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EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, January 2009 by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Thinking About Tomorrow Y es, 2009 has barely begun, but in economic terms it already looks a lot like 2008. So let’s pick another year to think about for a moment – like 2020. In mid-December, I came across a survey […]
GM's Summer of Love: Driven by efficiency gains, fuel-efficiency goals, promising sales and pure momentum, GM spends its summer spending money on its plants.
Defiance County boasts a mighty confluence of quality labor and logistics. Always has.
The impact of trade tariffs is being debated in many corners, but a team of researchers has found evidence that Ohio is bearing the brunt of the backlash.
In the beginning, Paychex was about not getting paid, providing an object lesson in fast-growth small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) cash-starved travails. Today, the Rochester, N.Y.-based payroll services provider is a US$500-million-a-year business with 100 facilities. But for five long years in the 1970s, Paychex was a $0-a-year business with zero facilities. “I started with […]
Features
by Adam Bruns
Mercedes-Benz Vans’ URBANETIC concept, based on autonomous vehicles, seeks to remove “the separation between people moving and goods transportation” and improve urban life.
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Looking to position yourself near autonomous, smart and electrified vehicle R&D? It seems as if there’s an autonomous vehicle test bed around every corner.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
by MARK AREND A ge is a state of mind, say those who take in stride turning, say, 40, 50 or 60. Trying to dodge the inevitable is futile. In the publishing business, we look forward to such milestones, and the bigger the birthday, the better. Longevity, especially in larger measures, […]
Editor in Chief Mark Arend talks with Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó about surging FDI and the evolution from "Made in Hungary" to "Invented in Hungary."
W hen they turn their attention to the Internet, corporate real estate departments have been mainly concerned with improving communications, customer service applications and Web site development. But a Corporate Real Estate Technology Benchmaking Survey conducted in August 2001 by Ernst & Young (E&Y) and the National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives (NACORE) suggests […]
APRIL/MAY 1998 IDRC?s Best Practices Award: Australia Post — Leadership by Jack Lyne When market-driven pressures transfigured Australia?s national mail system, its real estate arm took a decidedly proactive turn. In two short years, the group has forcefully made the case for cost-effective strategic space utilization. Australia Post Property Division?s designation as 1997?s winner of […]
TrustBelt
by Ron Starner
With Louisville Forward serving as the official host sponsor, the city of 617,000 people on the banks of the Ohio River will welcome attendees of the fifth annual TrustBelt Forum on August 19-21, 2019.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Perhaps without realizing it, Michigan plays a role in many people’s everyday lives.
I t didn’t take long for the Industrial Asset Management Council to hit full stride. In just its second year, IAMC has grown to nearly 300 dues-paying members and carved out a niche in industrial corporate real estate management. IAMC defines itself as “the premier professional association for corporate real estate […]
Colorado encourages job creation, talent attraction across the state with new rural development incentives.
T he maxim used as a headline here is worth thinking about carefully the next time you prepare to sign a service provider contract, no matter how it’s structured. The agreement you commit to will be the starting point of any number of business scenarios, and how you and your service provider relate at the […]
TrustBelt
by Ron Starner
“In the future, when we buy a car, it will be a much more emotionally exciting car. There will be no need to own a boring car.”
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans bolster Louisiana’s vision of a technology ecosystem.
Energy businesses such as Norway’s Aker Solutions and U.S. firm FMC Technologies are landing more jobs on Scottish shores, as well as in London. Food companies such as Kraft are growing from Ballymena to York. Car companies Jaguar Land Rover, Lear and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (a unit of BMW) are growing and steel is rolling.
The region has built momentum as high-tech companies and consortia grew alongside expanding resources.
Like an approaching storm front, a looming market glut promises to shake up the European real estate management landscape. Already, a broad range of continental firms is shedding real estate to concentrate on core businesses. And heated competition is sparking a Europe-wide binge of restructuring and consolidations that promise to dump a mountain of property […]
PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, July 2008 A New School of Thought Atlanta-based TUFF finds opportunities for corporations and universities alike. by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com W hat’s a school to do when an area’s demand for a university presence is growing at the same robust rate as the area’s companies, but funds for […]
TrustBelt
by Ron Starner
A parade of distinguished speakers and panelists reinforced the notion that how we build our companies and our cities is changing as rapidly as the modes of transportation we use.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
With nearly a million jobs in the fast-growing financial, professional, business and information service sectors, Michigan is poised to continue to strengthen these key industries.
