A Nebraska startup is playing a novel role in vaccine development.
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Adjuvance Technologies operates out of the Nebraska Innovation Campus.
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by Gary Daughters
Adjuvance Technologies operates out of the Nebraska Innovation Campus.
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A Nebraska startup is playing a novel role in vaccine development.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
JULY 2009 A Dad’s Thoughts on Graduations (cover) People & Projects Request Information
In a world where the only constant is change, Hoosier Energy and its member cooperatives demonstrate unchanging commitment to communities and customers.
Abstracts of major presentations of the International Development Research Council (IDRC), the world’s preeminent corporate real estate association. “Global Corporate Real Estate Practices,” IDRC New York World Congress Workshop, May 1, 2000: This session reviewed the Annual Survey of Corporate Real Estate Practices, conducted each year by Johnson Controls in conjunction with IDRC. Among most […]
The financial giant has moved more than 1,300
employees into the Montréal Tower originally built
for the 1976 Olympic Games. More are on the way.
Investment Profile
by Gary Daughters
The Hyperion team has a new home in Tupelo.
Photo courtesy of Hyperion Technology
Exporters like Hyperion Technology are thriving. And driving economic growth.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
Transportation Equipment, Industry Machinery Sectors Tops In 98 b y M A R K A R E N D Less robust growth characterized new manufacturing and expansion activity in 1998, according to Conway Data’s New Plant database tallies. Virtually every industrial sector did well, but global economic malaise took its toll. Solid economic […]
iven the deep base of manufacturing facilities located along the U.S.-Mexico Borderzone, we believe the first signs of a broad economic recovery will be seen in this region, as companies ramp up production and utilize excess capacity that they have been holding in reserve. Sophisticated manufacturers have for years been operating in a lean environment […]
COVER STORY: FDI IN THE USA From Site Selection magazine, January 2009 U.S. Reforms Promote Openness Two years after Dubai Ports World, Uncle Sam delivers a clear message to the rest of the world. by RON STARNERron.starner bounce@conway.com Two years ago, the Dubai Ports World controversy led to a lot of soul-searching in Washington, […]
From diversity to workforce readiness, Illinois colleges and universities pioneer a new approach.
My day began at 4:30 am, the unhappy hour at which I had to wake to catch a train from Mumbai to Pune.
Area Spotlights
by Adam Bruns
Among the boundary-pushing R&D at Intel is work in neuromorphic systems, which will help define a new model of programmable computing to serve the world’s rising demand for pervasive, intelligent devices.
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A region known for its semiconductor fabrication leadership could reap the rewards if federal incentives come to pass.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
T he maxim used as a headline here is worth thinking about carefully the next time you prepare to sign a service provider contract, no matter how it’s structured. The agreement you commit to will be the starting point of any number of business scenarios, and how you and your service provider relate at the […]
Everyone loves a tiger. Powerful, elegant – yet tricky to manage. Ireland was the Celtic Tiger during the boom of the ‘zeros.
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
Midwest states are finding solutions to ongoing workforce challenges.
by Gary Daughters
Institutional know-how propels innovation in Colorado.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
ant to gain an edge over your global competition? Consider locating your next plant in a Foreign-Trade Zone. If you thought that FTZs were only for distribution centers and freight-forwarding facilities, think again. Locating in an FTZ can save your operation millions of dollars per year, and you can do a […]
From Site Selection magazine, February 1993 Top Metros 1992 Continue to next page | 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.
New locations in Iowa emerge as safe investment havens for expanding companies needing to move quickly and efficiently.
A fter a period of rapid growth, company managers may step back and ask if their current facilities structure — often haphazardly cobbled together through mergers and acquisitions and building on existing operations — can be rationalized in a strategic manner to more efficiently and cost-effectively meet the needs of the integrated firm. […]
The Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster recently won $129.7 million in funding from federal sources to create a Regional Energy Innovation Cluster (E-RIC).
by Savannah King
Colorado encourages job creation, talent attraction across the state with new rural development incentives.
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Despite the recent stagnant performance of regional malls and the growth of e-commerce, major real estate investors are acquiring retail assets.
