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IAMC Insider Cover Insider News Insider News Continued IAMC People & Projects IAMC Board Members IAMC Web Site From Site Selection magazine, September 2004   Welcome to Memphis. Now Let’s Get Down to Business. After all, that’s what distinguishes IAMC: a professional focus that only continues to improve in resolution and results.       […]

ith more than 80 manufacturing facilities around the globe, plus thousands of retail operations, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has plenty of real estate to oversee. Looking for a way to increase efficiencies in its asset management procedures, Goodyear is now the beta test site for a new product from Intuit, the Mountain View, […]

I t didn’t take long for the Industrial Asset Management Council to hit full stride. In just its second year, IAMC has grown to nearly 300 dues-paying members and carved out a niche in industrial corporate real estate management.         IAMC defines itself as “the premier professional association for corporate real estate […]

A Pfizer patent attorney may have won the 2004 World Series of Poker, but his Connecticut-based Global R&D facilities colleagues work best when their hand is showing to everyone at the table.         That’s why they travelled the world to assess their assets firsthand following the 2002 announcement of their pending acquisition […]

When BASF AG’s first quarter numbers came in, its chemical division’s sales volume had boosted net income by 17 percent. BASF Chairman Juergen Hambrecht said, “We are seeing synchronized growth in the global economy, driven by the dynamically growing economies in the Far East – especially in China – and by solid growth in North […]

he U.S. and Canadian plastics industry was generally flat in 2003. Resin sales and production each fell by half a percent, according to figures from the American Plastics Council (APC).       End-use manufacturers continue their drift to East Asia and other low-cost regions with their suppliers often tagging along. This continues a trend […]

From Site Selection magazine, July 2004 NORTH AMERICAN BORDER CORRIDORS Two Stripes Not so parallel U.S. borders present different sets of opportunities and challenges. by ADAM BRUNS T en years ago, said Mexico’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Ernesto Derbez at the Business of the Americas conference in Atlanta in May 2004, trade constituted 20 […]

I talian business application software firm Finmatica, looking to site its customer support services operation for the European and Middle East markets, did what a number of international firms do when they peruse Europe for potential sites. Finmatica chose a relatively compact operation filled with highly skilled, multilingual agents offering value-added services to clients around […]

ig incentive packages have received a lot of media attention recently, and have been a major discussion topic around the water cooler in the economic development community. But, in the big picture, are incentives good or bad? The axiom, “Incentives never made a bad deal good, only a good deal better,” is absolutely correct.   […]

ne reason you don’t find many labor lockouts in the Southeast U.S. is because global manufacturers are locked in on the region’s right-to-work status.       Even as governors in the Northeast and Midwest bemoan the loss of manufacturing jobs to overseas locations, the American South reaps a whirlwind of factory activity. Experts who […]

ven with an enviable transportation infrastructure, the Bayou State has lost out on much of the capital investment pouring into the South in recent years, particularly with respect to automotive industry projects. The bordering states of Texas, Arkansas (see the Spotlight on p. 528) and Mississippi all have seen huge investments on the part of […]

he strengthening economic outlook, fueled by a surge in consumer confidence and an increase in business expenditures, is mirrored in the commercial real estate market. The bottom line? The future looks bright for commercial real estate.       The National Association of REALTORS? (NAR) reported in May 2004 at the NAR Midyear Legislative Meetings […]

From Site Selection magazine, July 2004 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION Tech Transfer Thrives In Mountain States University research is generating startups, jobs. The scenic University of Utah campus launches three to eight startup companies each year. by JOHN W. McCURRY T       ocky Mountain states have long had a leg up in the all-important […]

Real estate education programs are as varied as the deals they teach you to make. The Urban Land Institute’s Directory of Real Estate Development and Related Education Programs is currently in its ninth edition, and includes 60 programs in the United States and abroad. Of that sample, only a handful mention corporate real estate as […]

by MARK AREND T his issue of Site Selection marks the second annual IAMC Special Report edition — a look at where the corporate real estate industry’s hottest new association has been, and where it’s going. Each issue carries news about the Industrial Asset Management Council’s members, Professional Forums and research initiatives in the “IAMC […]

From Site Selection magazine, May 2004 WORLD REPORTS Edited by JOHN W. McCURRY Heineken Brews Expansion Plans Thirst for good suds knows no geographic boundaries. Increased demand has Amsterdam-based Heineken, the world’s second largest brewer, contemplating several major expansion projects.         Heineken plans to increase its capacity by more than 50 percent […]

eyhole Corp.’s latest enhancement of its Web-based 3-D interactive map of the world figures to increase its value as a site selection and economic development tool. The new development allows users to integrate and manipulate their own data.       Using a combination of aerial photography and satellite imaging, Keyhole (www.keyhole.com) has mapped the […]

IAMC Insider Cover IAMC Active Member Fact Sheet Insider News Continued Insider News Continued IAMC People & Projects IAMC Board Members IAMC Web Site From Site Selection magazine, May 2004   H+M Leading Way on Bodine Project for Toyota In April 2004, IAMC member company H+M, along with joint venture partner McCarthy Building Co., was […]

ntibiotic resistance is a growing public health problem as disease-causing bacteria continue to find ways to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. It’s a challenge being answered by Rib-X, a young biotech company in New Haven, Conn. Rib-X researchers are using a multi-disciplinary approach to discover new types of antibiotics that will kill or […]

Y ears of championing his state as a top location for business and industry have paid off for Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan in the form of Site Selection magazine’s 2003 Competitiveness Award. As Lieutenant Governor until 2003 – when he took over as governor following the sudden death of Gov. Frank O’Bannon – Kernan personally […]

ndustrial real estate is still riding the coattails of the warehouse/ distribution marketplace, as companies determine where to move their movement operations against the rising background noise of stricter trucking laws, the prospect of radio-frequency identification systems (RFID), tighter shipping security and rising overall shipping and fuel expenses. Regional grocery chain Stater Bros. will build […]

ant to gain an edge over your global competition? Consider locating your next plant in a Foreign-Trade Zone.         If you thought that FTZs were only for distribution centers and freight-forwarding facilities, think again. Locating in an FTZ can save your operation millions of dollars per year, and you can do a […]

H ead East is the name of a semi-famous 1970s rock band that was founded in St. Louis and continues to tour the clubs of the heartland some 30-plus years later. Today, head east might best describe the mindset of automobile makers as they assess the lay of the land in Europe.       […]

T he top economic development groups in the U.S. for 2003 know how to strike the ideal balance – between confidentiality and telling your story; blockbuster corporate deals and incremental company growth; new development and the infrastructure and redevelopment to go with it; simple processes and sophisticated methods of obtaining them.         […]