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Two Views of Logistics Location Performance

by Adam Bruns

The 2018 Manufacturing & Logistics Report Card from Conexus and the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University gave “A” grades to Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Texas.

New studies will help you flesh out your own decision matrix.

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Editor’s View: Reshoring Analysis Points To Better Days Ahead

Editor in Chief Mark Arend says the 2021 State of North American Manufacturing Annual Report from Thomas and the Reshoring Initiative’s 2020 Data Report both indicate things are trending in the right direction.

How Mississippi Keeps America Safe on the High Seas

Shipbuilders for the Navy and Coast Guard embark on large expansion projects.

Panama: Pillars for Growth

Site Selection magazine recently sought out insights from
presidential candidate Ricardo Lombana.

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION – EMERGING LOGISTICS HUBS

ENVER, Colo. — Lower leasing rates have contributed to a rebounding industrial market in severalmajor American cities, according to a new report by the ProLogis Research Group. The new market “leaders” in the distribution-warehouse sector, according to the Denver-based company,are the Los Angeles Basin, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Reno, Seattle and St. […]

New Premier Primes Quebec for Powerhouse Status

I s Bernard Landry, Quebec’s new Premier, controversial? Of course he is. A separatist? Definitely. But in his radio address heard around the world about Canada’s “uselessness” in terms of Quebec’s economic development, there was an underlying message that should be music to the ears of corporate investors. Landry (right), the […]

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Take Me Out to the Mixed-Use Development

by Ron Starner

Theme park designer ITEC Entertainment is the ultimate show runner, bringing its proven brand of storytelling to the exploding universe of mixed-use destinations.

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Mixing the Right Rx for Pfizer’s 600

P fizer’s 600-employee expansion in Ann Arbor, Mich., looked deceptively simple — on paper, at least, once it was a done deal. One number fairly leaps out in the postmortem: a whopping US$84.2 million in incentives, certainly enough to vacuum-seal most major expansions. And those bountiful incentives certainly did help seal […]

ABB Expands Wind Manufacturing in India: & 4 more reports

World Reports: ABB Expands Wind Manufacturing in India: & 4 more reports

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX

Silicon technology specialist Intel’s vast real estate portfolio includes 49 million sq. ft. (455,210 sq. m.) stretching across 200 locations in over 50 countries. A diverse company, Intel encompasses a variety of products and services. “When people think about Intel, they certainly think about microprocessors, but we have 12 major business units which we break […]

In This Together

The center of a tornado is characterized by a dramatic drop in pressure. It’s the twister’s aftermath that brings high pressure to bear.

Military Base Redevelopment: From Swords to Ploughshares, Site Selection Magazine, November 2003

W Potlatch Corp.’s new distribution center at CenterPoint Intermodal Center on the former Joliet (Ill.) Arsenal property will soon be joined by the company’s tissue converting plant next door. hen Potlatch Corp., a Spokane, Wash.-based manufacturer of wood and paper products, began looking for a site for a new distribution center to serve its expanded […]

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Iowa To Host Premier Industrial Biotechnology Event In 2019

Iowa is the bioprocessing capital of the world. This is a fact I recognized quickly when I assumed the role of Executive Director of the Iowa Biotechnology Association in 2014.

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2021 Prosperity Cup

North Carolina’s prowess in life sciences, aerospace and statewide business-recruitment teamwork are delivering enviable results.

IAMC Insider: Biloxi Forum Programs and Speakers: A Preview

I’ve been attending Professional Forums since the fall of 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. I remember the inspirational speaker there was Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to climb Mount Everest. Since Omaha, Professional Forums have evolved from events principally offering high-level, high-value networking toward conferences that include, as well, an array of current-issue CRE professional […]

Get Your Kicks on Oklahoma’s Route 66

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

Where Innovation Happens

New Jersey’s entrepreneurs are in good company among the state’s many collaborative workspaces.

