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March 2024
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The 2023 Governor’s Cups
A newcomer to the winner’s circle and a 12-time repeat winner explain their strategies for corralling enough capital investment projects to claim the Cups.
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Health Care As Incubator
Expanding health care environments offer growth and attraction opportunities for science.
South Central: Cleaning Up On Clean Energy
The federal Inflation Reduction Act is hitting home in the south-central U.S., where states known for big employers in the oil and gas industries are generating thousands of new jobs in clean energy...
2023 Top Industries: Top Three Industries See Major Boost
Global project numbers rose in every leading sector throughout 2023.
How Data Centers Are Reshaping Rural America
Hyperscalers are spending billions to turn farmland into fiber hubs.
Surviving the Demographic Disruption
By 2050, global demographics will look very different — older and wiser, mostly.
Closing the Cybersecurity Talent Gap
From the largest multinational corporation to the smallest mom-and-pop shop, organizations must devote more attention and resources to strengthen their cybersecurity readiness.
Incheon Airport City Is Tops
South Korea’s Incheon Aerotropolis leads the world in the combined magnitude, range and quality of commercial investment in both its airport city core and peripheral business and urban clusters. Its plan
Mississippi River Corridor: Two Gateway Communities Repeat Atop River Corridor Rankings
Both St. Louis and Blytheville have landmark arches and big-time projects.
Top Micropolitans: Ohio Delivers A Fab Five
Findlay leads the way, closing the loop on 10 years of dominance among smaller towns.
2023 Top Metros- Tier 3: Industrial At Heart
2023-Top-Metros-Tier-3: Industrial At Heart
2023 Top Metros- Tier 2: Goods Movement Moves Economy in Lehigh Valley
2023-Top-Metros-Tier-2: Goods Movement Moves Economy in Lehigh Valley
2023 Top Metros- Tier 1: Hungry for More
Chicagoland Claims No. 1 Spot for 11th Year in a Row
Investment Profiles
Montgomery County, Maryland: Where Leading-Edge Life Sciences Happens
The largest and wealthiest county in Maryland, Montgomery County anchors the BioHealth Capital Region.
Hendricks County, Indiana: How Plainfield, Indiana Leveraged Its Prime Location
A strategy ‘10 years ahead.’
Maryland: A Ticket to the Game
A look inMaryland’s bid to lure global startups is hitting paydirt. Just ask executives with entrepreneurial firms coming from places such as Seoul and London.
Southeast Georgia’s Next Generation Is Ready for Growth
A look into the eyes of the next generation in Effingham County is a look into the confidence face of tomorrow.
Irving-Las Colinas, Texas: The Epicenter of Life Sciences Innovation
Irving-Las Colinas is well prepared to capitalize on a new influx of R&D activity.
How Antioch Checks All the Boxes
Midway between Silicon Valley and Sacramento, Antioch, California, affords businesses and residents a more affordable location with easy access to the Greater Bay Area and the state capital.
Round Rock, Texas: On the Semiconductor Front Lines
Industry experience proves to be vital in Round Rock.
Southwest Louisiana: Welcome to America’s Power Plant
The energy infrastructure of Southwest Louisiana’s five ports fuels industrial growth.
Central America: Panama Poised to Serve Semiconductor Ecosystem
CHIPS Act funding could take the longtime U.S.-Panama relationship in an exciting new direction.
San Bernardino County, California:The Future of Transportation And Logistics Is Here
San Bernardino County lays out a roadmap for the movement of commerce.
International
Ontario: AI Applications Expand With Recent Investments
Unilever Canada opened an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab called “Horizon3 Labs” in Toronto in November to expedite work the global consumer products company already is involved...
FTZs Are Key to Costa Rica’s Medical Device Explosion
From 2014 to 2022, medical device exports in the country grew from $1.68 billion to $5.87 billion.
Mexico: The Dry Canal Is an Operational Reality
This is one Latin American infrastructure megaproject that is actually happening.
Eastern Europe: Signs of Resilience and Resurgence in Ukraine
Two years on from the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian business community is actively reshaping the country’s narrative to attract investments and promote deal-making,
Departments
IAMC Insider: Augmenting Intelligence Requires Strategic Vision First
IAMC members are preparing to gather in April for our next Forum in Greenville, South Carolina.
Editor’s View: The World Is Around
A New Zealand autonomous electric vehicle startup moves its HQ to California across enough time zones to make your head spin.
Area Spotlights
Historic EV Charging Funds for I-10 Corridor Land in New Mexico
An electric corridor project in January was selected to receive $63.8 million for the buildout.
Illinois: How Kankakee County Secured the Largest EV Battery Investment in Illinois to Date
A small town in Kankakee County, located less than an hour outside of Chicago, last fall secured the largest electric vehicle battery investment...
Minnesota: Manufacturers Weigh In On Their 2024 Prospects
Minnesota manufacturers are cautiously optimistic about 2024, according to the Minnesota Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey, the results of which were announced in February.
New Mexico: All About Albuquerque
There’s a lot of movement happening within the borders of New Mexico and that movement appears to come from opportunities — job opportunities, to be specific.
How a Kiwi Car Company Chose California
A driverless shuttle firm takes a 6,500-mile jaunt from Auckland to Riverside.
Indiana: An Underdog No More
A Hoosier’s 25-year trek in semiconductor manufacturing brings him back home to Indiana.
Pacific Northwest: The Fab Four Of the Pacific Northwest
A brewery in Bend blends area culture with a hot-selling brand.
South Carolina: When It Has to Work 100% of the Time
A pair of growing operations demonstrate the value of cutting-edge skills and a deep manufacturing heritage to the South Carolina economy.
Maryland: Building on an Aerospace Legacy
Maryland companies navigate the commercial space race.
Northeast: New Talent, Meet Old Buildings
Helped by supportive policies, redevelopment projects put a new shine on landmark properties.
Intelligence Reports
Atlanta Stakes Claim As Soccer City USA
We won’t know who won the 2026 World Cup until all the matches are played two years from now in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Supercharging Growth Through Worker Training
Georgia Quick Start underpins the Kia success story.
Innovative Archer Aviation Has Landed in Georgia
Relationships are key to another E-mobility project.
Q&A With the Commissioner
It’s all about business under Georgia’s gold dome.
Georgia Digs In On EVs & Clean Energy
Supply chains cluster around billion-dollar investments.
It Only Starts with Atlanta
Georgia is much more than its dynamic capital.
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Certified Sites: Class I Railroads Continue to Roll Out Sites and Results
If railroads are the industrial circulatory system, ready-to-develop locations along their routes are the vital cells of the national economy. The past year has seen those...