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It’s an annual tradition. Grab your hot chocolate and a blanket, and gather ‘round the Zoom call for a headquarters site selection story almost too good to be true.

In announcing the Trump administration’s new National Space Policy last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., noted that the global space economy exceeded $423 billion in 2019. In 2020, Mississippi is getting its share, just as it has for years.

The World Bank Group’s Doing Business 2020 study finds a number of improvements across 16 Caribbean country economies.

South Korea’s Navien and the United Kingdom’s GSK are among the bevy of foreign companies expanding in the Commonwealth.

The pandemic altered REI’s HQ vision. Facebook leaders tell us why the still-growing social media giant was ready and willing to move into REI’s just-constructed campus.

Ron Starner talks to CEOs, company founders, institutional leaders and top elected officials as he explores 10 things we should know about Sarasota County, Florida.

A region known for its semiconductor fabrication leadership could reap the rewards if federal incentives come to pass.

Just as e-commerce and streamed meetings are driving data center capacity expansion, so too are the world’s 2.7 billion video gamers.

Finding projects that suit the community-oriented goals of the federal Opportunity Zone program can take some work. But they’re out there.

Competition in the EV space is intense. Could this mega-project in Georgia fall victim?

Analysts from Tractus Asia say India, tired of playing the understudy, is ready to take the stage as Asia’s next manufacturing superstar.

In an excerpt from Conway Custom Content’s newly posted economic development guide “2020 Colorado: Peak Resilience,” we learn how Colorado OEDIT is leading the economic recovery effort. And we get a peek inside why the federal Bureau of Land Management picked Grand Junction for its new HQ.

Three rankings shed light on the power of economic zones to catalyze economic growth and commerce. And don’t miss our annual directory of ports and free trade zones.

For the first time ever, a tie for first place — between North Carolina and Georgia — marks the 2020 edition of Site Selection’s annual Business Climate Rankings.

A peek into JLL’s latest U.S. Life Sciences Outlook report, and what an industry coalition thinks of the latest policy directives from the White House.

IAMC Chair Colleen Caravati says an action orientation is not enough. Concern counts too. And we learn from IAMC corporate end user members about COVID-19 supply chain solutions. (Watch for coverage of IAMC’s first-ever virtual Professional Forum in the November issue of Site Selection.)

Projects in these sectors highlight a trek through Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.

Brief updates include real estate brokerage Redfin’s top five cities people are moving to during the pandemic; a new driverless vehicle corridor in Michigan; Amazon’s investments in six U.S. tech hubs; a new test bed for space in Nunavut; a new Google operations center in Mississippi; and Aquiline Drones’ HQ expansion in Rhode Island.

Alabama’s very good August leads the way in a region defying the pandemic with major projects.

The road to riding out the COVID recession leads beyond the Strip.

By special arrangement with Lumina Foundation President and CEO Jamie Merisotis, today we feature an exclusive excerpt from his new book, "Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines,” that tells the story of a Syrian refugee finding his way to a future in Canada. Credentials for Human Work illustrates how transparent credentials can facilitate dreams and opportunity.

An excerpt from a new report by KPMG and Venture Valuation provides insight into where and how companies go public in Asia amid a shifting life sciences landscape.

Think you know Long Island? Leaders we talked to at the Long Island Association, Brookhaven National Laboratory, a top defense manufacturer, a major utility and other organizations will help you know it a whole lot better.

Talent and incentives helped seal the biggest project in North Carolina history.