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Franklin Is More Than a Location

by Mark Arend

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance campus in Franklin

When companies choose the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin, they’ve picked a destination.

Mark Arend
Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine

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Talent Incubator

A company that began as a University of New Mexico spinoff in 1993 now makes high-tech products used on all seven continents and in outer space.

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When the Chips Are Up

A region known for its semiconductor fabrication leadership could reap the rewards if federal incentives come to pass.

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Powerful Allies

Before the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Groupe PSA was officially completed to create Stellantis in January 2021, company leaders

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The World Needs More Data Center Workers

The world needs more data center workers.

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Vital Statistics

Facts, Figures and Market Commentary Behind Success in Southwest Cities

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Area Spotlights

How Charlotte Won Centene

by Ron Starner

Talent and incentives helped seal the biggest project in North Carolina history.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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Led by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Business Person of the Year for 2012, and picked as Montana's Innovation Company of the Year in August 2012, Simms Fishing Products, captained by President K.C. Walsh, moved into a new 60,000-sq.-ft. (5,574-sq.-m.) headquarters, production and distribution facility in Bozeman last year.

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Mission Critical

More site seekers are discovering Wyoming to be a low-cost location for high-tech investment.

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Shedding Light

Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Launched by news editors and journalists, this non-partisan, non-profit initiative is celebrated in mid-March each year.

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To Staff a Data Center, Think Outside the Box

JLL, QTS and Grand Rapids are building new talent pools by starting upstream.

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How States Can Avoid Costly Pitfalls While Rebuilding Their Economies

Three ways to increase the effectiveness of economic development incentives and control spending

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The Beat Goes On

by Gary Daughters

Hoosier Energy’s 18 member cooperatives deliver power to central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.

SOURCE: Hoosier Energy

For Hoosier Energy, there is no pandemic pause.

Gary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine

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A Bigger Leadership Table Can Accelerate Innovation

Consider the governance structure of the research or science park with which your organization is most closely affiliated.

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More, Better Location Help: New Development Programs and Services

Corporate site seekers zeroing in on the best places for new facilities evaluate competing areas against the backdrop of today’s constantly changing — and increasingly competitive — location landscape. New financial incentives, strengthened work-force training programs and enhanced World Wide Web sites are just a few of the tools communities are using to make themselves […]

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Shanghai Welcomes The WORLD FORUM for Foreign Direct Investment

China’s gleaming commercial center welcomed delegates from nearly 30 countries in November to The WORLD FORUM for Foreign Direct Investment.

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Innovation Begins in The Bay State

Six industries lead the way in Massachusetts.

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The Future Begins Where It All Began

Pioneering consortia, programs and thinking propel the Texas semiconductor manufacturing and talent ecosystem.

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Everybody Knows This Is Somewhere

Photo: Getty Images

An economic development veteran makes the case for ‘Nowhere, America.’

Project Bulletin, June 23, 2025: Melbourne, Australia; Shunan, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan; Houston, Texas

NEXTDC plans billion-dollar digital campus in Australia; Chemicals manufacturer expands production capacity in Japan; Foxconn sets sights on a new facility in Houston.

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A Workforce of 85,000 International Data Scientists

Founded in 2018 in South Africa by CEO Celina Lee, CTO Megan Yates and Ekow Duker, Zindi is a completely online data science platform and networking community that supports AI and data-driven competitions for over 85,000 student and professional data scientists.

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‘Invisible Chain’

A hard Brexit could have very hard consequences, says one global corporate location expert. A government leader says the chains that appear to bind the post-Brexit UK economy could instead be stronger links to global partners in trade and democracy.

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Next Mission: Transmission

Development of renewable energy resources is increasingly critical to meeting demand for non-carbon-based energy

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Painting a Picture of Success

Trinidad’s arts industries foster a cultural hub that’s a hit with creatives, entrepreneurs and, possibly, big industry.

