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Editor Emeritus of Site Selection Magazine
Mark Arend is editor emeritus of Site Selection, having served as editor in chief for more than two decades. Prior to joining the editorial staff in 1997, he worked for 10 years in New York City at Wall Street Computer Review, ABA Banking Journal and Global Investment Technology. Mark graduated from the University of Hartford (Conn.) in 1985 and lives near Atlanta, Georgia.
Texas wins for the 13th year in a row and South Dakota repeats as the per-capita champ. Editor Emeritus Mark Arend talks to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (now U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security) and new South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden about their states’ success. “Freedom” is a common thread.
Here’s how some places are addressing the critical shortage of STEM workers.
Gen Z wants to work — just maybe not the same way as you.
How one state keeps its innovation companies on track.
A new report from an industry association and an interview with two global corporate services veterans at Newmark tell you all you need to know about how to approach the semiconductor opportunity at hand.
When a state is recognized for economic development success, as is the case with Site Selection’s annual Governors’ Cups (one for total capital investment projects the previous year and one for total projects per capita), the big projects that create thousands of new jobs near major metros naturally come to mind.
Mark Arend shares compelling insights on megasite development and strategy from his conversations with site selection experts at JLL and Wadley, Donovan, Gutshaw Consulting.
Find out how states are performing across a set of measures that gauge workforce-related aspects of a state’s overall employment climate.
Dozens of firearms and ammunition manufacturers have operations in Arkansas, because they know a firearms-friendly state when they see one. Governor Sarah
Four international companies have created about 1,600 new jobs in Arkansas in the past year, and combined they invested $425 million in the state.
