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You Can’t Tell the Players Without a Scorecard

by Adam Bruns

Boston’s still the best and LA’s leap is laudable in the newest ACEEE ranking of energy-efficient US cities.

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‘Gold Mine’ Or Flash In The Pan?

The number of practical applications developed thus far for graphene can fit on the head of a pin … a very tiny pin.

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The Anatomy of a No. 1 Ranking

Here’s how Washington delivers the ‘Best State’ in the nation.

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Where Brain Meets Brawn

Huntington Ingalls expands in Hampton Roads on a pioneering mission for the Navy.

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COMPANY PROFILES: Focus On Game Changers

From Liebherr in Tupelo to Avid Boats in Aberdeen, companies like what they find in the Magnolia State.

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Safe at Home

Expanding firms find access to capital, knowledge workers and pro-growth incentives in Greater Philadelphia.

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Energy Report

Connecting the Dots

by Adam Bruns

The next step for Greater Philly’s resurgent energy sector may be a big one indeed.

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Fulfillment From the Heartland

As more people shop for products online, more companies will be looking to open fulfillment centers in the best locations.

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Tariff Pause Shines Spotlight on Southeast Asia’s Solar Industry

In June, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation declaring a supply chain emergency and allowing the U.S. Department of Commerce to help shore up domestic solar power equipment

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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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The Future is Texas

The imminent global impact of innovative activity conducted in the state will be one to watch.

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The Nation’s Top-Performing Micropolitan Areas Unmask Opportunities In Tough Times

Micropolitan areas were socially distanced before it became a thing.

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Features

The Power of Choice

by Adam Bruns

A clean power procurement index finds Iowa and Illinois lead the nation.

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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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KOREA

KOREA From Site Selection magazine, November 2008 Korea Creates a 21st Century Global Business Center F oreign direct investment (FDI) is critically important to Korea, accounting for 14 percent of GDP and 8 percent of manufacturing employment in 2006. However, as the cumulative stock of FDI represents just 8 percent of national GDP compared to the […]

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Elsewhere in South Carolina

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Gear Here

Idaho’s outdoor recreational equipment firms abide by the same maxim as any other company:
Go where your customers are.

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A Business Climate With a History

Data centers, food processors congregate in the Commonwealth.

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Get Your Kicks on Oklahoma’s Route 66

Enjoy the scenic route on the historic Mother Rode through Oklahoma.

Europe Calling: Was it Too Much Too Soon?

T he heat created by the North American push into Europe for new call centers has turned desirable locations into no-go areas for some U.S. corporates. But while some locations have become victims of their own success, others are emerging as new winners in the current cooler environment for new call center operations — especially […]

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A Tax Climate To Write Home About

Wyoming is the best state in the US for taxes on businesses, and its capital, Cheyenne, is the best city in which to find a job, according to recent analysis.

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High Marks

How school districts boost their youngest students’ chances for success.

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Cells of Innovation

A near-death experience propels the mission of a Minnesota startup.

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World Reports, Site Selection Magazine, January 2003

From Site Selection magazine, January 2003 WORLD REPORTS edited by JOHN W. McCURRY Survey Says European Companies Prefer Switzerland as Headquarters Site Dr. Herbert Wanner A recent Arthur D. Little survey indicates European companies consider Switzerland to be the most attractive place for global headquarters location in Europe. The study also found that headquarters are […]

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View from Space

The University of Oklahoma was awarded a $166-million grant from NASA that could change the agriculture industry in the US.

Like a Badger

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

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BRAVO to the Arts

From gritty to grand, Oregon brings it.

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Record Reforms Improve Region’s Business Climate

The World Bank Group’s Doing Business 2020 study finds a number of improvements across 16 Caribbean country economies.

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Over the Line

The flagship universities of Kansas and Missouri are no longer in the same athletic conference, but the two states continue to slug it out on the economic development battlefield. One of the latest examples is Teva North America’s plans to move its Teva Neuroscience headquarters from Kansas City, Mo., to Overland Park, Kan., a Kansas City suburb just across the border.

