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Quick-hitting stories update you on an Indian state’s growing EV credentials; an Amazon-centered project sidelined in South Africa; Dyson’s new HQ city; and reawakening FDI.

In a conversation with Gary Daughters, the governor addresses such various topics as the EV industry, how he recruits business, non-disclosure agreements, and the aftermath of both tornadoes and a coal country deal gone sour.

A recent CBRE report documents what drove rents up by 7.8% in Q4 2021, and how companies and developers are responding.

The governor is “determined to make Iowa the go-to state for businesses reshoring their operations and for those seeking low taxes and fiscal predictability,” writes Editor in Chief Mark Arend.

Even before a $5.5 billion blockbuster was announced last week by Hyundai in Savannah, the EV revolution was in full power drive across the continent, as these project snapshots reveal.

Charlotte Is Trending Young, Diverse and Next-Level

An accountability watchdog says some of Site Selection’s Top Deals belong at the bottom instead, including what he calls the “worst deal” of 2021.

Entrepreneurs share their stories from the front lines of the pandemic and recession.

Tractus Asia Managing Director John Evans explores mitigating risk through regionalism in Asia.

How the city got ahead of a potential emergency and ensured clean water for a century.

Experts in HQ movement handicap the potential winners of a high-profile relocation.

Based on objective data sources, the 14th annual Global Best to Invest rankings showcase the top countries and metro areas in terms of their outlook for corporate investment.

Quick updates on selected site certification programs.

A new campaign headlined by business leaders makes the case for Minnesota as a place where startups, existing companies and workers can succeed. Hear what stakeholders have to say.

A wave of North American reshoring has Mexican exports to the U.S. on the rise. Judging from the level of hyperscale data center investment in the country, its information-based economy is rising too.

Redevelopment projects backed by infrastructure investment are everywhere you look in Illinois.

Ask any photographer or pilot In New Mexico: There’s something about the quality of the air that makes for exquisite light and smooth navigation.

Updates on Cognizant’s growth in Halifax; aerospace manufacturing plans from Lockheed Martin and Airbus in Alabama and Georgia; where people are quitting their jobs the most and the least; a major canola complex coming to Regina, Saskatchewan; and the curious move by the US Chess Federation to move its HQ from Tennessee to St. Louis.

Bowery Farming chooses to develop facilities in Locust Grove, Georgia, and Arlington, Texas.

The film and TV production complex in metro Atlanta is the newest arrival in a fast-maturing ecosystem that welcomed $4 billion in spending to Georgia last year.

Rivian takes the road to Georgia.

It’s hard to keep pace with the slate of projects this New Jersey–based contract development and manufacturing organization is pursuing in locations from Iowa to Estonia to Italy (including even more investment in Durham, North Carolina, since this interview). The Cambrex CEO offers exclusive insights into the company’s global approach.

Exclusive insights from the author of Cushman & Wakefield’s 2022 Global Data Center Market Comparison.

The No. 4 state in the Governor’s Cups ranking is just getting started.