COVER STORY: RESEARCH & SCIENCE PARKS From Site Selection magazine, July 2008 Reservations for Research High-profile partnerships support high-flying visions. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com The Hong Kong Science Park is being developed in three phases. The second phase’s layout is dominated by a unique ovoid auditorium. Douglas Muzyka, president – DuPont Greater China […]
EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, July 2008 by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Congress to Industry: A Bronze Will Do I f the governing bodies of the various U.S. sports teams preparing for the summer Olympics in August act quickly, they can still enact some measures that will affect those teams’ performance in the games. […]
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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, July 2008 Idaho Falls for Areva by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com F ifty years ago next year, in a small town just west of Idaho Falls, Idaho, the first light bulb to be powered purely by nuclear energy was illuminated. The municipality of Atomic City was born. […]
PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, July 2008 A New School of Thought Atlanta-based TUFF finds opportunities for corporations and universities alike. by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com W hat’s a school to do when an area’s demand for a university presence is growing at the same robust rate as the area’s companies, but funds for […]
lawback – the word invokes images of scary, bony fingers from a horror movie scene. Is the image a fair one? Can – and do – the bony fingers of clawback provisions reach into the pockets and wallets of companies and take back investment incentive monies? Are clawback provisions … safe? Tracey Hyatt Bosman, Grubb […]
n today’s extremely dynamic business environment profit margins are smaller and the line that divides success from failure has narrowed. This narrow line is enterprise wide, from operations to finance to human resources. This narrow success margin benchmark extends to service providers as well. The skills and competencies that once defined an outstanding or world […]
hen Sun Rich Fresh Foods recently located a new food processing facility in a Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) in Reading, Pa., among the major draws to this site were its proximity to customer markets in the Eastern U.S., the available pool and cost of labor, and the water/wastewater infrastructure. The 43,000-sq.-ft. (3,995-sq.-m.) plant, located on […]
SITE Visit From Site Selection magazine, July 2008 Joint venture company EMAL is building the world’s largest aluminum smelter in a new industrial zone being developed between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Super Smelter The UAE makes way for a Middle East aluminum hub. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com B anking on future demand for […]
WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, July 2008 BD Brings Second China Plant Online North American Presence Grows in Amsterdam Aerospace Facility Will Double Production German Firm Inaugurates India Facility Lenovo Broadens Its Global Footprint Wacker Opens Facility in China A New Bridge Across the Mersey by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com T […]
