DEFENSE MANUFACTURING: Rebuilding The Arsenal
Defense manufacturing in the U.S. abounds, with a focus on quickly scaling domestic production.
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GLOBAL BEST TO INVEST 2026
The United Kingdom keeps its crown as the top country in our index this year, with
London taking top metro.
Features
FDI IN AMERICA: How Foreign Companies Are Navigating U.S. Investment in A More Complex Environment
For global manufacturers, suppliers and investors, the United States continues to represent one of the most compelling markets for expansion.
HEALTH TECH EXTRA: Health Tech Momentum Builds in the Midwest
The sixth edition of Silicon Valley Bank’s Future of Healthtech Report last October projected that $18.5 billion was expected to be invested in the sector by year-end, with more than half of deals involving AI and a projected $8.25 billion invested in provider operations — activities that support the delivery of healthcare, such as scheduling, documentation, and billing.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE GUIDE
A guide to selected economic development organizations across North America and beyond.
U.S. FOREIGN – TRADE ZONE RANKINGS: Top Zones Help Hedge Risk & Move Goods
Site Selection presents the top 20 FTZs in the nation based on a blend of metrics such as value of merchandise received, value of exports and number of employees.
2026 PROSPERITY CUP
For the second straight year, Texas takes the crown for registering the highest scores across the 10 categories of data in the Prosperity Cup rankings.
TOP DEALS OF 2025
Judged by capital investment and job creation, Site Selection presents the Top 20 economic development projects in North America and abroad in 2025.
Global Best to Invest 2026: The Rest of the Story
The index used to determine this year’s Global Best to Invest country and metro rankings is composed of data from 12 different sources. Here are more granular insights from two of them.
TRIBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Above Oklahoma, Only Open Skies
Innovation in aviation technology will soon see a boost on Choctaw land.
NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE: Snapshots from the Top 10 Vehicular States
Take a ride with snapshots of some of the top 10 vehicular states on the continent.
HEALTH TECH: Emerging Locations For Tech-Enabled Health Care Innovation
Exclusive analysis from Cushman & Wakefield covers health tech venture capital data from 37 markets ranging from Berlin to Boston, Montreal to Milan and San Francisco to Suzhou.
WATER RESOURCES: ‘There Is No National Reservoir.’
Hyperscale demand pushes limits and demands innovation.
AEC SHOWCASE: Postcards From the Field
Corporate and infrastructure projects from top architecture, engineering and construction firms are leading indicators in multiple ways.
Investment Profiles
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND: A Future-Forward Economy
Talent is Montgomery County’s greatest competitive advantage, says Jared Smith, president and CEO of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS: Layer by Layer
Advanced manufacturing companies are expanding across Central Texas, drawn by the region’s access, talent and growing industrial base.
TENNESSEE: Why More and More International Companies Are Choosing Tennessee
For two consecutive years, international businesses have accounted for over two-thirds of the capital investment unveiled in Tennessee.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA: Innovation Ascends In Fairfax NOVA
In Northern Virginia’s (NOVA) Fairfax County, collaboration on a “super regional scale” is the strategy for the future, according to Fairfax County Economic Development Authority President and CEO Victor Hoskins.
International
WORLD REPORTS: May 2026
The Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Index of Economic Freedom; Celltrion expands South Korean biopharmaceutical operations; TikTok to build second Finnish data center; National Oilwell Varco increases manufacturing capacity in Brazil; Mercedes- Benz grows in the Czech Republic; Roche opens new Swiss research facility.
NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS: May 2026
Siemens Mobility will open a new manufacturing and rail services center in North Carolina; Meta earmarks $9 billion for an El Paso Data Center campus; Mercedes- Benz spends $4 billion expanding in Alabama; first uranium enrichment facility comes to Kentucky; Nestlé Mexico grows its operations; L3Harris spends over $1 billion on rocket manufacturing in Virginia.
UNITED KINGDOM: Incentivizing the UK’s Quantum Leap
The United Kingdom goes all in on optimizing the quantum technology sector.
QUEBEC: Quebecois Engineering Prowess Drives Motorcoach Maker’s Growth Journey
Engineering excellence and workforce creativity are part of coach manufacturer Prevost’s secret sauce.
TOP MEXICAN LOCATIONS 2026: NEW RANKINGS Driven by Data
Based on corporate facility project investment data, Querétaro is the top performing state in Mexico and 10 regions distinguish themselves as Mexico’s Top Metros in this first-ever ranking of its kind for the country in Site Selection’s history.
ASIA: Site Selection in the ESG Era
Sustainability is now a vital part of corporate strategy, particularly in capital intensive projects.
Departments
IAMC Insider: LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
A Letter from the Chair, reporting on IAMC’s 2026 Spring Forum host community of Little Rock, and more about future IAMC events.
EDITOR ’S VIEW: Out Here In the Field
OUT HERE IN THE FIELD
Area Spotlights
Utah: HOW TO FILL A DONUT
North of Salt Lake City, leaders in Farmington have spent two decades developing a 550 acre “donut hole” in the heart of town.
Oregon: Built for the Wild
In Oregon, the same landscapes that inspire outdoor gear are shaping how it’s built, tested and brought to market.
Kentucky: A TRIUMPH OVER Tariffs?
Site Selection’s Ron Starner interviews Gov. Andy Beshear, plus other reporting on the Bluegrass State’s booming economy.
GREAT LAKES EXTRA
The National Museum of the Great Lakes, rooted in Toledo, Ohio, since 2014, arose from the efforts of the Great Lakes Historical Society to tell the essential stories shaping the cultural and historical fabric of the region.
New Jersey: Why Tech Jobs Are Moving to New Jersey
What’s drawing tech jobs to the Garden State in droves?
Arizona: Leveraging Homegrown Strengths for International Successes
From advanced manufacturing to R&D, foreign investment projects to booming exports scene, Arizona has no shortage of innovation.
Florida: Why Florida’s Future Looks NOTHING Like Its Past
The Sunshine State gets wealthier, more diversified and more talent rich each year.
OHIO: Life Sciences Come Alive in Cincinnati
Editor in Chief Adam Bruns reports from Cincinnati’s life sciences scene; plus a Q&A with Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik.
Iowa: Home, Sweet Home
After 105 years in Sioux City, the Sioux Honey Co-op sticks with what works.
GREAT LAKES: A Legacy Constantly in the Making
Logistics and water are the top resources informing the evolving economies of the Great Lakes region.
Intelligence Reports
GEORGIA: Thinking Long Term
In November 2025, on the way back to Atlanta from a field trip to the deep archives at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Library at the University of Georgia in Athens, Site Selection Senior Editor Alexis Elmore and I made a stop along Highway 316 at a place that would soon be making history all its own.