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May 1, 2008

A SITE SELECTION EDITORIAL PROFILE: SAXONY-ANHALT, GERMANY

A SITE SELECTION EDITORIAL PROFILESAXONY-ANHALT, GERMANY From Site Selection magazine, May 2008    A worker at IFC Composite GmbH is part of a rapidly growing automotive supplier cluster in Saxony-Anhalt. Automotive manufacturers find plenty of horsepower in Saxony-Anhalt’s work force and infrastructure. Precision Performance by RON STARNERron.starner bounce@conway.com H einrich von Nathusius is what you […]

May 1, 2008

SITE VISIT

SITE VISIT From Site Selection magazine, May 2008 Highly skilled technicians tend to the production line, above, at G24i’s new plant and headquarters in Cardiff, Wales. Welsh Gambit A California solar entrepreneur chooses Walesas a launch pad to the developing world. by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com N eed to charge your mobile phone in Kenya? G24i‘s […]

May 1, 2008

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, May 2008    GIS Tool Quickens Searches SiteTech Systems will offer service in major southeast markets. SiteTech Systems’ OneSource software is a GIS-based system that allows users to gather in-depth information about a property. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com T he Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corp. lists […]

May 1, 2008

PROJECT FINANCE

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, May 2008   Setting Sail in Hamburg A leading publisher brings its efforts aboard a single vessel for the first time. The $165-million building that will house Spiegel Verlag’s newly consolidated head office was one of the biggest leases of 2007 in Hamburg. Images courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects […]

May 1, 2008

TOP TEN GROUPS OF 2007

TOP TEN GROUPS OF 2007 From Site Selection magazine, May 2008 Triumph of the Heartland Middle America sets the pace in economic development performance. Todd Mahaney, assembly center plant manager for Soo Tractor Sweeprake, is part of a talented and expanding work force in the American Heartland area known as Siouxland. Encompassing parts of Iowa, […]

May 1, 2008

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: NEW YORK

ost people who have observed the economy of the northeast United States are familiar with the decline of manufacturing jobs in New York State. Of course, New York State had more manufacturing jobs to lose than most other states, being the leader in industrial employment beginning with the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s. By the […]

May 1, 2008

WORLD REPORTS

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, May 2008   Freudenberg Debuts Shanghai Facility P&G Plant Makes Scents in Singapore Ecolab Taps Zurich for EMEA HQ Frankfurt Airport Readies for A380 Jets Solar Demand Drives Japan Expansions   Yahoo Speeds Global Moves Yahoo opened a new lab in Haifa, Israel, in March. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry […]

March 1, 2008

AWARDS UPDATE

AWARDS UPDATE From Site Selection magazine, March 2008   Attention, Corporate Real Estate Executives and Service Providers H elp Site Selection launch the 1st Annual Excellence in Corporate Real Estate Awards by nominating a key staff member or corporate real estate client whose work deserves industry recognition from the leading U.S.-based corporate real estate and […]

March 1, 2008

COMMENTARY

COMMENTARY From Site Selection magazine, March 2008   Will Growth Control Zones Be Choice Sites of the Future? The biggest problem on Planet Earth today is control of population growth. The United Nations has failed to establish a workable global program. Few nations other than China have even attempted to launch their own plans. The […]

March 1, 2008

COVER STORY

COVER STORY From Site Selection magazine, March 2008 by MARK ARENDmark.arend bounce@conway.com Victory Lap! Illustration by Bob Gravlee Ohio’s second consecutive Governor’s Cup is proof positive that manufacturing-intensive states can diversify their economies and retool their labor supplies enough to win Site Selection‘s annual corporate-facilities race.     T his time around, Gov. Ted Strickland […]

March 1, 2008

EDITOR’S VIEW

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, March 2008   Winner Takes All “There is no resting place for an enterprise in a competitive economy.” – Alfred P. Sloan M aybe it’s because the election season is in full swing, with primaries nearly every week and candidates rising and falling in the process. Maybe it’s because […]