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The Case For Tech-Employment Resilience During COVID-19

Core technology jobs are weathering the pandemic better than many other occupations as demand stays strong for tech services and products that support social distancing and basic business and societal functions. This bodes well for tech hotspots across North America. The tech industry already is a pillar of the U.S. economy. In the past five […]

Pfizer’s Post

“W e at Pfizer are here today with some good medicine: a shot in the arm for one of the greatest cities in the world,” Pfizer President and Chief Executive Officer Henry McKinnell said in May at a podium inside the drug-maker’s New York City headquarters. McKinnell and Pfizer did indeed […]

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Top U.S. Giants of 2009

Top U.S. Giants Of 2009: Lists of largest U.S. projects ranked by investment, job creation and square footage

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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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The Tide Turns for Oil & Gas and for Wind

How the election is recalibrating energy prices and hot spots.

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Georgia Game-Changer

On the outskirts of America’s first planned city, the master-planned Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub could write the region’s next exciting chapter.

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Facebook Friends Illinois

by Ron Starner

$800M data center investment lands in DeKalb County.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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MOU Aims to Demystify Bio Sector, Create Jobs and Economic Growth

The Oregon Bioscience Association and Onward Eugene, the Eugene area’s business acceleration agency, finalized a Memo of Understanding in December to jointly develop a targeted industry growth initiative that aims to create more high wage jobs in the region.

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Mixing It Up

It was telling last month when both Arizona State University in Tempe and the University of Arizona in Tucson issued “Pardon Our Dust” press releases as students returned to matriculate. Those two institutions are creating plenty of dust and economic activity with new building projects as they both reach record enrollment totals.

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India’s New Auto Cluster

India’s western state of Gujarat has long been an industrial nexus, specializing in petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and textiles.

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State of Service

Revering its heroes, Ohio bolsters a legacy built on national defense.

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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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A Fertile Field

by Gary Daughters

Research Park at the University of Illinois is a driving force behind agriculture technology.

Gary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine

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Antioch, California: Beauty and the Best Location

The co-owner of salon tool company Olivia Garden describes why Antioch and the Bay Area make sense for this global leader.

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Is Paris Burning? French Office Market Afire

The good news: Many new French facilities offer top-drawer technology. The bad news: They’re hot, supply is short and rents are rising. With French economy’s broad-based upturn, the rush of occupiers hungry for modern space is turning into a stampede. But with a supply drought, the sudden demand upsurge is bringing Paris region prices to […]

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Battery JV Sapped by Rift

Demand for lithium-ion batteries is growing. So why does Johnson Controls want out of its joint venture with Saft?

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EDITOR’S VIEW

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, May 2008 by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Now It’s Your Turn L ots of credit is bestowed in this issue on successful economic development groups at the state level (see “The Competitiveness Awards” coverage) and at the local or regional level (see “Top Groups”). This is, after all, […]

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COVER STORY

COVER STORY From Site Selection magazine, November 2007 North Carolina keeps its spot atop Site Selection‘s U.S. Business Climate ranking; a defense contractor explains why he’s not surprised. by MARK AREND and ADAM BRUNS,editor bounce@conway.com N orth Carolina has no intention of ceding its Top Business Climate ranking any time soon. For the […]

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The Human Network

by Adam Bruns

Business, Trade and Diplomacy Expertise Blankets the State of Illinois

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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Why Facebook Friended Nebraska

An ‘incredibly complicated process’ led the world’s largest social media company to connect in Greater Omaha.

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Pfizer’s Post

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Poland, Renault, Africa, and more.

The Volkswagen Group (VW) is building a new, $1.5-billion plant in Wrzesnia, Poland, to produce the VW Crafter, a popular delivery van. The expansion will create at least 2,300 new jobs.

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Esports Drive New Project Activity in the Expanding Metaverse

In October, I found myself seated in an autonomous shuttle vehicle that’s part of the PAUL (Piloting Autonomous Use Locally) service launched by Site Selection

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Strategy Shift

2010 has been anything but ordinary for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. She has gained international attention with the state’s controversial immigration law.

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Resilient and Responsive

by Ron Starner

The Great Lakes Family of Companies has been a mainstay in Michigan since 1998. The company partnered with Consumers Energy to find the best location.

