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November 27, 2024: Go Play Outside

Participation in snow activities increased by 10% in New Mexico between 2022 and 2023.Photo by Evan Green courtesy of New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division Step out onto the planet.Draw a circle 100 feet round. Inside the circle are 300 thingsnobody understands and,maybe, nobody’s ever seen. How many can you find? — Lew Welch, “Hermit Poems,” […]

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A Light Goes On

Kentucky’s bold bid to turn discoveries into startups.

Through the Mill

With a GDP of more than $300 billion*, Québec represents nearly 20 percent of Canada's economy.

EDITOR’S VIEW: The Waiting Was The Hardest Part

In 1983 when our founder Mac Conway launched SiteNet, he had already helmed the magazine and Conway Data for 29 years and published tens of thousands of pages of reports and directories. I can see them on our office shelves, bound in books. I was 19 years old then, a sophomore in college and bound […]

South Carolina: Airports’ Economic Impact Is Quantified

A new report quantifies the economic impact of the state’s six commercial service airports.

Taking Time with Census Data Makes Business Sense

It’s time for another chapter in Site Selection Snapshot’s occasional series on U.S. Census Bureau data sets useful to location decision-making.

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TALENT ATTRACTORS : Storm Metaphor Rises Again

by Adam Bruns

Illustration by GettyImages.com

THIS TIME IT’S ABOUT TALENT. In 2007, the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies published “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future.” The influential report addressed concerns over exporting […]

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Living in the Land of Lincoln

Illinois’ high quality of life offers something for everyone.

Pandemic Response Key To Workforce Development

Getting to the top of the mountain and staying there are two different things.

Let’s Get Cracking

Fifty-six counties and parishes define the U.S. shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico, simultaneously dishing up the Gulf’s bounty and taking what it dishes out. Between October 2009 and October 2011, Greater Houston’s Harris County showed the most new plant and expansion activity among those jurisdictions by a very long shot, followed by Baldwin County, Ala., a slew of Louisiana parishes, and Pinellas County in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Those funding new Internet ventures–and those in corporate real estate to whom they are targeted–are wise to sit back for a while and let the dust settle. Consider the past 18 months. In mid-1998, perhaps a few dozen Internet operations were in place working on “Web-enabling” various real estate processes, having secured a round or […]

Of Sodomy and Snakes

After a day of meetings a client with China’s top television station announced he wanted to treat us to a traditional massage at a local spa. I thought this was a wonderful idea.

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RAIL PARKS & INLAND PORTS : Touchpoints for the American Economy

Supply chain infrastructure company Savage is developing a new multi-commodity, rail-connected transload terminal called Savage Las Vegas, NV Transload in Jean, Nevada, that will be served by Union Pacific Railroad, the same railroad connecting to 11 miles of rail line in Tooele County, Utah, that Savage Tooele Railroad Company is building to connect to tenants of the Lakeview Business Park in Grantsville, Utah.
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The following appears by permission of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA, at www.aslrra.org). In September the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), representing the nation’s 600 Class II and III freight railroads, and five of its member railroads presented at the Surface Transportation Board (STB) hearing, “Growth in the […]

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Risk Deconstruction and the Site Selection Process

M anaging risk has always been the cornerstone of the corporate relocation process, although rarely has a corporate executive or his economic development counterpart framed the decision-making process in quite those terms. In the post September 11th environment, however, risk management has moved beyond its traditional spheres of technological and financial risk assessment and now […]

Hungry for Solutions?

Before it was shorthand for the scourge/salve that is social media, “social” referred to society, as in “people living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions and values,” says Britannica.

Critical Components

Can the role of science and technology parks as engines of economic prosperity be overstated?

Have Special Economic Zones Entered the 21st Century?

Although many disagree on exactly where to trace the origins of the modern special economic zone, just about everyone would agree that zones have seen tremendous changes since the 1980s.