A Region of Firsts

Greater Philadelphia leverages its historic position as a global leader in life sciences.

TrustBelt

Chicago Again Tops Green Building Adoption Index

by Ron Starner

A TrustBelt city that has been ranked No. 1 in the fifth annual U.S. Green Building Adoption Index

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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."

IAMC Insider: Augmenting Intelligence Requires Strategic Vision First

IAMC members are preparing to gather in April for our next Forum in Greenville, South Carolina.

The Home Stretch

It’s appropriate in a way that this last letter in our series on building a new strategic plan happens as the IAMC Fall Forum convenes in Boise when we meet with our peers to share ideas and grow relationships. Over the course of the series, we’ve studied the necessary steps to crafting a business plan […]

UPSKILLING EXISTING EMPLOYEES

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

Into the Fast Lane

Northwest Ohio’s automotive sector is accelerating into the future.

TrustBelt

Ford & Fisker Bring the Muscle to TrustBelt

by Ron Starner

Who doesn’t like a good muscle car? When you think of fast cars, two names that first come to mind are Ford and Fisker.

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Chinese FDI in the US and Mexico; multiple projects from Shaw Industries; the hottest US foreign trade zones; and a big treat for Tennessee from Unilever.

Chinese investors spent $12.2 billion in foreign direct investment in the first three quarters of 2013, on the way to a record-setting year, according to Rhodium Group’s Thilo Hanemann.

The Tug of The Art Land

A place where ‘nothing happens’ and its lessons from the galaxy.

Hybrid Solution

Last week Princeton, N.J.–based Bristol-Myers Squibb became the latest to latch on to a life sciences wave striking Florida.

Shifting Gears

Why is a Mexico manufacturing presence important to automotive suppliers hoping to reach markets beyond North America and Europe?

Inspiring Solutions

Award winners offer models worth emulating
at global science & technology parks.

Life Sciences

Fresh Blood

by Adam Bruns

Emeryville welcomes renewed investment from Spain’s Grifols in a legacy site.

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One Piece at a Time

The South is hotter than most of the rest of the U.S. in more ways than one.

Building an Empire of Energy

That Southwest Louisiana is vitally important to America’s energy needs is without question.

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.

Flowing Into the Valley

For power and for water, SRP has the future in mind, and the Greater Phoenix community at heart.

Where They’re All There

A new report from Gallup finds a new part of the world has displaced the United States and Canada as the region with the most engaged employees in the world — but there are caveats.

Features

Madison Catalyst

by Adam Bruns

Exact Sciences’ new HQ could catapult a company and a research park to the next level.

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Getting Things Done – Together

“It’s amazing what can be accomplished when nobody cares who gets the credit.”

Southwest Louisiana Out in Front and Not Looking Back

Southwest Louisiana continues to improve a business climate that is already a national leader.

Offshore Platform

Command Medical Products, an Ormond Beach, Fla., manufacturer of disposable medical tubing, needed a new low-cost manufacturing platform to accommodate its growth in business.

Inside Dell’s Clicks

“We have a mantra in Dell corporate real estate: Set unrealistic expectations . . . and then exceed them,” says Kip Thompson, flashing a smile that’s both playfully devilish and dead serious. Yeah, right, you say? After all, real estate by nature is a long-term process: 24 months to build a facility, 16-18 months if […]

Clean Energy Is A Breeze

New England states revolutionize power resources, bringing new investment out to sea.

Life Sciences

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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We’ll Go Ahead Without You, Okay?

The world of corporate multinationals is abuzz this week after the Obama administration strongly urged corporate leaders to stay away from the 18th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which says it draws around 5,000 leaders from around the world to discuss Russia’s position and competitiveness in the world economy.

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.

Trade Winds

Momentum from 2013 carries over as Ohio's project pipeline remains fuller than ever.

Steady Growth

There are several reasons Ohio has won Site Selection Magazine’s “Governor’s Cup” for the most corporate expansions in the country in three of the past five years. One of them certainly is the 20-percent growth in the bioscience industry in Ohio over the past decade.

