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Companies, communities and institutions have rallied around the life sciences in the Land of Enchantment.
Read MoreA growing Olympus division consolidates and refreshes its Minnesota operations.
Community tax credits incite the entrepreneurial spirit in Pennsylvania.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy held a launch ceremony October 25th
Southeast Missouri State University is growing business, opportunity and collaboration.
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by Mark Arend
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From virtual site tours to adjusting workforce training, from water technology to the oil and gas sector, you can learn a lot from a conversation with Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson.
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
Competitive programs, low taxes, give the Show Me State an edge.
Even for Amazon, four big projects pledging 8,000 new jobs announced over the past 17 days is an above-average pace.
Given California’s R&D prowess, it was no surprise that early this month the city of Sunnyvale (home to Applied Materials’ forthcoming Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization Center, pictured) was announced as the expected location for the CHIPS for America Design and Collaboration Facility.Rendering courtesy of Applied Materials It’s that time of year. Not the […]
The last exclusively domestic ladder manufacturer in the US helped Wooster, Ohio, claim a title it’s been chasing for a long time: Top Micropolitan Area in America.
Foreign firms spent more than $296 billion last year to acquire, establish or expand businesses in the U.S.
Investment Profile
by Gary Daughters
Amicus Therapeutics will leverage a partnership with the University of Pennsylvania at its new facility in Philadelphia.
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Greater Philadelphia is a center of excellence in cell and gene therapies.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
hen Google announced plans to invest up to €300 million in a new European data center, competition between various European regions was fierce. The project would create up to 300 construction jobs, and 120 new jobs in programming, security and maintenance. In addition, attracting one of the world’s leading IT companies offered significant marketing power. […]
When it comes to exploring unknown worlds, Portugal’s reputation is long since established.
When Spirit AeroSystems a decade ago pledged to invest more than half a billion dollars and create hundreds of jobs at the North Carolina Global Transpark in Kinston in the rural eastern part of the state.
Digital Giants Unveil Billion-Dollar Data and Skills Plan for Kenya and East Africa
From grilled cheese to Craigslist, Ohioans are changing the way we interact with the world.
Features
by Adam Bruns
Alibaba Cloud in May pledged to invest $28 billion over three years in its cloud and next-generation infrastructure, then in June pledged to hire 5,000 technology staff over the next 10 months.
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The best location right now for cloud service providers? Everywhere.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
In Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, scientists are developing breakthrough technologies that are revolutionizing the treatment of neurological disorders.
JUNE/JULY 1998 Avoid the Sand Traps in Build-to-Suit Leases by Mark Arend Working effectively with developers in build-to-suit lease arrangements means being heavily involved in the building specifications early on and throughout the planning process, provided the facility’s complexity and intended use warrants such attention. After all, the developer is likely to sell the building, […]
In addition to TrustBelt’s high-quality programming content and unparalleled networking opportunities, this year’s Forum will give attendees the opportunity to experience some of the most unique and memorable venues in Louisville.
Entrepreneurs share their stories from the front lines of the pandemic and recession.
JANUARY 2009 A Time for Change (cover) People & Projects Request Information
Investment Profile
by Adam Bruns
In 2019, 25 foreign companies added a total of 1,300+ jobs and $203 million in capital investment in metro Charlotte, a region responsible for $13.8 billion in total exports in 2019.
In 2019, 25 foreign companies added a total of 1,300+ jobs and $203 million in capital investment in metro Charlotte, a region responsible for $13.8 billion in total exports in 2019.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Hubs develop to handle cargo and meet the wind power
sector’s manufacturing and service needs.
Serviced Office Provider Sets Franchising Plan R egus Business Centres (www.regus.com), a major provider of serviced office space, is introducing a franchising plan for select organizations and individuals. Franchise owners can create their own office environment, letting them use the space their business requires while devoting the remainder of their workspace to income generation. […]
Merck breaks ground in Delaware; Indian Oil Corporation announces new strategy in India; Volvo launches new EV model production in Belgium.
From training grants to job tax credits, Illinois ensures that expanding companies get a leg up in talent attraction.
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While the country battles the coronavirus, state and local governments will be squeezed financially — just like so many businesses and households.
Read MoreOklahoma schools work to fill a growing need in the aerospace industry.
Trinidad’s arts industries foster a cultural hub that’s a hit with creatives, entrepreneurs and, possibly, big industry.
Missouri continues to offer an ideal logistics and distribution position for e-commerce.
Four of the world’s leading chemical companies recently began production at major new facilities in China.
Investment Profile
by Ron Starner
Cumberland Additive made 30 prototype face masks for first responders
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Additive manufacturers in Pflugerville respond swiftly to COVID-19.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Legendary guitar firm picks redeveloped mall site for new HQ2.
Kansas City’s change-making strategy has implications for other regions seeking to build a skilled, diverse workforce.
New plant investments in the Centennial State help feed the world.
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.
Features
by Gary Daughters
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The spotlight moves to corporate America.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
Governor Brian Kemp has been Georgia’s chief executive since January 2019.
Deemed ‘essential,’ the business of building America continues during the pandemic.
If you didn’t know any better, you might think every plant or life sciences project in Canada is being driven by cannabis legalization.
Award winners offer models worth emulating
at global science & technology parks.
Departments
by Mark Arend
Editor in Chief Mark Arend says business leaders in some areas have a lot more to battle against than a pandemic.
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
Batesville, Mississippi, has turned out to be the ideal location for GE to build advanced aircraft engine components.
STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE From Site Selection magazine, November 2007 Enter the Fray Jurisdictions of all sizes do what they can to reduce the cost of doing business. by MARK AREND, ADAM BRUNS & JOHN W. McCURRY, mark.arend bounce@conway.com C orporations and governments alike are faced with transparency mandates that have brought renewed focus […]
Competition in the EV space is intense. Could this mega-project in Georgia fall victim?