Island Whirl

U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown proclaimed in January that his government’s support for offshore wind energy has anchored the U.K. as a global leader

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Wyoming : A Winning Tax Climate, And Expansions in Laramie

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A neighborhood cityscape in Laramie, Wyoming
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Home to the nation’s best business tax climate for the fifth year in a row, the state sees multiple projects land in Laramie.

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METALS: Built on Collaboration

Steelmaking, aluminum fabrication and other metal factories supply the materials that serve as the foundation for manufacturers in Kentucky and around the country.

Economic Overview

Economist Ray Perryman explains why Texas keeps firing on all cylinders.

SIDEBAR: A Checklist for Corporate Campus Planners

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 THE FOLLOWING IS A SIDEBAR TO THE ARTICLE Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? A Checklist for Corporate Campus Planners When planning a corporate campus, it is important to define exactly what you wish to achieve. Here are the recommended steps: 1. Using the […]

WORLD REPORTS

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, May 2009 Wind Paces New EU Power Projects by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com German wind turbine manufacturer REpower supplied three of its largest turbines for a wind farm near the Germany-Denmark border. The turbines will serve as a test for future offshore wind power development. W ind energy […]

EDITORS’S VIEW

ust as I thought would happen, the hubbub surrounding the issue of U.S. companies locating facilities abroad diminished markedly following the November 2004 general election. It turns out that even though corporations do site plants where it is most cost effective to do so — which frequently means outside the U.S. — plenty of them […]

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Montana: Livingston, I Presume

by Adam Bruns

Filmmakers are drawn to Montana’s compelling quality of light and quality of life.
Photo by Laura Lyne

Film production projects keep discovering the Big Sky State, including a new complex in the same town where Edison made the first Montana film 127 years ago.

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Fish Farms, Finance & FinTech

Food production, financial services and big tech lead the way.

TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS: WE’LL GET YOU THERE

Whether by road, rail, air or waterway, Texas leads all challengers in delivering products to market.

The Mispriced Resource

By 2025, water withdrawals are expected to increase by 50 percent in developing countries and 18 percent in developed countries.

ATLANTIC CANADA: Prince Edward Island Touts New District Energy System

A new district energy system is underway in Prince Edward Island.

TENNESSEE: Why More and More International Companies Are Choosing Tennessee

For two consecutive years, international businesses have accounted for over two-thirds of the capital investment unveiled in Tennessee.

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NEW INTERSTATE CORRIDORS

by Adam Bruns

This 1967 photo takes in the view along a 23-mile section of the Adirondack Northway (I-87) between Lake George and Pottersville, New York, adjudged America’s Most Scenic New Highway of 1966 by Parade Magazine.
Photo courtesy of the Federal Highway Administration

Every clogged highway today was once pristine. Where the next wave of priority Interstate corridors are forming.

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Iowa: Home, Sweet Home

After 105 years in Sioux City, the Sioux Honey Co-op sticks with what works.

West Virginia to World: ‘We’ve Got Your Back.’

‘We’ve Got Your Back.’

Nice Grouping

Six finalists vie for the annual Innovation & Economic Prosperity University Awards

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ARKANSAS

Arkansas offers a unique and beautiful setting for a growing number of film and TV productions

IDRC Survey Measures Corporate Real Estate Practices

T he International Development Research Council’s Annual Survey of Corporate Real Estate Practices is a one-of-a-kind resource for tracking corporate real estate and facility management trends. Since first conducted in 1993, the survey has provided insights into how these corporate functions and their service providers operate. Here’s a survey nugget for […]

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IAMC Insider: LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

A Letter from the Chair; the return of the member profile; and snapshots of FDI involving IAMC member organizations.

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Energy Procurement Tools for Property Asset Managers

C ompanies whose business is not producing, but rather using, energy have discovered the havoc which volatile energy costs can play upon one’s financial statements. Perhaps with the possible exception of labor costs, few other elements of variable corporate expenses have been paid such attention as energy recently. This has been […]

Incubating Ideas

Can a former automotive assembly plant drive technology transfer and economic development transformation throughout an entire state and region?