Ever since Michael Hammer, the guru of Business Process Re-engineering, made the observation years ago that the business world has not adequately considered the effect re-engineering has on the notion of workplace, work space design experts have struggled to understand the relationship between the two concepts. What role does workspace really play in productivity? Can […]
California banks on the fortunes of an autonomous, zero-emission, all-electric vehicle future.
What do baseball, Michigan and a second-tier city in Florida have in common?
Investment Profile
by Adam Bruns
The sculpture “Inspiration 911,” created by the artist Gerry Judah, adorns the Porscheplatz corporate campus in Zuffenhausen in Greater Stuttgart, which one can now navigate using a new app — one small part of the e-mobility revolution. In recent years, Porsche has invested around €1 billion in facilities in Greater Stuttgart.
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The Federal State of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany — the birthplace of the automobile — is ready to disrupt its own industry.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
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.
Xcel Energy sets ambitious goals and then reaches them. It looks to help customers and communities do the same.
D rive along the southern edge of Lake Michigan, and the steel legacy of northern Indiana becomes inescapably apparent, in both the best and worst of senses. Much of the industry’s looming gray capacity has gone dormant, but there is still a core that thrives. And where big steel has suffered, little steel is doing […]
A bout the time this issue of Site Selection reaches you, I will be finalizing remarks I have been asked to share at a Midwestern state’s annual legislators’ conference. “Competition” is the meeting’s theme, and my role will be to put that state’s relative competitive performance in the context of other states’ and to introduce […]
Pick your mode of transport. By any measure, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is Germany’s most connected federal state — to the rest of Germany, to Europe and to the world.
International Update
by Adam Bruns
Financial services company Helaba Group’s tower in Frankfurt, certified LEED-Platinum in 2016, is among the structures making the German state of Hesse No. 1 in the nation for green buildings.
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Where will corporate occupiers find the greenest buildings once they land within Germany’s borders?
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Could AI save lives? Deployments by Moderna and Amgen will offer evidence. Arnold & Porter’s Global Life Sciences lead shares insights on the convergence of AI and life sciences.
Jack Lyne was an extraordinary writer who perfected his craft by agonizing over every word he wrote. He became the leading editorial voice of a generation of reporters covering the practice of corporate site selection.
Sarasota-based Tervis builds on a 75-year legacy of innovation.
Pflugerville Mayor Victor Gonzales says there are many reasons why this booming Austin suburb in Central Texas was recently named the No. 15 Best Place to Live in America by U.S. News & World Report.
The next era of achievement begins now in Kentucky.
Area Spotlights
by Ron Starner
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An ‘incredibly complicated process’ led the world’s largest social media company to connect in Greater Omaha.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
cores of corporate real estate executives are by MARK AREND working today at leading industrial manufacturing companies with insights and intelligence their counterparts elsewhere are doing without. I am referring to those executives who participated in the Industrial Asset Management Council’s (IAMC) Fall 2004 Professional Forum in late September. From BASF to Boise Cascade, Philips […]
Kansas is home to multiple R&D operations, influencing everything from farm fields to after-school snacks.
Provalus is strengthening small-town economies by bringing IT jobs to rural America.
Analysis used to arrive at Site Selection’s Global Best to Invest rankings produced another benefit — an opportunity to shed light on investment in European metros that don’t often make headlines.
UPS sets new sustainability goals that include vehicle innovations and more renewable power.
by Ron Starner
From large firms to FinTech startups, the smart bet is on financial services talent in the North Star State.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
A few years ago, folks in Southwest Louisiana talked about the long road toward economic recovery following devastating hurricanes, an historic oil spill and a global financial crisis that would severely test the mettle of an entire region
Where companies on the cutting edge of product development are locating their new facilities.
Since January 2015, Site Selection’s Conway Projects Database has qualified 58 major data center investments in the Europe’s “FLAP-D” markets: Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin.