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UNITED KINGDOM: Data Centers Bet Big On UK’s ‘Stability Dividend’

A flurry of investments announced at a recent summit is led by a number of major data centers.

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More Than OK

Businesses thrive and easily find needed resources thanks to a new alliance of advanced manufacturers.

Diverse Population Drives Dynamic Economy

Washington’s diversity runs as deep and wide through its history and economy as the Columbia River runs across its landscape.

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Body and Soul

Rising wages are among the factors on site selectors’ radar when evaluating China’s business climate. But rising health issues may prove to be criteria just as meaningful to location decision-making … in more ways than one.

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Maine Won’t Wait for Clean Energy Projects

Maine expands its network of clean energy companies and resources.

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PROJECT FINANCE

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, March 2008 ‘Strange’ Statements Ahead How will a new lease accounting standard affect the lease-vs.-buy decision? by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com F orthcoming changes to FASB and IASB rules may capitalize operating leases. The change may still be two years away. But what does the prospect of this new […]

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Seeking Alignment

Maine is a bundle of contradiction, wrapped snugly in traditional New England eccentricity.

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Where to Find Canada’s Diverse Agri-Business Hub

by Mark Arend

Leamington, Ontario-based Aphria, Inc., is the leading greenhouse producer of cannabis for medical use. Its market will expand significantly when cannabis is approved for recreational use in Canada in 2018.

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More than 2,000 acres of greenhouse operations make Windsor-Essex the largest vegetable greenhouse cluster in North America.

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Wide Open Spaces for Wanders

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

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The Return

The plethora of reports coming out only confirm what the public seems to already know and what policy makers in Washington are now grasping: Manufacturing matters.

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Tex-Flex: Where Workplace Flexibility & Prosperity Coexist

Samsung, which continues to grow in Austin, Texas (pictured), offers its global office workforce a variety of remote work and “work from anywhere” options.

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Live Your Best Life Working in Life Science

It’s a simple proposition, says group heading up state’s talent attraction effort.

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The Midwest Makeover

When two multinational firms announced recently that they would invest a combined US$3.1 billion to build nitrogen fertilizer production units in Iowa, the news only confirmed what many economists had begun to see throughout the Midwest.

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Billions of Dollars Breathe New Life into Old Spaces

by Adam Bruns

As it pursues a 10-year world headquarters transformation, Ford is putting the nearby Fairlane Town Center Mall to use, converting unused mall space into its new Town Center Office where 1,800 employees will work.

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A spirit of repurposing and renovation is fortifying carmakers’ sense of purpose and innovation, bringing billions of dollars into play across North America.

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Cybercrime: Just How Bad Is It Going to Get?

It’s not just about the money, says expert; it’s about regime change and altering the story.

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IMPA Bets on the Sun in Indiana

Power from 32 solar parks puts more cash in industrial customers’ pockets.

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Get Your Kicks on Oklahoma’s Route 66

Enjoy the scenic route on the historic Mother Rode through Oklahoma.

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Scorecard Charts Uptick in County’s Competitiveness

West Des Moines and environs have what recent financial sector investors are looking for.

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Where to Find Business Solutions in the Northwest

Greater Portland is a mecca for business services firms.

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Area Spotlights

Amazon Delivers $1.5-Billion Package to Kentucky

by Ron Starner

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Business climate improvements, incentives and an accommodating airport add up to a prized delivery for the Bluegrass State.

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Gov. Branstad: We Are Lowering Your Tax Bill

Nation's longest-serving governor outlines his plan for improving Iowa's business climate.

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World Trade Day: Questions & Answers

The inaugural World Trade Day in Atlanta will address issues on everybody’s mind.

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Business Climate Innovators

Missouri’s elected leadership and economic development team are not content with high rankings.

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Will COVID-19 Kill Globalization? What You Need to Know

Globalization is not dying. Rather, it’s evolving, and existing trends are accelerating. American companies and workers would be wise to prepare for what’s ahead.

