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November 2010

Cover Story

One Piece at a Time

The South is hotter than most of the rest of the U.S. in more ways than one.

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Features

Ready for Its Close-Up

Kris Bagwell describes the new EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Atlanta as half studio, half construction site.

A Sporting Chance

Investment promotion officials in Brazil are hoping global sporting events, mounting middle class spending power and a favorable political and economic climate will help the country realize more of its enormous potential in the travel & tourism sector.

Battle of the Titans Nears Conclusion

Communities around the U.S. — and more than a few Boeing and Airbus managers — are waiting for news of which aerospace giant will build the next generation of airborne refueling tankers.

Real Connections

There's more to making a zone work than just drawing a line around it and calling it special.

Figuring FDI

Australian firm Unilife Medical Solutions is nearing completion of its US$26-million global headquarters and manufacturing facility in York, Pa.

Tailored Fit

The pace of change in our business world is more rapid than at any other time in our nation’s history. Just 10 years ago we barely knew what “Google” was:

Investment Profiles

Science Park Powers a Solar System

Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP), Malaysia’s first high-tech industrial park, opened in 1996 as a key component in the nation’s plan to be fully industrialized by 2020.

The Idea Factories of the Future

Entrepreneurial companies launched in Topeka, Kan., are testing the normal limits of growth by turning their manufacturing plants into idea factories.

Pillars of Strength

Germany’s economy has proven more recession-proof than most of the rest of Europe, with economic growth rising past the 2 percent mark in recent weeks.

The Glow of Knowledge

By all indications, Georgia’s talent base is at the top of its game, higher education is a primary factor, and companies around the globe are paying close attention.

International

Actions Speak Louder

Fresh from a trade mission to Germany, Sandra Pupatello, Ontario’s minister of trade and economic development, says she fielded lots of questions from business people about the economic state of things in North America.

What Recession?

Germany posted a GDP growth rate of 2.2 percent in the second quarter of 2010, the highest in 20 years.

Departments

SITE Visit: Everywhere at Once

Thirty years ago, the late Jim
Ryan, eventual CEO of Ryan
Companies US, Inc. from
1989 until his death from
cancer in 2009 at the age of
66, was the project manager for Target
Corp.’s fourth retail store

Area Spotlights

Brand Awareness

Yuengling, which promotes itself as America’s oldest brewery, began brewing its beer in Pottsville, Pa., in 1829. In

Southside Surge


The erstwhile textile manufacturing region of southern Virginia is starting to see an economic rebirth as a high-tech center, especially in terms of IT-related operations and data centers.

Market to Watch

Seattle fared well as a “market to watch” in the recently issued Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2011 report from the Urban Land Institute and PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLC. The report, published in October, is based on the views of more than 875 people familiar with the real estate finance and service provider arenas.

Desert Destinations

California companies seeking greener pastures often cast a wistful eye at Texas and Colorado.

A Capital Idea

Manufacturing the energy-saving, electronically tintable glass used in commercial building windows and skylights “is a very capital-intensive business,” according to an industry insider presiding over a corporate facility expansion in Minnesota.

Within Their Grasp

Last year at this time, the State of Nebraska’s Department of Economic Development (DED) and Department of Labor were advertising for an outside contractor to conduct a competitive advantage assessment.

Campus Housing

Sprawling corporate campuses in Upstate New York that were formerly associated with two industry icons will soon be home to an array of young high-tech companies.

Bridges for Industry

Project flow along the Ohio is as steady as its current — even if it has nothing to do with the river itself.