Johns Hopkins Tops List Again
Notwithstanding current executive and legal maneuvers over continued federal funding to universities, data continue to be crunched (for now) by federal agencies charged with doing so.
Adam Bruns
Editor in Chief of Site Selection Magazine
Adam Bruns is editor in chief and head of publications for Site Selection magazine, where he served as managing editor from February 2002 until fall 2023. In the course of reporting hundreds of stories for Site Selection, Adam has visited companies and communities around the globe. A St. Louis native who grew up in the Kansas City suburbs, Adam is a 1986 alumnus of Knox College, and resided in Chicago; Midcoast Maine; Savannah, Georgia; and Lexington, Kentucky, before settling in Greater Atlanta with his wife and daughter.
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New Census Data Shine Light on Growing Metros, Cities and Towns
If you haven’t yet studied the newest Census Bureau analysis of the nation’s metro-area and city/town demographics, it’s time to add these two reports to your summer reading list.
SHOVEL – READY SITES: New Mexico the Latest to Jump on The Product Development Bandwagon
There’s a reason that, after electrical power and workforce skills, the supply of ready sites was No. 3 on the list of most important site selection factors when we queried site seekers in fall 2024 for Site Selection’s annual Business Climate rankings.
May 29, 2025: Is Your Country Carrying Dead Weight?
UK-based TMF Group yesterday released the latest edition of its Global Business Complexity Index (GBCI), which studies the layers of bureaucracy that can form “a dead-weight burden on business that stifles local innovation and deters foreign direct investment with no obvious societal benefit.”
COSTA RICA: Three in Costa Rica
Three investment projects encapsulate this nation’s life sciences leadership.
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.
PETROLEUM REFINING & CHEMICALS: Where Legacy Means Tomorrow
No one does oil and gas better than Texas. A long track record of world-leading production proves it.
ENERGY EVOLUTION: When All Economic Pistons Fire, All Energy Sources Need to Fire Too
Powering the grid requires a constantly growing mix of energy sources. Texas is up to the task.
NEW ENGLAND: The Ties That Bind
If you heard Hydro-Quebec is no longer exporting power to New England, listen up: Here are the facts about the region’s present and future power scenario.
QUEBEC: A New Corporate Campus Supports Multibillion-Dollar Satellite Network
Telesat’s new campus in Gatineau, part of the nation’s capital region, will have a national impact.