The Main Ingredient
When it comes to customer contact centers, workforce matters.
January 2016
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State of the States: Data to Live By
As corporations look at investing in the United States more closely than ever before, their leaders will look at these key economic development indicators.
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State of the States: Some States Get It – Some Don’t
With the advent of a new year, a look back and look ahead can help focus priorities for the next round of location decisions.
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NOT PLAYING GAMES
Higher education has become a critical workforce partner for video game development companies.
Choice Parcels … Again
Reuse is the sincerest form of flattery to areas ready for resurgent industry.
Eye on the Target
Site Selection’s annual consultant survey shows changes and unchanging truths.
FIRST and LAST
The two most important miles in global logistics location decisions.
‘Make it Less Murky’
Workforce credentials are the new currency of site location success.
Investment Profiles
Front Door to The Silicon Valley
The ‘Sustainability Corridor’ of Greater Sacramento provides the highly skilled talent coveted by Apple, Oracle, HP, Intel and other tier-one employers in Northern California.
Eyes On The Prize
How Greater Philadelphia is positioning itself to become the next global energy hub.
International
Movers & Shakers
The World Bank’s latest scorecard shows where progress is being achieved, and where it’s not.
Decades in the Making
The Monterrey region’s rich educational resources did not appear overnight, and they are growing.
Gathering Place
Dubai in general, and DMCC in particular, seem to be the right places at the right time.
Make in South Asia?
The time for an investment and manufacturing renaissance has arrived.
Departments
Editor’s View: Your Credentials, Please
All content in this issue will give you food for thought as your location discernment for 2016 gets underway.
Area Spotlights
We Can’t Wait!
The next train to Clarksville will include a new Google data center.
They Know How To Work It
Metals are central to dozens of the corporate projects to land in the Yellowhammer State over the past two years.
MORE Than a Feeling
How a new tax incentive is attracting and keeping companies in the Gem State.
Solving the Workforce Puzzle
Midwest states are finding solutions to ongoing workforce challenges.
Pyramid Power
A real estate deal was the precursor to Switch’s $5-billion investment in the Grand Rapids area.