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Where to THRIVE in More Ways Than One

by Adam Bruns

Amid a number of positive quality-of-life indicators, St. Tammany Parish is among the top five most highly educated parishes in Louisiana.

Photo courtesy of St. Tammany Corp.

As a new economic development vision is unveiled in St. Tammany Parish, the action is already well under way.

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Pittsburgh Wins a Robotics Institute

Carnegie Mellon University to oversee the national center of expertise in this technology of the future.

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Team Michigan Competes To Win

Here’s how you land $20 billion in deals in a little over a year.

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Smart Mobility Leaders Converge in Arkansas

Hundreds of companies flocked to the UP.Summit for the chance to win over big investors.

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Where ESG and Diversity Cultures Thrive

The extent to which locations support companies’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts is an emerging criterion companies and site consultants are using to shorten...

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A Tale of Two Governors

One fights to rescue his economic development agency. The other is making needed reforms.

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Area Spotlights

The Sooner the Better

by Mark Arend

Oklahoma Governor J. Kevin Stitt intends to boost his state into the top 10 of virtually any ranking that matters.

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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine

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‘And I’d Also Like to Thank…’

This issue awards the Governor’s Cups, writes Editor in Chief Mark Arend, but those same governors know how to share the credit with state legislators and local leaders.

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Canada’s Best Locations 2022

Two major projects announced in Ontario, Canada, this summer epitomize what one might call northern composure — as in calm, serene and self-assured.

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Playing by New Rules

Thanks to strong leadership at the highest level, Mississippi enjoys its most competitive business position ever.

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A Hidden Gem Is Discovered

The Idaho economic turnaround story may have been a while in the making, but it was no accident.

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Building for the Pfuture

by Ron Starner

MW Builders’ headquarters in Pflugerville, Texas

All photos courtesy of MW Builders | mwbuilders.com

A national construction firm brings its HQ and a whole lot more to Pflugerville.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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Detroit Dominates Top Metro Lists

T he year-to-year domination on the football field by legendary giants such as the Dallas Cowboys has nothing on the City of Detroit. Once again Motown claims the title as Site Selection‘s No. 1 U.S. metro for new and expanded facilities and for new manufacturing projects. This title, the fourth straight Site Selection Top Metro […]

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Getting Off the Dime

Carbon Sequestration: Getting Off the Dime

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SRP Focuses on the Future

Electric utility engineers a more sustainable future for Arizona.

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News about the UAE, Rotterdam, the world’s best business schools, INSEAD’s top countries for talent competitiveness, Timken in India and GM’s HQ move to Singapore.

The United Arab Emirates in late November was awarded the 2020 World Expo, beating out Yekaterinburg in Russia, Izmir in Turkey and São Paulo in Brazil to become the first Middle Eastern territory to ever host the event.

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A BEAVER WITH BITE

I’ll never forget the first time I visited a Buc-ee’s.
It was in May of 2021 just off an exit on Interstate 75 in Warner Robins, Georgia.

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Features

The Way We Were: Lessons from Manufacturing’s Front Lines

by Ron Starner

Welding is an occupation in high demand in Northeast Wisconsin. Without programs like NEWMA, many employers in the region would be facing critical worker shortages in this key field.

Photo courtesy of NEWMA

Shifting map of America’s factory belt highlights migration pattern of good jobs.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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Raising the Roof

In the drive to optimize cubage, automation and e-commerce drive the stacks and the ceilings ever higher.

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Canada Business Climate Beckons Investors

Ontario, Alberta Prove Most Appealing Ontario and Alberta were ranked as the top two investment climates in Canada by U.S. and Canadian investment managers, according to the 2000 Survey of Senior Investment Managers, released by the Fraser Institute, a Canada-based economic research organization. The two provinces tied with a score of 7.7 out of 10. […]

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Magnetic Attraction

. Most of the world’s rare earths are produced and hoarded in China, whose government uses the elements as a lure to global manufacturers. (Molycorp, situated near substantial deposits in Mountain Pass, Calif., is among the few exceptions). But a new project might help rare-earth consumers and miners get their groove on in North America.

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Ahead of the Curve

Georgia’s Movement on E-Mobility Mirrors the State’s Broader Infrastructure Leadership

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Job One for New Office: Build Mississippi’s Workforce

Newly appointed as Mississippi’s first executive director of the Office of Workforce Development, Ryan Miller is making sure the state continues to provide a pipeline of talent to Mississippi employers.

