FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: Tariff Forecast: Partly Cloudy Or a ‘Great Opportunity’?
The Blue Economy is a driver for the Gulf Coast and a magnet for foreign firms.
Foreign Direct Investment
ASIA: Why the World Isn’t Done with CHINA
China continues to attract a steady stream of foreign direct investments as innovation-led sectors gear up.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: Kentucky’s Chief Salesman Courts Businesses Globally
Kentucky ranks No. 4 in the nation in FDI jobs as a percentage of overall employment.
MIDDLE EAST: AI Is Only the Beginning Of Saudi Arabia’s Leap Forward
Tens of billions of dollars in projects are headed to Saudi Arabia. Many are in the surging AI space, and one big one is in HVAC.
BRAZIL: Brazil’s Handshake To the World
Market access, resources and a diversifying economy propel an FDI juggernaut.
FINDING AND HIRING EXITING MILITARY VETERANS: How’s This for a Workforce?
Military hires can make you better — if you’ll get with the program.
TOYOTA TRIPLES DOWN IN KENTUCKY
The world’s largest car company is making waves in workforce development in Kentucky.
Why Illinois Is a Top Destination For Global Companies’ U.S. Operations
The world loves to do business in and with Illinois.
WHAT BUSINESS LEADERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ILLINOIS
WHAT BUSINESS LEADERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ILLINOIS
How Illinois Became the King of Midwest Commerce
From project rankings to higher education, scorecards tell a convincing story.
The Harmonious Blend of Palestine
Harmonious Blend
International Companies’ Oregon Operations Expand
FDI deals are a gold mine in Oregon.
Only Two of Top 10 Inward FDI Leaders by Value in the OECD Saw Growth in 2023. But What’s Up in Estonia?
Twice a year, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publishes “FDI in Figures.” The most recent release dropped April 30, showing that global FDI flows dropped by 7% in 2023 to US$1.36 trillion, including a decrease in more than two-thirds of the 38 OECD economies.
Digital Nomads Find a Home in Dubai
Emirate’s initiative to attract tech workers pays dividends.
Costa Rica: The Evolution of an Economy
The Evolution of an Economy
Latin America and the Caribbean: Sino-Latin Connections Grow
Nearshoring to the Americas to depend less on China? Better get there before the Chinese firms do.
Project Bulletin: May 6, 2024
Data center developer Vantage Data Centers introduces its first $1 billion data center campus 20 minutes outside of Dublin in Grange Castle, Ireland.
Editor’s View: Silver Linings Playbook Revisited
To believe things are going to work out, or not to believe. That is the question. You’ll have to forgive this former poetry and theater major. Writing this on Shakespeare’s 460th birthday, I can’t help but ask, “Is it indeed nobler ‘to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against […]
The Capitals of Connection
This year, for the first time, among the external indices used in Site Selection’s Global Best to Invest rankings (due to be released on Thursday, May 1) is the DHL Global Connectedness Report.
Global Best To Invest 2024
The 16th annual Global Best to Invest rankings showcase the top countries and metro areas in terms of their outlook for corporate investment.
Kentucky Makes
View a snapshot of the tens of billions of dollars’ worth of manufacturing investments around the state in the past few years.
‘Strategically, the Right Location’
For a state with a population of about 4.5 million, Kentucky is home to an astonishing number of international employers.
Where Foreign-Born Residents and Foreign-Sourced Investment Coincide
The people come from different points of origin than the corporate investment. But are there states where high numbers of foreign-born individuals coincide with high numbers of foreign-sourced corporate facility investment?
Central America: Panama Poised to Serve Semiconductor Ecosystem
CHIPS Act funding could take the longtime U.S.-Panama relationship in an exciting new direction.