New York is the ideal location for innovative companies that are forward-thinking and poised to grow quickly.
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by Ron Starner
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New York is the ideal location for innovative companies that are forward-thinking and poised to grow quickly.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
The 2020 National Solar Jobs Census from the Solar Energy Industries Association ranks Washington No. 20 in solar power industry jobs with 3,565, with a five-year solar jobs growth of more than 1,300 jobs that places the state No. 13 in the nation.
Food production, financial services and big tech lead the way.
San Jose, Calif., took first place in Yahoo! Internet Life magazine’s annual ranking of the most wired cities, knocking San Francisco to the No. 2 spot. D espite all of the hullabaloo about the energy scare and lack of labor, U.S. DataPort chose to locate a US$1.2 billion, 1,100-job Internet campus in Silicon Valley — […]
From Site Selection magazine, February 1996 U.S. Manufacturing Growth by SIC Continue to next page | Site Selection Online ©1996 Conway Data, Inc. All rights reserved. SiteNet data is from many sources and is not warranted to be accurate or current.
California companies seeking greener pastures often cast a wistful eye at Texas and Colorado.
Area Spotlights
by Savannah King
Film and TV production, clean energy, education and small-town infrastructure lead the agenda of newly elected Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
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The state of Utah not only offers the best in outdoor activities. We have also found that the people who live here are very well educated and innovative,” says Albert Modrovsky, vice president of strategic initiatives for L-3 Communication Systems Group. “They tend to thrive in an environment of teamwork and are more than willing to mentor other employees by sharing their work experiences and industry expertise.
Consumers Energy delivers creative solutions to complex industrial challenges.
Industry reports and the experts make it clear: A new world order is in the making, with the United States essentially redrawing the world’s energy map.
Building out the AI infrastructure and workforce in Africa proves to be an ambitious and necessary undertaking.
by Ron Starner
Exports to global markets fuel a surge in Kentucky’s aerospace sector.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Texas companies are at the forefront of breakthroughs and new technology.
Cross-disciplinary collaboration is in the DNA of America's crossroads.
Project Blue receives approval in Arizona; SAEL boosts domestic solar cell production in India; Dormant natural gas plant gains new life in Pennsylvania.
Four Canadian shipyards wait for their federal government to pick two of them.
Features
by Gary Daughters
Manufacturing, logistics and internet technology propel central Ohio’s Licking County.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
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Water keeps flowing as manufacturers flock to growing communities.
San Bernardino County Builds A Green Energy Hub.
Southeastern states aren’t usually on the short list of wind energy equipment builders looking for new manufacturing sites, but a German firm has ambitious plans to make Chattanooga a leading center for wind tower development.
Investment Profile
by Adam Bruns
Jerusalem’s light rail network, launched in 2011, is just one more way that talent, ideas and firms connect throughout Israel.
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There’s no better place than Israel to scout for talent and ideas.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Data-driven approach to decision-making saves lives and jobs.
One region in Upstate New York appears to have figured it out.
A US manufacturer of televisions used to promote its product with the saying, "The quality goes in before the name goes on."
Pressed by a sense of urgency among scientists and the wider public, and by governments and investors who must fulfil promises made at COP (Conference of the Parties) summits
Area Spotlights
by Adam Bruns
Advanced manufacturing is advancing at Ford’s Chicago Assembly and Stamping Plants, where the automaker in February pledged to invest $1 billion and add 500 jobs, bringing total employment at the two plants to 5,800.
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A month into his tenure, the new governor of Illinois lays out his vision for prosperity.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
In a sneak peek at the California Spotlight coming to the March 2024 issue of Site Selection, a CEO tells Ron Starner why his driverless shuttle firm is making the 6,500-mile jaunt from Auckland to Riverside.
TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, July 2007 Developing Divestiture Strategies A new service targets surplus properties. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com C hevron‘s mergers with Texaco in 2001 and Unocal in 2005 left the San Ramon, Calif.- based oil giant with a considerable number of surplus properties. The company is now evaluating […]
South Carolina is rapidly emerging as a center for advanced materials manufacturing, especially in the development of composites. New companies are being attracted to the state from around the globe due in part to the state’s expertise in textiles.
