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March 1, 1999

New Battlefields for the ‘Real Estate Revolution’: ‘Expandable Infrastructure,’ ‘Demand-Side Space’ Like the larger business world, the corporate real estate industry is in huge flux. Far-ranging issues like infrastructure integration and workplace metrics are the latest weapons of choice in what many call ‘the real estate revolution.’ b y     J A C K     […]

January 1, 1999

Site Selection Highlights January 1999 Issue

JANUARY 1999 COVER STORY Can Kvaerner Re-Launch U.S. Shipbuilding? Riding a wave of lofty expectations, and $430 million in incentives, European power Kvaerner has sailed into Philadelphia with the future of U.S. shipbuilding at stake, many observers insist. pg. 1103 Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? pg. 1118 Congress Warms to D.C. Real […]

January 1, 1999

Locating in North America

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Locating in North America: A Site Selection Primer by Jack Lyne North America offers a rich, lucrative market for foreign direct investment. But paying attention the basics in going global can dramatically up your odds for site selection success. Going global presents generous portions of promise […]

January 1, 1999

Can Kvaerner Re-Launch U.S. Shipbuilding?

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Can Kvaerner Re-Launch U.S. Shipbuilding? by Jack Lyne Riding a wave of lofty expectations, and $430 million in incentives, European power Kvaerner has sailed into Philadelphia with the future of U.S. shipbuilding at stake, many observers insist. T“In the global economy, it is a bit funny […]

January 1, 1999

Why Europe Beckons

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Why Europe Beckons by MARK AREND Foreign direct investment in both the emerging and established markets of Europe is robust, thanks to investors’ flight to stability. Two European business location reports document where site seekers have been — and where they’re looking now. Whether a global […]

January 1, 1999

Question & Insight: Congress Warms to D.C. Real Estate Group’s Message

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Congress Warms to D.C. Real Estate Group’s Message This January, the 106th Congress convenes to begin what will likely be one of the most contentious sessions of Congress in recent memory. It begins amidst possible impeachment proceedings against the president and will end at the height […]

January 1, 1999

Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business?

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? by DAVID T. HARESIGN The decision to plan and build a corporate campus consists of dozens of often conflicting considerations, both tangible and intangible. If the corporate real estate executive wears many hats, here’s where he wears them […]

January 1, 1999

SIDEBAR: A Checklist for Corporate Campus Planners

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 THE FOLLOWING IS A SIDEBAR TO THE ARTICLE Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? A Checklist for Corporate Campus Planners When planning a corporate campus, it is important to define exactly what you wish to achieve. Here are the recommended steps: 1. Using the […]

October 1, 1998

1998’s Business Climate Rankings: The Playing Field Levels

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 1998’s Business Climate Rankings: The Playing Field Levels by Jack Lyne North Carolina and Ohio top U.S. state rankings, while the USA and the UK lead the global pack. Above all, though, 1998’s rankings underscore pronounced geographic balance. Location, location, location, goes the old site selection saw. Call it Freud does business location […]

October 1, 1998

Baan’s Battle with Skyrocketing Space Demands

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 Baan’s Battle with Skyrocketing Space Demands by Jack Lyne Baan’s big U.S. move coincides with a number of key challenges, most based in blur-like growth. But business climate factors augur well for the software giant’s $40 million Virginia project. “We’ re going to divide this office and the conference room into cubicles,” says […]

October 1, 1998

Industry Mission: Growth Management

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 Industry Mission: Growth Management As the corporate real estate profession evolves to include more functions and the very ground shifts from private ownership to public ownership of assets, so too must the composition of organizations seeking to serve the profession evolve. A case in point is the Chicago-based Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute […]

October 1, 1998

Debunking the Top Start-up Facility Myths

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 The road to opening a new facility is fraught with land mines, but avoiding the myths outlined here can help clear the way to an on-time start-up. Debunking the Top Start-up Facility Myths by Brad Cunic Recently, a company spent millions of dollars buying a prime piece of real estate on which to […]