A survey of global energy projects provides these snapshots of new solutions to age-old challenges. Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) demolished the twin striped stacks and 7,500-ton boilers at its nearly 50-year-old power plant to make way for construction of FPL’s US$1.3-billion Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean Energy Center.
More than 1,000 people work at the Wilmington headquarters of Incyte
Investments into infrastructure, broadband, workforce and site development form the foundation.
by Savannah King
Metro Denver and Northern Colorado economic diversity positions the region well against economic downturns and unknowns.
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With four communities in one, the Tri-Cities area is one of Washington’s economic powerhouses, and it’s only growing stronger by the minute.
By 2025, water withdrawals are expected to increase by 50 percent in developing countries and 18 percent in developed countries.
or the past 40 years, Pier 1 Imports has made its home in Fort Worth, Texas. If Chairman and CEO Marvin Girouard has his way, the US$2-billion company will call Fort Worth home for at least the next 40. In 2004, Pier 1 moved into its new $90-million corporate headquarters in the […]
The last two articles I wrote for this issue have me looking forward to the New Year more than I have in recent memory.
Tractus Asia’s John Evans breaks down China’s current economics and their influence on location choice.
by Mark Arend
Security and risk management content provider CSO, a unit of IDG Communications, includes Augusta on its 2019 list of the top 10 global cybersecurity hubs.
Read MoreMark Arend
Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
Germany-based automotive parts manufacturer Continental AG has announced plans to locate its 22nd facility in Mexico.
Forget talent attraction strategies; these young and energetic leaders are transforming metro area economies in Florida.
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: SALE/LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS From Site Selection magazine, May 2008 Sale/leaseback strategies in tough times by GEORGE LIVINGSTON, Chairman and CHRISTIE ALEXANDER, Principal, NAI Realvest, Orlando, FL I n times of economic uncertainty, cash is a preferred asset because it can provide a hedge against the unknown. Commercial real estate properties owned by […]
An in-depth look at how wages and costs work together to build wealth in Ohio.
by Ron Starner
Nearly half of all investment in Georgia hails from other countries.
Read MoreRon Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Companies involved in all aspects of traditional or renewable energy development are seeing a lot of action from the US Dept. of the Interior since former REI President and CEO Sally Jewell was sworn in as its new Secretary in April.
Dear Colleague: The Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC) was founded this year to better meet the professional development needs of executives with corporate real estate and asset management responsibilities. As the organization’s first chairman, I am proud to be a part of the IAMC and to be associated with an extremely talented and dedicated […]
What if a company came to town, did its business, provided you with a walking, talking digital postcard for your quality of life, then packed up and left, leaving your community a bit richer than before in both cash flow and reputation?
Funds Support a Wide Variety of Infrastructure Improvements Across Oregon
Abstracts of major presentations of the International Development Research Council (IDRC), the world’s preeminent corporate real estate association. “Global Corporate Real Estate Practices,” IDRC New York World Congress Workshop, May 1, 2000: This session reviewed the Annual Survey of Corporate Real Estate Practices, conducted each year by Johnson Controls in conjunction with IDRC. Among most […]
by Mark Arend
Maintaining the No. 1 business climate in America doesn’t just help companies and workers during the good times.
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
JUNE/JULY 1998 All Dressed Up with No One to Grow? How Fast-Growth Firms Are Surviving Labor Pains by Jack Lyne Even fabled gazelles are finding their expansion plans beached in the labor pool’s shallow end. But some SMEs are outwitting the work-force crunch. Many areas’ tight labor markets are creating some highly unorthodox corporate expansion […]
According to new research on clean energy financing in G-20 nations released by The Pew Charitable Trusts earlier this month, The United States attracted $48 billion in clean energy investment in 2011, a 42-percent increase over 2010, and just beating out China’s $45.5 billion to claim the No. 1 ranking.
The Mid-Atlantic is seeing an uptick in location-related activity, much of it with existing buildings rather than greenfield development.
The following pages highlight recent corporate facility projects, new laws and incentives policies, updated FDI figures, wages, employment, demographics and Recovery Act funds facts in one easy-to-digest compendium.
