< PreviousSP ECIAL AD VER TISING SECTION UNIVERSITY ALLIANCES214 NOVEMBER 2018 SIT E SE L E C TI O NInnovation Zones at Arizona State University is a unique development portfolio that offers companies an opportunity to partner with Arizona State University — a global leader in innovation. Whether startups or established leaders, companies that locate here benefit from direct connections to ASU’s 85,000 on-campus diverse, talented students and its world-renowned researchers. Businesses have the opportunity to collaborate with leading national experts in artificial intelligence (AI) and wearable technologies, biosciences and health, business, cybersecurity, logistics and supply chain, materials and manufacturing, space exploration, sustainability and more.Six places to push boundariesEach of the six Innovation Zones at ASU offers a unique set of advantages and opportunities when it comes to location, stage of development, room for growth, programs and resources, and corporate neighbors. Over 100 organizations from all over the world now have operations on sites within the ASU Innovation Zones portfolio.SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, is a prime location for new and established technology-based companies of all sizes that require space for growth as well as integration with ASU. ASU SkySong is a community of over 60 established and new companies in technology-driven markets including information technology, education and healthcare. It is also a nationally leading center for the support of entrepreneurship and innovation.ASU Research Park is the premier research and technology business park in the East Valley and home to many of the area’s technology and business headquarters. It’s a prime location for headquarters or regional offices that require connections to an established commercial corridor and ready access to area transportation networks.The Arizona Health Solutions Corridor is the future site of one of the nation’s largest research and technology parks focused on biomedicine and health sciences and advances in health and well-being. The corridor offers opportunities for premier academic and clinical collaborations in a leading biomedical discovery hub. This 24-acre Innovation Zone owned by ASU, adjacent to the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, will include space for the four-year Mayo Medical School Arizona Campus and ASU programs and research centers.Location is more than a place A future mixed-use development that will blend liberal arts education with 21st-century workforce preparation in collaboration with private industry best describes the ASU West campus. Businesses will be located adjacent to a campus that serves a diverse student body of nearly 4,000 students engaged in over 110 degree programs from seven colleges and schools, including Thunderbird School of Global Management, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, W. P. Carey School of Business, College of Nursing and Health innovation, and College of Health Solutions.The ASU Polytechnic campus is a nexus for industry partnerships, project-based learning and advanced laboratory spaces dedicated to interdisciplinary sciences, engineering, management, technology and education. The future home of the ASU Polytechnic Research Park, the campus will specialize in hands-on exploration of innovative solutions in aviation, alternative energy, human-technology integration, comprehensive commercial printing and design services and on-demand digital manufacturing.Innovation from the ground upThe Novus Innovation Corridor is one of the nation’s most progressive urban mixed-use developments integrated within ASU in Tempe, Arizona. It is a prime location for large-scale regional offices or headquarters in the midst of a city that’s being designed from the ground up within a city. The corridor offers companies flexibility and freedom to build an intentionally designed, next-generation headquarters in the urban core of a major metropolitan area. Co-location with ASU offers unparalleled access to talent, synergies and collaboration. It’s currently home to State Farm’s 2-million-square-foot regional hub. In addition, a $300 million renovation of S un Devil Stadium will be completed in 2019. We are driven by a high-quality service culture, creating an environment that exceeds expectations for our partners, employees and community members. We operate with an enterprise mindset to find innovative solutions to business and global challenges. Together, our potential is limitless. Surround yourself with innovation:Co-locate with Arizona State UniversityASU SkySong offers technology-based companies space for growth and co-location with ASU.SP ECIAL AD VER TISING SECTION UNIVERSITY ALLIANCES216 NOVEMBER 2018 SIT E SE L E C TI O Ndevelopment and innovation,” the organization said in September. “Science and engineering R&D grew by $7.2 billion from 2002 to 2016, reaching more than $31.6 billion. This represents a 29.4-percent increase during the period, or approximately 2 percent per year.” Life sciences lead the way when those federal dollars going to colleges and universities were broken down by sector.Metro areas with the highest levels of federal funding for S&E R&D at colleges and universities in 2016 were Baltimore ($2 billion), New York City ($1.7 billion), and Boston ($1.3 billion). Baltimore (25.7 percent of new funds), New York City (6.3 percent of new funds), and Durham (4.2 percent of new funds) captured the largest share of new funds for S&E R&D from 2008 to 2016.“Baltimore’s numbers are driven largely by the Applied Physics Laboratory, which operates more like a federal lab than a traditional university research center,” TUFF notes. A new Milken Institute report — “Building a Knowledge Economy: How Academic R&D Supports High-Tech Employment” — concludes with these key findings:• The net effects of academic R&D expenditures on a metro’s high-tech employment are positive in the long run, suggesting R&D funding is an investment in the regional innovation ecosystem.• Increasing the number of graduates from local universities has a net positive effect on high-tech employment in a metro in the long run.• Technology transfer offices that facilitate the commercialization of academic R&D can be a mechanism to capitalize on untapped innovation.