October 1, 1998

Site Selection Highlights October/November 1998 Issue

Highlights from October/November 1998 COVER STORY Baan’s Battle with Skyrocketing Space Demands Baan’s big U.S. move coincides with a number of key challenges, most based in blur-like growth. But business climate factors augur well for the software giant’s $40 million Virginia project. pg. 908 Whiplash Changes Leave Location Winners, Losers in Wake pg. 890 Industry […]

August 1, 1998

Corporate Real Estate Can Be a Profit Center

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 Corporate Real Estate Can Be a Profit Center by Dr. Danny Lam and Dr. John Kanz High-tech veterans know that growth and profitability come in fits and starts until reliable product cycles are in place. One way to ensure future growth once profitability is achieved, is to manage real estate assets in such […]

August 1, 1998

Site Selection Highlights August/September 1998 Issue

Highlights from August/September 1998 COVER STORY AOL’s Balancing Act: The Need for Nearness vs. ‘Virtual Space’ When AOL hit cyberspace hell in 1996, it’s problems were rooted in old-fashioned physical space. But the online king has come back, centralizing brainpower and technology to fuel rapid global expansion. pg. 638 Corporate Real Estate Can Be a […]

August 1, 1998

AOL’s Balancing Act: The Need for Nearness vs. ‘Virtual Space’

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 AOL’s Balancing Act: The Need for Nearness vs. ‘Virtual Space’ by Jack Lyne When AOL hit cyberspace hell in 1996, it’s problems were rooted in old-fashioned physical space. But the online king has come back, centralizing brainpower and technology to fuel rapid global expansion. Cyberspace may be where you make your fortune — […]

August 1, 1998

The Telecom Connection: How It’s Rewiring the New Economy’s Location Rules

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 The Telecom Connection: How It’s Rewiring the New Economy’s Location Rules by Jack Lyne “Infostructure” is dominating and changing many location criteria, perhaps nowhere more clearly than in corporate call centers’ swelling ranks. “The ‘digitized infrastructure’ connecting office buildings and factories has become as important as bricks, mortar and hard walls,” says a […]

August 1, 1998

Suppliers Key in Mastering Real Estate’s New Realities

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 At Your Service: Suppliers Key in Mastering Real Estate’s New Realities by Jack Lyne Corporate real estate is morphing again, driven by infrastructure integration and value-based management. Service providers are scrambling, but the leading edge is fundamental in finding solutions, IDRC’s Maryland World Congress underscored. Packard Bell was in deep real estate trouble, […]

August 1, 1998

Power Deregulation: A Bumpy Road Begins the Free-Market Ride

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 Power Deregulation: A Bumpy Road Begins the Free-Market Ride by Jack Lyne Early brownouts have partially dimmed the luster on electric utility deregulation. Some firms, however are capitalizing, orchestrating lower facility rates and cutting costs through advanced demand-side management. Make no mistake. The global electricity deregulation revolution has not been unplugged. But that […]

June 1, 1998

Uncommon Gazelles (cover story)

JUNE/JULY 1998 C O V E R     S T O R Y Uncommon Gazelles: Unorthodox Strategies Fuel Their Fast-Track Expansions by Jack Lyne Though fast-expanding “little giants” are the stars of today’s entrepreneurial economy, their real estate strategies often buck real estate best practices, a Site Selection survey indicates. Gazelle has become the […]

June 1, 1998

All Dressed Up with No One to Grow?

JUNE/JULY 1998 All Dressed Up with No One to Grow? How Fast-Growth Firms Are Surviving Labor Pains by Jack Lyne Even fabled gazelles are finding their expansion plans beached in the labor pool’s shallow end. But some SMEs are outwitting the work-force crunch. Many areas’ tight labor markets are creating some highly unorthodox corporate expansion […]

June 1, 1998

Avoid the Sand Traps in Build-to-Suit Leases

JUNE/JULY 1998 Avoid the Sand Traps in Build-to-Suit Leases by Mark Arend Working effectively with developers in build-to-suit lease arrangements means being heavily involved in the building specifications early on and throughout the planning process, provided the facility’s complexity and intended use warrants such attention. After all, the developer is likely to sell the building, […]