MEDICAL DEVICES & TECHNOLOGY: Japanese Project Helps Grow A North Carolina Cluster
The first North American investment from Japan’s Nipro Medical Corporation helps fuel a cluster in eastern North Carolina.
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2024 Business Climate Rankings: Growth Mindset
Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and other top states know what’s good for the Goliaths can be good for the Davids too.
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GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE: ‘Eclectic, NOT Electric’
South American powerhouse Brazil is more eclectic than electric, says one insider. Plus a look at how Europe and the United States are responding to growing Chinese EV companies.
The World Needs More Data Center Workers
The world needs more data center workers.
Aerospace & Defense- By the Numbers: Big Stats and Big Dollars
Big numbers in a new industry report are borne out by big projects. Plus insights from two A&D experts at JLL.
OZs: Is a Sequel in the Works?
Updated insights from Novogradac offer evidence of the OZ incentive’s success.
FDI IN THE USA: Smiling on the South
Southern states score massive wins in foreign direct investment.
4 Things to Know About Tax Incentive Evaluations
Regular assessments improve programs’ performance.
2024 Top Free Trade Zones
Indexing data from the 85th Annual Report of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to Congress, we name the top FTZs and top states for FTZ impact. Plus a look at the latest analysis of free zone activity abroad.
Investment Profiles
WINFIELD, KANSAS: A City Attuned to the Rhythm of Business
A City Attuned to the Rhythm of Business
How Innovation Propels 3 Entrepreneurial Businesses in San Bernardino County
From an old-world industry like winemaking to new-world sectors like electric motorbikes and space exploration, innovation serves as the linchpin for three entrepreneurial businesses that aim to upset the status quo and change the world.
International
NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS : November 2024
Meta comes to South Carolina; Linde joins Dow’s clean hydrogen project in Alberta; Eli Lilly doubles down in Indiana; Arzyz Metals invests $650 million in Mexico; GM invests in battery cell prototype development in Michigan; Austal grows in Alabama.
The Steel Behind India’s Economic Surge
The steel behind India’s economic surge.
Microchip, Quantum Projects Are Among Germany’s Notable Wins
Foreign direct investment in Germany grew by 37.5% in 2023 to the equivalent of $38 billion.
Committed to the Caribbean
Teleperformance is one of many BPO firms growing in Jamaica, where a major bakery investment is also rising. Plus a major silicone and sealant manufacturer chooses to grow its home base in Puerto Rico.
WORLD REPORTS : November 2024
A port expansion in the Republic of the Congo; bioproducts in Queensland, Australia; more chips in Japan; India’s solar boost; and record robotics stats.
ASIA: Winning the Global Race
How Asian countries’ strategies compare to the offerings from other global regions.
Departments
IAMC Insider: LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
A Letter from the Chair; the return of the member profile; and snapshots of FDI involving IAMC member organizations.
EDITOR’S VIEW: The Waiting Was The Hardest Part
In 1983 when our founder Mac Conway launched SiteNet, he had already helmed the magazine and Conway Data for 29 years and published tens of thousands of pages of reports and directories. I can see them on our office shelves, bound in books. I was 19 years old then, a sophomore in college and bound […]
Area Spotlights
Wyoming : A Winning Tax Climate, And Expansions in Laramie
Home to the nation’s best business tax climate for the fifth year in a row, the state sees multiple projects land in Laramie.
Montana: Livingston, I Presume
Film production projects keep discovering the Big Sky State, including a new complex in the same town where Edison made the first Montana film 127 years ago.
NEW INTERSTATE CORRIDORS
Every clogged highway today was once pristine. Where the next wave of priority Interstate corridors are forming.
Dakotas: By Air & By Land
A pioneering unmanned aerial vehicle program takes on in North Dakota, while an earthmoving equipment company expands in South Dakota.
Got Milk? New York Does.
The state’s invaluable milk supply secures major project wins.
Mississippi: Taking Care of Your Needs
Liebherr Group lands in Tupelo, and a new medical cannabis program launches at the University of Mississippi.
NEBRASKA: ImagiNE That!
ImagiNE Nebraska, the state’s newest incentive program, is paying dividends. Just ask 3M and Mutual of Omaha.
U.S. Southwest: Boomtown Central
These five fast-rising boomtowns are making a splash in the desert.
New Doors Open to KANSAS CITY
The new Kansas City International Airport terminal means just as much to Kansas as it does to its neighbor. Plus a look at Panasonic’s megaproject and logistics industry momentum.
SOUTHEAST: Hot Off the Presses: Cool Projects Make the News at Properties That Used to Print It
Hot off the Presses: Cool projects make the news on properties that used to print the news.
Washington: Spokane’s Reaching NEW HEIGHTS
Collins Aerospace’s local GM sheds light on the company’s decision to invest in Spokane, home base for one of the nation’s new Tech Hubs.
Virginia: Why a UK Roadster Firm Chose A Small Virginia Town
Why a UK maker of roadsters chose a small Virginia town; and a conversation with Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Ohio River Corridor: Bridge Economies
Louisville and Cincinnati top this year’s rankings with major assists from communities across the river.
Special Advertising Sections
TALENT ATTRACTORS : Storm Metaphor Rises Again
THIS TIME IT’S ABOUT TALENT. In 2007, the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies published “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future.” The influential report addressed concerns over exporting […]
RAIL PARKS & INLAND PORTS : Touchpoints for the American Economy
The following appears by permission of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA, at www.aslrra.org). In September the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), representing the nation’s 600 Class II and III freight railroads, and five of its member railroads presented at the Surface Transportation Board (STB) hearing, “Growth in the […]