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Could AI help you pick your next major facility location or expansion? Here’s what two site consultants at Biggins, Lacy, Shapiro and Company think, and how one AI professional responds.

Two signs of Malaysia’s fintech and financial services ambitions include an entire new zone on an island being developed by a Chinese concern.

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.

By exclusive arrangement, we share insights from the Cresa Logistics Index, plus a Q&A with Cresa Head of Research Craig Van Pelt.

As the Eras Tour ends, Alexis Elmore talks to those in the front row for the economic impact of Swiftonomics.

Beans as snacks? Gary Daughters takes the pulse of one innovative company in Manitoba.

Mark Arend shares compelling insights on megasite development and strategy from his conversations with site selection experts at JLL and Wadley, Donovan, Gutshaw Consulting.

China’s global leadership in clean-tech and renewable energy is undeniable. An expert from the China office of Tractus explores why it may be worth finding paths toward collaboration, even amidst geopolitical turmoil.

Find out how states are performing across a set of measures that gauge workforce-related aspects of a state’s overall employment climate.

Knitting together hard infrastructure and talent data sets from TeleGeography, CBRE, CompTIA and our own data, we present the inaugural North American Tech Hub Index.

Georgia claims top spot in annual consultants’ poll, followed by the Carolinas.

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

South American powerhouse Brazil is more eclectic than electric, says one insider. Plus a look at how Europe and the United States are responding to growing Chinese EV companies.

The world needs more data center workers.

Big numbers in a new industry report are borne out by big projects. Plus insights from two A&D experts at JLL.

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

Southern states score massive wins in foreign direct investment.

Indexing data from the 85th Annual Report of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to Congress, we name the top FTZs and top states for FTZ impact. Plus a look at the latest analysis of free zone activity abroad.

Regular assessments improve programs’ performance.

The U.S. outdoor recreation economy is booming, and several western states are capitalizing on that momentum.

With a proven record of promoting growth, Portland’s neighborhood rail is set to expand.

Recent WalletHub analysis reveals the best states to live in and, more specifically, the states with the best quality of life.

Federal Tech Hubs funding could help emerging districts reach viability.

Processing critical minerals domestically is ramping up as companies invest in facilities designed to bring the supply chain home from overseas.