Putting Down Roots

Regardless of which stage of life Missourians may find themselves, the state has something for everyone.

Jacksonville Lends a Healing Hand

The nation's largest provider of advanced wound-care services found the perfect prescription for growth in Jacksonville, Fla.

Clean-Tech Multinationals Continue to Flood the Valley with Billions in Capital Investment

Tennessee’s advanced energy industry already employs nearly 394,000 Tennesseans in more than 20,300 businesses that contribute...

Project Bulletin

Project Bulletin, Nov. 25, 2024: Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Johnstown, Ohio; Warren, Arkansas

Alexis Elmore reports on the construction of North America’s largest Asian food manufacturing site; Cologix’s latest data center announcement in Johnstown, Ohio; and Weyerhaeuser’s plans for a new engineered wood products facility in Warren, Arkansas.

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Forum Broadens Notions of Portfolio Structuring, Real Value

O ne theme underlying Jones Lang LaSalle’s Corporate Real Estate Leadership Forum in October 2000 was the similarity of experiences among real estate managers no matter where they are based. Crafting effective relationships with business units remains a top priority of all, for example, as do managing shareholder expectations and balancing time pressures. Another common […]

Financial Literacy is a Workforce Win-Win

Citi is one of the most engaged financial services companies in the Cincinnati region when it comes to workforce development.

How to Make $3 Billion

Iowa says it has the blueprint, and it’s in advanced manufacturing.

Next-Gen Site Selection

A new generation of commercial transport changes the rules of where facilities supporting this bellwether industry are located. Airbus has opened a new, 650-employee facility in Broughton, Wales, where wings for the A350 XWB will be manufactured. Boeing has not yet determined where it will build its new 737 MAX airliner. Renton, Wash., has been home to 737 production for decades, but the aerospace giant is also considering other locations.

STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE From Site Selection magazine, November 2006 Commerce Claws Our annual state-by-state legislative update delivers news on economic development-related legislation, but it may be time for bigger policy action in the nation’s capital. by MARK AREND, ADAM BRUNS & JOHN W. McCURRY editor bounce@conway.com E ven as states buoyed by the Supreme […]

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Dakotas: By Air & By Land

by Alexis Elmore

Project ULTRA enters into Task Order 2 at GrandSKY in North Dakota to test UAS flight capabilities in the National Airspace System.
Rendering courtesy of GrandSKY

A pioneering unmanned aerial vehicle program takes on in North Dakota, while an earthmoving equipment company expands in South Dakota.

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Valley of Visions

Valley of Visions: TVA scopes out the future by looking to the past

Dialing for Dollars

How companies are winning the battle for the best call center talent.

New Facilities 1995, page 10 (Charts)

From Site Selection magazine, February 1996 Global Facilities 1995 | Site Selection Online ©1996 Conway Data, Inc. All rights reserved. SiteNet data is from many sources and is not warranted to be accurate or current.

QUALITY OF LIFE: Living in the Great Lakes Region: Good to the last Drop

There are few places on earth that can compare to the Great Lakes Basin when it comes to quality living.

Sweet Spot

Denmark's Novo Nordisk may soon be expanding further in the United States.

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Got Milk? New York Does.

by Lindsay Lopp

Images courtesy of Greater Rochester Enterprise.

The state’s invaluable milk supply secures major project wins.

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Biotech Location Strategies, Special Advertising Section from Site Selection magazine, September 2003

n April 25, 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson launched the modern era of molecular biology with their discovery of the structure of DNA. Fifty years later, on June 23, 2003, President George W. Bush spoke at the Bio 2003 Convention Center and Exhibition and said, “Our biotechnology industry is the strongest in the world […]

California Climbs to No. 1 Slot in Site Selection?s Business Climate Rankings

It?s official, already: The glow is back on the Golden State?s business climate. That?s the scoop from the top of Site Selection?s business climate rankings for 2000. California this year moved all the way up to No. 1 from 1999?s No. 5 finish. The Golden State ranks as a perennial business location powerhouse, of course, […]

The Shot Heard Around the World

In corporate real estate, the closest thing to a slam dunk occurred when New Jersey overwhelmed competition from around the U.S. to retain the North American headquarters of Panasonic.