Companies choose to invest in Michigan for a variety of reasons, but chief among them is the consistent support they receive from Team Michigan, including the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and its many partners at the local, regional, and state levels.
That’s one way to describe the depth and potential of automotive technology in the Greater Toronto Area’s York Region.
by Adam Bruns
Computing power and brain power deliver a powerful
one-two punch.
Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Government financial support for corporate facility investment and expansion continues to be a common practice in most parts of the world.
Northridge, Calif.–based Pharmavite, maker of Nature Made vitamins and Soyjoy bars, produces more than 120 different kinds of supplements and fills more than 120 million bottles with 15 billion tablets, capsules, and softgels per year.
A recent investment by Spirit AeroSystems at the North Carolina Global TransPark in Kinston is paving the way for a local aerospace cluster that could soon number in the thousands of workers. No other location had GTP’s blend of logistics and work-force attributes, says a Spirit executive central to the location decision.
Shell Chemical LP on March 15 signed a land option agreement with Horsehead Corporation to evaluate a site in western Pennsylvania for a potential $2-billion petrochemical complex. The complex would include an ethane cracker that would upgrade locally produced ethane from Marcellus Shale gas production. The site is located in Potter and Center Townships in Beaver County near Monaca, Pa.
Whether you like what nuclear weapons have accomplished or not, there's no debating the fact that they still exist.
by Adam Bruns
Arizona is the first state in the nation to issue an open invitation to financial technology pioneers.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Which strategic advantage do multinationals as diverse as Nokia, Microsoft, IBM, Coca-Cola and Delhaize share that their competitors do not?
The hidden gem of the Arabian Gulf offers a rich history and a flair for all things modern.
A letter from the chair on thought leadership; and summaries of previous Forum sessions on supply chain networks and integrated facilities management.
Malaysia’s capital of Kuala Lumpur has a key role to play in the successful implementation of the 10th Malaysia Plan, the government’s blueprint for making the country an effective competitor for global capital investment in high-income industry sectors. The Plan identifies 12 National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) with the potential to produce high incomes and generate sustainable competitiveness on a global scale.
by Ron Starner
What’s smart about connecting talent, innovation, technology, education and government? Everything.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Site selection is critical as fast delivery becomes more important in the B-to-B market.
Regular assessments improve programs’ performance.
For Hoosier Energy and its rural electric distribution partners, accolades are welcome. Making connections is even better.
Texas has more logistics assets — from rail infrastructure and seaports to air cargo facilities and roads — than most countries.
An impromptu talk with the head of Canada's national rail service provides insights that are anything but off-the-cuff.
by Ron Starner
A pro-business climate, highly educated workforce and reasonable costs serve as magnets.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Will LG's new campus ruin the Palisades of New Jersey? Depends on your (point of) view.
An unlikely naval base joins the battle to boost microelectronics.
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell signed a Declaration of Cooperation with Oregon and Washington on May 24th to expedite the review and permitting of energy generation, power transmission and other vital infrastructure development in the Pacific Northwest.
Massachusetts’ dense life sciences ecosystem continues to be a driving force in the state’s economy — even out west.
S uch headlines abound in the current news media, and for many the outlook is dreary. But is it really as bad as it seems? In a market that saw company growth rates skyrocket and labor wages creep higher due to increased demand on a short supply of knowledge workers, maybe it’s just what the […]
Investment Profile
by Mark Arend
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Rhode Island can punch above its weight — and win — thanks to business location assets like the Quonset Business Park.
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
San Bernardino County lays out a roadmap for the movement of commerce.
The region that welcomed the new U.S. Secretary of State on his first trip abroad is making headway in the semiconductor supply chain, among other areas.
Company leaders from the life sciences, corporate services, IT and medtech sectors tell us why the talent and value they find there justify their continuing strategic investments in Costa Rica.
High-speed rail will allow industry clusters and the human beings that comprise them to connect like they never have before.
Highlights from Site Selection ? December 1997/January 1998 Real Estate’s Cream of the Crop: IDRC Best Practices Excellence. It’s something all firms strive for — to be the best. Many companies today are working hard to make their real estate operations the best they can be. The International Development Research Council (IDRC), the world’s preeminent […]
Features
There are resources available for those in the aerospace and MRO sectors looking to de-risk their touch-down in Thailand.