• Funding career development centers, placement services, and collaborative partnerships may increase spillover effects from universities by creating more opportunities for informal knowledge exchange.“Universities play an important role in determining a region’s capacity for innovation and to transform new ideas into economic activity,” Milken says. “Not only do they educate the local workforce — creating human capital — and produce intellectual property, but they also contribute indirectly through their basic research activities. While not of immediate commercial value, these foundational research activities help create and advance industries in unpredictable ways.”The Jim Moran Building is home to the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee.Photo by Colin Hackley courtesy of FSU FoundationUniversities play an important role in determining a region’s capacity for innovation and in transforming new ideas into economic activity. (continued from page 213)— Milken Institute SIT E SE L E C TI O N NOVEMBER 2018 217Attracting and retaining tenants is imperative to an investor’s bottom line and, in the era of big data, involves a focus on effectiveness along with the efficiencies generated through the use of integrated HVAC and network-based security systems. Creating and maintaining spaces that enhance the tenant experience, improving productivity and developing a cohesive working environment are examples of the potential benefits big data can bring. Much of this potential is being sourced from our seemingly constant companion, the smartphone. The proliferation of smartphones means that we now have more detailed information on tenants, potential customers and clients than ever before. Big data tells us where people congregate, when they move through buildings, where they came from and in some cases why they were there. Retail is leading this charge as public Wi-Fi and other systems in shopping centers track shopper movements, capturing location information (even down to which aisle the shopper is occupying) to target advertising and inform tenant placement. The office sector can realize benefits similar to those seen in retail. From the moment a tenant uses an access card to enter a building, the system can track his or her movements to help understand how tenants use the building. This information, combined with predictive modeling, can answer questions regarding the type of space needed, where it should be positioned, and by K IMBERLY WINSON- GEIDEMAN, PH.D.e ditor @c onway.c omNew research sheds light on where desks meet data.In “The Office Property and Big Data Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together,” published by the NAIOP Research Foundation in August, Kimberly Winson-Geideman, Ph.D., senior lecturer in property at the University of Melbourne in Australia, explores how big data improves a building’s operational efficiencies, and how landlords can use big data effectively to attract and retain tenants. For the full 32-page report, visit www.naiop.org/Research. Here, by permission of the NAIOP Research Foundation, we present an excerpt focused on how big data innovation may influence office design and layout, as well as corporate location decision-making. — EditorsImage: GettyImagesT O P B U S I N E S S P A R K L O C A T I O N S S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N218 NOVEMBER 2018 SIT E SE L E C TI O NSP ECIAL AD VER TISING SECTION T O P B U SIN E S S P A RK L O C A T I O N Swhen it is most likely to be used. Collaborative space, quiet areas and enclosed offices can be located in the most efficient and effective areas of the building relative to the needs of the tenant. For example, smart bathrooms track peak use to save on custodial costs. Sensors collect data on restroom visits and use that data to predict when the restrooms will need to be serviced. Smart ceilings, containing movement and heat sensors, provide real-time data on occupancy. The data allow property managers to provide space use and analytics to existing tenants, as well as digital building navigation.The author’s conversations with several property managers indicated that they have a strong desire to use data to know more about how tenants occupy buildings (e.g., the locations and times of day that tenants gather in buildings). They also want to use evidence-based information to help make decisions about improving and investing in common spaces, determining peak occupancy hours, analyzing parking use and determining the amount of foot traffic in and around a building. Although landlords are generally comfortable with collecting and using non-personalized data to improve operational efficiencies, privacy concerns, along with uncertainty about how to analyze data, have most likely delayed widespread application of tenant-tracking technology. A property manager commented, “The technology to enable data collection has advanced faster than the ethical, legal and moral requirements discussions.”Decisions Can Use More Detailed Analysis Locating and acquiring sites for purchase or lease that meet long-term tenant needs can be aided by the incorporation of big data into advanced analytic programs that predict macroeconomic trends, demographic shifts, real estate prices and workforce accessibility.Health care is one example of an industry using this technology to predict demographic shifts that inform site selection and leasing decisions earlier and more cost-effectively. The industry follows cohorts to understand where their best patients are through an examination of health care use, health expenditures, insurance coverage and source of payment.The collection and aggregation of real estate data have become an industry unto itself, with companies such as LoopNet, Real Capital Analytics and CoStar among the first to see the value in collecting, standardizing and automating commercial property data such as transaction prices, cap rates, concessions and operating expenses. These companies have progressed from simply collecting, aggregating and disseminating data to creating their own set of proprietary metrics that can be incorporated into strategic decision-making.These new aggregators exemplify the first wave of data marriages and nuanced analytics of the big data era. Big data also is spurring new technologies and disciplines that are affecting the real estate