It’s a Good Thing Texas Is a Big State

The volume of HQ relocations shows no sign of letting up.

Desjardins Brings an Iconic Tower and a Neighborhood to Life

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.

Area Spotlights

Mississippi: Taking Care of Your Needs

by Alexis Elmore

Liebherr’s Tupelo campus could bring over $200 million and up to 300 jobs to a logistics site handling everything from cranes (the 440 HC-L model is shown) to earthmoving machinery.
Image courtesy of Liebherr Group

Liebherr Group lands in Tupelo, and a new medical cannabis program launches at the University of Mississippi.

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What is Your Global I.Q.?

G en. Colin Powell once said, “Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard. Learn from the pros, observe them, seek them out as mentors and partners. But remember that even the pros may have leveled out in terms of their learning and skills. Sometimes even the pros can become complacent […]

WORLD REPORTS

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, November 2008 Chemical Specialist Expanding Globally Lanxess is expanding its caprolactam production facilities in Antwerp (above) and recently opened a new center for rubber research in Qingdao, China (below). by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com G erman specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG is in the midst of several […]

50 Million Reasons

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

Affordable Renewable Energy Verges on Critical Mass

Not only are more regions making more use of more renewable energy than ever, they are finding the cost is manageable — even before factoring in the cost to the future of doing nothing.

Brisbane: Growing Port City Lures Business Down Under

C orporate real estate executives seeking a site for Asia-Pacific regional headquarters operations are taking a second look at Brisbane. The state capital of Queensland on the East Coast of Australia, Brisbane is rapidly joining the ranks of Sydney and Melbourne as a true economic powerhouse in the Land Down Under. […]

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NEBRASKA: ImagiNE That!

by Gary Daughters

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (maroon jacket) helped cut the ribbon on 3M’s expansion in Valley, Nebraska.
Photo courtesy of 3M

ImagiNE Nebraska, the state’s newest incentive program, is paying dividends. Just ask 3M and Mutual of Omaha.

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Workforce Within Reach

Oregon’s institutions of higher education keep the talent pipeline flowing.

“A HECKUVA Big Factory”

Nevada wins big as the home of Tesla's massive lithium ion battery factory.

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: MARITIME INDUSTRIES From Site Selection magazine, March 2009 Terminals Are Not the End Port Development Strategy in Challenging Times by MICHIEL de JONG editor bounce@conway.com P orts around the world have geared up for tremendous expansion in the past decade. Large ports – such as those in Rotterdam, Port Saïd and […]

A Year Like No Other: U.S. Metro Area Rankings Expand and Reflect the Unusual Story of 2020

U.S. Metro Area Rankings Expand and Reflect the Unusual Story of 2020

Of Sodomy and Snakes

After a day of meetings a client with China’s top television station announced he wanted to treat us to a traditional massage at a local spa. I thought this was a wonderful idea.

International Update

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS : November 2024

by Alexis Elmore

Meta’s 22nd U.S. data center will be its first in South Carolina.
Photo courtesy of Meta

Meta comes to South Carolina; Linde joins Dow’s clean hydrogen project in
Alberta; Eli Lilly doubles down in Indiana; Arzyz Metals invests $650 million in Mexico; GM invests in battery cell prototype development in Michigan; Austal grows in Alabama.

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How Corporate Location Decision-Makers Choose Smart Cities for Facility Investment

Smart cities harness technology to improve their urban efficiency.

That Was Epic

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?

OZs: Is a Sequel in the Works?

Updated insights from Novogradac offer evidence of the OZ incentive’s success.

Stability Boosts Nebraska Life Sciences

If all you know about Nebraska is that cattle is our biggest industry — we lead the nation in commercial red meat production — or if your knowledge relates only to the Huskers’ chase for the college football championship every year, then you may be startled to learn that the bioscience industry is one of Nebraska’s fastest growing industries.

