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2026 Canada’s Best Locations
The Canadian provinces, regions and metros that outpaced their competitor locations to attract the most capital investment, facilities and jobs both cumulatively and per capita.
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RARE EARTH OPERATIONS: Our Waste Can Address The U.S. Mineral Crisis
What’s industrial waste got to do with producing critically needed minerals in the U.S.?
LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION: Texas and Chicagoland Top Logistics Facility Tallies
Texas and Chicagoland top logistics facility tallies, with high-performing results in cold chain storage.
QUALITY OF LIFE: How Quality of Life Is Shaping Site Selection
Corporate thought leadership from Lightcast, Global Location Strategies and Site Selection Group reveals how communities are engaging in an amenities arms race for talent.
OUTDOOR RECREATION: Seeking Something Authentic
People turn toward the Great Outdoors for authentic experiences.
Eastern Idaho’s Sparkling Performance
When it comes to growing business markets and building an economic development-focused foundation to power industries of the future, Idaho stands out.
CONTACT CENTERS & BPO: A Global Industry Navigating Slower Growth & Rapid Change
Companies are changing how they think about capacity, geography and workforce investment.
TRANSIT – ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT: Moving in the Same Direction
Insights from Manila show how transit infrastructure is changing to keep up with commuters.
ADVANCED MATERIALS: New Heights Of Innovation
Exclusive interviews from Europe provide insights into what will be the world’s first non-stop, zero-emission flight around the globe from those leading the mission.
2026 TOP UTILITIES: Feeling the Surge
The energy providers whose economic development divisions excelled in 2025 at attracting investment and jobs to their service areas are showcased.
POWER PROVISION: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
We asked utility economic developers how they are balancing growth and supply when meeting large-load power needs. They answered.
INFRASTRUCTURE: The 2026 Global Groundwork Index
The Top 10 U.S. states, Top 10 U.S. Metros and Top 10 countries outside the United States are detailed in this unique take on the blended impact of infrastructure investment and industry projects.
Investment Profiles
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY: From Research Labs to Real-World Impact
Across Middlesex County, New Jersey, major investments are taking shape around the pieces advanced technology companies need most: research, talent, infrastructure and access to real-world applications.
TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS: Flower Mound Offers a New Standard of Living
Creating a suburban community that will stand the test of time, while also delivering a necessary layer of convenience to attain the ideal work-life balance, doesn’t happen overnight.
CONSUMERS ENERGY: Set Your Sites On Michigan
One of the first questions a company asks when choosing a site is how ready it is for development.
MARYLAND: The Capital of Quantum Presses The Accelerator
When up to 1,500 executives, scientists, entrepreneurs and officials from around the globe convene on the campus of the University of Maryland (UMD) in College Park in September for the Quantum World Congress, they will quickly comprehend why it’s the right place to be.
CELINA, TEXAS: Celina Delivers the Texas You Were Promised
As unprecedented growth accelerated north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Celina’s leaders recognized an opportunity to turn the city’s authentic Texas identity into a foundation for its next chapter of economic growth.
WILMER, TEXAS: Wilmer Leads Southern Dallas County Surge
An industrial boom has unfolded in southern Dallas County, Texas, and the City of Wilmer — first established as a railroad stop 155 years ago — is in the thick of it.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS: Growing Business And Community At the Same Time
Location and infrastructure are two gold stars Pflugerville, Texas, has on its report card when it comes to its competitiveness for attracting, keeping and growing business.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: PLAY BALL
Eastward migration of people and companies from the Southern California coast to the Inland Empire has driven economic growth in San Bernardino County for two decades.
International
NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS: September 2026
Advanced air mobility gets new wings in Ohio; Top 10 Metros for Aerospace & Defense; Prysmian announces over $1 billion investment in three U.S. sites; Apple commits over $30 billion toward silicon production in Colorado.
WORLD REPORTS: September 2026
ACME Group invests over $4 billion in Oman; GSK establishes global R&D center at Cambridge Biomedical Campus; a former chemical plant in Spain will transform into a data center; two South Korean cities see semiconductor manufacturing grow.
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA: Japan Sources from Abu Dhabi’s Low-Carbon Fuel Supply
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company launches the first LNG export facility in the Middle East and Africa to run on clean power.
The Real Legacy of Mexico’s World Cup Spending, in Numbers
Will Mexico's World Cup spending pay off?
MEXICO: Confidence in A Selective Market
Manufacturing capacity, a young and technically skilled workforce and informed decision-making guide growth in Mexico’s changing business landscape.
India: Why Low Cost Was Never the Argument
India offers scale, an engineering and managerial talent base with depth and a strong domestic market — but how does it compare to its peers?
Departments
IAMC Insider: LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
A letter from the Chair and insights into the IAMC Volunteer Service Projects and future IAMC Forums.
EDITOR ’S VIEW: Browsing the Bookshelf
My first real job was working in a B. Dalton Booksellers store in Prairie Village, Kansas. My manager was John Hamann.
Area Spotlights
MID – ATLANTIC: From Discovery To Production
Multibillion-dollar investments across Virginia, Maryland and Delaware are expanding the region’s role in advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing.
MASSACHUSETTS: Where Innovation Becomes Industry
Major expansions by VulcanForms and Boston Dynamics are turning research-driven technologies into industrial investment and thousands of new jobs.
NEVADA: NEVADA’S NEW MODEL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A collaborative working campus is a new model for economic development.
I – 94 CORRIDOR: The Chicago-Milwaukee Advantage
The Chicago-Milwaukee I-94 corridor is attracting the next generation of industrial investment via site readiness, workforce availability and speed to market.
CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA BOOMTOWNS Roll Out the Welcome Mat
As coastal prices skyrocket, inland communities in California cash in their golden ticket: affordability.
PENNSYLVANIA: How Allentown Financed Its Future
A targeted tax incentive and financing structure spurs Allentown’s revitalization.
Idaho: CLOSING THE INNOVATION GAP
Industry diversification and entrepreneurial spirit drive growth in the Gem State.
TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT: Baltimore Metro Spends More Than a Billion on Transit Improvements
In April 2026, Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced the Maryland Transit Administration would advance the Light Rail Modernization Program (LRMP) in the Baltimore region.
Arkansas: How Arkansas Caught a Case of Startup Fever
Arkansas proves to be a nurturing cradle for startups and entrepreneurship.
UPPER MIDWEST: WHEN ‘SAFETY FIRST’ IS MORE THAN A MOTTO
A small-town mom-and-pop shop in northeastern Indiana offers a valuable lesson on manufacturing movement.
TEXAS: Why Toyota Selected San Antonio
The Lone Star State topped competitors to land the biggest U.S. auto plant deal of 2026 — to the tune of $3.6 billion and 2,000 jobs. Plus insights into renewables, ports and “Project Kilby” in West Texas.
NORTH CAROLINA: RTP Turns the Page
Mack Paul, co-author of “Miracle Road: The Story of Research Triangle Park,” places a new chapter of the North Carolina biotech and medical hub in context, then speaks to Senior Editor Alexis Elmore about the book and the region’s history.
Intelligence Reports
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA: A Place Where You Can Make It
Even as amenities and opportunities blossom and diversify in Upstate South Carolina, manufacturing remains the region’s beating heart.
Special Advertising Sections
BIOTECH LOCATIONS: Biopharma Bonanza
Moved in part by “America First” policy actions and tariffs from the White House that include Most Favored Nation pricing, big biopharma is bringing more than $370 billion of investment stateside.