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How a local American Chamber of Commerce Aerospace Council paves the way.
Read MoreAt a time when workforce housing is sorely needed, last month the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $3.17 billion in Public Housing Repair funding to 2,756 public housing authorities (PHAs) in all 50 states, D.C. and several U.S. territories to make capital investments to their public housing stock.
Hungary intends to become the regional leader in innovation and R&D
Ontario-based global parts manufacturer Magna International has enough in-house capabilities around the world to manufacture a complete vehicle.
The co-chair of Transportation for America offers a small-town perspective on transport hubs as economic development drivers.
Three reports released in Davos paint a landscape of global risk and opportunity.
International Update
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Driven by Demand, Demographics, Development (3Ds) – the world’s largest democracy is set to emerge as a global business and investment destination as it turns 75 by 2022.
Read MoreStatoil’s busy in more than 30 countries (including the US), but its main pipeline of oil, gas and wind projects continues to churn between the North Sea and the Arctic Circle.
This is one Latin American infrastructure megaproject that is actually happening.
These 10 cities are ready for the big time. They just need to act like it.
W hen a company finds success, they tend to run with it. Such is the case with Xerox’s Canadian call center operations. The firm already has operations in Saint John, New Brunswick, and announced in September 2001 a new center to be located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The site will initially employ 150 full-time workers […]
With a proven record of promoting growth, Portland’s neighborhood rail is set to expand.
by Adam Bruns
From the Mayo Clinic to the medical device sector, Minnesotawrote the book on medical technology and bioscience.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
The commonwealth is home to global brands and a growing number of third-party logistics providers
A positive by-product of the pandemic in Southeast Asia was the rapid pace of digitalization — encouraging the tech sector and its stakeholders to continue on the path of innovation and growth.
Dr. Chester Wilson, a professor at Louisiana Tech University and chief technology officer at Carbon Capture Energy Technologies, hopes to use nanotechnology to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
The imminent global impact of innovative activity conducted in the state will be one to watch.
Glen Kunofsky of Marcus & Millichap shares his perspective on Creative Uses of Sale-Leaseback.
by Gary Daughters
Venture capital? Check. Incubators? Check. Accelerators? Check. Learn why every box for entrepreneurship is checked in Minnesota.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
Data centers, among others, are poised to take advantage of Wyoming’s power advantages — today and tomorrow.
Ohio unseats Nebraska for the per capita cup as Texas makes room in the trophy cabinet for an eight consecutive total projects win.
sia figures to be the high-growth region for call center activity for years to come by most accounts, as companies continue to offshore operations in India and the Philippines and head to China to serve the local market. A recent Datamonitor report predicts the number of call centers in the Asia-Pacific region […]
A letter from IAMC Chair Jennifer Roth, and a look into how long-term corporate real estate strategies guard against short-term corrections.
Energy Report
by Adam Bruns
Oklahoma schools work to fill a growing need in the aerospace industry.
A chat with AstraZeneca's head of real estate and asset strategies offers a glimpse into the company's global growth strategy and focus on quality workplaces.
The Brookings Institution’s Martha Ross and Mark Muro explore how federal, state and local leaders can leverage the CHIPS and Science Act as a landmark workforce opportunity.
Bell Textron increases its range in Texas; Agristo plants roots in North Dakota; Anduril makes single largest job creation investment in Ohio.
The Lone Star State last year accounted for 37% of all oil & gas employment in the nation, supporting nearly 348,000 direct jobs in Texas.
Energy Report
by Adam Bruns
Three reports offer guideposts to more judicious energy use in buildings, transport and industry.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
From Site Selection magazine, February 1989 New Facilities 1988 Continue to next page | Site Selection Online ©1989 Conway Data, Inc. All rights reserved. SiteNet data is from many sources and is not warranted to be accurate or current.
Access to markets, skilled workers lures foreign firms to San Bernardino County.
Martin Roche returned to his native land to smell the political mood in Scotland and ask what a newly independent Scotland might look like to mobile investors.
