropolitan Area Awards. While fans of the Windy City may not throw a ticker- tape parade as they did to celebrate their beloved Chicago White Sox winning the World Series […]

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: TOP BUSINESS PARKS LOCATIONS

hether you’re looking to locate a high-tech manufacturing facility, expanding your knowledge-based operations, or hiring top-notch people for a customer service centre, you should know that in Greater Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, we are “Obsessed With Your Success.” Located in the southeastern part of New Brunswick, Canada, the Greater Moncton is adjacent to New England […]

In Pursuit of the Summit

Virginia, Maryland and Delaware constitute the core of a region where you truly get what you pay for.

How Maryland Keeps Things Moving

An ‘unmatched’ business climate and bold investments bolster transportation and logistics.

Teamwork for Talent

Utah's education, industry and government collaborate to fill the state's talent pool.

International Update

New Transport Infrastructure Enhances Cross-Border Commerce

by Adam Bruns

CBX is one of many projects making cross-border movement easier, and thereby aiding and abetting commerce, trade, economic development … even shopping.

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M anaging and communicating information regarding industrial construction projects to maintain accountability has long been a challenge for company owners. By providing fast access to centralized project information, Internet collaboration platforms are gradually gaining acceptance as a way to increase efficiencies, improve communications and curtail cost overruns. Constructware (www.constructware.com), an Alpharetta, […]

United Kingdom: Eight States and More to Come

UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch welcomed Texas Governor Greg Abbott to London in March to sign a trade pact that “aims to help make it quicker, easier, and cheaper for UK and Texas firms to do business by tackling trade barriers, growing investment and driving commerce between the UK and Texas.” The UK […]

Historic EV Charging Funds for I-10 Corridor Land in New Mexico

An electric corridor project in January was selected to receive $63.8 million for the buildout.

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: THE ROLE OF LENDING INSTITUTIONS IN CORPORATE REAL ESTATE

Finance Partners Supply the Package Behind the Project P ublic and private development finance agencies and partnering lending institutions play a critical role in the corporate real estate process. In most communities, the economic development marketing, attraction and business retention efforts are led by groups, agencies and other entities that represent both the business and public side […]

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.

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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On the Edge

A historic land transfer will help grow new business.

California Ports Play Role in National Recovery & Future Competitiveness

More than 20% of the 158 major projects in California tracked by the Conway Data Projects Database in 2019 had a logistics component, and port connections are a big reason why.

COVER STORY

MARCH 2006 Texas Teacup (cover) Industrial Diversity U.S. Giants Give Us Your Opinion! COVER STORY Texas Teacup It’s well known that things are bigger in Texas, and that’s certainly true of the Photo of Gov. Perry ©2006 Bob Daemmrich Photo, Inc, Austin, Texas. number of new facilities announced in 2005, earning Texas Gov. Rick Perry a second […]

Where Tech Dreams Come to Life

Chicago’s incubators help innovators shine.

Riding the Timber Tide

The sports world wouldn’t be the same without Pennsylvania’s vast forests of timber.

In Oklahoma, Visitors Can Find the Perfect Vacation Where the Buffalo Roam

Few states can deliver such a wide variety of culture, adventure and family-friendly trips like Oklahoma can.

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Office and Retail Blend to Create the Bleisure Effect

Entertainment districts and millennial playpens demonstrate the interwoven nature of value when it comes to office and retail markets.

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.

When Disaster Strikes . . .How to Manage a Successful Comeback

by Douglas G. Karpiloff, CPP When a deadly car bomb exploded beneath the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center, Douglas Karpiloff was General Manager of Tenant Services. His experiences during the disaster recovery offer valuable lessons for facility managers everywhere. The commercial real estate world changed forever on Feb. 26, 1993, with the […]

Where to Find Venture Capital in the Midwest. Startup Ohio

The Midwest may not spring to mind as the magnet for venture capital, but keep an eye on Ohio.

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 […]

Oklahoma’s ‘Total Package’ Leads to Multiple Announcements

In Oklahoma, the wide-ranging industry sector of professional, scientific and technical services has become a top performer.

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JobsOhio Leads From the Front

Under the leadership of J.P. Nauseef, state agency reels in a record haul.

The Human Smart Grid

Electricity signaled progress a century ago. Broadband sparks it today.

EDITORS’S VIEW

opefully, this issue will get to you before you head to the polls on November 7th to vote in a congressional and/or gubernatorial election. That’s because you can use this issue to bone up on whether those in power in your area helped or hurt your state’s business climate. Our annual round-up of state legislative […]

Town & Gown Get Along Just Fine Here

How Kansas built a network that cultivates partners in innovation.

Illinois Is Going Electric

Expanding incentives support a growing ecosystem.

A Rush of Talent

by Ron Starner

How Wichita Falls is winning the race for
high-tech facility expansions.

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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, July 2008 Idaho Falls for Areva by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com F ifty years ago next year, in a small town just west of Idaho Falls, Idaho, the first light bulb to be powered purely by nuclear energy was illuminated. The municipality of Atomic City was born. […]

Small is Beautiful

Light industrial is all the rage for e-commerce.

