Counterattack
New sites and new research aim to identify where the next codebreakers will emerge.
May 2015
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Top Competitive States
North Carolina has the workforce, infrastructure and other assets required by enterprises competing to win. But will an incentives rift today affect project results down the road?
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2015 Top Investment Promotion Agencies
The editors of Site Selection and a distinguished panel of global foreign direct investment experts and site consultants are pleased to announce the Top Global Investment Promotion Agencies for 2015.
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Best to Invest
Site Selection is pleased to present its seventh annual Global Best to Invest rankings for success in attracting capital investment projects in 2014.
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Best of the Bunch
JLL and the world’s top companies see eye to eye when it comes to certain spots on the globe.
Drive South … of the Border
Mexico states its FDI case $1 billion at a time. But the industry’s birthplace still has something to say too.
The Chosen
Deep pockets will fuel pockets of prosperity in these locations, thanks to major commitments from global corporations.
Investment Profiles
Focused on Relationships
For Hoosier Energy and its rural electric distribution partners, accolades are welcome. Making connections is even better.
Sweet Spot
Trinidad and Tobago are leaders in industrial diversity.
The Incentives Innovator
How Iowa plans to seed an emerging industry via tax credits.
Start Me Up
How Columbus acts like a magnet — and a greenhouse — for tech entrepreneurs.
Departments
Unconventional Wisdom: Good State or Bad State?
Site selectors offer their thoughts to companies and states navigating the dicey waters of economic development and social legislation.
Area Spotlights
‘A Lot of Common Sense Things’
Focusing on the basics of good business keeps the Beehive State buzzing.
Completing the Circle
With so much project activity in the Gulf, is there room to turn around?
The Long View
Taking stock of Georgia’s assets, Mercedes moves south.
Taking the Plunge
Kentucky’s state and local resources help entrepreneurs gain traction.
The Multiplier Effect
The Phoenix East Valley awaits the implications of landing Apple’s $2-billion command center; Boeing uses cost competitiveness to thread the sequestration needle.
Staying Close to Home
An Iowa manufacturer finds plenty of reasons to keep operations nearby.
Region on the Rebound
A diverse industrial base with a resurgent automotive sector, vibrant cross-border trade linkages and an improving North American economy are the main drivers of this region’s contribution to North American economic output.
Smart Plays
Denver is the choice for a sustainable city concept first planted in Japan to blossom in the United States.
Walk & Don’t Look Back
New research shows Greater Boston is thinking ahead.
How To Fix the Skills Gap
Start by getting students jazzed about manufacturing careers early on.