French Pharma Giant Launches Research Institute

Servier, an independent, international pharmaceutical company, has begun development of its future Research Institute in the Paris-Saclay cluster.

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New World Bank ‘Business Ready’ Rankings Offer a More Transparent Version of ‘Doing Business’

Singapore tops more than one ranking of business environments, including the new Business Ready rankings from the World Bank.Photo of Clarke Quay courtesy of Singapore Tourism Board Time was when the World Bank Doing Business rankings were a standby resource, whether we were examining the rise of India or putting together a composite index for […]

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My Favorite Machinist Is A Woman!

Sparks fly between local businesses in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the second career machinists training at a high-caliber makerspace.

IAMC Insider: High Priorities, High Performance

New IAMC Chair Colleen Caravati of Corning outlines her outlook for the association, and we sample insights from the recent IAMC Professional Forum in Milwaukee.

Will TrustBelt Land Fisker Auto Plant?

Electric car maker says sites in 11 states being considered for large factory investment.

Enterprise Zones Spark Debate

T he effectiveness of state enterprise zone programs, which offer tax abatements and other incentives for businesses to expand or move to economically blighted areas, remains a source of debate more than 20 years after states began creating them. Some state programs – like the Empire Zone program in New York, […]

That Grand Taste of Tradition

Notes from Kentucky’s unstoppable bourbon boom.

International Update

The Steel Behind India’s Economic Surge

by Gary Daughters

Tata unveils India’s biggest blast furnace.
Photo courtesy of Tata Steel

The steel behind India’s economic surge.

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Safety in San Antonio

Port San Antonio expands for next wave of cybersecurity, tech growth.

The Real Estate Legacy of the Dot

Ron Starner C orporate real estate executives who think they have nothing to learn from the boom-and-bust era of New Economy companies should think again. “The real estate legacy of the dot-com era will outlive many of the start-ups that have now collapsed,” says Jacques N. Gordon, international director of LaSalle Investment Management Inc. in […]

Bright Outlook

The broad move from a finance-led economy to an innovation-led economy has required industries and metropolitan areas to adapt. Financial and professional service firms are now competing with tech firms for the best graduates.

IAMC Insider: LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

A letter from the Chair, and National Manufacturing Day is celebrated.

STATISTICAL PROFILE: Mighty Numbers

Mississippi by the numbers.

Area Spotlights

U.S. Southwest: Boomtown Central

by Ron Starner

Mountain biking is a popular activity in Tucson.
Photo courtesy of VisitTucson

These five fast-rising boomtowns are making a splash in the desert.

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Economic Recovery ‘Highly Unusual’

GM’s economist weighs in on the strange and positive qualities of the post-Recession economy.

World Reports: Europe, China, Iran, South America

From Site Selection magazine, November 2004 WORLD REPORTS Edited by JOHN W. McCURRY Automakers Revving Up South American Production Several major European auto builders plan to increase or resume production in South America’s two largest countries. The projects will serve the Mercosur market. Renault is investing US$70 million in a new production […]

DESIGNED FOR TOMORROW

As organizations do all they can to lure and retain talent, award-winning design projects shine a light on the evolving workplace.

Management Strategy: Brownfields’ New Allure, Site Selection Magazine, March 2003

O ABOVE: In January 2003, crucial green lights from both the city council and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enabled brownfield redevelopment work to move forward on this bundle of some 250 former industrial properties along the Rio Salado in downtown Tempe, Ariz. – the largest piece of undeveloped land left in the entire city. […]

Kentucky Puts Your Project on the Fast Track

When Danimer Scientific needed a location for its biodegradable bioplastics business in the Eastern U.S., it chose Winchester, Kentucky, for a major investment.

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New Doors Open to KANSAS CITY

by Gary Daughters

The new Kansas City International Airport (MCI) serves a bi-state population base of 2.2 million and a growing employer base as well.
Image courtesy of Kansas City Aviation Dept.

