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New Brookings analysis shows which areas of the country are most and least exposed.
Read MoreProminent consultants give frank advice to communities at TrustBelt.
Yes, it's about green buildings. But it's also about how close they are to your house.
Container ships are ‘cool running’ to ports of call in Jamaica.
A Maryland company will work with a Chinese firm to deliver manufactured lungs for transplants via drone.
Nashville in central Tennessee, Union City in the state's far northwest and several other communities have claimed important new capital investment projects in 2013.
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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 […]
Read MoreAlthough 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.
Changes to tax laws and regulations improve the Mississippi business environment.
Separated by a statistical nose, Michigan nipped California, as 1999’s record-breaking business expansion clip again demonstrated who went where for maximum site selection value. Ali vs. Frazier. Affirmed vs. Alydar. Borg vs. Conners. Those kinds of classic confrontations sprang to mind as 1999’s feverish Site Selection Governor’s Cup race wound down. Just like last year, […]
Duncan Hines and Ferrero Group are among the companies expanding across the state.
Features
by Adam Bruns
Final Frontier? Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory are working on a project that would collect solar power in space and beam it to precise locations on the planet where expeditionary forces put it to use.
Rendering courtesy of Northrop Grumman
Insights into Corporate PPAs and East Coast Wind
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
How Gov. Jerry Brown cultivated a complete turnaround of the California business climate
Alcoa is taking measures worldwide to reduce high-cost smelting capacity. But the company is striking a different chord in the often strike-prone territory of Québec, where Alcoa and the provincial government announced in February an agreement to improve the competitiveness of its three smelters, securing 3,000 jobs.
SOUQ.com founder Ronaldo Mouchawar is among the entrepreneurs bringing e-commerce to the Middle East.
Four years after choosing a site in Florida, Coquí Pharma’s CEO explains why a crucial medical isotope project is now landing in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
International Update
by Adam Bruns
The sparkling natural environment of Victoria, British Columbia, is proving ideal for tech-firm growth.
Image courtesy of Tourism Victoria
How Western Canada cities measure up in the tech world.
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Panasonic’s $4 billion, 4,000-job EV battery plant in De Soto is all anyone in Kansas economic development can talk about these days.
Merger-contemplating executive No. 1: “Can anybody stop us?” Merger-contemplating executive No. 2: “Hmmm . . . NATO?” Citigroup does things big, as boldfaced by that humorous exchange, reported during 1998’s Travelers-Citicorp merger discussions. Just how big is obvious in Tampa. “We have 9,400 employees in Florida, 2,500 in the Tampa area and 2,200 […]
Last week more than 200 people from around the country attended an event at Willow Run, a signature automotive brownfield site in Ypsilanti, Mich., and one of 89 former General Motors properties in 14 states under the aegis of the Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response (RACER) Trust. It’s the factory where the inspiration for Rosie the Riveter worked, and a site that has been called “the world’s largest room” for its massive assembly floor space.
Area Spotlights
by Mark Arend
Carvana opened its newest car vending machine in Memphis in November 2019. Another can be found near Nashville.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CARVANA
GIVE grants boost vocational education programs in rural counties.
Read MoreMark Arend
Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
Economic development in the United States has historically meant job attraction, retention and expansion as the way to ensure sustainable prosperity for residents of a community.
How Gov. Polis responded to COVID-19 set an example for the rest of the U.S.
LEED certification is soooo 2012. WELL certification, says one real estate developer, is what’s next, as employers aim to bring as much good energy to your health as they bring to your workplace.
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.
The center of the semiconductor universe has moved to Texas.
Area Spotlights
by Gary Daughters
Automotive technology has given rise to a potent aerospace industry.
Read MoreGary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
MARCH 2009 Beyond the Corporate Resume (cover) Redding Municipal Power Request Information SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: CONSTRUCTION REPORT From Site Selection magazine, January 2009 Beyond the Corporate Resume How to evaluate your builder as well as you evaluated your site. by FRANK RENZLER & DAN BUSCH editor bounce@conway.com T he selection of a construction services provider […]
Abstracts of major presentations of the International Development Research Council (IDRC), the world’s preeminent corporate real estate association. “Building New Economy Towns,” Florida World Congress, Nov. 7, 2000: If your company is still building class A office space in remote suburban locations that force workers to spend two hours a day trapped in traffic, […]
The rankings on these pages are high-level measures of states’ workforce development climates.
International Update
by Adam Bruns
The most positive views of the European Union can be found in Poland, which has been an EU member since 2004. Shown is the Two Riversides Film and Art Festival in Kazimierz Dolny, a small city in Central Poland, in 2019.
Photo by Mariusz Cieszewski courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, www.polska.pl
Two reports issued by the Pew Research Center this fall reveal how the European Union is viewed by various nations around the world.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Oklahoma will soon be home to the Americas’ first rare earth metal and manufacturing facility, giving it a head start in the U.S. as companies bring such operations stateside.
One region in Upstate New York appears to have figured it out.
From big cities to small towns, each region of Ohio has its strengths.
Back in 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board promised to “upgrade” (to use its term) lease reporting standards, with the goal to “improve financial reporting about leasing transactions, and in so doing gain greater transparency for investors and other stakeholders.” IAMC members report that the upgrades did the trick, and transparency to investors has improved. […]
The leaders of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation share how they help companies find the right place to grow.
Area Spotlights
by Adam Bruns
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in November announced a $410 million, 200-job expansion in order to add production of its Santa Cruz compact utility vehicle to its lineup.
Photo courtesy of Hyundai
Automotive, tech and tourism drive Alabama’s future.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Despite a COVID-induced bump, outdoor recreation has been on the wane. One expert says it’s time to diversify.
The line from the famous song says “One night in Bangkok makes a hard man crumble.” That’s not true. It takes three nights.
Global CDMO expands in Switzerland; Jabil announces second silicon photonics manufacturing facility in India; One JV marks a milestone in China.
Greater Cincinnati leads the way in welcoming company growth, whether it’s a new arrival from abroad or a hometown legend.
E-commerce workforce demands are being met through innovative, digital logistics certifications.