More Where That Came From

Energy industry expertise reigns supreme in the south central United States.

Top Industries: Spheres of Influence

Analysis of all projects entered into Site Selection’s New Plant Database during the 2013 calendar year shows transportation is driving economies, especially in Asia.

Kurdistan: Where Pioneer Investors in Iraq Get Started

Iraqi opportunities. These two words don’t seem a good match, unless perhaps in the context of the oil or security businesses. But the phrase makes sense in Iraqi Kurdistan, the autonomous northern region of Iraq, where early commercial investors are now on the scene. Across many areas of Iraq, peace is fragile and daily life can still be unpredictably dangerous. But growth is returning to Iraqi Kurdistan led from its capital, Erbil. Brands such as Sheraton, Hilton, Porsche and Sony are entering Kurdistan looking to access the potential of this region of 4 million people. Nissan has opened its largest service center in the Middle East, and its new airport, opened in 2005, has one of the longest runways in the world.

The Allen Growth Curve

by Ron Starner

Technology companies thrive in North Dallas community that has been growing up with them.

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Where Business Drives Workforce Development

Creative collaboration rules the day in Southern Nevada.

Made in Texas

From automobiles to beauty products to electronics, Texas makes it all and more.

UPSKILLING EXISTING EMPLOYEES

Retraining the American workforce is job one for the fastest-growing industry sectors.

How To Fast-Track a Shanghai Operation

Executives at small and mid-sized companies assigned the task of opening a Shanghai office or facility might find that assignment daunting if it’s the company’s first foray into the Chinese market.

Moving Mountains

EnerBlü's two-pronged investment in Kentucky gets its power from a university town and a company town, both of which seek to diversify their economies.

Area Spotlights

More Planes, Trains & Boats — and Even a Rocket or Two — Mean More Global Connections for Louisiana

by Adam Bruns

Key transport upgrades are increasingly connecting the Bayou State to global markets.

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Expanding Your Strategic Reach

As real estate professionals, we typically share a common challenge.

Management Strategy: Facilities Management & Design for the 21st Century, Site Selection magazine, March 1999

From Site Selection magazine, March 1999 M A N A G E M E N T S T R A T E G Y A futurist charged with leading his firm’s research in the field of facilities management and design for the next century shares his views of which forces will prevail and how […]

Two Cambridges Are Better Than One

Vertex Pharmaceuticals made big news last year with its headquarters project at Fan Pier in Boston and not one but two FDA approvals in the course of eight months.

Pflugerville, Texas: On the Road to Save Lives and Build Careers

Career prep goes mobile in Pflugerville high schools.

Setting the Pace

An industry leader shares insights into Missouri’s unique assets for energy innovation and growth.

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Learning from the Masters

by Ron Starner

Business and community leaders pick the brains of leading site consultants at the World Forum for FDI.

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The Rich Get Richer

According to JLL’s newest Life Sciences Outlook, the favorites are still winning the race despite rising costs.

Surprise.

Early this summer a group of site consultants from across the country came to visit Northwest Ohio.

Making High Performance Buildings Cost Less

Our friends at Pattern r+d describe how one project in Atlanta aims to balance cost and energy goals.

All Inclusive

Call it what you will - a science park, a research park, a technology park, or a technopole. Over the last half-century, these types of developments have become recognized globally for offering a variety of support services to knowledge-based companies and for making significant contributions to regional economies.

How the Bay State Became A Juggernaut

Investors and metrics point to a top business environment.

International Update

Medical Tourism: A Prime Sector for Caribbean Nations

by Adam Bruns

Medical tourism is now a booming trade in this region, with Jamaica leading the way.

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New Economy Forces Are Key To Sustained Economic Growth

World business climates in late 2000 are, for the most part, fair. But some forces are at work that could change that in the New Year. Energy prices in Western markets, particularly the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, are exerting pressure on businesses that manufacture and transport goods. A scarcity of skilled labor is a […]

Building On Solid Momentum

DCEO Director Richards outlines how state government partners with private industry to create expansion opportunities.

Editor’s View: On Country Mice And City Mice

Both Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Texas Governor Greg Abbott are no less deserving of their respective Governor’s Cups than they were the last few times they won.

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS

ny discussion of the U.S. economy and strategies to confront global competition for jobs and investment must invariably address the workplace and how it is being transformed by knowledge-centered and technology-driven skills and occupations. More often than not, such dialogue takes on an almost apocalyptic tone, painting scenarios of a society verging on a demographic […]

Takeoff Velocity

Thailand’s efforts to boost its economy could bring opportunities for the aviation sector.

Life Sciences

Vetting by Vetter Finds Chicago is Better

by Adam Bruns

In the midst of a global growth strategy, a German pharmaceutical company plans to make a major investment in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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‘Unrivalled’ Resources

Renewables bloom in Chile.

