Windy Days Ahead
Wind energy production activity was light and variable in much of 2010.
March 2011
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Top Industries: Asia Arrives
In leading the way in corporate facility investments worldwide in 2010, the transportation equipment sector can give credit to automotive companies
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Top Micropolitans: A Tar Heel Triumph
A community that made its fortune making furniture for the world is now the No. 1 small town in America when it comes to corporate facility expansion projects.
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Top Metropolitans: A City With an Edge
A company that was the talk of the Super Bowl has become a gold-plated example of the new Chicago economy: brash, sassy and hip.
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Texas Soars
Texas Governor Rick Perry is proud to have won the latest pick-up basketball game with his fellow governors.
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Schiphol Ups the Ante
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is considered the gold standard of 21st century airport cities, the one frequently cited as the paradigm by airport executives hoping to turn their own facilities into engines of regional economic growth. Well over 60,000 people work at nearly 70 businesses sited at or adjacent to Schiphol, from aerospace companies to air […]
The Pyramid Proposal
As Steelcase prepares to move out of its Corporate Development Center, a landmark Grand Rapids building beckons new users.
The Perfect Storm?
As if mergers and acquisitions weren’t keeping biopharma-sector real estate managers busy enough, the ground is shifting beneath their feet
Treasure Maps
GE Power & Water’s chief sustainability officer compiles a world’s worth of lessons in water use and conservation.
Investment Profiles
Headquarters For the World
The founder of AutoNation, Extended Stay America and Waste Management Inc. enjoys his daily commute. He likes the view from his South Florida office even better.
A Region of Resilience
Five years after Hurricane Rita delivered a devastating blow to the Lake Charles area and surrounding communities, British Petroleum accidentally unleashed a gushing flow of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in deepwater off the coast of Louisiana.
San Joaquin County, California: Connected.
California sites mainly make today’s site-location short lists if the companies looking for space simply must be in California.
International
‘Outlier’ No More
The newest multinational among many to find the Aegean Free Trade Zone in Izmir, Turkey, is Cummins Inc.
Close at Hand
Central America is increasingly valuable as a nearshoring option for U.S. multinational companies looking to site back office and contact center operations to serve North American clients.
The Search for Savings
Manufacturing and distribution plants aren’t the only operations being placed under the microscope of cost containment these days.
Hope for Haiti; Cummins Increasing Asian Presence; UAE’s First Vehicle Plant; Powering Up
World Reports: Hope for Haiti; Cummins Increasing Asian Presence; UAE’s First Vehicle Plant; Powering Up
Amazon’s Spreading Presence Creates Jobs; Freescale Scales Up in Mexico’s ‘Silicon Valley’
Amazon.com now has 52 fulfillment centers, having moved forward with 13 in 2010 alone, plus a pair of newer projects in Scotland that will create 1,000 jobs.
Departments
Technology InSITE: Outsourcing Option
Dallas-based Granite Properties has grown rapidly through acquisitions over the past decade. The company has office properties in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Denver. It recently sold its industrial portfolio. In its growth process, the real estate investment and management company collected a mixed bag of IT equipment, vendors and licensing agreements.
SITE Visit: Renewable Promises
Located in County Fife across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh, Dunfermline is known as the ancient capital of Scotland.
Editor’s View: No Time To Wallow in the Mire
With apologies to The Doors, welcome to what might be called the “Governors Issue” of Site Selection.
Area Spotlights
Northern Light
Minnesota might not be the first state to come to mind when thinking of solar energy, but a combination of educational infrastructure, a strong supply chain and incentives has the state well on its way to a significant solar cluster.
‘Albuquerque or Denver?’
Gov. Susana Martinez’ background has more to do with courtrooms than boardrooms. Until her November 2010 election, she served as District Attorney for the 3rd Judicial District in Doña Ana County on the border with Mexico.
New Ingredients
Food processing has long been an industrial staple in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
‘A Place Where You Can Connect’
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has been in office only a few short weeks, and already his economic development program is on quite a roll.
Forward Thinking
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston’s new sweet potato processing plant in Delhi, La., has hit a sweet spot in terms of sustainability.
Transformers
‘Project 21’ is the latest of many projects to land in Memphis.
The Optimists Club
Could it be that there is finally some reason for optimism regarding the California economy? The technology sector is displaying some job-creating power, and exports and overall container traffic are up at the huge ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Fresh Starts
The next chapter in Florida innovation could be a tale told by a mouse … but not the mouse you think.
Prudence in Abundance
In Tipton, Abound Solar will occupy a never-used facility built by automotive concern Getrag, and employ up to 850 in the manufacture of solar panels.
Still Sweet Home
It’s the dead of winter. Where would you rather be: in Chicago with the wind biting off the Great Lakes and the snow piling up faster than Illinois taxes? Or in Atlanta, where there might be sun, and maybe lower taxes?