Michigan overcomes a pandemic and historic flood to move business forward.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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Index Mines Social Media and Jaguar Accelerates U.K. Expansion Plans

World Reports: Index Mines Social Media and Jaguar Accelerates U.K. Expansion Plans

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Top Ten Economic Development Groups for 2001

W hy did Pfizer invest $600 million into a facility expansion in Ann Arbor, Mich.? Why did Citicorp Credit Service decide to add 2,100 jobs to its work force in Florence, Ky.? And why did Ford Motor Co. announce that it will invest $375 million into an expanded manufacturing plant in Norfolk, Va.? […]

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Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business?

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? by DAVID T. HARESIGN The decision to plan and build a corporate campus consists of dozens of often conflicting considerations, both tangible and intangible. If the corporate real estate executive wears many hats, here’s where he wears them […]

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Shining a Light

In addition to its multiple investments in manufacturing plants this summer, General Motors also is doing its part for renewable energy, smart grid and electric vehicle technology.

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Shine On

While companies often revert to a fighting stance when it comes to the EPA, some are happy to accept its praise for their energy efforts.

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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blockbuster

by Adam Bruns

In addition to manufacturing the Tesla Cybertruck and Semi models, Tesla’s $1 billion, 5,000-job Gigafactory outside Austin will also make the Tesla 3 and Tesla Y models for distribution to the eastern half of North America.

Images courtesy of Tesla

A closer look at Tesla’s choice of Greater Austin for its new $1 billion manufacturing facility reveals many points of view about one transformative project.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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The Strategic Art of the Deal

APRIL/MAY 1998 The Strategic Art of the Deal: SS‘s 1997 Top 10 by Jack Lyne Spanning four continents, 1997?s top 10 deals illustrate billion-dollar investments, multimillion-dollar incentives and savvy facility location strategy. These 10 deals were chosen by Site Selection?s editorial team as 1997?s top facility location deals. Here are capsule looks at those 10 […]

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TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, May 2009 Instant Space End users eye quick-build facilities. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com C Intel used a Sprung Instant Structure for its initial offices in Costa Rica, then later converted it into a company cafeteria. ompanies in the offshore call center and BPO sector often need a quick option […]

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New Facilities Avoid Congestion & Enable Confluence Instead

Investment into new logistics facilities is happening all over the state.

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The One That Didn’t Get Away

It’s not a one-way street entirely, but it seems more companies relocate their headquarters out of Illinois than into Illinois.

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Around the World in 59 Counties

How Hoosier Energy built a network of FDI projects in 2 states

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50 Million Reasons

by Adam Bruns

In 2019, Bogotá, a city of 11 million, accounted for 26% — or more than $82 billion — of Colombia’s total GDP.

Near-shoring, infrastructure and a surging middle class are the active ingredients for Colombia’s next-generation economy.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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Dual Advantage

If you’ve just launched the nation's first specialized, bundled insurance program for commercial-scale solar installations, it only makes sense to try it out yourself first.

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North American Reports, Site Selection Magazine, May 2003

“‘T'” is for Texas,” goes the ancient country twanger. But “T” is for a lot of other things, too – Tundra and prime-time truck turf, for example – in explaining Toyota’s decision to locate its 2,000-employee, US$800-million plant in San Antonio, Texas. The assembly operation will annually […]

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Food Producers Expand in Texas to Meet Increased Consumer Demand

Projects include new investments from HelloFresh, Tyson Foods and Goya Foods.

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The Human Touch

If our long-running Technology InSITE series has taught us anything, it's that tech products for sound corporate real estate management and decision-making are only as good as the people who create, wield and improve them.

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‘Tremendous Renaissance’ of Manufacturing at Hand in Border Mega-Region That Includes Greater Phoenix

of Manufacturing at Hand in Border Mega-Region That Includes Greater Phoenix

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Don’t Count Out Startups in the Fight Against COVID-19

by Gary Daughters

Photo: Getty Images

Silicon Valley is building something: a united front in the crisis.

Gary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine

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From Houston to the Globe

A region once focused predominantly on oil and gas has since grown into a highly sought-after location for global corporations across a wide swath of industries.