High-Tech Industry Review, Site Selection Magazine, November 2003

F orward-thinking companies in the IT, software and telecommunications sectors know that clustering – locating in (or being closely connected to) geographic hotbeds of innovation with concentrations of other similar and related companies, skilled knowledge workers, universities and technology centers and advanced physical infrastructure – is a key way to gain competitive advantage. The regions […]

Bessemer Bound; Where IT’s At: and Continental Lift

North American Reports: Bessemer Bound; Where IT’s At: and Continental Lift

Finding Her Place

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

There’s Something In the Air

Perhaps it's the incentives directed specifically at aerospace company investment. Perhaps it's the presence of three national laboratories and dozens of others, three Air Force bases and three test facilities.

Life Sciences

Lungs On Demand?

by Adam Bruns

A Maryland company will work with a Chinese firm to deliver manufactured lungs for transplants via drone.

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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

New Doors Open to KANSAS CITY

The new Kansas City International Airport terminal means just as much to Kansas as it does to its neighbor. Plus a look at Panasonic’s megaproject and logistics industry momentum.

Innovation Takes Root In the Heartland

Kansas hubs are proving grounds for world-changing innovation.

Hyperscale or Hyper Scale-Back?

The best location right now for cloud service providers? Everywhere.

How Prologis Primes The Talent Pump

For Tomorrow’s Logistics Workforce

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Real Solutions for Closing the Skills Gap

by Patty Rasmussen

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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Game Changers

A look at two places where the digital media stars align: the video game industry is thriving and creating lots of high-paying jobs. Two areas that fall into this category are Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a Utah technology corridor anchored by Salt Lake City stretching north to Ogden and south to Provo.

New World Bank ‘Business Ready’ Rankings Offer a More Transparent Version of ‘Doing Business’

Singapore tops more than one ranking of business environments, including the new Business Ready rankings from the World Bank.Photo of Clarke Quay courtesy of Singapore Tourism Board Time was when the World Bank Doing Business rankings were a standby resource, whether we were examining the rise of India or putting together a composite index for […]

Will the Appalachian Basin Be the World’s Next Energy Hub?

According to the Appalachian Regional Commission, over 40 percent of the retired coal-fired capacity can be found in Appalachia.

All Roads Lead to Illinois

By investing in infrastructure, Illinois is playing to its strength.

Parcel Delivery

Big sites are all about the land — and the water, too.

Life Sciences

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

by Ron Starner

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

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Project Bulletin: May 13, 2024

With $3.3 billion in tow, Microsoft has plans to deliver a state-of-the-art data center campus in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. In late 2023, it was announced that Microsoft would be acquiring two facilities previously owned by Taiwan-based electronics company Foxconn, which failed to deliver its $10 billion commitment.

Building On Solid Momentum

DCEO Director Richards outlines how state government partners with private industry to create expansion opportunities.

INDUSTRY AND INCLUSION

The manufacturing supply problem isn’t raw materials — it’s talent.

2021 Top Markets for STEM Job Growth

RCLCO, partnering with CapRidge Partners, recently produced the fifth annual STEM Job Growth Index (“STEMdex”)

Kentucky Shooting for the Stars

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

Area Spotlights

Missouri Counties Race for ‘Work Ready’Status

by Mark Arend

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

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Caribbean Rum Maker Finds Its Own Happy Hour in Florida

Distiller says a new plant in Polk County is anything but on the rocks.

Front Door to The Silicon Valley

The ‘Sustainability Corridor’ of Greater Sacramento provides the highly skilled talent coveted by Apple, Oracle, HP, Intel and other tier-one employers in Northern California.

3 Cities Bucking the Tide of Midwest Talent and Population Loss

Where jobs and people are growing, you’ll find 7 things these locations have in common.

A Winning Bid For Innovation

Even as Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman pushes legislation to advance business innovation and work-force recruitment, his state is showing signs of harvesting the kind of talented entrepreneurs he envisions.

How the Experts Export

Being mid-continent doesn’t mean lack of ocean access.

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Data Center Location Myths To Avoid

States and localities line up to lure data centers, and in doing so, are exploding some myths about what companies can demand.

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Universities Supply the R&D Expertise Industries Require

Mississippi is where innovation has long been designed, tested and applied to processes in existing and emerging industries.

Thinking India? Think State-Level Market Prioritization

Emerging markets experts explain why the 30,000-foot approach to location selection won’t work.

MIDDLE-SKILLS JOBS: Pounce on Opportunities Before They Go Missing

Report reveals credential shortages in programs aligned with high-paying middle skills jobs in 55 U.S. metro areas.

SITE Visit

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

Site Selection Magazine Online – Europe’s 1998 Facilities Race

JULY 1999 SITE SELECTION EUROPE’S 1998 FACILITIES RACE • COVER PAGE • INTRODUCTION • EUROPEAN CHAMPION:THE UNITED KINGDOM • THE RUNNER-UP: FRANCE • GERMANY GRABS THIRD PLACE • BELGIUM, NO. 4 • POLAND TAKES FIFTH PLACE • IRELAND, NO. 6 • HUNGARY TAKES SEVENTH PLACE • SPAIN, NO. 8 • THE NETHERLANDS RECORD BREAKING &nbsp YEAR • […]