The reasons behind the Greater Phoenix Economic Council earning the International Economic Development Council’s 2021 award for top global economic development organization
Health information technology companies in Saxony-Anhalt are conceiving new solutions to old problems.
Energy Report
by Adam Bruns
Two Siemens investments on opposite sides of the Atlantic have energy and community redevelopment at their heart.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Bob Kraft spends quite a bit of time in Asia, usually making a half dozen trips annually. He’s paid more than 40 visits since he founded Milwaukee-based First Pathway Partners in 2007. All of that travel is to recruit wealthy foreign investors interested in seeking U.S. citizenship through the Immigrant Investor Program, more commonly know as EB-5.
Small to mid-size companies hope for best from the US/EU trade agreement.
Among the economic development themes to emerge across the 50 state legislatures and governor’s offices...
Find hidden jewels in every corner of the state.
by Ron Starner
It’s no accident that Minnesotans regularly produce life-changing inventions.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Here’s how Washington delivers the ‘Best State’ in the nation.
Abstracts of major presentations of the International Development Research Council (IDRC), the world’s pre-eminent corporate real estate association. “Strategies for Managing Through the Economic Downturn,” Pacific Northwest World Congress, May 14, 2001: Remaining competitive in the global marketplace requires a company to hire and keep the best workers, says Jacques Gordon of LaSalle Investment Management. […]
This year, for the first time, among the external indices used in Site Selection’s Global Best to Invest rankings (due to be released on Thursday, May 1) is the DHL Global Connectedness Report.
What do a new baseball stadium, the Fountain of Youth and the Ringling Brothers have in common? If you answered the Florida Gulf Coast, you’d be right.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The project records appearing every week in the Site Selection Project Bulletin are pulled from the Conway Projects Database, a proprietary resource with tens of thousands of records of corporate end-user facility investments across all industry sectors and all world geographies. Want to look for our projects yourself? Look here. Hollywood’s Latest Addition […]
Investment Profile
by Ron Starner
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How the capital region of Ohio put together a record-setting decade.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Labor Pay vs. Consumer Income: Connecticut No. 1 in Both Cost-juggling: It’s often a major concern in locating operations, particularly the distribution facility juggle of calculating labor costs vs. the nearby market’s buying power. Connecticut, though, ranks No. 1 for both personal income per resident and average annual salary, according to the Statistical Abstract of […]
With FDI projects flowing into Central & Eastern Europe, companies face more intense competition for talent.
Meeting the electrical power needs of expanding Midwest companies is work that sometimes leads to expansion projects of its own.
While other cities see businesses come and go, the City of Terrell offers something different, a community where companies find lasting success. In a world where relocation and rapid growth often seem like the key to business survival, Terrell has become a rare example of a place where staying put is the winning strategy.
From Site Selection magazine, July 2004 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION Tech Transfer Thrives In Mountain States University research is generating startups, jobs. The scenic University of Utah campus launches three to eight startup companies each year. by JOHN W. McCURRY T ocky Mountain states have long had a leg up in the all-important […]
Area Spotlights
by Ron Starner
Micron broke ground in August on what one economic development leader calls “the most coveted type of project in the world.”
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How Micron chose Virginia for a $3-billion semiconductor project after a global search.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Software Solves Amgen’s Space Challenge by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com B iotech giant Amgen‘s corporate campus in Thousand Oaks, Calif., is immense, covering 3.8 million sq. ft. (353,020 sq. m.) and housing more than 3,000 employees involved in manufacturing, R&D, marketing and administrative functions. During the summer […]
Progress and anguish characterize South Sudan, the world’s newest country.
The health tech sector is changing medical care in Colorado and beyond.
Data centers, among others, are poised to take advantage of Wyoming’s power advantages — today and tomorrow.
Québec-based IT executives at multinational computer services giants attribute the success and expansion of their enterprises to being located in Québec. An increasingly bilingual and skilled work force, higher education resources, proximity to Europe and the U.S. Northeast and a business climate that encourages capital investment are some of the assets they identify as drivers of their ability to compete. More specifically, they compete successfully with other subsidiaries of their parent companies worldwide for capital investment, or they complement those subsidiaries as no other operation can, they maintain.