Respondents to Site Selection's seven questions reinforce some age-old truths: Unique circumstances drive site searches, and usually drive site solutions too.
Real estate education programs are as varied as the deals they teach you to make. The Urban Land Institute’s Directory of Real Estate Development and Related Education Programs is currently in its ninth edition, and includes 60 programs in the United States and abroad. Of that sample, only a handful mention corporate real estate as […]
TrustBelt
by Ron Starner
Making it big in rural America requires paying attention to the little things.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
New locations in Iowa emerge as safe investment havens for expanding companies needing to move quickly and efficiently.
NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, January 2009 Atomic Energy Components Float U.S. Boat The nuclear reactor business is one powerful alternative. by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com T he manufacturing infrastructure for a rejuvenated nuclear energy industry continues to sprout plum projects across the U.S. In late October, French multinational AREVA announced it would […]
Chewing through the data reveals which locations in the US and abroad have the secret recipe for attracting corporate HQs.
Intersect Illinois CEO reveals how private industry is reinventing the factory.
TrustBelt
by Ron Starner
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.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
What do the world's largest retailer, an entrepreneurial steel industry executive and a French jet manufacturer all have in common?
Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Laura Kelly of Kansas are covered extensively in this issue as the winners of the 2021 Governors’ Cups the former for total qualified capital investment projects
Whether a community is directly involved or not, expansion of the shale energy industry in Ohio has far-reaching consequences for statewide economic growth.
Proactive change leads the state to win $20 billion in deals in four years.
The next era of achievement begins now in Kentucky.
TrustBelt
by Ron Starner
Female entrepreneurship is making solid gains across the country, with a notable surge in women-led startups taking place in the Midwest.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
The erstwhile textile manufacturing region of southern Virginia is starting to see an economic rebirth as a high-tech center, especially in terms of IT-related operations and data centers.
Gov. Hickenlooper follows the Colorado Blueprint to help businesses grow.
Advanced transportation R&D propels California into a new state of mobility.
“Alternative protein facilities will become their own category of corporate real estate,” says one expert about a market expected to reach $27 billion by 2027.
The Smackover Formation in Arkansas is one part of a regional lithium play with promise for the EV and battery sectors.
TrustBelt
As the conversation of blockchain solutions moves its way into the mainstream, we must continue to invest in understanding this powerful technology.
Read MoreAutomation sweeps through the world’s industries, with no plan to slow down.
Investment in agriculture, aerospace and food processing projects helps diversify these states' economies.
Here’s why folks are fleeing the bright lights of the big city and loving it.
WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Ambitious Auto Plans in South America M ajor auto manufacturers plan to carry out major expansion plans in Brazil and Argentina in the coming years. French car maker Renault is upgrading its plant in Santa Isabel, Argentina. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com General Motors Brazil announced […]
TrustBelt
The annual TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum has always featured a speaker lineup of considerable star power, but the 2019 roster in Louisville promises to be the best one yet.
Read MoreCBRE says these markets are focused on how to provide renewable energy for data centers. Plus, we list top global territories for recent data center development.
Industry reports and the experts make it clear: A new world order is in the making, with the United States essentially redrawing the world’s energy map.
San Antonio and its municipal utility join forces to establish a clean technology cluster.
Fast-rising supply chain solutions provider investing $115M in SW Illinois.
Gov. Reeves makes a bold Power Play for more energy in Mississippi.
Investment Profile
by Adam Bruns
A program focused on quality of place is yielding positive economic and wellness results in 16 small Indiana towns — with more to come.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
T he big news surrounding the Site Selection Governor’s Cup facilities race for 2000 is the fact that the big winners — Michigan and Detroit — are getting quite comfortable taking their respective rides down victory lane. For the fourth year in a row, the state of Michigan claimed the top […]
As MicroVention comes home to Aliso Viejo, its Japanese parent company feels increasingly at home in California.
Ontario once again earns Site Selection’s nod as the most competitive province in Canada.
A few things have changed since the not-so-long-ago era of the million-square-foot warehouse and lines of ships waiting to get into ports.
