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Investment Profile
by Ron Starner
B. Braun Medical Inc. continues to expand in Daytona Beach.
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Tech migration tidal wave swells across Florida.
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Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
To help expedite its exports to South Asian countries, German company Viessmann has just completed the construction of its first heating appliance manufacturing factory in Tinh Dong Nai, Vietnam.
Investors, occupiers and developers all are moving their money toward a new distribution paradigm, but population centers still drive the truck when it comes to location.
Greater Fort Lauderdale alters perceptions of business executives around the world. Payoff comes in headquarters, plants and other expansions including a British tobacco company.
International Update
by Adam Bruns
The BBC intends to spread the wealth ‘Across the UK.’
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, March 2008 Are You Good at GIE? Embraer Grows at Home All in One Visionary projects aim to protect environment and protect us from it. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com I n late January, William McDonough, co-author of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, […]
What does the world of photography have to do with a pending $2 billion location decision? It all depends on having the right chemistry.
There is a science to site selection. But rarely do the specifics of science itself so directly impact a location
choice.
States in this region are Innovation Champions and
Leaders, according to a recent ranking from the
Consumer Technology Association.
"The Simpsons" and Site Selection's New Plant Database both were launched 25 years ago, and both continue to provide insights into the Springfields of the world.
by Gary Daughters
When the pandemic arrived, Texas A&M was ready to saddle up.
Read MoreGary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
It’s been a busy spring and summer already when it comes to chemicals, energy and other projects in Louisiana.
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 The Telecom Connection: How It’s Rewiring the New Economy’s Location Rules by Jack Lyne Infostructure is dominating and changing many location criteria, perhaps nowhere more clearly than in corporate call centers swelling ranks. The digitized infrastructure connecting office buildings and factories has become as important as bricks, mortar and hard walls, says a […]
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 […]
Georgia’s pro-business climate builds investment momentum across the state.
If people think that the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, will wake up the industrialized world to finally solve its pressing water shortage and treatment crises, they are sorely mistaken.
by Savannah King
The program is just one of a suite of actions to keep the state’s talent pipeline primed for the future even in the midst of economic recovery.
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hovel-ready” is a term that we are hearing a lot in the national media these days. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act requires that any project that receives an investment from the federal stimulus package be “shovel-ready.” For those of us in the business of helping companies choose a location for their facility investments, […]
From life-saving medical breakthroughs to everyday items we take for granted, Colorado innovation has been changing lives for the better for many decades.
Here’s why folks are fleeing the bright lights of the big city and loving it.
From urban metropolis to rural farming towns, Illinois offers everything in between.
by Ron Starner
Tesla’s decision to park a billion-dollar-plant near Austin revs up an already humming sector.
Read MoreRon Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Where do real estate consultants go for their expertise before meeting with corporate real estate professionals to plot strategy? Besides drawing on their own professional credentials, many attend educational meetings of The Counselors of Real Estate, a Chicago-based association of real estate consultants. The group’s Midyear Meeting in Seattle, held April 18-21, was a good […]
Investment into Canadian workforce doubles down in three major industries.
Indian radial tire maker JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. has announced the completion of the first phase of capacity expansion of its manufacturing facility in Banmore, Madhya Pradesh.
Mississippi’s top industry recruiter — Governor Tate Reeves — used his visit to the SHOT Show 2023 convention in Las Vegas in January to make the case that the state’s firearm and ammunition industry is on fire.
An economist who knows the Texas economy better than most sees a strong outlook for the state following recovery from the pandemic, a severe hurricane season and a historic winter storm.
Read MoreWhy this region is ahead of the pack in attracting
advanced industry projects.
Batesville, Mississippi, has turned out to be the ideal location for GE to build advanced aircraft engine components.
Technology means more here. Just ask the folks behind chip and quantum projects up and down the corridor.
Northridge, Calif.–based Pharmavite, maker of Nature Made vitamins and Soyjoy bars, produces more than 120 different kinds of supplements and fills more than 120 million bottles with 15 billion tablets, capsules, and softgels per year.
Many companies worldwide have chosen to locate in logistics clusters, so what can enterprises learn about these communities that they do not already know? The answer is “a great deal,” for two reasons.
Investment Profile
by Savannah King
With ample space and easy access to markets, Abilene draws companies to Northwest Texas.
