Investor Watch

Greensboro’s PTI has become much more than a regional passenger airport.

In an exclusive interview, His Excellency Ahmad Al Sayed, Chairman of the board of directors for the Qatar Free Zones Authority and Minister of State, says there have never been more opportunities for foreign investors in Qatar.

On the heels of a successful Industrial Asset Management Council Professional Forum in Milwaukee, IAMC Chair Charles Waltz addresses inclusion and transparency. And John Salustri helps you navigate the nuances of the surrender clause.

Businesses are flocking to Texas. Governor Greg Abbott still wants more.

Massachusetts’ dense life sciences ecosystem continues to be a driving force in the state’s economy — even out west.

Editor in Chief Mark Arend ponders the math behind recent predictions of recession.

Think energy development doesn’t bring good highways, ports and railways? Our second annual analysis of where corporate facility investment and infrastructure investment are strongest finds Canada and Texas at the top. And CG/LA Chairman and CEO Norm Anderson writes that the failure of the public-private partnership model doesn’t mean a lack of new opportunities.

Springtime in Paris means an aero-defense industry project back home in Arkansas.

Montrose Group analysis shows how updated Opportunity Zones regulations could encourage major corporate location projects.

Giant multinationals see a green future in the Rocky Mountain West.

Can an “Ocean Supercluster” designation boost Atlantic Canada’s economic prospects?

Komatsu plans a transformational headquarters campus in the city’s lagging Harbor District.

Mike Janke, co-founder of Data Tribe, tells us why Baltimore and Maryland are ready to lap the field — again — in the race to cybersuperiority.

Lab-created gems are shaking up the jewelry market. Genome editing could help food crop yields and shelf life skyrocket. And unmanned watercraft already may be cruising into a port near you. Gary Daughters explores the potential of three disruptive technologies.

Already lauded for its resilience, Greater Dayton recently was named by The Brookings Institution among only 11 of the 100 biggest U.S. metros to achieve inclusive growth in socio-economic, racial and generational terms.

Economic development at the fringes of civilization — in this case, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic — offers a testbed for new strategies. Plus: Our latest analysis of top rural and micropolitan areas for National Career Readiness Certificates.

Oklahoma Governor J. Kevin Stitt says all departments in his cabinet lead to the Commerce Department, “because everything is about growing our state.”

The shifting map of America's factory belt highlights the migration pattern of good jobs.

As Site Selection Editor in Chief Mark Arend attends the Smart Airports & Regions Conference & Exhibition kicking off today in El Paso, Texas, aerotropolis expert John Kasarda walks us through the incredibly rapid ramp-up of this new zone in Henan Province.

Academics have a plan to fix the southern border. It may surprise you.

Airlines and institutions put their shoulders to the workforce wheel in order to keep wings aloft.

Martin Roche returned to his native land to smell the political mood in Scotland and ask what a newly independent Scotland might look like to mobile investors.

Green is as green does in these leading territories.

Ron Starner documents how a global auto giant and a Bay Area fintech firm fell in love with the Nashville region and proved their love with major relocations from California.