hat do you do in an industry that was estimated in 2003 to have global over-capacity equivalent to 40 OEM assembly plants? Compete, that’s what. That’s what NAFTA’s 10-year-old partners have been doing for automotive investment, whether against each other or, increasingly, banding together against the rest of the world. Sometimes the […]
f you think your metro area has reached, or is reaching, its development threshold, you had better sit down. You haven?t seen anything yet. New development research produced for The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program in December 2004 predicts a staggering amount of new residential, commercial and industrial development in the next 25 […]
ocusing on core competencies is a catch phrase that is heard more frequently than ever these days. And for good reason. Corporations across all avenues are stretched to the max, and focusing on projects that are not directly related to a department’s primary functions can be daunting. Today, many corporations are understaffed because of the […]
ntario Premier Dalton McGuinty wasn’t shy about supporting Ford Motor Company‘s proposed US$818-million expansion. In fact, after his province authorized $82 million in incentives for Ford in mid-April of 2004, the premier threw down the gauntlet. “We have put our money where our mouth is,” McGuinty said. “Now it’s time for the federal […]
ENVER, Colo. — Lower leasing rates have contributed to a rebounding industrial market in severalmajor American cities, according to a new report by the ProLogis Research Group. The new market “leaders” in the distribution-warehouse sector, according to the Denver-based company,are the Los Angeles Basin, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Reno, Seattle and St. […]
From Site Selection magazine, January 2005 WORLD REPORTS Robust Times For Robotics Automakers, New Applications Boost Demand by JOHN W. McCURRY Craig Jennings has a problem most presidents of manufacturing companies would love to have: Market growth for his products is so great that he’s constantly looking at ways to boost capacity around the globe. […]
s IAMC membership builds a head of steam, it comes as no surprise that new and old members alike have met before, often over projects. New corporate member Robert Waller, senior vice president of operations for IAMC member organizations Alcoa and the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department are seeing eye to […]
ealthcare services heavyweight McKesson Corporation was looking for new software to help it with transaction and project management in 2002. The San Francisco-based company wasn’t satisfied with the software it was using at the time and was in the market for something better to keep track of its growing portfolio. McKesson opted […]
his year’s crop of client-service award winners had two features in common: a demonstrated ability to exceed corporate real estate clients’ service expectations and a profound understanding of how those expectations are evolving. The Site Selection/William Dorsey Service Provider Awards, now in their sixth year, recognize those organizations that not only claim to be client-focused […]