SITE VISIT From Site Selection magazine, March 2009 DHL Grows Gateways Luis Eraña (left), general manager, DHL Express Mexico, says the company’s newly expanded facilities in Mexico will aid DHL’s response to rising commercial activity at the domestic, North American and global levels. The company’s Mexico City investments include an expanded sorting facility (above […]
by Ron Starner
State with the nation’s best business climate outperforms even during a pandemic.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
The nation's largest provider of advanced wound-care services found the perfect prescription for growth in Jacksonville, Fla.
Southern Oregon University’s micro-credential program creates key connections in the Rogue Valley.
“We need to become an exporter to the whole world,” Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation Reza Moridi told Site Selection earlier this year.
When you are the host city to the state’s flagship university, employers tend to pay close attention to your labor pool.
On April 3rd, Gov. Gary Herbert hosted The Governor’s Utah Economic Summit 2014 in Salt Lake City.
by Ron Starner
How Gov. Polis responded to COVID-19 set an example for the rest of the U.S.
Read MoreRon Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
urope enjoyed a return to high levels of foreign direct investment in 2004 (over US$250 billion, including non-EU figures) and remains the most attractive global zone. According to Ernst & Young’s European Investment Monitor (EIM), researched and powered by Oxford Intelligence, FDI is increasingly driven by European cross-border investment, with the U.K. remaining the dominant […]
R ising employment, industrial inventories and prices will make the American economy’s recovery this year even stronger than most blue-chip economists forecast, Prudential Financial’s chief economist told a gathering of corporate and commercial real estate leaders Jan. 10 in Atlanta. Susan Hickok, the keynote speaker at a forum of CoreNet Global […]
World-class culture, outdoor adventure and food make Illinois a destination for all seasons — even in challenging times.
Abilene, Texas is taking the next step in developing the workforce of tomorrow.
In 1994, the number was 5,193. A year later, it reached 6,522. In 1996, it broke 8,000. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, you ask? No. But reflective of the U.S. stock market?s bullish expansion during the past three years, corporate facility-location activity across the United States is on an equally torrid pace. In fact, Site […]
Investment Profile
by Gary Daughters
Sunrise over New York City
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It’s time to take a closer look at the tech world’s rising heavyweight.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
Last year’s most lucrative corporate projects feature tech, transportation and three from Amazon that collectively aim to fulfill 33,000 job openings.
Last week the EPA finalized the 2013 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program established by Congress. Most of these fuels are produced by American farmers and growers domestically and help reduce carbon pollution.
orporate real estate executives like the impact that Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) is having on the reporting Bob Zane and management of facility performance. They just wish that compliance with the law cost less time and money. That’s the bottom line of a new research study conducted by the Atlanta-based Industrial Asset Management Council. […]
Site Selection magazine sat down with Atento CEO Alejandro Reynal to learn about the history of the company's massive international expansion of the last two decades as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefonica, one of the world’s largest Telecom conglomerates, and what the future holds after the recent acquisition from Bain Capital in late December 2012.
F orget about the Curse of the Billy Goat. Chicago is America’s No. 1 market for new and expanded corporate facilities for the third year in a row. According to data from Site Selection‘s New Plant Database, Chicago registered more project activity than any other U.S. metropolitan area in 2003. Longsuffering […]
Features
by Adam Bruns
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship Finals took place at AccorHotels Arena on November 10, 2019, in Paris, France.
Photo by Bartosz Plotka courtesy of Riot Games
Just as e-commerce and streamed meetings are driving data center capacity expansion, so too are the world’s 2.7 billion video gamers.
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
From Site Selection magazine, May 2004 WORLD REPORTS Edited by JOHN W. McCURRY Heineken Brews Expansion Plans Thirst for good suds knows no geographic boundaries. Increased demand has Amsterdam-based Heineken, the world’s second largest brewer, contemplating several major expansion projects. Heineken plans to increase its capacity by more than 50 percent […]
A groundbreaking branding initiative is turning heads.
When you are the host city to the state’s flagship university, employers tend to pay close attention to your labor pool.
