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| FROM SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE, MARCH 2022 ISSUE |
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GEORGIA
Rivian takes the road to Georgia.
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AIRPORT CITIES
Editor in Chief Mark Arend talks with aerotropolis thought leader John Kasarda about airport cities around the world still moving forward.
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INDIANA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY
A 300-job investment in Crawfordsville from Tempur Sealy is a case in point.
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The Digital Edition of “Kentucky: The Center of Success” is now live. Produced by Conway Custom Content for the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, the publication features our interview with Governor Andy Beshear; a look inside how Kentucky landed the largest project in state history with Ford Motor Co.’s BlueOval SK; and viewpoints on recent investments from executives at such companies as Novelis, Firestone and Pratt Industries. Gain insights into the state’s entrepreneurs and startups, as well as training resources that get the job done. Catch up with strong Kentucky sectors such as business services, agritech, metals, logistics and advanced manufacturing. Learn how Build-Ready Sites are just one part of the state’s speed-to-market value proposition. And you can’t visit Kentucky without checking in on the commonwealth’s array of quality-of-life amenities, including an exploding bourbon tourism scene.
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| OREGON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE |
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FDI & TRADE
A globally diverse population calls the Beaver State home.
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FORESTRY & WOOD PRODUCTS
Oregon’s most iconic industry continues to grow and innovate.
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Spain
As reported by Catalan News and other sources, Catalan president Pere Aragonès announced this investment by Germany’s Freudenberg Group during a two-day visit to Germany that included a stop at the company’s headquarters in Baden-Württemberg. The investment in Parets del Vallès, about 15 miles north of Barcelona, is supported by Catalonia Trade & Investment (ACCIÓ), and will be operational by next year. The company already operates five plants employing 650 people in Catalonia.
West Virginia
After announcing this project in February, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice took part in a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month at the site of Omnis Building Technologies’ future housing materials manufacturing plant in Bluefield. Omnis makes pre-engineered home building systems made up of Concrete Insulated Building Units (CIBU) that are shipped and then assembled on-site to construct pre-designed homes. “Once delivered, these patented turn-key homes are easily constructed and move-in ready in just a few days. The homes are also self-sustainable, generating their own water and electricity,” said a press release from the governor’s office. When looking across the country for a location to build their facility, Omnis Building Technologies President Jonathan Hodson said that Bluefield, West Virginia, is an ideal location because it enables the company to bring CIBU homes to most of the population in the United States by rail or truck.” The facility is expected to produce 3,000 homes per year. Site prep for the Omnis operation was supported by a $1 million U.S. EDA grant.
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The Tax Foundation’s Daniel Bunn last week compared R&D tax incentives across Europe, finding that the Slovak Republic provides the most generous R&D subsidies for large profitable firms, followed by Portugal, France, Spain and Lithuania.
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