industry. For example, blockchain technology will have an increasingly larger role in data management and property transactions. The need for job positions such as data scientists, data stewards and data visualizers will continue to grow as companies take stock of their data sets.Office buildings will most likely become equipped with more sophisticated technologies that will not only monitor energy use but also have broader applications that give landlords greater knowledge of how their building is (or is not) being used by tenants. Furthermore, the aggregation of complex data sets, driven by machine learning and predictive analytics, will affect real estate investment research. For example, how can complex and diverse data sets merge to evaluate investment decisions and improve the investment performance of an office building? Can big data help determine the ideal location of an office building, either now or several decades into the future?Commercial real estate firms of all sizes can no longer expect to remain at the leading edge of their industry unless they begin to harness the potential of big data and its associated technologies. Integrating big data into an industry based on local information and personal relationships will be gradual, but companies that embrace the possibilities of big data will reap powerful advantages.Figure 1: Flow of data to and from integrated systemsSource: Kimberly Winson-GeidemanCurrent IndoorAir TemperatureData CenterOriginal IndoorAir TemperatureEnergy SavingsShadesHeating, Ventilation, Air ConditioningLightingSP ECIAL AD VER TISING SECTION T O P B U SIN E S S P A RK L O C A T I O N S220 NOVEMBER 2018 SIT E SE L E C TI O NIf you are a developer of commercial business parks, consider Cape Coral for your next strategic investment. The Cape Coral Economic Development Office is assisting with Concourse at Cape Coral—a 130-acre parcel located in northwest Cape located near existing, heavy-traffic regional destinations. This public-private partnership with the city includes 55 acres for a corporate park and 50 acres for retail and entertainment nestled in an unspoiled, natural environment.This business park will be in close proximity to a regional Veterans Administration healthcare center that supports more than 500 employees and serves approximately 1,000 daily patients, in addition to a new apartment complex and assisted living facility.Explore the possibilities that the largest city in Southwest Florida has to offer. The Cape Coral metro area ranks among the top 10 for the fastest-growing in the nation—for both population and job expansion.Cape Coral stands apart from all other communities in the region. This sprawling, 120-square mile city—the third largest geographically in the state—is only 50 percent built out. This means there are opportunities for developing a new business park, along with an expanding consumer base for the goods and services located within it.Located on the Gulf of Mexico, the city’s population of 189,000 is projected to reach 200,000 within the next two years. Set amidst 400 miles of canals, Cape Coral has a small-town ambience composed of long-established neighborhoods, new com-munities, a vibrant downtown area and a vast network of recreational, greenspace, commercial and cultural amenities for all ages and inter-ests. Annual growth is fueled by the city’s diverse real estate inventory, competitive cost of living and unparalleled natural amenities.Find out more about the city’s demographics and how a new corporate business park can find a strategic location in Cape Coral’s economic landscape.——————————————---------------————————————————————————————Please contact Terri Hall, Interim Economic Development Manager, at thall@capecoral.net or 239-574-0444, or visit BizCapeCoral.com.Cape Coral: Where Population Growth and Business Opportunities ConvergeThis fast-growing Florida city is an ideal location for a new business parkin a prime location as part of a public-private collaboration.SP ECIAL AD VER TISING SECTION T O P B U SIN E S S P A RK L O C A T I O N S222 NOVEMBER 2018 SIT E SE L E C TI O NOffering best-in-class services in development, leasing and property management, Northwood Office is a national commercial real estate firm. Northwood Office is committed to creating and sustaining work environments that inspire by focusing on enhancing quality of life, productivity, flexibility and community. The organization owns and manages Ballantyne, a 535-acre community in Charlotte, North Carolina that is recognized as one of the nation’s most successfully designed and executed mixed-use communities.Situated in the center of Charlotte’s talented employee base, Ballantyne features thousands of apartments, over 1,000 single family homes, nearly 600 hotel rooms, 16 miles of walking trails and bike paths and well-maintained parks and ponds, as well as dozens of restaurants, medical and retail amenities. With a laser-sharp focus on providing the nation’s most desirable work-life balance community, Ballantyne features more than four million square feet of Class A office space and is zoned for over six million square feet of office space with additional entitlements in place. Current corporate clients include Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Liberty Mutual, Premier, TIAA, Synchrony, Sonic Automotive and Siemens, among others.Increased Productivity & FlexibilityBallantyne’s abundant amenities allow tenants to get more done during their day so that they can be more productive and happier at work. Imagine the possibilities ranging from wellness options including a state-of-the-art YMCA facility to easy access to a doctor’s office or conveniently located retail for quick errands. Adding to the appeal, Northwood, as a single owner, provides unrivaled flexibility related to leasing arrangements and offers exceptional customer service from its award-winning property management team.An Unparalleled Sense of CommunityBallantyne features a dedicated community relations department with numerous ways for tenants to get engaged, including annual events like Earth Day and the Ballantyne Wellness Fair, group fitness classes, lunch seminars, charitable races and drives, social hours, golf leagues and more. Also, the vibrant community offers an extensive website with news, happenings, access to nearly 300 exclusive tenant discounts and more at goBallantyne.com.