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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.

Today, by exclusive arrangement, we feature a guest commentary by Colin Yasukochi, executive director of CBRE’s Tech Insights Center in San Francisco. The originator of the firm’s annual “Scoring Tech Talent” report, published every year since 2013, he makes The Case For Tech-Employment Resilience During COVID-19.

A closer look at Tesla’s choice of Grater Austin for a new $1 billion manufacturing facility reveals many perspectives on one transformative project.

That’s the question posed by Lacy Beasley as she examines retail adaptation in communities across the nation. Plus: Two views of retail from MIT, and new retail workforce statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

There’s no shortage of global cold chain expansion activity among grocers, pharmaceutical companies and the technology and automation firms that serve them.

A tribute to our late president and CEO, written by his father.

In the third annual edition of the Global Groundwork Index conducted in collaboration with CG/LA Infrastructure, the United States, Canada and the UAE top the rankings. Texas, Louisiana and Arizona lead the states. And CG/LA’s Norman Anderson outlines the opportunity now before us to invest in infrastructure and drive the economy forward.

In a sneak preview of “Colorado: Peak Resilience,” the 2020 Colorado economic development guide coming later this fall, Ron Starner interviews Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Executive Director Betsy Markey about leading the economic recovery effort.

The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District last fall became the first in the world to be certified LEED-Platinum as a community. That’s just the beginning for this catalytic neighborhood.