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Cover Story

State of the States 2025

Among the economic development themes to emerge across the 50 state legislatures and governor’s offices…

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Features

AI IN SITE SELECTION

Could AI help you pick your next major facility location or expansion? Here’s what two site consultants at Biggins, Lacy, Shapiro and Company think, and how one AI professional responds.

Fintech

Two signs of Malaysia’s fintech and financial services ambitions include an entire new zone on an island being developed by a Chinese concern.

FILM & ENTERTAINMENT

As the Eras Tour ends, Alexis Elmore talks to those in the front row for the economic impact of Swiftonomics.

MEGASITES

Mark Arend shares compelling insights on megasite development and strategy from his conversations with site selection experts at JLL and Wadley, Donovan, Gutshaw Consulting.

ENERGY TRANSITION

China’s global leadership in clean-tech and renewable energy is undeniable. An expert from the China office of Tractus explores why it may be worth finding paths toward collaboration, even amidst geopolitical turmoil.

Investment Profiles

CONSUMERS ENERGY: Site 36: Act II

Site 36’s transformation marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Wyoming, Michigan. Previously a General Motors stamping plant and cornerstone of the city’s economy, the 75-acre site sat vacant for nearly 15 years following the plant’s closure in 2009.

OHIO

When a state is recognized for economic development success, as is the case with Site Selection’s annual Governors’ Cups (one for total capital investment projects the previous year and one for total projects per capita), the big projects that create thousands of new jobs near major metros naturally come to mind.

VIRGINIA

Realizing a promising opportunity requires a level of commitment equal to the promise — commitment of time, belief, work, capital and people.

PORTUGAL

If you were a North American company leader and could pick a European business services location that’s literally the closest to home, did you know Portugal would be your first landing spot across the Atlantic?

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

If you want to know why so many high-growth companies and the talented people they employ are moving to San Bernardino County in the Inland Empire of Southern California, the answer can be summed up in one word: opportunity

International

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS : January 2025

Amgen in North Carolina; Amazon in Fort Myers; a plastics pioneer in Fort Worth; Eli Lilly in Wisconsin; an automotive company in Michigan; a printing facility turns into a data center in Kansas City.

WORLD REPORTS: January 2025

Orano Med in France; Resonance’s top 10 global cities; Taihan Cable & Solution in Dangjin City, South Korea; a $7.8 billion chip fab in Singapore; the world’s most expensive retail streets; OX Delivers brings e-mobility to East Africa.

Technology Grows Here Too

A senior manager at Siemens in Saskatoon is among those who see a horizon full of promise on Canada’s western tech frontier.

ASIA

Insights on Chinese inward FDI from MOFCOM’s most recent report.

COLOMBIA

How two major companies are helping Colombia go green.

WESTERN EUROPE

A leader in EMEA Forecasting at Cushman & Wakefield sees optimism and opportunity in Europe’s office sector.

Departments

Area Spotlights

Connecticut

How one state keeps its innovation companies on track.

Delaware

The $635 million Port Delaware Container Terminal is set to boost capabilities at the Port of Wilmington.

Tennessee

Multiple projects show why Oak Ridge National Lab is a catalyst behind resurging interest in nuclear power.

MIDWEST: Jetting to the Heartland

Ron Starner talks to top executives at a sustainable aviation fuel maker and an AI cloud hyperscaler about why they’re betting big on small Midwest towns.