Abstracts of recent major presentations of the International Development Research Council (IDRC), the world?s preeminent corporate real estate association. ?New New Strategies for Inner-City Economic Development,? Keynote Address by Michael Porter; IDRC New England World Congress, Apr. 26, 1999: ?The inner city is becoming the new hot spot,? offering location strengths, major pools of available […]
Area Spotlights
by Gary Daughters
Hungry for a juicy story line, some of the nation’s top scribes are suggesting that Larry Hogan is the Republican answer to Donald Trump. Larry who?
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
A s if their plates weren’t full enough already, economic conditions are mandating that corporate real estate managers figure out how to do more with less. More what? They must now demonstrate more of an ability to contain, if not reduce, costs where property assets are concerned, because shareholders and real estate investors are less […]
Incentives, headquarters, semiconductors and workforce training headline some of the stories in a state chock-full of them.
In the midst of a global growth strategy, a German pharmaceutical company plans to make a major investment in Des Plaines, Illinois.
On the following pages we join corporate end users and site selection consultants around the world in celebrating those doing it best.
In San Bernardino County, Calif., access to skilled labor leads to multiple company expansions.
Life Sciences
by Adam Bruns
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.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
The Manufacturing Imperative – Workforce Pipeline Challenge from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers is one program empowering the nation’s technical colleges and their students.
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.
Minnesota manufacturers are cautiously optimistic about 2024, according to the Minnesota Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey, the results of which were announced in February.
Nearly 45 years after first arriving in Costa Rica, Bayer continues to reinvest. Here’s why.
Life Sciences
by Adam Bruns
A new global corporate entity in animal health makes its home in Maine.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Sites along the new I-69 Corridor in southwest Indiana won’t stay vacant for long.
Gov. Abbott always said he would make Texas No. 1. He delivered.
World Reports: DuPont Boosts PV Research Capabilities; Nestlé Opens Biscuit R&D Center
Life Sciences
by Adam Bruns
A new R&D expansion at its home base in Wisconsin is just one expression of the company’s genetic predisposition to be both conscious and growth-oriented.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
The No. 4 state in the Governor’s Cups ranking is just getting started.
International intermodal logistics center offers promise of ‘game-changing’ industry for Florida’s Heartland. If business leaders and economic developers in Florida’s Heartland have their way, the region will also become known as the sweet spot for global logistics, manufacturing and international trade.
Museums and historic sites across the heartland have historic ties to industry, but their neighborhoods aren't living in the past.
Investment Profile
by Mark Arend
No longer is China simply the second largest cosmetics market in the world. It is now a leading center of the health and beauty industry.
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
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 […]
These regions know how to connect the dots, bridge the gaps and cultivate talent.
World Reports: Hope for Haiti; Cummins Increasing Asian Presence; UAE’s First Vehicle Plant; Powering Up
orporate America continues to enjoy Southern hospitality, as evidenced by Site Selection‘s Top Economic Development Groups of 2004. While this year’s battle for a top group honor was closer than ever, one trend shows no sign of ebbing: When it comes to competing for jobs and capital investment, the region that frequently […]
Energy Parks are a smart and sustainable asset for areas with surplus industrial property. A Charlotte park under development is leading by example.
Area Spotlights
by Mark Arend
But no less of a focus on being the top state business climate. Watch for information technology to play a critical role in boosting rural Georgia — and the state’s reputation as a business location worldwide.
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
The aerospace industry has had a major presence in the Rockford, Ill., region for many decades, but it was only a few years ago that the industry came to the realization that a major cluster had developed.
When businesses are ready to grow quickly, Missouri’s Certified Sites Program is there to help them find the perfect site for their expansion or relocation needs.
Companies large and small are betting big on an expected economic resurgence in a Florida region known more for its muck than its money.
An accountability watchdog says some of Site Selection’s Top Deals belong at the bottom instead.