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TrustBelt

Louisville Set to Host 5th Annual TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum August 19-21

A record turnout of corporate executives and site selection consultants have signed on to speak at the fifth annual TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum.

Silver and Gold

With 160 years of acquired expertise in precious metals, glass and specialty light sources, it’s only natural that Germany’s Heraeus Group would pair that most special of light sources — the sun — with the world’s need for that most precious of resources: power. And all it takes to bond the two is a little silver paste.

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Kulim Hi-Tech Park Lands Two Plum Projects

Economic indicators moving in the right direction like these bode well for multinationals opening or planning new facilities in this Southeast Asian country in the heart of the ASEAN region.

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Project Bulletin, Jan. 27, 2025: Muscat, Muhafazat Masqat, Oman; Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; Northern District, Israel

DHL Express gets moving in Oman; AstraZeneca enhances R&D operations from Ontario; Technology giant Nvidia expands in Israel.

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Commentary: Can Illinois Get Back in the Fight Before it’s Too Late?

Will Amazon overlook the toxic business climate that is Illinois and pick a Chicagoland location for its second headquarters? It could.

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Help Wanted

Manufacturing sector doubles capital investment, generating tens of thousands of new job openings requiring skilled workers.

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TrustBelt

Minnesota Creates Launchpad for Growing Startups

by Ron Starner

Entrepreneurs to get a helping hand from the state under new initiative.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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The Northland Model

In Buffalo, a focus on students in need is yielding impressive results.

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St. Joseph: Corner of Industry

The St. Joseph region in the Northwest corner of the state doesn’t do mediocre.

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Fallout From Tesla HQ Move: A Ripple in California, a Wave in Texas

The other shoe finally dropped as Elon Musk announced the company’s headquarters move to Austin. But there is still plenty of Tesla action to go around in California.

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Building a Sustainable Future

Gov. Polis takes bold steps to ensure long-term prosperity for Colorado.

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Hanging in the Balance

Brinksmanship reaches a fever pitch in Georgia over a megaproject that comes with mega-costs.

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TrustBelt

Green Bay Takes the Lambeau Leap into Entrepreneurism

by Ron Starner

Titletown Tech, joint venture of Packers and Microsoft, is a first for Wisconsin.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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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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Gauging the Dream

One of the biggest challenges in economic development is determining what to hold economic development organizations (EDOs) and elected officials accountable for.

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How to Build a Better Business Climate

Dixon: Cut red tape, streamline regulations, lower taxes, fund innovation and train workers.

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Vytelle Chooses Lenexa as Global Headquarters

Vytelle announced on Dec. 6 that it would relocate its global headquarters from Hermiston, Oregon, to Lenexa, Kansas, about 15 months after the company secured $13.2 million in Series A funding from a collection of Midwest- and Kansas-based investors.

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In Terrell, the Road to Success Starts Early

Students are garnering industry skills, experience and certifications before they graduate high school.

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Power of Persuasion

by Gary Daughters

Photo courtesy of Hoosier Energy

Backed by Hoosier Energy, Indiana launches a bid to bring in data centers.

Gary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine

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EDITOR’S VIEW

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, March 2008 Winner Takes All “There is no resting place for an enterprise in a competitive economy.” – Alfred P. Sloan M aybe it’s because the election season is in full swing, with primaries nearly every week and candidates rising and falling in the process. Maybe it’s because […]

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Boeing Consolidation To Benefit Oklahoma, Missouri

Boeing announced in September it will consolidate the majority of its defense services and support-related activities from Washington State to other locations.

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Coastal Mississippi’s Banner Year

Despite tourism slow down, Coastal Mississippi continues to draw a crowd.

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Top Small Towns 2002: Traversing to the Top, Site Selection Magazine, March 2003

W hen Graceland Fruit announced the US$15 million, 60,000-sq.-ft. (5,574-sq.-m.) expansion of a food-processing plant in the Traverse Bay area of Michigan in 2002, the news only confirmed what many corporate executives already knew about this location. It’s the Top Small Town in America. According to the Conway Data New Plant […]

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Power-Packed Lineup

Mississippi Power, Cooperative Energy, TVA And Entergy Mississippi Keep Businesses on The Move.

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International Update

The Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone: A Remarkable Aerotropolis

Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport

All photos courtesy of ZAEZ Administrative Committee

Can a world-class aerotropolis be developed in less than 10 years providing the most modern aviation-oriented manufacturing, logistics and information-based business services? The answer must be no.