Dealing With the Squeeze

Government cutbacks spur site selectors to seek locations with strong balance sheets. A new era of fiscal austerity — from the federal level on down — is prompting site selection consultants to steer an increasing number of projects toward destinations that have their financial houses in order.

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Report: The Future Is Data Analytics & Computing

by Mark Arend

Downtown Little Rock

Photo by Casey Crocker courtesy of Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

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

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Cap One/JLL Strategy Tames Hyper

Frankly, most companies would die for problems like Capital One Financial’s (www.capital1.com): five straight years of 20 percent-plus earnings growth and a spot in Fortune‘s “100 Best Places to Work.” But Capital One’s blistering growth had burned a gaping hole in its corporate real estate (CRE) strategy. Like some steroid-fueled bullfrog, the Signet Bank spin-off […]

Renewable Fuel Projects Are on Tap

Louisiana is in the running — or has been selected already — for three major renewable fuel plants. Delta Biofuel announced in late June that it is evaluating Iberia Parish for a planned $70 million renewable fuel plant. The planned production facility would produce biomass fuel pellets made from residual sugarcane fiber known as bagasse. […]

The 2012 Global Best to Invest Rankings

Site Selection is pleased to present its fourth annual Best to Invest rankings of nations and metro areas for investment-attraction activity in 2011. The national Investment Promotion Agencies recognized here were particularly successful in 2010 at attracting capital investment projects — both expansions of existing facilities and new projects — from investors at home and abroad.

I’m in Micanopy. On Purpose.

I come to Micanopy for vacation. How many people can make that claim?

Cementing a Legacy

Lehigh Hanson expands upon a century of work in Indiana.

Topeka’s Sweet Tooth

by Gary Daughters

Ground-breaking Mars plant continues to expand.

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Scotland Lands Key IT, Life Sciences Investments

Two US companies announced plans in New York in early April to establish operations in Scotland.

Where Diversity and Equity Go Hand in Hand

A generational $3.8 billion redevelopment in Chicago aims to be a model for the nation.

Soft Landing, Strong Take-Off: A Talk With proAutomation President & CEO Daniel Beltrán

A Talk With proAutomation President & CEO Daniel Beltrán

How Louisville Persevered to Clinch The Top Projects Crown

In a year more turbulent than the river it overlooks, metro Louisville leads our rankings of metro areas along the Ohio River’s entire length. A CBRE analyst ponders the rising value of mid-size cities in the region.

High-Priced Infrastructure Proposals Set the Stage for Big-Dollar Projects

Shovel-Ready Sites: High-Priced Infrastructure Proposals Set the Stage for Big-Dollar Projects

Cleared For Takeoff

by Mark Arend

How Wichita’s top aerospace company will staff a $1-billion, five-year expansion.

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Shared Services: A Business Strategy For Increasing Shareholder Value

An increasing number of companies are turning to the concept of “shared services” to lower operating expenses and gain competitive advantage. Briefly defined, shared services consolidates accounting, human resources (HR), real estate and other transactional operations to reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction. As a management technique, shared services falls into the process-oriented family of […]

$76 Billion and Counting

Inland ports just getting up to speed can look to a 30-year-old development for inspiration.

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, March 2008 Querétaro Project Helps Firm Mark Golden Anniversary in Mexico Digital Media Find Fertile Ground in Connecticut, Chicago and Canada One Niche Spurs Another? The aseptic processing area (right) is an important and soon-to-be-growing part of Bioniche’s campus in Belleville, Ont., located on the Bay […]

Georgia: Court Ruling Poses No Delay To Rivian Project

“I take umbrage at the judge’s thoughts,” says one top state official.

Piping Up

Facility investment and job creation might hinge on an upcoming ruling on steel pipe dumping. Or they might just keep going full steam ahead.