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Top Competitive States

North Carolina has the workforce, infrastructure and other assets required by enterprises competing to win. But will an incentives rift today affect project results down the road?

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Are LEEDers in the clubhouse winners overall?

At the end of January, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the developer of the global LEED green building program, released its annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED.

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How to Future-Proof Your Workforce

Employers partner with schools to provide career training via apprenticeships, internships and incubators in San Bernardino County.

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In This Together

The center of a tornado is characterized by a dramatic drop in pressure. It’s the twister’s aftermath that brings high pressure to bear.

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Have Years of Darwinism in Rural America Paid Off During COVID-19?

That’s the question posed by Lacy Beasley as she examines retail adaptation in communities across the nation.

Findlay On the Move

Northwest Ohio’s perennial juggernaut shows how it’s done, again.

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Renewable Impact

"It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country." — Justice Louis Brandeis, 1932

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Lighting It Up

Why foreign investment is flowing to Portugal.

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‘We Will Be the Crown Jewel in the Manufacturing Sector’

Gov. Matt Bevin outlines his vision for the Kentucky economy and its people.

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It’s a Home Game In Indiana, USA

Programs to attract talent and new amenities aim to put Indiana communities in a league of their own.

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The E-Commerce Capital of America

by Ron Starner

How Amazon and other online sellers transformed a county in Southern California.

Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.

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Trial Runs

If you’re a French contract research organization looking to grow in North America, then Montreal and Newark appear to be prime places to splash down.

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T-Minus Two Weeks

Online Insider: T-Minus Two Weeks

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The $4 Billion Machine That Never Sleeps

How the University of Missouri in Columbia propels the entire state to new heights.

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THE 10 BIGGEST WORKFORCE CHALLENGES OF THE NEXT DECADE

From talent gap to remote work and childcare, employers have their hands full.

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The Network Is Responding

On February 18, 2011, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, after just over a month in office, kept one of his first campaign promises: He signed into law a bill creating JobsOhio, a privately funded non-profit that works with the state and its Development Services Agency to foster job creation and corporate investment.

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Cover

COVID-19 Reshuffles The Cold Chain & Logistics Deck

by Adam Bruns

Berlin-based meal-kit company HelloFresh Group recently expanded into Sweden and Denmark and will open new production sites in Nuneaton, UK, and Newnan, Georgia.

Image courtesy of HelloFresh

There’s no shortage of global cold chain expansion activity among grocers, pharmaceutical companies and the technology and automation firms that serve them.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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A Fertile Field

Research Park at the University of Illinois is a driving force behind agriculture technology.

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Stoking Ingenuity

The shift away from the dependence on foreign oil has opened an opportunity for rapid growth in the cleantech industry.

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Kings of the Sea

Mississippi flexes its maritime muscle.

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Keys To Europe’s Biotech Future

For biotech to blossom in any European region, several key parameters must exist locally and simultaneously:

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Reform School Showdown

Reform School Showdown: When it comes to corporate tax reform, Washington wonks differ on who needs to clean up their act.

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Departments

Editor’s View: Harbors Are Safe, But Ships Were Meant to Sail

by Mark Arend

Editor in Chief Mark Arend reflects on Adam Jones-Kelley’s legacy of leadership and friendship.

Mark Arend
Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

ig incentive packages have received a lot of media attention recently, and have been a major discussion topic around the water cooler in the economic development community. But, in the big picture, are incentives good or bad? The axiom, “Incentives never made a bad deal good, only a good deal better,” is absolutely correct. […]

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If It’s Not Broken, Don’t Fix It

Medical device heavyweight Becton Dickinson may be one of the busiest companies in the sector in terms of current real estate activity.

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A Balanced Approach to Business

Missouri Department of Economic Development works to improve the state’s business climate through key measures.

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Thirsty for More

The improving Midwest business climate lures corporate facility deals and the investors who back them.

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Midwest Needs More Metros That Support Young Tech Firms

Study by Walton Family Foundation finds Heartland missing out on economic dynamism.

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Features

Adam Jones-Kelley, 1973-2020

A tribute to our late president and CEO, written by his father.

