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Cover Story

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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Features

EDS & MEDS: THE COVINGTON CONNECTION

The location portfolio of a global clinical trials company is an ideal lens for finding top eds & meds districts.

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

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

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.