Where Aerospace Manufacturers Are Gravitating in 2020
PwC’s Aerospace & Defense practice has issued the seventh edition of its Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings.
November 2020
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Certainty and Predictability Are the Winning States’ Hallmarks
A first-time tie for first place marks the 2020 edition of Site Selection’s annual Business Climate Rankings.
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How the Video Game Industry Drives DC Location Decisions
Just as e-commerce and streamed meetings are driving data center capacity expansion, so too are the world’s 2.7 billion video gamers.
Opportunity for All?
Finding projects that suit the goals of the federal Opportunity Zone program can take some work. Revisions may be in order to better suit the needs of neighborhoods and businesses alike.
Battery Wars
Competition in the EV space is intense. Could this mega-project in Georgia fall victim?
Where FDI Drives the Bus
The data reveal some intriguing insights about who’s attracting the most FDI, and where that FDI is coming from.
Safe Harbor
Three rankings shed light on the power of economic zones to catalyze industrial growth and commerce.
Helping Distressed Communities with a New Federal Block Grant and Curbs to Excessive Incentives
Respected incentives policy expert Timothy J. Bartik contributes an exclusive commentary on the need for stronger public service investments.
Investment Profiles
Hello, World. We’re Mississippi.
Exporters like Hyperion Technology are thriving. And driving economic growth.
A New Day Dawns in New York
It’s time to take a closer look at the tech world’s rising heavyweight.
Where to Solve Your Energy Equation
Natural gas price stability and cost competitiveness give this region the edge.
Unmanned Unbound
Huntington Ingalls’ new center of excellence is the flagship for a new sector’s arrival by air, land and sea.
The Safe Harbor in the Storm
How San Bernardino County became Inland Southern California’s supply chain king.
A Country With a Great History and Even Greater Potential
Learn directly from company and government leaders why this country makes sense for light manufacturing and business services, among other sectors, and why it’s leapt to No. 7 in the world in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business report.
International
Motoring Along
Germany’s economy benefits from diversification, but cars and engines still make it go.
Record Reforms Improve Region’s Business Climate
The World Bank Group’s Doing Business 2020 study finds a number of improvements across 16 Caribbean country economies.
Will Modi’s Moves Lead to the ‘Next China’?
Tired of playing the understudy, India is rehearsing its role as Asia’s next manufacturing superstar.
Departments
IAMC Insider: Look How Far We Have Come
In the midst of our daily routine, it can be very easy to overlook what we have accomplished
IAMC Insider: Highlights of IAMC’s First Virtual Forum
Many of you attended IAMC’s first Virtual Forum on September 14 and 15. If you were there, I hope you enjoyed it and benefited from the professional development programs. Piecing together anecdotal evidence with data from the post-event survey, we have strong indications the conference was highly valued by most of the participants. Overall, they […]
Editor’s View: Come In Out of the Rain!
Editor in Chief Mark Arend says all sorts of site selection criteria can be quantified, but certainty and predictability you feel in your bones.
Area Spotlights
The Launchpad For Rocket Science
In Mississippi, 2020 has been a banner year for the space industry.
The Biggest Economic Engine You Haven’t Heard of
Climb aboard the Grain Belt Express, a multi-billion-dollar transmission project that will connect Kansas wind energy with power consumers throughout the Midwest and beyond.
Talent Accelerator Program is a Welcome Mat for Foreign Investors
Korea’s Navien and the United Kingdom’s GSK are among the bevy of foreign companies expanding in the Commonwealth.
The Home Office Vs. the home office
How the Pandemic Altered REI’s HQ Vision
On the Front Line Against COVID-19
A Nebraska startup is playing a novel role in vaccine development.
When the Chips Are Up
A region known for its semiconductor fabrication leadership could reap the rewards if federal incentives come to pass.
Lessons Learned, Lessons Applied
How Colorado OEDIT is leading the economic recovery effort.
How Louisville Persevered to Clinch The Top Projects Crown
In a year more turbulent than the river it overlooks, metro Louisville leads our rankings of metro areas along the Ohio River’s entire length. A CBRE analyst ponders the rising value of mid-size cities in the region.
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Linchpin Locations
We sorted through the list of more than 1,300 intermodal sites listed in the Intermodal Association of North America’s directory to find the top states and cities by number of intermodal facilities.