The new Kansas City International Airport terminal means just as much to Kansas as it does to its neighbor. Plus a look at Panasonic’s megaproject and logistics industry momentum.

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Other Top Development Organizations: Honorable Mentions from 1999

Selected from the many nominations received for this year’s Site Selection list of top development groups, here are profiles of 10 other worthy organizations from 1999: Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance, Robertsdale, Ala.: Instrumental in attracting more than 1,000 new jobs and US$37 million in capital investments to its service area of 132,000. Major investments […]

Keep It Simple

The tools you can use abound with options, but they can’t do your thinking for you.

Editor’s View: Are Your Business Climate Requirements Shifting?

The U.S. Southeast, Midwest and Southwest are about to see even more capital investment than these booming regions are used to.

SOARING INTO 2024

Aerospace investments dot the U.S.

California Recovery Strong, if Uneven

Last year unemployment in California fell to the lowest level since 2009, as companies put 240,300 people to work, leading the nation in job growth.

Project Bulletin

Project Bulletin, Nov. 18, 2024: Waco, Texas; Visp, Switzerland; Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Alexis Elmore reports on Mexico-based Electrolit’s establishment of its first U.S. operations; a Lonza expansion in Lisp, Switzerland; and the arrival of a new Nokia manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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All of the Above

Responsible stewardship and progressive goals characterize Colorado’s energy scene.

Bright Light

Understandably overshadowed by horrific human rights news in the country, a major renewable energy agreement was signed last week in Nigeria that could spell a bright future for solar energy in a nation looking for ways to wean itself from overdependence on oil.

Manufacturing a ‘Game-Changing’ Cluster

Washington is attracting attention and companies around carbon composite technology.

Project Bulletin: July 29. 2024

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. Hollywood’s Latest Addition […]

Intel Outside – May 2001 Cover Story, Site Selection Magazine

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — S itting on a hillside perch overlooking this town just north of Albuquerque, the 5,500-employee Intel Corp. campus casts an imposing shadow over the area economy. That shadow is about to grow even larger, as Intel (www.intel.com) embarks on a US$2 billion, 1,000-worker expansion of its semiconductor […]

STATISTICAL PROFILE: Mighty Numbers

Mississippi by the numbers.

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IDRC Abstracts, January 2001

Abstracts of major presentations of the International Development Research Council (IDRC), the world’s preeminent corporate real estate association. “Impact on the Workplace and Location: CREM Implications of the Wire-Free Economy,” Copenhagen-Malmo World Congress, Sept. 12, 2000: There’s another major technology race shaping up, much like the race for outer space in the second half of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds On Iowa’s Next Chapter

Governor Kim Reynolds is determined to make Iowa the go-to state for businesses reshoring their operations and for those seeking low taxes and fiscal predictability.

Arkansas Takes Over As the Epicenter of American Steelmaking

Food processing, aerospace, machinery and logistics all possess robust profiles in the state.

Made In America, But Not In My Backyard

I’ve been in the room when a company’s leaders met with a state’s economic developers to plan a flashy, scripted news conference announcing the latest and greatest manufacturing project.

Just Picking Up Some Chips

Investments from a semiconductor company and a gambling technology company highlight two facets of the Connecticut economy.

International Update

Microchip, Quantum Projects Are Among Germany’s Notable Wins

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the opening of the IBM Quantum Center in Ehningen, Germany, in October.
Photo courtesy of IBM

Foreign direct investment in Germany grew by 37.5% in 2023 to the equivalent of $38 billion.

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Where Foreign Companies Enter The U.S. Market

In October 2018, Governor Mike Parson underscored Missouri’s commitment to attracting foreign investment by signing the state’s first Open Investment Policy statement.

SITE Visit: Renewable Promises

Located in County Fife across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh, Dunfermline is known as the ancient capital of Scotland.