A pharmacy services provider continues to grow its corporate campus.
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by Adam Bruns
TSMC, whose Fab 15 in Taichung, Taiwan, is pictured here, announced in May it would create 1,600 new jobs and invest $12 billion over eight years in a new advanced semiconductor factory in the Greater Phoenix area.
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A new report urges the U.S. government to develop a national industrial strategy.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Dreaming of areas where consumer buying power is on the rise? Where markets aren?t saturated? Where people are eager to buy your company?s products and services? Then turn your eyes to the developing economies of Asia: China, India, the Philippines and others. Those countries, plus South American stars like Brazil, Argentina and Chile are where […]
T he struggling economy battered the industrial real estate market over the past year and created opportunities for companies working to re-configure their supply chains. Many companies are taking advantage of these opportunities in the hopes of stealing a march on their competitors once the economy regains its balance. Despite a […]
Investment Profile
by Adam Bruns
In an average week, more than 40 international container, breakbulk and roll-on/roll-off vessels are serviced at the Port of Virginia’s marine terminals.
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A polycentric region built around a multi-faceted port offers a model for how economic clusters work.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
State’s new governor earmarks $100 million for training a modern workforce.
Breaking down outmoded boundaries: It’s a key element in the ongoing revolution in corporate real estate service delivery. And boundary-breaking is precisely what’s driving the creative alliance between Cleveland-based KeyCorp (www.key.com) and service providers Johnson Controls (www.johnsoncontrols.com) and Trammell Crow Corporate Services (www.trammellcrow.com). Formed in September of 1997, the KeyCorp Real Estate Enterprise (KREE) is […]
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.
Need a place to store or distribute your goods? Look no more. Illinois has a spot for it.
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by Mark Arend
Supply chain managers are recalibrating a moving target like never before.
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
Even as the state can't forget the BP oil leak disaster and deepwater drilling moratorium that vacuumed up the world's attention, a trio of projects circling Lake Ponchartrain has made this a summer to remember for Louisiana and Greater New Orleans.
Who’s achieving the American Dream and who’s not? A unique survey sheds light on both.
Big developments in aerospace and defense are taking off in North America.
A key component of the Iskandar Malaysia project in Johor took a key step forward earlier this year when the Senai Hi-Tech Park (Senai HTP) signed its first tenants.
Features
by Ron Starner
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Why Zoom and Microsoft picked markets outside the usual global ‘Top 20.’
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
No matter the size or industry, U.S. companies are increasingly defining and exemplifying sustainability
Insights from REI’s supply chain VP show where goods movement is moving next.
Dean Sbragia had been in the medical products distribution business for 23 years when his company, Med-Fit Systems, purchased the commercial assets of fitness equipment builder Nautilus in February 2010.
A central Arkansas town checks all the boxes for a Tractor Supply Company distribution center.
Texas is poised to lead the future in many industries because the state is carving out a global leadership position in rare earth mining.
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by Gary Daughters
The food supply bent but didn’t break. The strongest will survive.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
More than a concept, “It’s definitely a done deal,” says Mason Ailstock about a 2,000-acre knowledge district called Rowen taking shape
A port expansion in the Republic of the Congo; bioproducts in Queensland, Australia; more chips in Japan; India’s solar boost; and record robotics stats.
In 2019, 25 foreign companies added a total of 1,300+ jobs and $203 million in capital investment in metro Charlotte, a region responsible for $13.8 billion in total exports in 2019.
When New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in September signed into law the New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act, streamlining the state’s incentive programs to two, he did so on the heels of two ribbon-cuttings.
Y2OK: SSI Projects Bullish 20 Percent Expansion b y J A C K L Y N E We have survived Y2K, the millennial-turning Chicken Little equivalent of Comet Kahoutek’s similarly fizzling hysteria in the 1970s. So, since there’s going to be a future, what does it hold in 2000 for corporate expansion? 2000 […]
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by Adam Bruns
COVID-19 is disrupting traditional office use and dispersing workers around the country.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
s Commander in Chief, I will do whatever it takes to defend the American people, which is why we’ve increased funding for the best military in the history of the world. We’ll make new investments in 21st century capabilities to meet new strategic challenges, and we will always give our men and women in uniform […]
In Cali, Colombia, I danced the salsa. But my taste buds were in rhythm upon arrival.
A high-tech cluster adds solar device innovation to its roster. Development of new solar energy technologies figures to be a major driver in the economy of Upstate New York in the coming years.
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by Adam Bruns
Like many of our readers’ organizations, we shifted focus in response to the pandemic, scrapping our previous plans in order to devote our July issue to covering the world’s response and recovery strategies.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
How Gov. Jerry Brown cultivated a complete turnaround of the California business climate
Site Selection magazine recently sought out insights from
presidential candidate Ricardo Lombana.
Michigan takes another road to industrial site development.
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 […]
Thirsty areas of the world are putting up major desalination plants. Pinpointing which one is the world’s largest is difficult because the plants keep getting larger.
Online Insider
by Ron Starner
Deemed ‘essential,’ the business of building America continues during the pandemic.
Read MoreRon Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
ver since a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court decision restricted state regulation of gambling on reservations, Native Americans and economic development have usually convened at the gaming table. But new projects and policies have given North American by ADAM BRUNS LAND OF MANY VALUES: Phil Swain, chairman of the Moapa Business Council, looks over tribal land […]
Gov. Susana Martinez’ background has more to do with courtrooms than boardrooms. Until her November 2010 election, she served as District Attorney for the 3rd Judicial District in Doña Ana County on the border with Mexico.