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Editor’s View: What Matters Most, Site Selection Magazine, January 2003

I f you haven’t heard by now, the inaugural conference of the Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC) in October was an unqualified success – highlights of the meeting in Savannah can be found in this issue’s IAMC Insider. Attendees, who included corporate real estate executives and service providers, participated in a […]

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Investment Profile

CAR TALK

by Adam Bruns

The Thuringian Innovation Center for Mobility (ThiMO at www.mobilitaet-thueringen.de) at Ilmenau University of Technology has pursued hundreds of projects with the automotive industry as companies and territories alike navigate their way to the future.

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Thuringia is a European automotive power center in more ways than one.

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Trends in Site Selection, Special Advertising Section, Site Selection magazine, January 2004

he frequent mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and, at times, even expansions, that run rampant through American businesses today, often necessitate bringing in professionals to ensure that relocations run smoothly. “Clients are looking to their brokers to perform more of a consultant role and to not just be transaction oriented,” notes Paul Hoge, […]

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Parcel Delivery

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

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PROJECT FINANCE

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, March 2009 The Only Way Out Is Through Corporate end users cope while simultaneously scoping out opportunities. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com S ome are pressing the escape button. Some are standing pat. Some are looking to acquire. Depending on the portfolio at hand, in some cases they’re […]

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Upper Midwest: Getting Saucy In The Great Lakes

The world’s top soy sauce producer makes an $800 million bet on Wisconsin.

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Manufacturing Velocity

The tale of Viper Motorcycles’ move from Minnesota’s Twin Cities region to Auburn, Ala., involves weather, state governors and a search for the perfect place to assemble a US$37,000 bike.

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Area Spotlights

From Bud to Full Bloom

by Savannah King

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Colorado’s $2.3-billion legal marijuana industry is creating new business opportunities in ancillary services.

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Take Me to Your Leader

Texas corners the market on corporate HQs.

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BALTIMORE IS WIRED FOR TECH ENTREPRENEURS

With his massive, tatted arms, hulking torso and all-around swagger, Trevor Pryce might at first seem less the studio captain he is today than the NFL lineman he was for 14 seasons.

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TrustBelt Comes Full Circle

Detroit will host 2018 TrustBelt Conference this fall.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION – ECONOMIC INCENTIVES

he political climate for state business incentive programs is changing rapidly, in large part due to the Charlotte Cuno et al. v. DaimlerChrysler et al. court case. Cuno involves two Ohio business incentives: the Corporate Franchise Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and the Personal Property Tax Exemption. In Cuno, the court determined that […]

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Real Estate Alchemy: Gold From Bricks and Mortar

E xecutives of the US$11 billion Computer Sciences Corporation understand the business benefits of outsourced services as well as anyone. The El Segundo-based company earned a $344 million profit in its 2002 fiscal year as an outsourcing provider of information technology services to corporations. Check that. Approximately $40 million of Computer Science’s 2002 profits came […]

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Features

The Ultimate Life Sciences Research Project? Discovering Talent

by Adam Bruns

As global pharmaceutical firms continue to see healthcare demand, price control policies and drug development costs rise, they need the right locations and the most effective networks more than ever before.

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Where Our Talent’s Needs Come First

Highly skilled workers are a staple in Oregon.

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IAMC INSIDER

JANUARY 2009 A Time for Change (cover) People & Projects Request Information

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Foreign investment in China is poised to take off, particularly if the Asian mega-market is permitted to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). Every sector of the Chinese economy shows signs of growth, from investments in infrastructure to renovation of state-owned firms and industries to the emergence of a major service industry. Politics aside, China […]

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Web

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, […]

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North American Reports, Site Selection Magazine, November 2003

From Site Selection magazine, November 2003 NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS Milwaukee’s Waves of Change This summer, hundreds of thousands of Harley Davidson motorcycles roared into their birthplace to celebrate the Milwaukee company’s 100th anniversary. But Milwaukee is spending a lot less time looking back these days. To be sure, manufacturing’s presence in […]

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Why Texans Are Living Bigger & Better Than Ever

by Ron Starner

In August 2016, Business Insider ranked the top American cities with the best quality of life. The state with the most cities in the top 25 was Texas.

