Looking Wicked Good
Direct investment by more than 100 foreign companies in his state has caught the attention of Maine Governor Paul LePage. They employ more than 30,000 workers, and many of these companies are expanding.
January 2014
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60 Years of Excellence
While other publications’ circulation shrinks, Site Selection continues to grow. Entering our seventh decade Site Selection’s global distribution has never been stronger, with new readers in all corners of the world.
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Cities of Commerce
Joseph Parilla and Alan Berube at The Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program recently marked the anniversary with the debut of their “New North American Trade Map” concept and their report “Metro North America: Cities and Metros as Hubs of Advanced Industries and Integrated Goods Trade.”
Shanghai Welcomes The WORLD FORUM for Foreign Direct Investment
China’s gleaming commercial center welcomed delegates from nearly 30 countries in November to The WORLD FORUM for Foreign Direct Investment.
The Future Is Flexible
As long as some genius gives Great-Aunt Millie an iPad for Christmas, the world will have customer contact centers.
Let It Be
Creative types don’t need tailor-made environments and amenities, just the freedom to build that ecosystem themselves.
Qualified Leads
2014 marks the 10th anniversary of the granddaddy of them all when it comes to large site certification for industrial development. Tennessee Valley Authority’s Megasites Program was created in 2004.
Should It Stay or Should It Go?
The National Association of Manufacturers on Dec. 3 unveiled a report it commissioned by former World Trade Organization Appellate Body Chairman James Bacchus asserting that permits to export liquefied natural gas and coal are being delayed unnecessarily by the federal government.
The Lay of the Land
Site Selection is proud to publish our fifth annual State of the States report in this, our 60th anniversary issue.
Tailor Made
If there is one thing that site selection consultants agree on, it’s that no two projects are the same.
Investment Profiles
‘Hired’ Education
When Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn announced recently that it would invest $30 million in a new robotics plant in Harrisburg, Pa., the industrial site selection called into question whether cheap labor and tax breaks are still paramount in corporate location decision-making.
Bridges
Toledo is a city that prides itself on its global ethnic and cultural diversity, and the entrepreneurial and industrial links that accompany that heritage.
Coastal Dreams
Rocket science and rental cars may not appear to have a lot in common.
International
All in Favor?
Asked in 2013 to what degree they agreed with the statement “The oil and gas industry provides significant benefits for the whole country,” only 54 percent of those polled in Québec somewhat or strongly agreed.
Thinking Big
Listen to the numbers and they’ll tell you: The world’s economic center of gravity is shifting, and emerging markets are the bull’s eye.
Shifting Gears
Why is a Mexico manufacturing presence important to automotive suppliers hoping to reach markets beyond North America and Europe?
Latin America’s Next Big Thing
Gone are the days when corporate investors divided Latin America into three categories: Brazil, Mexico and “everywhere else.
Competitive Cities Report Narrows Location Options
Which Asia-Pacific cities deserve a spot on site selectors’ short lists of potential international headquarters locations?
Area Spotlights
The Desired Effect
Think tax certainty doesn't matter to capital investors? Think again. Two of Oregon's largest corporations - Nike and Intel - just signed major expansion deals that will add at least 1,000 jobs to the state's economy in the next few years.
Changing The Debate
If corporate site selectors are expecting “business as usual” when evaluating potential business facility locations in New York these days, they may find that a few things have changed in The Empire State.
Bright Lights, Small City
Asked to describe the house in Tupelo where Elvis was born, one local woman puts it this way: “You could spit in the front door, and hit the dog goin’ out the back.”
The New Daredevils
The same Snake River Canyon made famous by motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel is making a new name for itself courtesy of some innovative thinking.
A Tale of Two Locations
Indiana boasts the best business climate in the Midwest, say consultants who read Site Selection, but plenty of executives are voting for Chicago with their pocketbooks.
A Sharper Image
Governor Rick Snyder had a big economic development win in 2013 when Michigan became the nation’s 24th right-to-work state, but he’s not resting on his laurels.
Huntsville In the Hunt
Imagine not one, but two commercial aircraft manufacturers announcing new jetliner assembly plants in your state within a year.