Read MoreSavannah King
When you think of Kentucky, we’d bet bourbon and horses come to mind. There’s no question these are part of what makes Kentucky special, but there’s so much more to explore in the Bluegrass State. Whether you’re into live music, craft beer, chef-driven cuisine, American history, family fun or exploring the outdoors, there’s a Kentucky […]
Logistics networks link manufacturers in Amarillo, Lubbock to major markets.
Dallas College partners with local employers to close the skills gap.
Welcome to Texas. The Lone Star State star has never shone brighter.
North American Reports: Blu Homes To Build Prefab Eco-Homes By Deep Blue Sea; ‘They Were There Last Time We Checked’; Billion-Dollar Bounce In South Carolina
Features
by Gary Daughters
Lake Erie’s fresh water can be a boon to manufacturing.
SOURCE: StudioThink
A movement afoot in northeast Ohio aims to leverage Lake Erie for big-ticket manufacturing investment.
Read MoreGary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
Long viewed as a system parallel to that of traditional employers, the film and TV production economy has become the new normal for many leading regions.
Amping up engagement with the C-suite nurtures home-grown business expansions.
"The Simpsons" and Site Selection's New Plant Database both were launched 25 years ago, and both continue to provide insights into the Springfields of the world.
Last week Texas Instruments began construction on its $11 billion, 300-mm semiconductor manufacturing facility in Lehi, Utah.
Investment Profile
by Mark Arend
Budapest
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Learn why 25 companies in 2020 picked Hungary for operations that will add 3,000 jobs to a business services sector that already employs nearly 64,000 at more than 130 companies.
Read MoreMark Arend
Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
More new or expanding operations in Oklahoma include an aerospace company, a glass manufacturer and a wind farm.
The 11th annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard finds familiar names at the top, and incorporates a new metric.
Proximity to the UK and European markets
provides real value for money and is a key factor
for companies investing in Northern Ireland.
The only thing stronger than Louisiana’s oil & gas infrastructure is the network of relationships among the firms that continue to build and operate it.
by Ron Starner
Texas’ ultimate deal closer resides in the Governor’s Mansion.
Read MoreRon Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
California’s higher education institutions transform new ideas into new jobs, nurturing prosperity in the state’s best-performing cities.
Electric car maker says sites in 11 states being considered for large factory investment.
A report from the United Nations documents where tourists come from, and where they're going.
Among other products, the company has made cannula in the Cornhusker State for 51 years. What’s a cannula, you ask?
E conomic development organizations worldwide are designing novel programs to enhance their appeal. From interactive web sites and work-force development plans to invent finance and tax incentives, local officials are creating new and innovative programs to lure business expansions and developments. In the slowing economy, these plans are developed to distinguish each individual community and […]
Investment Profile
by Ron Starner
Kinsale Insurance employs 340 in a new five-story HQ in Henrico County, Virginia.
Photo courtesy of Kinsale Insurance
The Virginia capital region is welcoming projects from a broad range of companies, including e-commerce, insurance, data centers and biotech.
Read MoreRon Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
irports have long been economic development engines for local areas and regions, but their potential economic significance is only now being understood by area developers, corporate site seekers and urban planners. Like never before, airports are central to businesses’ ability to compete given the heightened role of logistics and distribution in meeting customer and shareholder […]
The last two articles I wrote for this issue have me looking forward to the New Year more than I have in recent memory.
How a business-friendly tax climate and transportation infrastructure lure companies to Broward County, Fla.
A new incentive targets multinationals’ higher-end regional operations.
Meeting customer needs is job one for expanding companies in Maine.
Features
by Mark Arend
UK-based Arrival will soon be producing electric vans and buses in the Charlotte, North Carolina, metro area.
Images courtesy of Arrival, Inc.
Electric vehicle momentum dots the map with vehicle and battery plant investments.
Read MoreMark Arend
Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
Ohio's higher education institutions lead in new approaches to workforce development.
Toronto is making a concerted effort to become Canada’s next nexus of digital media. .
Investment into Canadian workforce doubles down in three major industries.
