March 2006

March 2006 The Future is Now (cover) 3M Grows in Poland Boeing Lands in India Meet a Member A Whole Lot of Air New Space Coming Near Space Systems HQ Request Information

MARCH 2006 Warning: Disasters Ahead (cover) Conway Disaster Impact Scale Disaster Sites in the United States Give Us Your Opinion! NATURAL DISASTERS Warning: Disasters Ahead A new look at site risks around the world. If you travel, invest or plan for the future you need to read this. by McKINLEY CONWAY editor bounce@conway.com 2005 ? Hurricane Katrina […]

resurgence of corporate capital flowing back into Chicago has made the Second City No. 1 again — this time in the annual Site Selection Top Metropolitan Area Awards.    While fans of the Windy City may not throw a ticker- tape parade as they did to celebrate their beloved Chicago White Sox winning the World Series […]

ean Smith became a legend in North Carolina by guiding his Tar Heel basketball teams to unprecedented greatness. In the world of college hoops, Smith’s program was considered a dynasty.    It’s not too early to start using the “D-word” when talking about an unprecedented string of victories racked up by another North Carolina program. Statesville […]

MARCH 2006 Transportation Equipment Tops Industry Ranking (cover) Arizona Refinery Moves Ahead Beleaguered Louisiana Grabs Top Projects High on the Hog Request Information TOP INDUSTRIES Transportation Equipment Tops Industry Ranking Automakers are cranking up assembly plants across the globe. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com A lthough down somewhat in total numbers, the transportation equipment sector […]

MARCH 2006 Where the Biggest of the Big Went in 2005 (cover) Biggest Global Projects Request Information TOP GLOBAL PROJECTS Where the Biggest of the Big Went in 2005 by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com A sia’s booming industrial centers are exerting an enormous pull on global capital investment, and it should come as no surprise that […]

MARCH 2006 Most Important Rx for Health Care: People (cover) World Class Medical Hub Relocating or Expanding? Companies Turn to Experts Your Business. Your Venture. Our Expertise. Rapid Growth of Life Sciences Continues in Northeast Florida Request Information SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION TOP HEALTH-CARE SERVICES LOCATIONS Most Important Rx for Health Care: People W hat’s the most important […]

MARCH 2006 The Elusive ‘Quality of Life’ (cover) Quality of Life Indices That Matter in Today’s Market Connecting Quality of Life to the Bottom Line Business, Cultural and Lifestyle Amenities … Available for Work, Available for Hire ESBAŞ rests in the “Pearl of the Aegean” Think ESBAŞ Nebraska Advantage Attracts $283.2 Million in Investment and 3,509 […]

MARCH 2006 Texas Teacup (cover) Industrial Diversity U.S. Giants Give Us Your Opinion! COVER STORY Texas Teacup It’s well known that things are bigger in Texas, and that’s certainly true of the Photo of Gov. Perry ©2006 Bob Daemmrich Photo, Inc, Austin, Texas. number of new facilities announced in 2005, earning Texas Gov. Rick Perry a second […]

ince 60 percent of our readers are chief executives or comparable, it’s likely you also subscribe to Chief Executive magazine. If so, you may recall coverage recently of their “Chief Executive CEO Confidence Index,” which revealed a healthy optimism where the U.S.’s economic prospects are concerned. For example, 55 percent of CEOs expect hiring to […]

To view the chart below as a printable PDF file, click here.    Here we consider the overall economy; real estate market conditions; labor market conditions; and transportation and logistics, to determine which markets offer the greatest opportunity. With growing global demand for goods and cross-border commerce on the rise, we remain bullish about the industrial […]

MARCH 2006 Competition by the Numbers (cover) States Ranked by Workers’ Comp Cost Request Information NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS Competition by the Numbers    Work force quality is job No. 1 when it comes to boosting regional competitiveness — no matter who’s counting.    Dozens of economic development agencies and their state counterparts are celebrating their shares of 13 […]

From Site Selection magazine, March 2006 WORLD REPORTS Amgen’s Spring to Ireland Global Site Search Took Two Years by John W. McCurry john.mccurry bounce@conway.com Amgen‘s US$1 billion-plus manufacturing project in Cork, Ireland, is the latest piece in the company’s global expansion puzzle to ramp up its drug delivery pipeline. It follows a five-year period which […]