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Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and other top states know what’s good for the Goliaths can be good for the Davids too.

Based on corporate facility project investment data, Ontario secures the Canadian Competitiveness Award among provinces and 20 regions distinguish themselves as Canada’s Best Locations.

More than supporting characters, counties play critical roles in regional prosperity.

Georgia’s Long Game Secures Its Claim to The Cup

The 16th annual Global Best to Invest rankings showcase the top countries and metro areas in terms of their outlook for corporate investment.

A newcomer to the winner’s circle and a 12-time repeat winner explain their strategies for corralling enough capital investment projects to claim the Cups.

Among the economic development themes to emerge across the 50 state legislatures and governor’s offices...

Before we look back, let’s look forward:

Fresh from winning its 11th consecutive Governor’s Cup for total capital investment projects earlier this year, Texas is finishing 2023 ...

When it comes to economic growth, collaboration puts Illinois over the top.

Canada, Australia and South Korea lead the way internationally.

Small Midwest counties take top spots in per-capita projects race, while Texas counties claim No. 1 and No. 2 in overall rankings.

B2I: Top Deals of 2023: Top Deals 2023: Wherein we salute the Top 20 corporate facility investments in North America and Top 20 in the rest of the world. E-mobility and semiconductors rule the day, with a few compelling exceptions.

North Carolina Expands Its Winning Streak

The economic development organizations profiled in the following pages are being recognized for contributing significantly to their locations’ investment attraction and job creation success

The 15th annual Global Best to Invest rankings showcase the top countries and metro areas in terms of their outlook for corporate investment.

Machinery and food & beverage finish No. 1 and No. 2 for 2022 behind strong surges over 2021 totals.

Kansas claims a second consecutive Cup and Texas an 11th in our annual tally of total and per capita project wins the previous year.

Building our readers’ knowledge and capabilities is the purpose of State of the States, Site Selection’s painstakingly assembled annual compendium of data that matter to global corporate location decision-makers.

Virginia Outmaneuvers the Perennial Heavyweights to Claim the Top Business Climate

Two major projects announced in Ontario, Canada, this summer epitomize what one might call northern composure — as in calm, serene and self-assured.

New industrial urbanism calls for reassessing the relationships among cities, people and industry.

This year for the first time we rank the top 20 North American deals based on job creation and capex. In this online edition, we also present the top 20 deals abroad.

Two in row for North Carolina means something is afoot in the Tarheel State. Maybe it comes down to one word.