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March 2003

Features

North American Reports: Alabama, Kentucky, Kansas, Site Selection Magazine, March 2003

T he enduring ditty etched on Alabama’s license plates has it wrong: It’s not that song’s stars that are falling on Alabama right now. It’s cars.         Current case in point: the 430-employee, 400,000-sq.-ft. (36,000-sq.-m.) plant that Hyundai Mobis has decided to build in Montgomery. Mobis’s first U.S. production operation, the facility […]

IAMC Insider, Site Selection magazine, March 2003

  Palm Harbor Program Finalized The Spring 2003 IAMC Professional Forum, slated for April 6?9 in Palm Harbor, Fla., has adopted the theme “Getting it Done Right: Industrial Asset Management Approaches to Proficiency and Profitability.”         Building on the success of the inaugural IAMC Professional Forum in Savannah, Ga., the keynote speakers […]

Management Strategy: Brownfields' New Allure, Site Selection Magazine, March 2003

O ABOVE: In January 2003, crucial green lights from both the city council and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enabled brownfield redevelopment work to move forward on this bundle of some 250 former industrial properties along the Rio Salado in downtown Tempe, Ariz. – the largest piece of undeveloped land left in the entire city. […]

2002 Governor's Cup: Illinois By a Nose, Site Selection Magazine, March 2003

I llinois has broken archrival Michigan’s five-year claim to having the most new and expanded facilities in a calendar year – by just three projects. The 2002 almost-tie is testament to the Midwest’s economic strength; Ohio and Indiana also made the Top 10 list.         Illinois, however, like virtually all states, saw […]

Top Metros 2002: Chicago Shines, Site Selection Magazine, March 2003

I n a repeat of 2001’s one-two finish, Chicago and Detroit head up Site Selection‘s list of top U.S. metropolitan areas for new and expanded facilities in 2002. While the order and the approximate winning margin are the same as last year, the pace was off considerably. Both metros were off by about 300 total […]

Top Industries: Driving Still in Driver's Seat, Site Selection Magazine, March 2003

W ith 591 projects, the transportation industry again dominated the rankings of top new and expanded U.S. manufacturing facilities by industry sector in 2002. The headlines were led by the new Hyundai plant in Alabama, and backed by just-as-major plant expansions, including three in the top 10 from Michigan. It marked the fourth consecutive year […]

Top Small Towns 2002: Traversing to the Top, Site Selection Magazine, March 2003

W hen Graceland Fruit announced the US$15 million, 60,000-sq.-ft. (5,574-sq.-m.) expansion of a food-processing plant in the Traverse Bay area of Michigan in 2002, the news only confirmed what many corporate executives already knew about this location.         It’s the Top Small Town in America. According to the Conway Data New Plant […]