TOP MICROPOLITANS OF 2025: Williston Barrels Up To No. 1
How did a western North Dakota oil boomtown become America’s top micro?
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2025 GOVERNOR’S CUPS RANKINGS: Texas tops Site Selection’s annual facility count for the 14th year in a row
Texas keeps its streak while North Dakota upends the per-capita rankings. Site Selection speaks with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Gov. JB Pritzker of No. 2 Illinois.
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GOVERNOR’S CUP PART II: WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Upstart North Dakota has rocketed from a formerly low-ranked state for corporate facility projects to this year’s per-capita Governor’s Cup winner.
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2025 TOP METROS — TIER 1: CHICAGOLAND TAKES TITLE ONCE AGAIN
Chicagoland, the Lehigh Valley and Siouxland lead the pack of highperforming metropolitan areas across three population tiers.
2025 TOP METROS — TIER 2: Second to None: Top Tier 2 Metros Offer Robust Operating Environments
With 49 facility investments qualified for Site Selection’s Conway Projects Database, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area of Pennsylvania — known to most as the Lehigh Valley and to many as the home of Bethlehem Steel, Crayola and Martin Guitars — is the No. 1 Tier-2 metro area for corporate facility projects in 2025.
2025 TOP METROS — TIER 3: Sweet Success in Sioux City
Company projects are attracted to the tri-state region known as Siouxland like bees to honey.
Area Spotlights
MISSISSIPPI RIVER CORRIDOR: Twin Cities Exhibit Record Numbers And Resilience
Two cities on the Mississippi exhibit record project numbers and resilience.