At a time when workforce housing is sorely needed, last month the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $3.17 billion in Public Housing Repair funding to 2,756 public housing authorities (PHAs) in all 50 states, D.C. and several U.S. territories to make capital investments to their public housing stock.
Singapore-based developer Ascendas has been active in China for 20 years, creating space to meet clients’ evolving real estate requirements.
by Gary Daughters
California sets the standard for the country and the world.
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
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,
The community of Russell offers the perfect blend of
a high quality of life and opportunities for industry.
Twenty years after German reunification, Berlin is Germany’s political capital, a cultural metropolis, an attractive business location and one of Europe’s leading centers for science and research.
Quality of Life: A State of Nostalgia Opens Its Arms to All
From Site Selection magazine, February 1989 New Facilities 1988 Continue to next page | Site Selection Online ©1989 Conway Data, Inc. All rights reserved. SiteNet data is from many sources and is not warranted to be accurate or current.
by Savannah King
California leads the nation in venture capital, innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Michigan overcomes a pandemic and historic flood to move business forward.
TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Software Solves Amgen’s Space Challenge by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com B iotech giant Amgen‘s corporate campus in Thousand Oaks, Calif., is immense, covering 3.8 million sq. ft. (353,020 sq. m.) and housing more than 3,000 employees involved in manufacturing, R&D, marketing and administrative functions. During the summer […]
MARCH 2000 SITE SELECTION NEW FRONTIERS FOR FACILITY PLANNERS Cover Page Industrial Super Projects Air Transport Rails Highways Water Transport Intermodal Systems Fresh Water Projects Power Generation Projects Hydro Power Oil & Gas Projects Alternate Energy Sources Developing a Global Power Grid Environmental Projects Global Comm. Global Venues Urban Development High-Rise Projects New Urban Forms Rapid Transit Systems New Towns, Redevelopment, Mixed-Used Projects Project Data Base […]
A peek into JLL’s latest U.S. Life Sciences Outlook report, and what an industry coalition thinks of the latest policy directives from the White House.
by Adam Bruns
Even where there’s hardly ever a cloud in the sky, everyone wants the cloud.
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
T he most likely candidate for a location decision involving a new or expanded facility will be in the manufacturing sector, according to corporate executives surveyed by Development Counsellors International (DCI), a New York?based economic development marketing firm. More than 280 corporate executives participated in the exercise. Forty-four percent of the […]
New reports address the issue of significant underrepresentation of certain demographics in STEM programs.
The new president of Liberty University brings lessons from the Air Force to ground level.
KCED Secretary Jeff Noel emphasizes the importance of statewide collaboration.
EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, March 2009 Illustration by Bob Gravlee by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Wind Farms and Windfalls A s if corporate real estate executives weren’t busy enough these days, many are now tasked with generating cash for their organizations. They have long been charged with making nonperforming assets perform, improving […]
Investment Profile
by Mark Arend
Alpont LLC’s new manufacturing complex in Oregon, Ohio.
Photo courtesy of Interstate Chemical Company/Alpont LLC
Natural gas price stability and cost competitiveness give this region the edge.
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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
A $4.1 billion investment from Denmark’s Novo Nordisk offers a view into a strong ecosystem of higher education partnership and support.
Diligent site development preparations bear fruitful project investment results throughout Mississippi.
This coastal location provides a pivotal hub for Jordan and an entire MENA region set for economic takeoff.
How has North Carolina managed to rank No. 1 in Site Selection’s annual business climate rankings eight times in the past nine years? It may have something to do with its infrastructure of higher learning.
When you think of the big biotech hubs in the U.S., which cities first come to mind?
Features
by Adam Bruns
Camp V, a new camping and recreation destination near Naturita, Colorado, plans to open later this year thanks in part to OZ capital.
Photo courtesy of Camp V
Finding projects that suit the goals of the federal Opportunity Zone program can take some work. Revisions may be in order to better suit the needs of neighborhoods and businesses alike.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Project activity has largely resumed to pre-pandemic levels throughout the Commonwealth, with industry sectors old and new in growth mode.
Looking to grow your company? The state stands ready to assist.