JULY 2006 Barracks to Biologics (cover) Little Greenville Lands Big Solar Plant, 1,200 Planned Jobs Give Us Your Opinion! NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS Barracks to Biologics Bristol-Myers Squibb Chooses Devens for $660-million Plant by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com W orld War II barracks are coming down and modern biologics lab and manufacturing space is going up on […]
Gov. Tomblin explains how he’s remaking the West Virginia business climate.
by Ron Starner
3 reasons why so many firms are choosing to relocate to the Lone Star State.
Read MoreRon Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
With the advent of a new year, a look back and look ahead can help focus priorities for the next round of location decisions.
We examine state workforce climates (not programs) across four U.S. regions, with exclusive insights from Emsi on what’s attracting people to top counties for talent.
Career prep goes mobile in Pflugerville high schools.
Combining the resources of the world’s largest medical complex with the capabilities of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies.
States use CARES Act funding to keep students on track and reskill workforce.
Investment Profile
by Adam Bruns
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.
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
I ‘m very optimistic about the economy and about what’s happening here in Mexico,” says Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO. The software giant announced in August that it plans to invest US$60 million to train 20,000 Mexican software developers. The company will team up with 3,000 computer and technology professors to help Mexico develop a software […]
Minnesota might not be the first state to come to mind when thinking of solar energy, but a combination of educational infrastructure, a strong supply chain and incentives has the state well on its way to a significant solar cluster.
Québec’s Minister of International Relations Pierre Arcand looks to new ties to unbind the province from its traditional industrial past.
The community of Russell offers the perfect blend of industrial opportunity with a high quality of life.
Manufacturing Site Location Considerations in Asia's Final Frontier Economy
International Update
Wat Ounalom at sunset in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Photo: Getty Images
Dezan Shira & Associates walks us through the substantial opportunities RCEP delivers to a region accounting for roughly 30% of global population and global GDP.
Read MoreHighlights from Site Selection ? December 1997/January 1998 Real Estate’s Cream of the Crop: IDRC Best Practices Excellence. It’s something all firms strive for — to be the best. Many companies today are working hard to make their real estate operations the best they can be. The International Development Research Council (IDRC), the world’s preeminent […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The project records appearing every week in the Site Selection Project Bulletin are pulled from the Conway Projects Database, a proprietary resource with tens of thousands of records of corporate end-user facility investments across all industry sectors and all world geographies. Want to look for our projects yourself? Look here. New Models Head […]
Business costs, talent availability are key metrics to watch.
Pfizer has announced that it invested $743 million to expand its four-year-old Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) plant at Singapore’s Tuas Biomedical Park. At 429,000 sq. ft., the upgraded facility will begin production of small molecule APIs used in the pharmaceutical manufacturer’s oncology, pain and antibiotic medicines.
Investment Reports
by Adam Bruns
Photo: Getty Images
Insights from leaders at such companies as Intel, Concentrix and Autodesk reveal why Costa Rica, celebrating its bicentennial this year, is leading the way toward the fourth industrial revolution.
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Insights from REI’s supply chain VP show where goods movement is moving next.
Micropolitan areas were socially distanced before it became a thing.
Project activity has largely resumed to pre-pandemic levels throughout the Commonwealth, with industry sectors old and new in growth mode.
Site Selection is proud to publish our fifth annual State of the States report in this, our 60th anniversary issue.
Features
by Adam Bruns
A conversation with Amazon Head of Worldwide Economic Development Holly Sullivan.
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Real estate education programs are as varied as the deals they teach you to make. The Urban Land Institute’s Directory of Real Estate Development and Related Education Programs is currently in its ninth edition, and includes 60 programs in the United States and abroad. Of that sample, only a handful mention corporate real estate as […]
CBRE’s U.S. Life Sciences Research Talent 2023 report named not one but two Ohio cities among the top emerging hubs for researchers. Out of the nine clusters ranked, Columbus and Cincinnati, No.1 and No.2, were the only cities included from the same state. Both represent robust research institution networks that have received significant support through […]
With nearly 1.5 million people within 60 miles and quick access to the DFW metro area via I-20, Kilgore’s location in northeast Texas already has a lot going for it.
S tate budgetary shortfalls have mirrored the U.S. economy at large over the past year, prompting many legislatures to adopt stringent measures to curb spending and maintain the tax base. Many held special legislative sessions in order to achieve some fiscal progress. While some economic development branches have been streamlined, most […]
Investment Profile
by Gary Daughters
Dominion Energy’s pilot project off Hampton Roads began supplying electricity to consumers in January.