Perfect Match

Kansas lures a nacelle plant

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‘Planets Align’ for Discovery in Downtown Phoenix

If you’re searching for reasons why CBRE ranked the City of Phoenix among the top five emerging bioscience markets, try these numbers on for size

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The Game Changer

The Southwest Louisiana and Acadiana region supplies energy to the world and skilled workers for expanding companies. Take the elements that are critical to community prosperity — water, transportation, energy, industrial know-how, and willing and able workers — and combine them into a strategy for economic success … that is exactly what Southwest Louisiana and Acadiana did.

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Work Life Balance. Find it Here.

So, whether it’s a weekend getaway to Lake Erie shores or an evening at the symphony, Ohio’s tourism offerings coupled with a low cost of living makes Ohio an ideal destination for work life balance.

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Global Best to Invest 2025

When Kearney in April released its global 2025 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index, Singapore’s drop from No. 12 to No. 15 was noted, based in part on its reliance on trade in a sudden era of nationalism. The United States, Canada and the United Kingdom finished 1-2-3. Then again: Singapore is a mere city-state, duking […]

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Fired Up

by Gary Daughters

A family-run business north of Denver brings the heat to the tech world.

Gary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine

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APPRENTICESHIPS: The Swiss Solution

The best apprentices make the best workers. Just ask the Swiss.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: PORTS & FREE TRADE ZONES

s the world flat or round? I guess that depends on which book you are reading at the moment. Regardless of shape, one thing is certain: U.S. companies are facing difficult global supply chain challenges. Challenges are coming from tightening of our borders, rising energy costs, reliability of suppliers in an uncertain economy –and the […]

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Labor Lures Call Centers to Newfoundland & Labrador

Newfoundland & Labrador’s call center industry, though small in comparison to larger provinces, is growing. In fact, it’s grown by 20 percent since January 1999. The Atlantic province’s cost-competitive operating environment is one of the major lures attracting that growth, but another is equally important: labor. Newfoundland & Labrador’s per-capita labor pool, for instance, is […]

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Which States Host the Most Fast-Growing Firms?

August saw the annual release of the Inc. 5000. Which means that today, on the same date we performed our analysis last year, we examine where all 5,000 firms call home.

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On and Off the Rails

Say what you will about intermodal freight’s ability to help regional economies. One thing’s for sure: It helps railroads’ economies.

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The Logistics Capital of the West

by Ron Starner

Colorado continually invests into the infrastructure of its transportation network.

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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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Energizing Flint

Historic partnerships fuel renewed investment into Vehicle City.

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How the West Was One

Over the last 20 years of American economic history, if you asked site consultants which region was the number one investment destination they’d probably have said “the Southeast.”

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JobsOhio Leads From the Front

Under the leadership of J.P. Nauseef, state agency reels in a record haul.

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Rolling Along

The Port of Mobile will build a new roll-on/roll-off facility at an ideal time for the growing automotive industry in the southeastern U.S.

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HIGH SCHOOLERS’ CAREER PRIORITIES: How to Plan for Tomorrow’s Workforce

Gen Z wants to work — just maybe not the same way as you.

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The Rockies’ R&D Cluster

by Mark Arend

Colorado has what manufacturers want proximity to.

Mark Arend
Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine

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Arena for Success

According to these referrals, Indy comes highly recommended.

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Logistics & Distribution: Where & Why The Logistics Giants Are Expanding

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...

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This is a Huge story.

Introducing Huge, the Brooklyn-based creative agency that's part of Interpublic Group.

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Desert Destinations

California companies seeking greener pastures often cast a wistful eye at Texas and Colorado.

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5 Ways You Can Win The War for Talent

Ron Starner says the global pandemic has changed the rules of talent attraction, recruitment and retention.

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On the Map

by Adam Bruns

The Rural Jump-Start program has boosted companies on the Western Slope, and stands ready to help firms get a foothold across rural Colorado.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX

ohn Lucas, director of global real estate for Juniper Networks, a leading developer of high-performance Internet protocol platforms, oversees a far-flung worldwide portfolio of about 1 million sq. ft. (92,900 sq. m.). Locations range from the company’s 675,000-sq.-ft. (62,700-sq.-m.) Sunnyvale, Calif., corporate campus to much smaller offices around the globe. One of the […]

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Arkansas Aims to Grow Firearms Industry

Why the Natural State is right on target to continued growth within the firearms industry.

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Portugal: Lab to Fab

Portugal’s innovation mindset cultivates a growing sweet spot for the global semiconductor industry.