Dynamic Data Duo

Google likes to use the power usage effectiveness, or PUE, metric to calculate the energy costs of housing and cooling servers on server farms such as the one located in Lenoir, N.C.

Acquisitions Lead Investment Types in 2018

Foreign firms spent more than $296 billion last year to acquire, establish or expand businesses in the U.S.

Alexa, What Just Happened?

Trying to make sense of the Amazon debacle in NY yields valuable lessons.

International Update

Committed to the Caribbean

by Alexis Elmore

Jamaica is adding hundreds of new jobs to its growing BPO sector.
Photo: Getty Images

Teleperformance is one of many BPO firms growing in Jamaica, where a major bakery investment is also rising. Plus a major silicone and sealant manufacturer chooses to grow its home base in Puerto Rico.

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High-Tech Industry Review, Site Selection Magazine, November 2003

F orward-thinking companies in the IT, software and telecommunications sectors know that clustering – locating in (or being closely connected to) geographic hotbeds of innovation with concentrations of other similar and related companies, skilled knowledge workers, universities and technology centers and advanced physical infrastructure – is a key way to gain competitive advantage. The regions […]

INTELLECTUAL ASSETS: The Power of Collaboration

University partnerships create strong homegrown talent in Michigan.

A Major REIT Is Not Too Heavy To Ride the E

In March 1999, distribution facilities giant ProLogis, an Aurora, Colo.-based real estate investment trust (REIT), acquired Meridian Industrial Trust, another leading manager and developer of distribution facilities, resulting in a global powerhouse with a market capitalization in excess of US$6.7 billion. ProLogis, with more than 168 million square feet (15.6 million sq. m.) under development […]

Where Talent Can Rise, Results Can Too

The Bay Area leads the way for No. 1 California when evaluating HQ locations of high-performing companies in the American Opportunity Index.

State of the States

The following pages highlight recent corporate facility projects, new laws and incentives policies, wages, employment, demographics and infrastructure facts in one easy-to-digest compendium.

Features

MEDICAL DEVICES & TECHNOLOGY: Japanese Project Helps Grow A North Carolina Cluster

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A Japanese priestess performed the Ji Chin Sai ceremony, a time-honored practice to bless the land and pray for the safety and success of the construction.

The first North American investment from Japan’s Nipro Medical Corporation
helps fuel a cluster in eastern North Carolina.

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An Economic Atmosphere For Growth

Pop quiz: Which Bluegrass business sector has attracted more than $480 million in capital investment since late 2021?

Madison Catalyst

Exact Sciences’ new HQ could catapult a company and a research park to the next level.

Ecosystems for Innovation

NIH and its partners double down on commercializing university research.

PETROLEUM REFINING & CHEMICALS: Blockbuster Refinery to Land In South Texas

America’s first new refinery in 30 years and Summit Next Gen in Harris County show that a legacy industry has legs.

High

We live in an age of e-commerce, fiber optics, information systems and infrastructure, and ideas and initiatives moving at the speed of light through a network of silicon and wiring. And that prompts one to ask, why do so many good ideas go bad? Could it be that we have forgotten in this gizmo-oriented age […]

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Gift Bag of New R&D Data Features Microbusiness Insights

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 […]

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Colorado: A Voyage for U.S. Defense and Space Dominance

Space technology manufacturer Voyager Technologies expands in Pueblo and beyond.

Utah Finds Gold in Steel

Pacific Steel & Recycling brings a prized investment project to the Ogden area.

The Tariff Tradeoff

If you’re basing your corporate site location strategy around ever-changing tariff policy, you’re likely making bad decisions.

First Place To Turn

Cory Guimond’s grandfather, Philias Guimond, began building wooden boats in the small fishing village of Escuminac in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1942. Since then, over 600 boats have been built over three generations.

Sustained Growth

Utah’s robust medical device sector continues to expand.

PHOTO GALLERY: MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI

Kayaking the Barnett Reservoir in Ridgeland.
Photo courtesy of MDA

Mighty Mississippi takes a perfect picture.

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