COVER STORY From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Click to view sidebars … Less Means More Area Film Industry Could Be ‘Unstoppable’ Flabeg Flies to New Market, New Site Still Making Things Pittsburgh is a beacon of rebirth and growth for its state, region and nation. Bill O’Rourke, vice president, sustainability and environment, health & […]
Read Cover StoryINCENTIVES From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 The Letter and the Law Tax treatment of government grants has win-win potential. by BARBARA S. de MARIGNY editor bounce@conway.com Barbara S. de Marigny is a partner in the Tax Practice Group for Houston-based law firm Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP. For more information, visit www.gardere.com. “C ongratulations. Our […]
NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 United Lands Downtown … Again by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com S The recently renamed Willis Tower will undergo significant modernization and welcome 2,800 new jobs from United Airlines all at once. ome companies will follow an operational move with a headquarters move — witness NCR’s recent […]
WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Ambitious Auto Plans in South America M ajor auto manufacturers plan to carry out major expansion plans in Brazil and Argentina in the coming years. French car maker Renault is upgrading its plant in Santa Isabel, Argentina. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com General Motors Brazil announced […]
EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Why Infrastructure Matters by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Illustration by Bob Gravlee T he $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law in February does a lot of things. Stimulating the economy isn’t one of them, if its seven-month track record is any indication. But it […]
SEPTEMBER 2009 The Garage Sale (cover) Meet A Member People & Projects Request Information IAMC INSIDER The Garage Sale We had our annual garage sale a few weeks ago. My wife lives for this event and, I must admit, I do enjoy the “business” and the “psychology” of the day. But man, it is a ton […]
SITE VISIT From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Watch This Space Two companies looking for a manufacturing renaissance occupy former Visteon space. One documents its site selection process via blog. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com The Carbon E7, shown off here in the nation’s capital by Carbon Motors President and CEO William Santana Li, has a lot […]
TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Software Solves Amgen’s Space Challenge by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com B iotech giant Amgen‘s corporate campus in Thousand Oaks, Calif., is immense, covering 3.8 million sq. ft. (353,020 sq. m.) and housing more than 3,000 employees involved in manufacturing, R&D, marketing and administrative functions. During the summer […]
cientists, scientists and more scientists. Or, simply put, you need lots of smart people in your community to be successful in attracting biotech research and development facilities. Creating a skilled work force is central to the mission of the Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Companies engaged […]
s Commander in Chief, I will do whatever it takes to defend the American people, which is why we’ve increased funding for the best military in the history of the world. We’ll make new investments in 21st century capabilities to meet new strategic challenges, and we will always give our men and women in uniform […]
t has been interesting to observe over the past 15 or so years the evolution of economic incentives for companies relocating to a new community. Early on, the emphasis for many state and local governments was to orient their overall incentives package towards capital-intensive companies with minimal regard to the needs of non-manufacturing and service-based […]