——————————————---------------————————————————————————————To view current availabilities visit ballantynecorporate.com.Experience a Work Environment That Inspires at BallantyneBallantyne features engaging community events. S I T E S E L E C T I O N NOVEMBER 2018 2232019 Sydney World Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 www.worldforumforfdi.comCOMESA Regional Investment Agency . . . . . . . . . . . IBC www.comesaria.org www.businessforafricaforum.orgConway Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 www.conway.com/analyticsConway Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 www.conway.com Mid-America Economic Development Council . . . . . . .54 www.midamericaedc.orgUNITED ST A TES ARIZONAArizona Commerce Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 www.azcommerce.com/IAMArizona State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214-215 http://innovationzones.asu.eduCity of Maricopa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176, 177 www.maricopamatters.comPhoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority . . . . . . . . . .179 www.choosegatewayairport.comARKANSASArkansas Department of Economic Development . . . .97 www.arkansasedc.com/food-and-bevC ALIFORNIAONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, INTELLIGENCE REPORTCity of Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 www.ontariothinksbusiness.comBest Best & Krieger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 www.bbklaw.comCitizens Business Bank Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 http://CBBankArena.comOmniTrans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 www.omnitrans.orgOntario Convention Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 www.gocvb.orgOntario International Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-203 www.flyontario.comGreater Irvine Chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 www.irvinechambereconomicdevelopment.comPort of Long Beach FTZ No . 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 www.polb.comPort of Stockton FTZ No . 231 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 www.portofstockton.comFLORID ACity of Cape Coral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 www.bizcapecoral.comEnterprise Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 www.floridathefutureishere.com/freedomFlorida’s Gateway c/o JLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC-1 www.floridasgateway.comKissimmee Gateway Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 www.kissimmeeairport.comPasco EDC-North Tampa Bay Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 www.pascoedc.comSanta Rosa County EDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 www.santarosaedo.comGEORGIABrookhaven Office of Economic Development . . . . . . .81 www.SelectBrookhaven.comDalton-Whitfield County Joint Economic Development Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 www.locationdalton.comGeorgia Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 www.gachamber.comGeorgia Department of Economic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .gatefold/65 www.georgia.orgGeorgia Municipal Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 www.gmanet.comGeorgia Ports Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 www.gaports.comMEAG Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 www.meagpower.orgNorth Georgia EMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 www.ngemc.comNorthwest Georgia Joint Development Authority . . . . .90 www.northwestgeorgia.usPartnership Gwinnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 www.partnershipgwinnett.comSavannah Economic Development Authority . . . . . . .121 www.seda.orgILLINOISCity of WOOD DALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 www.landinWD.comINDIANADelaware County, Indiana Economic Development & Redevelopment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 www.co.delaware.in.usHoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative . . . . . . . . . .25 www.hoosiersites.comIndiana Municipal Power Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 www.impa.comSteuben County Economic Development Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 www.steubenedc.comWabash Valley Power Association . . . . . . . . . . .75, 77, 79 www.wvpa.comKANSASGoTopeka Economic Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172 www.gotopeka.comJunction City-Geary County Economic Development Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 http://jcgced.comKansas Department of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 www.KansasCommerce.Com/landinkansasLeavenworth County Development Corporation . . . . .173 www.lvcountyed.orgKENTUCKYGreater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184 https://edc.owensboro.comKentucky Cabinet for Economic Development . . . . . . .45 www.thinkkentucky.comLOUISIANACentral Louisiana Economic Development Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221 www.cenla.org / www.beaverlakeip.comLivingston Economic Development Council . . . . . . . . . .91 www.ledc.netLouisiana Economic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 www.LouisianaWorksWithYou.comSouthwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 www.allianceswla.orgMAR YLANDMaryland Port Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 www.marylandports.comMICHIGANConsumers Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC www.ConsumersEnergy.com/econdevMichigan Economic Development Corporation . . . . . . .53 www.michiganbusiness.org/pure-cybersecurityMISSISSIPPIMississippi Development Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 www.mississippi.org/workforceMississippi Power Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195 www.mississippipowered.comNEBRASKANebraska Public Power District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 https://sites.nppd.comOmaha Public Power District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 www.oppd.comYork County Development Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 www.yorkdevco.comIndex to AdvertisersFor LOCATION INFORMATION or assistance in conducting a Confidential Site Search please email karen.medernach@conway.com or visit us at www.siteselection.com.PAGEPAGEPAGENext >