Office and Retail Blend to Create the Bleisure Effect
Entertainment districts and millennial playpens demonstrate the interwoven nature of value when it comes to office and retail markets.
May 2016
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2016 Global Best to Invest
By almost any measure 2015 was a banner year for corporate expansion and foreign direct investment.
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Food Firms Bring Home the Bacon in Iowa
Rembrandt Foods, Kraft Heinz and Seaboard Triumph invest in Iowa.
Shifting Gears
After a production volume recovery in 2015, what’s next?
Where Expanding Companies Can Find Affordable Power
US pricing is more competitive than before, but companies must carefully negotiate incentives and conduct state-by-state, regional research.
Time to Unwind
New regulations regarding international taxation of multinationals will impact the attractiveness of countries for biopharma FDI.
Top Deals 2016
The Top Deals all amount to one thing: opportunities for growth — in innovation, market share, regional GDP and, in many cases, human as well as profit potential.
The Mac Awards
Site Selection’s newly minted Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development applauds the Top Economic Development Agencies of the previous year.
Battle Tested
North Carolina and Texas grab hold of the first Prosperity Cup. They’re not likely to let go without a fight.
Top Investment Promotion Agencies
The Best to Invest Top IPA Awards recognize the professionalism and preparedness demonstrated by the leadership and staff of the winning IPAs.
Investment Profiles
‘We Figure Out How To Make Things Better’
The Columbus Region’s expanding manufacturers laud the ingenuity and resilience of the Central Ohio workforce.
Fast Growing, Dynamic Economy
Turkey’s economic strengths and abundance of skilled workers deliver the confidence and predictability required by today’s global capital investors.
Every Step of the Way
A second top investment promotion agency award demonstrates Malaysia’s expertise in attracting new investment and helping existing projects expand.
It Could Only Be Israel
Think of a country with more startups per capita than anywhere in the world outside Silicon Valley.
Beacon of Knowledge
Research-oriented corporations, SMEs and startups are finding the ideal innovation ecosystem where they might not have looked several years ago.
A Region of Firsts
Greater Philadelphia leverages its historic position as a global leader in life sciences.
To Get the Right Answers, Ask the Right Questions
Better information up front makes for better location decisions.
Aligned for Discovery
The higher education institutions of Iowa help it stand out from the crowd.
International
Nation Building
Progress and anguish characterize South Sudan, the world’s newest country.
Departments
Still Open for Business
The jury is out on whether boycotts and bluster truly impact a state’s business climate.
Economic Development’s New Math
The same location criteria that drove your site decisions last year still apply this year. But the textbook has changed.
Area Spotlights
Aerospace Company Sierra Nevada Corp. is Poised for Growth in Colorado
The Nevada-based company is investing at its Colorado locations in Louisville and Colorado Springs.
An Ideal State
In Utah it’s hard to know which comes first, the optimism or the jobs.
Talent First
Even the Internet of Things needs clusters. Greater Boston is happy to oblige.
‘Thoughtful Development’
Forget what you know about commercial sprawl in the Atlanta area. It’s a whole new ballgame along the South Fulton Parkway.
Gaining Traction
The growing automotive sector drives manufacturing growth.
Ready for Its Close-up
Delegates on a tour of Arizona’s innovation attributes were more than a little impressed with the state’s universities and their economic development acumen.
What Is Ohio?
From grilled cheese to Craigslist, Ohioans are changing the way we interact with the world.