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The Taxman Leaveth

Few things get companies as excited as waving goodbye to corporate taxes.

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Cover Story: TI’s Texas Two

D ALLAS, Texas – When Texas Instruments opened the world’s most modern semiconductor manufacturing plant in Dallas in 2001, no one knew that this facility would become the first choreographed move in a unique “Texas Two-Step.” On June 30, 2003, that’s exactly what happened when TI announced that it would build […]

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Millennial Mecca

Utah’s quality of life and opportunities for advancement make it a prime place for millennials to plant their flag.

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Don’t Call These Skills Soft

Problem solving and communication are among the ‘durable skills’ in huge demand as the global labor shortage grows.

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The World’s Fuel Supply

Corpus Christi anchors a Coastal Bend region that keeps the world energized.

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Texas Sets the Standard for Business Performance

by Ron Starner

Noted economist Dr. Ray Perryman forecasts that real gross state product in Texas will grow from $1.5 trillion in 2016 to about $1.8 trillion in 2021, representing a 4.11 percent annual rate of expansion.

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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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U.S. – MEXICOBORDER: Drivers of the Economy

What is impacting economic activity at the U.S.-Mexico border?

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Calling All Chefs: Indiana City Launches Test Kitchen Accelerator

The City of Fishers, Indiana, has launched a search for chefs who will become the first occupants of its restaurant accelerator, the Fishers Test Kitchen.

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COVER STORY

irports have long been economic development engines for local areas and regions, but their potential economic significance is only now being understood by area developers, corporate site seekers and urban planners. Like never before, airports are central to businesses’ ability to compete given the heightened role of logistics and distribution in meeting customer and shareholder […]

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It’s EVerywhere

And automakers really like the southern U.S. for their factories of the future.

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A Window to the World

by Ron Starner

From 2011 to 2016, more than 1,441 foreign direct investment projects made their way to Texas, translating into the creation of $212 billion in capital investment.

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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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Site Selection for Life Sciences Companies in Europe

The 2018 edition of KPMG’s biannual overview offers pointers for entering the market and then navigating a changing landscape.

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Oil & Gas: Federal Pause on New LNG Export Terminals Doesn’t Mean Pause of Exports or Expansions Already Underway

The federal government early this year hit “pause” on further LNG export terminals in order to reconsider some aspects of the environmental review process. But that doesn’t mean the LNG exports that began in February 2016 have paused. That very same government’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a State of the Markets report in March […]

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The 2023 Mac Conway Awards for Excellence in Economic Development

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

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PROJECT FINANCE

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, May 2007 Cash infusions from venture capitalists back innovations from concept to construction. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com W ith Boston and Silicon Valley absorbing nearly half of all U.S. venture capital investment, many second- tier cities until now have not attracted their fair share. But some have begun […]

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‘We’re No.1!’

by Ron Starner

In Texas, finishing in first place is not just an annual occurrence. When it comes to measurable economic development performance, it’s a way of life.

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The Boiler

"Now that Russia has invaded the Ukraine and annexed the Crimea, many readers may call into question the idea that there can be such a thing as a good partnership with Russia,” says Glenn Williamson, author of "Inside Out: Building a Glass House in Russia."

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Sometimes A State Really Does Have the Best Work Force

Talk about a vote of confidence. GE Aviation is investing nearly $200 million in four North Carolina sites primarily because of the state's work force.

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The Perfect Storm Aftermath

When Gov. Chris Christie and his family cut the world’s longest ribbon for the grand reopening of the Jersey Shore on May 24 in Seaside Heights, the event signaled more than the return of tourism to New Jersey’s once-devastated coastline.