Wind Power

by Adam Bruns

Kansas’ renewable energy sector is growing fast.

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Power Propositions

Events in Pennsylvania and California highlight models for talent development.

Facebook’s Multiplier Effect

Projects requiring hundreds of workers per site are increasingly common in The Land of Enchantment.

WORLD REPORTS : November 2024

A port expansion in the Republic of the Congo; bioproducts in Queensland, Australia; more chips in Japan; India’s solar boost; and record robotics stats.

Firing on All Cylinders

Market intelligence and analysis show companies making intelligent location choices across Greater Phoenix.

They’d Rather Be In Colorado

From EV battery manufacturing to biotechnology, Colorado’s workforce is enticing industry expansion.

Kansas’ Secret Weapon: Its People

by Ron Starner

Do the math, and one factor trumps all: the workforce of Kansas.

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Where to Solve Your Energy Equation

Natural gas price stability and cost competitiveness give this region the edge.

Leadership Forum Tackles Bandwidth, Valuation Issues

J ones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL) Global Consulting division recently gave clients and prospects another opportunity to step out of the corporate real estate management fray and put the rapid change they are enduring in context. Dozens of real estate managers joined a team of JLL executives at the firm’s latest Real Estate Leadership Roundtable, in […]

Europe’s Best Rev Up Investments

W hen Japanese automaker Toyota needed to increase its share of the European marketplace in the late 1990s, it went in search of the automaker’s Holy Grail — the perfect site for a new manufacturing plant. After heated competition, the Nord-Pas de Calais region in Northern France offered the most tempting of sites. […]

Accelerated Production

Powering one of America's most important automotive manufacturing regions is just one of the many tasks of Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative.

Made with Brains and Muscle

Manufacturers seek the Kansas advantage.

Area Spotlights

Tech Grows in the Valley

by Savannah King

Leading technology and innovations are made in the valley – New York’s Tech Valley, that is.

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A New Class Brings the Number of American World War II Heritage Cities to 30

Documenting community industrial development in the United States has been a core mission of Site Selection since we launched publication 70 years ago this month.

Iowa To Host Premier Industrial Biotechnology Event In 2019

Iowa is the bioprocessing capital of the world. This is a fact I recognized quickly when I assumed the role of Executive Director of the Iowa Biotechnology Association in 2014.

Cover Story, Site Selection magazine, September 2003

entral to any region’s success as an economic center is its transportation and logistics infrastructure. This used to mean having rail, highway, air and sea access – even two or three of these could support key industries. But some areas are seeking to distance themselves from competitive locations and are re-evaluating the definition of transportation […]

Clear Air Ahead

In May, West Star Aviation announced plans to plans to invest roughly $15 million this year in expanding its presence at current sites in Grand Junction, Colo. (GJT), East Alton, Ill. (ALN), and Columbia, S.C. (CAE).

$12 Billion & Counting

As California Competes, Tax Credit recipients launch record-setting investments in the Golden State.
GO-Biz Director Avdis paints a picture of Transformation.

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No Small Potatoes

by Gary Daughters

Burley leads Idaho in big-time investments.

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Editor’s View: New Tools for Gauging Area Competitiveness, Site Selection Magazine, May 2003

C all it coincidence, but much attention is being given of late to the importance of competitiveness in the context of economic development, including here at Site Selection. No fewer than three new resources are suddenly at the disposal of corporate real estate executives and others charged with selecting the best location in which to […]

Flexing Toward the Future with Xcel Energy

Putting Industry into Motion on the East Coast

2021 Prosperity Cup

North Carolina’s prowess in life sciences, aerospace and statewide business-recruitment teamwork are delivering enviable results.

New US Offshore Wind Strategy Moves From Testing the Waters to Diving Right In

Announced: the publication of a collaborative strategic plan to continue accelerating the development of offshore wind energy in the United States.

Editor’s View: How Smart Is Your City?

