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If you can’t fill out your IT security staff, maybe have a look within.

Upstate South Carolina, as one interview subject puts it, “is a perfect example of green space, recreational space and business space cohabitating.”

A French conglomerate is investing $235 million to double gypsum capacity in Putnam County.

CBRE says these markets are focused on how to provide renewable energy for data centers. Plus, we list top global territories for recent data center development.

Here’s why folks are fleeing the bright lights of the big city and loving it.

Independence Day may now be in the rear-view mirror, but these leading counties can keep waving their flags as the top corporate facility attractors in the nation, according to the inaugural edition of a new Site Selection ranking.

Turn here first to reach out to the right economic development teams in these states, provinces, metros and countries.

For three decades, Florida looked to EFI to lead economic development, reports Site Selection Executive Vice President and veteran Florida journalist Ron Starner. What went wrong?

How Ohio is pushing the boundaries of innovation.

The numbers tell the story: In 2021 the 1,545 venture capital deals in healthcare services and systems was 10 times the total 15 years earlier.

A region with shovel-ready property meets an Oregon company ready to engage with a community.

Costa Rica’s value proposition — like its business and natural ecosystems — just keeps growing richer and more diverse.

As America searches for sustainable solutions, industrial hemp provides answers.

A global economic slowdown will dampen Latam’s growth prospects, says Deloitte. But a reconfiguration of the global economy following the war in Ukraine may give rise to unexpected opportunities for the region.

“Isolation will kill any company’s chance of success,” says the founder of a firm studying hybrid workspace strategies worldwide.

Consumers and corporates alike see billions of reasons to invest in the electric mobility ecosystem.

Sometimes even a popular place needs a makeover. Clearwater, one of the most visited beach destinations in America, is getting one right now. PLUS: Florida communities rank well in a new analysis of top U.S. headquarters locations.

Fresh on the heels of last week’s SelectUSA Investment Summit, learn from the experts at Tractus how and why the ties between corporate Asia and U.S. communities are strengthening every day.

Vertical farming introduces a sustainable and locally sourced substitution for imported produce

Site Selection presents the Top Countries, Top Countries Per Capita and Top Global Metros in our annual Global Best to Invest rankings, which include regional breakouts and insights from two new reports that in large part corroborate our findings.

By shortening timelines, certified sites extend opportunities.

Continue the professional development that just took place at the IAMC Spring Forum in Biloxi by exploring with IAMC Chair Karen Shchuka the steps needed to achieve the next level of professional value enhancement, and learning some strategic and practical lessons companies share about emerging from the pandemic.

If the state maintains its momentum, that new watermark of $22 billion might be in jeopardy.

Quick-hitting news briefs fill us in on Europe’s smartest cities; the EU’s thoughts on global competition; a $6 billion ethylene plant in Qatar; Magna’s Romanian engineers; Roadway innovation in the Netherlands; a Saudi Arabian battery materials plant; and SK bioscience’s new HQ and R&D center in Songdo.