Something Ventured
New data show which companies and locations in the United States are attracting the big money.
March 2015
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Top Industries: Let’s Go to the Map
Site Selection’s analysis of the Top Industries for corporate facility investment in 2014 reveals the Top 10 projects by capital investment in each of the five leading sectors.
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Top Micropolitans: A Buckeye Bonanza
All around the state, economic development organizations are scorching their competition for new and expanded corporate facility projects.
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Top Metros Tier 3: Sustaining the Momentum
With Odessa No. 1 and Midland tied for fourth place in our tally of corporate facility investment success for 2014 in Tier-3 cities, West Texas would seem to be on a pronounced upswing.
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Top Metros Tier 2: Get On Board
North Carolina takes the top spot this year in the Tier-2 metro category, with Greensboro-High Point moving up three spots from its fourth-place finish in 2013. Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., was the biggest mover, climbing up six spots from No. 9 in 2013.
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Top Metros: Strength in Diversity
Frank Sinatra once famously crooned, “My kind of town, Chicago is.” These days he would be joined by a chorus of business and industry executives who have chosen to invest in the Windy City.
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A League of Their Own
The 2014 Governors Cups recognize the top performing states for capital investment attraction in a season that lasts all year.
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New Generation
Who’s chasing the wind, who’s catching it, and where is it taking us next?
Third Time a Charm?
Some new projects near JFK are giving a transit hub in Jamaica, Queens, another shot at being the foundation of an Airport Village.
Go Toward the Light
Need some help in your data center decision-making? Let the data itself show you the way.
Growing Protein
Part of VBF’s plan is to expand production capacity like many an ag company has done in the past: by inking deals with independent growers who will sell their fish to VBF for processing.
Bright Outlook
The broad move from a finance-led economy to an innovation-led economy has required industries and metropolitan areas to adapt. Financial and professional service firms are now competing with tech firms for the best graduates.
Investment Profiles
Success In Short Order
A still-new business creation program is already making a big impact.
Poised to Grow
Corporate occupiers find Griffin Land’s shovel-ready developments in Connecticut and Pennsylvania perfectly timed and primed to deliver.
People of Precision
Advanced manufacturers in San Bernardino County rely on continuously improving educational and training systems to deliver globally competitive workers.
World View
As foreign investment pours in, personal and professional ties with other nations only strengthen Turkey’s business case.
Movers and Shakers
How a business-friendly tax climate and transportation infrastructure lure companies to Broward County, Fla.
Why a Mexican Eagle Landed in Greater Reading
The Reading site’s advantages are significant: a widely available supply of skilled workers with the right skill sets, low energy costs and a community determined to help new projects become operational quickly.
The Momentum Magnet
New industrial development keeps pouring into Southwest Louisiana.
International
Safety in Numbers
By several measures, Minnesota’s economy is firing on all cylinders.
Urban Legends
If your company needs talent in Western Canada, there are only nine cities where you'll find it.
Departments
Unconventional Wisdom: Time For A Reshoring Reality Check
We’ve all heard about the resurgence in US manufacturing by now, and we are familiar with examples of the reshoring phenomenon now several years old.
Area Spotlights
A ‘True Game Changer’
The Seattle region plans to be the most globally competitive in the country.
Climate Change
Northeast states grapple with perceptions, and reality, concerning tax structure.
Bridges To the World
Florida is nothing if not globally connected. It’s about to get more so.
Uniquely Positioned
Even with oil prices plunging, energy drives this region toward new opportunities.
A Catalyst for Change
The power of ideas moves New Mexico forward.
State of Contradictions
Tax credits, infrastructure projects and funding, and innovation top the news from the Golden State.
Putting On the Miles
Business-friendly policies offer traction to international tire companies, among other global players.
‘Nimble in Every Way’
Governor Matt Mead discusses his state’s low population and low-tax advantages.
Arena for Success
According to these referrals, Indy comes highly recommended.
About Face
In early 2014, Maryland state legislators convened a private-sector task force to study the state’s business climate.
Gov. Rauner: ‘It’s Time To Get Us on the List’
The Quad Cities’ Mississippi River divide is just part of the local landscape, except to Illinois-side economic developers and the capital investors they seek. The latter have a stark choice in which state to operate.
Feels Like Home to Me
The towns of Dyersburg, Newbern and Trimble in Dyer County, Tenn., have produced a lot of goods in their history, from Sylvania flash bulbs in the 1970s to utility transformers from Ermco today.