Source: Dominion Energy
And with Dominion Energy leading the way, Virginia is poised to become the East Coast wind energy hub.
Read MoreGary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
Wisconsin flexes its business muscle beyond the bright lights of the NFL Draft.
As doubts grow about biofuel support in the U.S., a bi-national project takes off in Mexico.
Congestion can really get you down. No, we’re not talking about the sniffles going around. More like the cargo and people who aren’t.
The Reading site’s advantages are significant: a widely available supply of skilled workers with the right skill sets, low energy costs and a community determined to help new projects become operational quickly.
Departments
by Mark Arend
Editor in Chief Mark Arend walks us through what’s changed and what has not changed in this issue of Site Selection and in the world around us.
Read MoreMark Arend
Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
Count on California for forward-looking energy solutions backed by real actions.
A state already known for its automotive industry is gearing up at an unprecedented pace and scale.
This year’s leaders in economic development show how infrastructure can be supporting cast and a star at the same time.
Surging free trade is rapidly changing the business fortunes of much of South America. Four nations — Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — are aligned in the Mercosur customs union. And on Oct. 1, the Mercosur quartet added important ?associate member? Chile, Latin America?s most advanced economy. Bolivia will also likely soon join Mercosur, with […]
Cover
by Adam Bruns
Major Projects Break Through Sour Economy to Pursue Innovation and Restart Global Commerce
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Christopher Prentice represents exactly the kind of company that increasingly is finding a home along U.S. Gulf Coast — high-tech, international and rapidly growing.
To believe things are going to work out, or not to believe. That is the question. You’ll have to forgive this former poetry and theater major. Writing this on Shakespeare’s 460th birthday, I can’t help but ask, “Is it indeed nobler ‘to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against […]
In a signing ceremony held in Seoul, South Korea, last week oil refiner GS Caltex and trading company Posco International Corporation announced their new $193 million bio feedstock refinery joint venture.
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.
Award winners offer models worth emulating
at global science & technology parks.
Cover
by Gary Daughters
There may never have been a more challenging year than 2020 for those working in the vital field of economic development.
Read MoreGary Daughters
Senior Editor of Site Selection Magazine
T he California blackouts and the state’s continuing electricity crisis took center stage at the IOU-EDA Winter Forum, held on Feb. 21-23 in San Diego, and these problems bring to the surface an important question for site selectors: Will utilities in a deregulated market be capable of providing the service my company needs? Many technology […]
From Site Selection magazine, February 1992 New Plant & Equipment Expenditures 1958-91 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.
An emerging space technology cluster is casting the City of Bridges in a new light.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory keeps changing the world 70 years after its biggest invention.
Dig beneath the surface and you’ll find innovation popping up all over the state.
Cover
by Mark Arend
North Carolina’s prowess in life sciences, aerospace and statewide business-recruitment teamwork are delivering enviable results.
Read MoreMark Arend
Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP), Malaysia’s first high-tech industrial park, opened in 1996 as a key component in the nation’s plan to be fully industrialized by 2020.
A new research report, IDRC’s Defining Characteristics, charts the leading real estate association’s evolution from site selection resource to business strategy group, and beyond. Organizations that resist change or cannot change will soon find themselves on the endangered species list in the business world. The forces of technology, entrepreneurship and globalization are too powerful to […]
The Palmetto State aggressively courts Chinese corporate investors.
US pricing is more competitive than before, but companies must carefully negotiate incentives and conduct state-by-state, regional research.
For the sixth straight year, we present in the following pages and at SiteSelection.com vital specs and contact information on dozens of land parcels measuring 1,000 acres (405 hectares) or more
Cover
by Adam Bruns
Unique indices highlight the top countries and metro areas in terms of their outlook for corporate investment.
Read MoreAdam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
The volume of HQ relocations shows no sign of letting up.
The Brookings Institution’s Martha Ross and Mark Muro explore how federal, state and local leaders can leverage the CHIPS and Science Act as a landmark workforce opportunity.
Best to Invest: The 2009 Global Best to Invest Rankings
The top international deals of the year were marked by Chinese capital flowing into India and Africa, among other industry trends.
Brazil is a strong global competitor with good potential for sustainable growth and prosperity.