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Investment Profile

Hugging Chengdu

by Adam Jones-Kelley

Everyone has seen pictures of happy tourists hugging pandas in Chengdu. What could be better than that? We’re so glad you asked.

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Area Spotlights

Equipment Maker STIHL Grows Its Virginia Beach Campus

by Mark Arend

STIHL Inc.’s new administration center will open in 2019.

Photo courtesy of STIHL, Inc.

Plus Roanoke area expansion to add 180 jobs, and Richmond chosen for ‘Cyber Fusion Center.’

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Area Spotlights

A Year of High Definition

by Ron Starner

Gov. Scott Walker signs the Foxconn incentives legislation in mid-September in Racine County.

Photo by Scott Anderson

Factory fever breaks out all over in a record-setting year for Wisconsin.

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International Update

Quantum Spin

by Adam Bruns

The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo

Image courtesy of University of Waterloo

The entrepreneurial spirit in the Waterloo region stretches from a Mennonite heritage to the complexities of quantum computing.

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Features

Ingenuity on Parade

After watching anti-pollution solutions (sketches above) that his team had developed in the early ‘90s die on the vine, Sir James Dyson (below) in September confirmed his company is developing a battery-powered vehicle concept scheduled to be launched in 2020.

Photo of James Dyson by Heathcliff O’Malley; all images courtesy of Dyson

The era of e-mobility and autonomous driving is lining up as a tug-of-war between the technology-driven invisible hand and the ultimate force of state incentives.

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Natural Allure

by Adam Bruns

Healthy employees are happy employees, and happy employees are found in Colorado.

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A Business-Driven Approach to Apprenticeship

by Savannah King

New workforce development programs in Colorado
train students and job seekers for in-demand careers.

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All of the Above

by Ron Starner

Responsible stewardship and progressive goals characterize Colorado’s energy scene.

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Making the Business Case for Colorado

by Ron Starner

Gov. Hickenlooper brings his private enterprise background to state government as he builds a climate attractive to commerce.

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Investment Profile

Amazonian Oasis?

by Mark Arend

The Windsor-Essex joint bid with Detroit for Amazon’s HQ2 offers access and advantages no other city can match.

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Features

Central US Metros Dominate 2017 Top Competitive Cities

by Adam Bruns

Chicago tops the US list.

Photo: Getty Images

The competitive fire of some leading cities is being directed toward their own federal government.

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International Update

‘In Finance, Lunch Is for Losers’

by Gary Daughters

Frankfurt skyline photo courtesy of Hessen Trade and Invest

Frankfurt tries to out-pitch Paris to displace London as the epicenter of European finance.

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Features

Incentives for Existing Businesses?

by Gary Daughters

PHOTO CREDIT: Getty Images

Are companies asking too much of state and local governments? It depends on whom you ask.

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International Update

In Today’s China, Paradoxes Still Abound.

Photo: Getty Images

GDP growth has never and will never absolutely correlate with investment returns. Any questions? No? Great. Thanks for your time.

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Investment Profile

Destination Bahrain

by Gary Daughters

The striking Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay occupies its own island.

Photo courtesy of Bahrain Economic Development Board

The hidden gem of the Arabian Gulf offers a rich history and a flair for all things modern.

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Departments

Letter from the Publisher: Top International Company of the Year

by Adam Jones-Kelley

Last month Conway, publisher of Site Selection magazine, was named the Top International Company of the Year, small business category, an honor bestowed by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Georgia Department of Economic Development and World Trade Center.

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Features

Where Foreign Investors’ Value Projects Go

Successful investment by foreign firms even has domestic US firms looking inward.

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International Update

Thinking India? Think State-Level Market Prioritization

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

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Features

Bounce-Back Central

by Adam Bruns

Looking to ride out the next recession? One survey says North Dakota is the most likely place to do it.

Photos courtesy of Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau

Matching recent project location data with a new ranking of the most resilient states from the Great Recession tells us a few things.

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Energy Report

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.

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Energy Report

Massachusetts, California and Rhode Island Do the Most to Use the Least

by Adam Bruns

The 11th annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard finds familiar names at the top, and incorporates a new metric.

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Features

Did You Remember Batteries?

by Adam Bruns

A Nordic venture with powerful backing aims to help power an electrified Europe with a multibillion-dollar battery plant in Swedish Lapland.

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Investment Profile

Best Supporting Actors

by Mark Arend

Photo by Adam Jones-Kelley

The awards go to two industries — medical devices and aerospace — with long careers ahead of them.

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Departments

Editor’s View: Know When to Hold ’Em

by Mark Arend

You read it here first: Another North America headquarters for a global company is coming to Atlanta, and I’m not referring to Amazon’s HQ2

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