Born Leader

With a seemingly endless string of disasters plaguing the world in the last year, most notably the massive earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan, images of the devastating floods that swept across much of Queensland, Australia, have faded from memory for most not directly affected.

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SITE Visit: Don’t Fence Me In

Greater Columbus and the State of Ohio work to corral Bob Evans Farms’ headquarters in the Village of New Albany.

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AEDC OVERVIEW

When it comes to economic development, there’s a lot of momentum in Arkansas. From entrepreneurs to established companies expanding and locating new facilities, Arkansas is winning more than its fair share of economic development projects with more in the project pipeline.

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The Aerospace Industry

Anyone traveling through large metropolitan airports can attest to the popularity of commercial air travel.

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Time for a Change

There are more than 560 federally recognized Native American tribes, residing on tribal land held in trust by the United States. The fee title to tribal land cannot be transferred without an Act of Congress and, with limited exceptions, grants of leases and permits are subject to federal oversight. Federal oversight on surface leasing of Indian lands is outlined in 25 C.F.R. Part 162.

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International Update

Infrastructure for Innovation, Talent for Tomorrow

by Adam Bruns

“Thermally Speaking,” designed by LeuWebb Projects and produced with Mulvey & Banani Lighting, used thermal imaging cameras to translate the heat energy of visitors into a shifting curtain of light at Toronto’s Fort York Visitor Centre for Nuit Blanche 2019.

Photo by Doublespace Photography, Simon Tanenbaum, courtesy of v2com

Led by Ontario and a bevy of its regions, Canada’s Best Locations offer business environments attracting more interest every day.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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Looking Wicked Good

Direct investment by more than 100 foreign companies in his state has caught the attention of Maine Governor Paul LePage. They employ more than 30,000 workers, and many of these companies are expanding.

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Driving Economic Growth In the Midwest

Columbus is changing from a steady performer to one of the country’s most dynamic metro areas. The Columbus Region has been called the test market of the United States because of its diverse economic profile — part university town, a national logistics hub, a center of retail brands such as the Limited Brands and Wendy’s, and the second home of Chase bank, which happens to be the region’s largest employer.

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Where Talent Is Concerned, Diversity Equals Opportunity

What Every Site Selector Should Know About the Emerging Census 2020 Data

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Hot High

M ONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Can the building blocks of life become the foundation of a new economy? They can if the companies mapping the human genome happen to be in your own backyard. In Rockville, Md., Celera Genomics Group captivated the attention of the scientific world on Feb. 12 when […]

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The Home of Animal Health

The Kansas City Animal Health Corridor leads the world in the animal health sector.

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Features

Marquee Players

by Adam Bruns

In January, Evergy announced with Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly that it will expand its wind energy portfolio by 660 MW.

Photo courtesy of Evergy

This year’s leaders in economic development show how infrastructure can be supporting cast and a star at the same time.

Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine

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Talent Accelerator Program is a Welcome Mat for Foreign Investors

Korea’s Navien and the United Kingdom’s GSK are among the bevy of foreign companies expanding in the Commonwealth.

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Foreign, Trade Policy Are One in Budapest

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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Great Works in the Works

Interested in investing in or benefiting from new South American infrastructure? Here’s the lowdown on the first half of what will be $23 billion in projects aiming for completion by 2027.

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EDITOR’S VIEW

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, September 2007 EDOs: Are You Ready for Your Close-up? O ne reason this issue of Site Selection is so large is because it contains one editorial survey and four editorial profiles. Profiles are shorter versions of a survey, but they do much the same thing, which is to […]

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The 2010 Global Best to Invest Rankings

The Site Selection editors are pleased to present the third annual Global Best to Invest rankings.

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Cover

The COVID Black Swan & Infrastructure Investment in 2021

The Cargospeed brand introduced in 2018 by UAE-based global trade enabler DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One is more than just a dream. In July, the U.S. DOT provided guidance on a regulatory framework for hyperloop. Multiple states and countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia and India are engaged in hyperloop studies.

Rendering courtesy of Virgin Hyperloop One

U.S. & Texas Lead the Way in 2020 Global Groundwork Index Rankings