Investment Profile
by Adam Bruns
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New labor market intelligence and a new vision are set to propel San Bernardino County to the next level.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
A good man is hard to find, especially in a market where unemployment rates have dropped nearly a full percentage point from last year and continue to drop by approximately one-tenth a month. For this reason, many site seekers are looking away from Europe’s usual suspects for more abundant labor pools. Although the European labor […]
The International Facility Management Association supports about 23,000 members who manage more than 37 billion sq. ft. (more than 3.4 billion sq. m.) of property in 78 countries.
There’s no shortage of global cold chain expansion activity among grocers, pharmaceutical companies and the technology and automation firms that serve them.
Germany’s economy has proven more recession-proof than most of the rest of Europe, with economic growth rising past the 2 percent mark in recent weeks.
International Update
by Mark Arend
Budapest
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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.”
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
A $1.4-billion investment from ArcLight Capital Partners and Limetree Bay Terminals promises 700 new jobs and new revenue streams in the hard-hit U.S. territory.
S ite selectors throughout North America will long recall 2001 as the year energy cost and availability moved to the top of their location criteria lists. Not long ago, it was virtually taken for granted that affordable and abundant electricity was within reach of any new project location that made the short list. Property asset […]
Snapshots of UPS, DHL, Amazon and Ryder project activity and a ranking of global connectedness accompany our look at which U.S. states and metros have attracted...
From Site Selection magazine, February 1992 New and Expanded U.S. Facilities 1989-91 Continue to next page | Site Selection Online ©1992 Conway Data, Inc. All rights reserved. SiteNet data is from many sources and is not warranted to be accurate or current.
Checking in on economic development news in the towns where those thousands of RAGBRAI riders would have stopped overnight.
Investment Profile
by Mark Arend
Nanjing has the resources for businesses to transform, keeping them ahead of the competition.
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
he founding management team at Cytovance Biologics had a good idea of what they were getting when they decided to put the fledgling biotech firm’s first manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City. All five are alums of Novozyme Pharmaceuticals, a homegrown OKC firm which gained attention for its enzyme replacement therapies at the turn of the […]
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.
Angola has still to catch up with being oil rich and at peace with itself. A decade has passed since its long civil war ended, and in many ways it has made remarkable progress. Yet much remains to be done – from building infrastructure to reviving agriculture and raising much of its population out of poverty.
Although many disagree on exactly where to trace the origins of the modern special economic zone, just about everyone would agree that zones have seen tremendous changes since the 1980s.
Strategic focus fortifies the city’s emerging life sciences sector.
Departments
by Mark Arend
Both Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Texas Governor Greg Abbott are no less deserving of their respective Governor’s Cups than they were the last few times they won.
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
SEPTEMBER 2009 The Garage Sale (cover) Meet A Member People & Projects Request Information IAMC INSIDER The Garage Sale We had our annual garage sale a few weeks ago. My wife lives for this event and, I must admit, I do enjoy the “business” and the “psychology” of the day. But man, it is a ton […]
Why tourism rebounded faster in Mississippi than it did in other states.
Wildlight development means rural Nassau County may be sleepy no more.
Area Spotlights
by Gary Daughters
Hotel Valencia, San Jose, California
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Google helps propel a city’s ambitious vision.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
Biomaterials Case Study Yellow Pallet: Yellow Pallet’s use of waste banana plant fiber is just one niche in a diverse biomaterials economy. Hemp and medical cannabis will be another.
The journey toward a trillion-dollar market is unfolding tens or hundreds of billions of dollars at a time, including Micron’s two megaprojects in Idaho...
Features
What is a bedroom community? A distinctly North American term used to denote an area in which the majority of residents commute to work outside of the municipality in which they live.
Read MoreMicropolitan areas outperform Kansas metros in recent economic rankings.
JULY 2008 Independence Day (cover) Special Report: All Ashore People & Projects IAMC Reaches Membership Milestone Request Information
Manufacturing is on the way back in the U.S. Increasingly, it involves advanced techniques, equipment and processes, says a noted researcher of industrial issues in North America. But there is a catch to manufacturing’s comeback - an acute shortage of skilled workers poses a significant threat.
Corporate occupiers find Griffin Land’s shovel-ready developments in Connecticut and Pennsylvania perfectly timed and primed to deliver.