Could Smackover become a name as affiliated with the Arkansas lithium boom as it was with the Arkansas oil boom when prospectors struck oil in 1921 in El Dorado?
Playing with blocks is the ultimate business model for an innovative building solution.
by Ron Starner
When the global COVID-19 pandemic reached the U.S. in early 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted little time in organizing a comprehensive statewide response.
Read MoreRon Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
CBRE 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.
From 3D printers to innovative startups, California is changing the world and its economy.
I stepped outside of Beijing’s international airport this afternoon, took a deep breath, began to suffocate, and wondered in fury who had stolen all the oxygen.
Common business wisdom used to hold that if you built a better mousetrap, the world would beat a path to your doorstep. But that was before people started shopping over the Internet and expecting almost instantaneous delivery of the products they ordered. Today, a growing number of customers demand exceptional logistics service from their vendors. […]
NEPIRC serves as a goldmine of knowledge and a helping hand for business throughout the state.
Investment Profile
by Adam Bruns
Huntington Ingalls will build extra large unmanned underwater vessels (XLUUVs) for the U.S. Navy’s Orca program at its new Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence in Hampton, Virginia.
Rendering courtesy of Boeing and HII
Huntington Ingalls’ new center of excellence is the flagship for a new sector’s arrival by air, land and sea.
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Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Oxford Economics forecast models show that global metros with high concentrations of advanced manufacturing tend to be the leaders in metro growth when ranked by GDP output.
Prominent consultants give frank advice to communities at TrustBelt.
Tim Searcy is CEO of the Indianapolis-based American Teleservices Association (ATA), a trade organization that represents more than 4,000 contact centers.
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 […]
Data on how often you relocate your body could be valuable to those who want to locate companies in healthy places.
Features
by Gary Daughters
SK Innovation hopes to open its EV battery plant in Georgia next year.
SOURCE: Clayco
Competition in the EV space is intense. Could this mega-project in Georgia fall victim?
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Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
Findings and state rankings from the Hamilton Index of Advanced-Technology Performance are showcased, with particular attention to manufacturing.
A yearning to discover and connect is at the heart of Middlesex Countiy's success.
Boeing’s closely followed location decision for 777X manufacturing was formalized in February when the company announced the selection of its Everett, Wash., site as the location for a new composite wing center for the 777X program.
Iowa investments from one corner to the other cover every link of the food chain.
Investment Profile
by Ron Starner
Port of Long Beach
Photo courtesy of Port of Long Beach
How San Bernardino County became Inland Southern California’s supply chain king.
Read MoreRon Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
The Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster recently won $129.7 million in funding from federal sources to create a Regional Energy Innovation Cluster (E-RIC).
The volume of HQ relocations shows no sign of letting up.
Evaluation of tax incentives is good for business and good for taxpayers.
International Update
Tired of playing the understudy, India is rehearsing its role as Asia’s next manufacturing superstar.
Read MoreThe 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.
New Jersey: The Garden State's Support for Innovators Is SIC
The Pittsburgh region comes full circle, adding depth and breadth to its rich history as America’s factory.
The company that built the world’s first 3D-printed
car has big plans in Knoxville.
A new mega campus for ag-tech in North Carolina aims to foster solutions to world hunger and lead the way to a more urbanized Research Triangle Park.
Investment Profile
by Adam Bruns
bilisi, founded in the fifth century, is very old and very new at once, home to 1.2 million people (nearly one-third of the country’s populace) creating a fresh, new future.
Learn directly from company and government leaders why this country makes sense for light manufacturing and business services, among other sectors, and why it’s leapt to No. 7 in the world in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business report.
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Highlights from Site Selection ? December 1997/January 1998 The Drive to Globalize: Profit Motive Rules as Foreign Direct Investment Soars by Tim Venable How global is your company? If you’re committed to making your firm as profitable as it can be, it must be increasingly worldwide in scope. Your headquarters might be in Peoria, but […]
Only a handful of Midwestern states offer companies the logistics advantage of a northern water route via the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and a southern water route via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico.
Location analysis in the creative and digital media sector becomes more accessible with the help of online tools.
A groundbreaking branding initiative is turning heads.