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Twist of Fate

Four years after choosing a site in Florida, Coquí Pharma’s CEO explains why a crucial medical isotope project is now landing in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

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Global IT Expert: ‘Think Digital, Act Analog’

W hen Lee Arnold talks about the impact of the Internet on corporate real estate executives, he uses phrases like “fast-moving flexibility,” “blurring of the lines,” “bandwidth access” and “the barrier of inertia.” With Arnold, information technology chairman for global service provider Colliers International (www.colliers.com), the concepts of speed and transition aren’t just fodder for […]

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Flexing Global Muscle

by Ron Starner

Organizing trade missions to Asia and setting up rural economic development programs around Texas are all just part of a normal day’s work for Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos.

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Jackson Laboratory Eyes Southern Expansion

Jackson Laboratory, an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution based in Bar Harbor, Maine, is gradually moving toward development of a branch near Naples, Fla

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E&E Sector Hears a Higher Calling

For four decades, the electrical and electronics (E&E) sector has been Malaysia's industrial bread and butter - a foundational sector that has only grown in importance as this Southeast Asian nation marches toward its goal of becoming a high-income economy by 2020. Along the way, Malaysia's government has cultivated the sector in such a way that it keeps pace with investing companies' higher-value E&E activities, including R&D and integrated circuit design and development, keeping them in Malaysia, as most of the 24 member companies of the Malaysian American Electronics Industry (MAEI) association can attest.

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Project Bulletin, Feb. 3, 2025: Bokaro, Jharkhand, India; Orange, Texas; Asheville, North Carolina

SAIL ramps up production in India; USG brings paper production back to Orange, Texas; Aerospace company meets demand in North Carolina.

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China, Meet South Carolina

The Palmetto State aggressively courts Chinese corporate investors.

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Intrinsic Industry

In Loudoun County, Virginia, the data center industry boosts everything from quality of life to economic diversity.

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5-Time Champ Wants More

by Ron Starner

When your state has won the Site Selection Governor’s Cup award five years running, what do you do for an encore? When you’re Texas Gov. Greg Abbot, you put the pedal to the metal and push for more.

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How to Finish First

by Gary Daughters

A famously friendly island, Bahrain welcomes Formula One racing and foreigners alike.

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Bahrain’s Keys to Winning: Low Taxes, Location, Innovation

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Kentucky Shooting for the Stars

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

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Work-Force Training Programs

t has been interesting to observe over the past 15 or so years the evolution of economic incentives for companies relocating to a new community. Early on, the emphasis for many state and local governments was to orient their overall incentives package towards capital-intensive companies with minimal regard to the needs of non-manufacturing and service-based […]

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Unconventional Wisdom: Good State or Bad State?

Site selectors offer their thoughts to companies and states navigating the dicey waters of economic development and social legislation.

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Dynamic Destination

Only five years after accession to the European Union, Poland was the only EU nation to show GDP growth in 2009, as the rest of the EU and most of the world faltered.

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

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

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Area Spotlights

Riding the Wave

by Gary Daughters

The $10-billion investment by ExxonMobil and SABIC in Corpus Christi will be called Gulf Coast Growth Ventures.

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The shale revolution is lifting the fortunes of Gulf Coast ports.

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All Roads Lead to Illinois

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

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Body of Work

Yesterday it was 'Shark Tank,' today it's the world for a Florida-born manufacturer of synthetic humans.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: SALE/LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: SALE/LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS From Site Selection magazine, May 2008 Sale/leaseback strategies in tough times by GEORGE LIVINGSTON, Chairman and CHRISTIE ALEXANDER, Principal, NAI Realvest, Orlando, FL I n times of economic uncertainty, cash is a preferred asset because it can provide a hedge against the unknown. Commercial real estate properties owned by […]

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Time to Unwind

New regulations regarding international taxation of multinationals will impact the attractiveness of countries for biopharma FDI.

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Maryland: A Ticket to the Game

A look inMaryland’s bid to lure global startups is hitting paydirt. Just ask executives with entrepreneurial firms coming from places such as Seoul and London.

