The Building Blocks of Industries
The Deep South and the global south top the charts in tire and chemical project investments
September 2019
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The 2019 Global Groundwork Index
Looking for places where major employers and major populations both have a strong chance of being served by continuing infrastructure investment?
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Grading the States on Logistics Health
The lead author of an annual scorecard says logistics is in a very good place as an industry.
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Amenities & Priorities
Alexandria’s clusters showcase where campus lifestyle and corporate responsibility meet.
License to Build
Circulate San Diego’s Mobility Certification is giving a boost to transit-oriented development.
Corridors OF POWER: An Economic Development Atlas
The Top Utilities of 2019 help companies and communities map out the journey to success.
Investment Profiles
The Best of Both Worlds
Lufkin offers BIG-CITY amenities in a SMALL-TOWN package.
DHL Commerce Gateway Demonstrates Turnkey Approach to Logistics
When customers begin moving into the DHL Commerce Gateway, they’ll be doing more than merely occupying space near the Port of Charleston.
Shell of Its Future Self
A speculative building by definition brings risk before reward. It’s also a great conversation starter.
Milk It For All It’s Worth
A new processing plant could be a game changer for Michigan.
SITE Visit: Don’t Fence Me In
Companies in this part of the San Antonio metro find the business climate and land where they can grow affordably without the big city delays.
Charging Toward the Future
Huzhou’s attractions include technology and manufacturing alongside the ‘invaluable assets’ of its natural beauty.
Logistics Park Expedites Midwest Supply Chains
NorthPoint teams up with JLL, CSX and BNSF to deliver an industrial game changer.
New Day Dawning
With the goal of being the best in the Midwest, a cascade of changes has set Missouri on a new economic development course. Try to keep up.
Talent: Where Supply Meets Demand
Nanjing’s many universities and other higher education institutions are meeting and exceeding investors’ human resources requirements.
International
A Country, a Zone & a Future: How Qatar Plans to Win
A historically isolated nation used to overcoming the natural embargoes of sand and sea, Qatar has managed to look to the future despite the constraints.
China Foreign Investment Law Takes a New Direction
China’s new law addresses IP protection while remaining vague about other investment concerns.
Strategic Reserve: That’s Canada’s Way of Competing
Ontario again tops all provinces, and we name our Top 20 Canadian regions.
Departments
IAMC Insider: Planning with a View Toward Inclusion and Transparency
New technologies appear set to change the face of the real estate industry.
Editor’s View: Complex Calculus Simplified
Editor in Chief Mark Arend ponders the math behind recent predictions of recession.
Area Spotlights
Straight from the Source
What state manufacturing experts want you to know.
Local Capital, Greenhouses Lure Plant Science Investment
Benson Hill follows a clearly marked trail of life sciences innovation to a new home in St. Louis.
From Moscow With Love
How a location data firm found its new HQ in its hometown.
The Silver State, Version 2.0
The Silver State positions itself for high-tech investment and as a professional sports center.
3 Cities Bucking the Tide of Midwest Talent and Population Loss
Where jobs and people are growing, you’ll find 7 things these locations have in common.
Ready to Rise, Once Recognized
Southeast: Ready to Rise, Once Recognized
Aerospace Cluster: Hiring On All Cylinders
PTI has become much more than a regional passenger airport.
Placemaking is Nice. Places to Live are Nicer.
It’s all hands on deck as California communities, employers and citizens seek to afford the roofs over their heads.
Good Problems to Have
The challenges facing the leaders of three fast-growing Texas cities
Bring it On
Businesses are flocking to Texas. Governor Greg Abbott still wants more.
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Projects & People
NIIMBL aims to help biotech move — you guessed it — faster and more effectively.