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Site Selection’s Annual State Legislative Update

D epending on who’s talking, corporations are either hiding profits in tax shelters while states give away the farm with incentives, or, corporations are paying the lion’s share of state taxes and continue to prop up struggling state economies. Either way, each of the 50 states are taking aggressive measures to get themselves through an […]

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Cluster Cultivation

Bioscience is one of the fastest growth sectors in the U.S. economy. But by most accounts, Oregon has been a bit tardy to come to the bioscience table.

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Building a Sustainable Future

by Ron Starner

Gov. Polis takes bold steps to ensure long-term prosperity for Colorado.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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The Rockies’ R&D Cluster

Colorado has what manufacturers want proximity to.

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WORLD REPORTS

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, January 2009 Tire Plants Gain Traction In China Korea-based Kumho Tire has opened a new tire plant in Nanjing, China. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com G lobal tire manufacturers continue to site production facilities in China to serve that country’s growing demand for tires. Two major names […]

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New Facilities 1992 (Charts)

From Site Selection magazine, February 1993 Global Facilities 1988-92 | Site Selection Online ©1993 Conway Data, Inc. All rights reserved. SiteNet data is from many sources and is not warranted to be accurate or current.

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From Paris to Palatka: Why a Global Giant Picked a Small Town in Florida

A French conglomerate is investing $235 million to double gypsum capacity in Putnam County.

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Economic Juggernaut

BMW Manufacturing Company, South Carolina’s greatest economic success over the past two decades, continues to add chapters to its story with no end in sight. Since production began at the plant near Spartanburg in September 1994, it has been expanded four times, has produced more than 2 million vehicles and has provided more than US$5.8 billion in compensation to its employees.

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International Update

Biggest Energy Park. Ever.

by Gary Daughters

Photo: Getty Images

Academics have a plan to fix the southern border. It may surprise you.

Gary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine

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Ford’s BlueOval City Is the Prow of the Ship

Ford Motor Co. broke ground in September 2022 on its nearly 6-square-mile BlueOval City mega campus in Stanton, Tennessee.

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Management Incubator

Ole Miss has a new way to prepare business students for more satisfying careers in the manufacturing sector — and for manufacturers to access engineers, accountants and other business majors with an actual understanding of manufacturing.

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DATA CENTERS: Stars Align In Wonder Valley

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary bets $70 billion on a new AI park in Alberta.

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New Facilities 1991 (Charts), page 6

From Site Selection magazine, February 1992 New Corporate Facilities & Expansions 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.

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Here’s to You, Washington

Wine is a glowing success.

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Take It From the Top

by Adam Bruns

Leading voices from around the state of Michigan weigh in on the connections between regional culture, higher education and talent attraction.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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The Doctor Is In

Texas companies are at the forefront of breakthroughs and new technology.

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Why Expanding Mid-Atlantic Firms Are Staying Put

The Mid-Atlantic region — Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, and West Virginia — is having a bit of a moment right now.

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Records Made to Be Broken

In Innovation Valley, setting new benchmarks of economic performance is a way of life.

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The Center of Attention

Junction City attracts global businesses seeking access to labor and growing markets.

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Eastern Europe: Signs of Resilience and Resurgence in Ukraine

Two years on from the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian business community is actively reshaping the country’s narrative to attract investments and promote deal-making,

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Everything You Need

by Adam Bruns

Three company leaders explain why San Bernardino County is a healthy place to grow.

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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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Degrees of Freedom

Robotics and mechatronics quietly sizzle in Pittsburgh.

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Be Your Own Utility

A glimpse of the latest top performers in onsite renewable power generation

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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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How Colorado Became a Research Juggernaut

From life-saving medical breakthroughs to everyday items we take for granted, Colorado innovation has been changing lives for the better for many decades.

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How Shale Gas Is Redefining the U.S. Energy Landscape

Game-changing increases in natural gas supply require pipeline networks of game-changing reach and new facilities from which to export much of it to high-demand regions globally. In 2009, the United States passed Russia to become the world’s leader in natural gas production.

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Features

Pipeline Builders

by Adam Bruns

Photo: Getty Images

Airlines and institutions put their shoulders to the workforce wheel in order to keep wings aloft.

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Made in California

by Savannah King

Advanced manufacturing companies are proud to say their products are “Made in California.”

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Visible Difference

“Push the infrastructure,” said Scott Condra, president of Jacoby Development, during a panel discussion at Brownfields 2013 in Atlanta this summer.

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Prudence in Abundance

In Tipton, Abound Solar will occupy a never-used facility built by automotive concern Getrag, and employ up to 850 in the manufacture of solar panels.