Our cover story takes the smart city discussion in a new, different direction. Editor in Chief Mark Arend shares his own different take on what’s smart.

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Camden Welcomes Another HQ

by Adam Bruns

Photo art by Sean Scantland

When Subaru of America opened a new headquarters in Camden it represented the evolution of a Camden redevelopment story begun by Campbell Soup Company 12 years ago.

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Congestion Capitals

Congestion can really get you down. No, we’re not talking about the sniffles going around. More like the cargo and people who aren’t.

Free Zone Advantages Are a Two-Way Street

Free zones in this Caribbean country make giving back to their communities a competitive edge in attracting investment.

Capital Area’s Clean Energy Hub Adds an Offshore Wind Project

Who says offshore wind towers and components need to be built on the coast?

Where Affordability, Value & Prime Real Estate Converge

You might think the nation’s office buildings sit completely inactive and empty, as pandemic-induced remote work takes hold as a permanent part of workplace planning.

Where Location Data Becomes Location Intelligence

There is more to Missouri’s geospatial technology industry than the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s $1.7 billion NGA West Headquarters

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If You Believe

by Adam Bruns

Theme park designer ITEC Entertainment is the ultimate show runner, bringing its proven brand of storytelling to the exploding universe of mixed-use destinations.

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New Technology Centers Will Create Nearly 3,000 Jobs

by Mark Arend

Image: Getty Images

New Orleans, Lafayette burnish their IT center credentials.

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Cutting a Wide Swath

Iowa boasts deep roots in the transportation equipment manufacturing sector.

Less Uncertainty Now, Stronger Growth Coming

The following is excerpted with permission from Dr. George Hammond's March 2013 report in Arizona's Economy, a publication of the Economic and Business Research Center (EBR) at the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona. Dr. Hammond is Associate Director of EBR and Eller Research Professor.

LAND HO!

Iowa launches a certified sites program that’s landing big projects.

Arkansas: Naturally Built for Business

From the state’s most populated metropolitans, to smaller communities, new and expanding companies are finding a place for themselves in diverse communities across Arkansas.

Where Diversity and Equity Go Hand in Hand

A generational $3.8 billion redevelopment in Chicago aims to be a model for the nation.

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Aircraft Production Returns to Oklahoma

by Gary Daughters

Kratos will manufacture its MQM-178A Firejet in Oklahoma.

Photo courtesy Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

When Kratos Defense and Security Solutions announced plans for a major expansion in Oklahoma City, the head of the company’s drone division was clear on why.

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A ‘GILDed’ Look at Automotive Investments in Europe

Eastern Europe is the main beneficiary of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Europe’s automotive sector, according to analysis from PricewaterhouseCoopers-Plant Location International (PwC-PLI), Brussels, developer of the Global Investment Location Database (GILD). “In terms of greenfield FDI projects in the automotive sector, non-European Union (EU) countries have attracted 3.5 times more projects than EU […]

Steel Titans Betting Billions On Arkansas

Mississippi County will soon take over as the top steel producer in the country.

Game Plan

Tennessee acts on a blueprint for future success in its automotive sector.

The Incentives Innovator

How Iowa plans to seed an emerging industry via tax credits.

What Is Ohio?

From grilled cheese to Craigslist, Ohioans are changing the way we interact with the world.

Intelligence Reports

People Power

by Adam Bruns

In economic terms, the Valley is seeing waves of investment from Grafton to Grand Forks-East Grand Forks, to Fargo-Moorhead and to Wahpeton further south.

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Battleground USA

“The World Is Flat” author Tom Friedman noted in a June column that the world is also quite fat:

Vetting by Vetter Finds Chicago is Better

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

Not Going Sideways

Cal Coastal lends a helping hand to promising ventures in rural California.

SOUTH – CENTRAL: High Hopes for Huge Lithium Reserves

The Smackover Formation in Arkansas is one part of a regional lithium play with promise for the EV and battery sectors.

Millennial Mecca

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