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Cover

2017 Top Deals

by Adam Bruns

Presented here in alphabetical order by company name, the top deals offer a collective snapshot of where the money’s going

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Report: The Future Is Data Analytics & Computing

The Natural State drafts a plan for its companies’ future competitiveness.

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LIQUID ASSETS: 16 Ports Hone Mississippi’s Logistics Edge

Gulfport, Pascagoula, Biloxi and other ports keep maritime commerce humming.

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TTIP: Looking Out For the Little Guys

Small to mid-size companies hope for best from the US/EU trade agreement.

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Virginia: Why a UK Roadster Firm Chose A Small Virginia Town

Why a UK maker of roadsters chose a small Virginia town; and a conversation with Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin.

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The 3D City

How an upstart Austin suburb became a magnet for additive manufacturing.

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Departments

Editor’s View: Will ‘Psychographics’ Be Your New Location Metric?

by Mark Arend

I was of two minds a few weeks ago, when I learned North Carolina had again won our Prosperity Cup. On the one hand, it made sense. North Carolina won last year — tied with Texas — and otherwise regularly finishes at or near the top. On the other hand, how could a state with […]

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SITE Visit: Don’t Fence Me In

Companies in this part of the San Antonio metro find the business climate and land where they can grow affordably without the big city delays.

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‘Up with the Sun, Gone with the Wind’

Consumers Energy and Michigan communities leave coal behind on the road to a net-zero future.

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ESBAS

Located in beautiful Izmir, one of the principal cities on the Mediterranean Sea and Turkey's primary port for exports, ESBAS is home to global powerhouses like Hugo Boss, Fokker Elmo, Pratt & Whitney, PFW, Delphi Diesel, Gates, Mahle, Delphi Packard, Eldor Electronics, Aero and Cummins Inc. Together the companies located within ESBAS generate more than US$5 billion annually in manufacturing and trade.

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Dialing for Dollars

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

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The Plain Jane Alternative

Territories reward all manner of renewable energy use and green behavior. But the ultimate renewable, however unglamorous, may be the innovative technologies and policies that drive better energy efficiency.

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Cover

The 2017 Mac Conway Awards

by Adam Bruns

What does it take to excel in economic development?

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Back in the Ground

Canada’s oilsands are unique because the sand granules are surrounded by a skin of water, making the oil outside that layer that much easier to procure. The oil in those sands was first identified in the late 1700s, when it was used by First Nations natives in a mix with pine pitch on canoes.

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Top 10 Green Building Trends for 2011

Earth Advantage Institute, a nonprofit green building resource and research organization that has certified more than 11,000 sustainable homes

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Sidney’s Second Act: The Rebuilding of a Company Town

Sidney's Second Act - The Rebuilding of a Company Town

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Project Bulletin: May 20, 2024

Pharmaceutical company Sanofi announced last week that it would be investing more than $1.1 billion in three of its sites in France.

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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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2017 Top Investment Promotion Agencies

by Adam Jones-Kelley

On the following pages we join corporate end users and site selection consultants around the world in celebrating those doing it best.

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Shop Class Is Back

High school students are once again preparing for the workforce before graduation.

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Get On the Bus for The Best of Texas

A journey through the communities of the TexasEdConnection

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A Tough ACT to Follow

Are locations making progress in quantifying skills required by capital investors?

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Trainer of Green-Collar Workers Chooses Site in Colorado

Forget white-collar and blue-collar jobs. A new two-year technical college in Colorado targets the green-collar workers of the future

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As East As It Gets

Early June saw the release of the 2013 Major Projects Inventory by the Moncton, N.B.-based Atlantic Provinces Economic Council. A major project is defined as any capital project, including public-sector, valued at $25 million or more ($10 million or more in Prince Edward Island). The 2012 MPI identified 357 major investment projects across Atlantic Canada with a value of $100 billion. This year those numbers totaled 388 projects valued at a record $115 billion.

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