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Atlanta: Southeast Tech Hub

Being recognized as the No. 1 tech hub in the U.S. by Business Facilities Magazine is a fitting feather in the cap for the city of Atlanta.

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That’s The Spirit

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.

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On the Move

With so many efficient ways to transport goods, the Texas logistics sector is speeding toward growth.

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The Largest Life Sciences Cluster In the World

by Mark Arend

How big is California’s biotech and life sciences sector? Really big, a new report reveals.

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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine

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Project Bulletin, Apr. 28, 2025: Spartanburg, South Carolina; Fort Worth, Texas; Sous-Region du Lualaba, Katanga Province, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

NorthMark Strategies plans first South Carolina operations; CyrusOne officially breaks ground in Texas; Tengyuan Cobalt Industry New Materials returns to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Business Climate Bragging Rights

Investment in agriculture, aerospace and food processing projects helps diversify these states' economies.

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On a Higher Plain

Colorado’s colleges and universities compete to win on the national stage.

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Ready to Reach the Next Level? Malaysia Is Too.

Swift and sure in its response to the global pandemic and downturn, the Malaysian government is just as swiftly rolling out a familiar welcome mat to global corporate investors.

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Crowded Skies

There is nothing like new competition to keep a player on his game. And there are new kids on the aviation services block in Southeast Asia that other contenders in the region will want to keep an eye on.

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Reaching a Higher Gear

by Ron Starner

Advanced transportation R&D propels California into a new state of mobility.

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‘Better and Stronger Than Before’

Region-wide rebuilding effort is already paying big dividends in Southwest Louisiana.

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Come Together

When it comes to economic growth, collaboration puts Illinois over the top.

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Making the Most of Incentives Opportunities

Public financial support for business is a common practice in most parts of the world as governments try to encourage corporate behavior that is beneficial to the economy and society at large.

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IAMC Insider: Delivering CRE Value in More Ways and More Places

Russell Burton Past Chair, IAMC Board of Directors Professional associations such as IAMC can play many roles for their members, including bringing them together at conferences, delivering information through their websites, sponsoring publications, conducting research, recognizing professional excellence, influencing industry standards, brokering information sharing and bringing in inspirational speakers. But arguably one of the most […]

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Destination Bahrain

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

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How California Competes

by Ron Starner

Generous incentives help fuel the innovation coming out of Golden State firms.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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Airbus Project Adds Lift to Mobile’s Aerospace Sector

A former Air Force base is where to chart the regional cluster’s progress.

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So Many Channels

Tim Searcy is CEO of the Indianapolis-based American Teleservices Association (ATA), a trade organization that represents more than 4,000 contact centers.

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The STEM Movement

Communities in Oklahoma rally behind diversifying education and building a better workforce.

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Road to Redemption

Around mid-afternoon on April 27, 2011, Gregg Kennedy, part-time mayor of Smithville, Miss., completed his shift at his full-time job at the True Temper Sports golf club shaft manufacturing facility in nearby Amory. He drove straight to the Smithville Town Hall because of the threatening weather.

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Canada’s Lithium Ion Battery Makers Branch Out of a Glutted EV Market

Lithium ion rules energy storage platforms for electric vehicles, while auto manufacturers play kingmaker to the companies that produce battery packs. Without major EV contracts, however, many battery companies struggle to commercialize outside of government-funded research and demonstration programs.

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The Golden Touch

by Ron Starner

The promise of prosperity: why companies continue to invest in California.

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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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Two Realities

Drug violence has escalated, U.S. National Guard troops are being deployed and bi-national political tensions are rising

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5,000 Points of Light

In August, Inc. Magazine revealed its annual Inc. 5000, a lineup of companies ranked by their percentage revenue growth over the last three years. Collectively, these companies have generated 874,940 jobs and $317 billion in revenue over three years and have displayed median revenue growth of 1,637%. They also generate momentum for the states and […]

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Revenge of the Nerds

Location analysis in the creative and digital media sector becomes more accessible with the help of online tools.

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Healing the World

The biggest breakthrough in fighting the global battle against diabetes didn’t come in a lab in San Diego, Boston or one of the other well-known U.S. life-science clusters.

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DIVERSE GEOGRAPHY, DIVERSE STRENGTHS

From urban metropolis to rural farming towns, Illinois offers everything in between.

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A One-Stop Shop for New Energy Vehicles

by Mark Arend

Much of the future of China’s automotive industry already is in place in Nanjing.

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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine

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