Costs Drive Corporate Migration
The southward migration of regional headquarters operations from Northern U.S. states will continue unless government officials in the Northeast and Midwest get serious about cost containment
January 2010
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State of the States: A Fresh Look
The following pages highlight recent corporate facility projects, new laws and incentives policies, updated FDI figures, wages, employment, demographics and Recovery Act funds facts in one easy-to-digest compendium.
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Coming Home
Joe Jacoboni experienced what many Americans have experienced when seeking technical help on the telephone: utter frustration and unresolved problems.
New Pathways
A few things have changed since the not-so-long-ago era of the million-square-foot warehouse and lines of ships waiting to get into ports.
Ready for Relaunch
For the sixth straight year, we present in the following pages and at SiteSelection.com vital specs and contact information on dozens of land parcels measuring 1,000 acres (405 hectares) or more
Ready for the ‘CSO’ Mantle?
Even as the science behind global warming research is thrown deeper into doubt by the recent email debacle at the U.K.’s East Anglia University
International
Magic Factories
That’s what viewers of such films as “2012,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Titanic” and “Transformers” frequently say of the Academy-Award-winning work of Digital Domain, the Venice, Calif.-based visual effects studio that is owned by Florida investment and technology firm Wyndcrest Holdings.
Ready For a New Year
Two thousand nine was a difficult year for the economies of Latin America, especially Mexico.
Server Security: Wales’ mammoth data center opens; and two more reports.
A facility built in Newport, Wales, in the late 1990s to house a major semiconductor manufacturing operation is finally getting an occupant.
Departments
25 Year Tribute: Where Were You in 1984?
Jack interviewed Robert McNamara in Washington
Tech Toolbox: Facilitating Manufacturing
American Industries uses an integrated workplace management system to manage its vast portfolio.
Area Spotlights
Segue Under Way
Michigan is incrementally converting pockets of its once vast automotive manufacturing engine into the green economy.
Weathering the Recession
In relative terms, 2009 was a very good year for North Dakota.
Clear Leaders
Oregon’s approach to clean technology continues to reap benefits. Seattle’s transit-friendly approach to industrial development is paying dividends.
The Greenhouse Effect
Everyone has to live somewhere. You might as well live someplace nice.
The New World Discovers Columbus
NCR just opened a new ATM manufacturing plant in town as part of its big move to Georgia
Whole New Level
Regeneron was a fledgling biotech firm employing four people when it moved to the Landmark at Eastview campus in Tarrytown, N.Y., a little more than 20 years ago
A River Crossing for the Ages
The relocation of 1,600 high-salaried jobs from Manhattan to Jersey City may change perceptions of the New Jersey business climate.
Not To Be Outdone
Move over, automotive industry. You’ve got company. The entire Southeast is home to a thriving aviation industry, and Mississippi is no exception.