March 1, 2008

IAMC INSIDER

MARCH 2008 Eyes on the Prize (cover) Meet a Member Recruiting from Within People & Projects Request Information

March 1, 2008

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, March 2008   Querétaro Project Helps Firm Mark Golden Anniversary in Mexico Digital Media Find Fertile Ground in Connecticut, Chicago and Canada   One Niche Spurs Another? The aseptic processing area (right) is an important and soon-to-be-growing part of Bioniche’s campus in Belleville, Ont., located on the Bay […]

March 1, 2008

PROJECT FINANCE

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, March 2008   ‘Strange’ Statements Ahead How will a new lease accounting standard affect the lease-vs.-buy decision? by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com F orthcoming changes to FASB and IASB rules may capitalize operating leases. The change may still be two years away. But what does the prospect of this new […]

March 1, 2008

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: THE MARITIME INDUSTRIES

t used to be that site selection was a fairly straightforward calculation when it involved shipping of raw materials and products from overseas locations, at least from a regional perspective. If a company was targeting the Asian market, it would usually opt for a West Coast manufacturing or distribution facility; if it involved European markets, […]

March 1, 2008

SITE VISIT

SITE VISIT From Site Selection magazine, March 2008 Nuclear Future Means Growth Today in Chattanooga T Richard Pangrazzi (inset) U.S. director of marketing for Alstom Global Power Sales, says picking Chattanooga was a matter of optimum market reach, existing river piers and heavy-duty lifting capability and the heavy lifting executed by supportive community officials. by […]

March 1, 2008

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, March 2008    Bayer Buffers Churn How one pharmaceutical company simplifies big moves. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com W orkplace churn can present major headaches for corporate managers. That’s particularly true with firms in industries in flux such as the pharmaceutical sector, whether it’s movement brought on by […]

March 1, 2008

TOP INDUSTRIES OF 2007

TOP INDUSTRIES OF 2007 From Site Selection magazine, March 2008 Sticker Shock? Not for these powerhouse industrial sectors. by MARK ARENDmark.arend bounce@conway.com S ix billion dollars here, seven billion there. Before you know it, you’re talking real money, goes the saying, or a version of it. And lots of real money is flowing in Site […]

March 1, 2008

TOP METROS OF 2007

TOP METROS OF 2007 From Site Selection magazine, March 2008   Life at the Top Chicago captures the Top Metro crown for the third straight year. by RON STARNERron.starner bounce@conway.com Home furnishings superstore calls Chicago home: Pernille Spiers-Lopez, as president of IKEA North America, has overseen a rapid expansion of the Swedish retail giant across […]

March 1, 2008

TOP MICROPOLITANS OF 2007

TOP MICROPOLITANS OF 2007 From Site Selection magazine, March 2008   Newcomer Claims Checkered Flag Thomasville-Lexington unseats entrenched incumbent to become the nation’s No. 1 Micropolitan Area for corporate projects. by RON STARNERron.starner bounce@conway.com Richard Childress Racing is expanding both its corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant in Welcome, N.C. F or Richard Childress Racing, winning […]

March 1, 2008

WORLD REPORTS

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, March 2008   Are You Good at GIE? Embraer Grows at Home   All in One Visionary projects aim to protect environment and protect us from it. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com  I n late January, William McDonough, co-author of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, […]

January 1, 2008

COVER STORY – THE GREEN IMPERATIVE

COVER STORY – THE GREEN IMPERATIVE From Site Selection magazine, January 2008   I   n coming years, it may not be that far-fetched to observe a range of products from traditional manufacturing industries supporting the job-creating potential of their former service providers in environmental services, energy management and green building.    Such is the powerful, […]

January 1, 2008

EDITOR’S VIEW

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, January 2008   by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com The World That Works W hat does former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich have in common with yours truly? If you guessed we’re both from Georgia, you’re correct. But more importantly, we made remarkably similar points in separate sessions at […]

January 1, 2008

IAMC INSIDER

JANUARY 2008 To Green or Not to Green (cover) Meet a Member Learning What Counts Request Information