PREV
November 2017
COVER STORY Business Climate Ranking
Smart Money
Foreign investment, film production and corporate R&D centers grow particularly well in the Peach State’s business climate.
Smart Money
Foreign investment, film production and corporate R&D centers grow particularly well in the Peach State’s business climate.
FEATURES Amazon HQ2
Welcome to the Amazon Games
Hear an echo? That’s the world’s largest e-commerce company doing to economic development what it did to shopping malls.
Welcome to the Amazon Games
Hear an echo? That’s the world’s largest e-commerce company doing to economic development what it did to shopping malls.
Incentives Update
Which Side Are You On?
Collaboration and regional thinking make for great slogans — but it’s tooth-and-nail competition when a company has to pick a final landing spot for a major investment.
Which Side Are You On?
Collaboration and regional thinking make for great slogans — but it’s tooth-and-nail competition when a company has to pick a final landing spot for a major investment.
Ports & Free Trade Zones
Top Free Zones 2017
Conway has created a Top Free Zones ranking for the first time, recognizing the top two zones per world region.
Top Free Zones 2017
Conway has created a Top Free Zones ranking for the first time, recognizing the top two zones per world region.
Recession-Proof Industries
Bounce-Back Central
Matching recent project location data with a new ranking of the most resilient states from the Great Recession tells us a few things.
Bounce-Back Central
Matching recent project location data with a new ranking of the most resilient states from the Great Recession tells us a few things.
FDI in America
Where Foreign Investors’ Value Projects Go
Successful investment by foreign firms even has domestic US firms looking inward.
Where Foreign Investors’ Value Projects Go
Successful investment by foreign firms even has domestic US firms looking inward.
Letter From the Publisher
Top International Company of the Year
Last month Conway, publisher of Site Selection magazine, was named the Top International Company of the Year, small business category, an honor bestowed by the Atlanta Business Chronic
Top International Company of the Year
Last month Conway, publisher of Site Selection magazine, was named the Top International Company of the Year, small business category, an honor bestowed by the Atlanta Business Chronic
Business Retention
Incentives for Existing Businesses?
Are companies asking too much of state and local governments? It depends on whom you ask.
Incentives for Existing Businesses?
Are companies asking too much of state and local governments? It depends on whom you ask.
Top Competitive Cities
Central US Metros Dominate 2017 Top Competitive Cities
The competitive fire of some leading cities is being directed toward their own federal government.
Central US Metros Dominate 2017 Top Competitive Cities
The competitive fire of some leading cities is being directed toward their own federal government.
Global Automotive
Ingenuity on Parade
The era of e-mobility and autonomous driving is lining up as a tug-of-war between the technology-driven invisible hand and the ultimate force of state incentives.
Ingenuity on Parade
The era of e-mobility and autonomous driving is lining up as a tug-of-war between the technology-driven invisible hand and the ultimate force of state incentives.
Medical Devices
Thinking Long Term, Reacting Short Term
A conversation with Dmitry Dukhan, vice president of real estate for Medline Industries
Thinking Long Term, Reacting Short Term
A conversation with Dmitry Dukhan, vice president of real estate for Medline Industries
Data Centers
All Those Ones and Zeroes Add Up to BILLIONS
It might surprise you to learn that traditional data center leaders Virginia and Texas have been challenged since 2016 began.
All Those Ones and Zeroes Add Up to BILLIONS
It might surprise you to learn that traditional data center leaders Virginia and Texas have been challenged since 2016 began.
INVESTMENT PROFILES Malaysia
Best Supporting Actors
The awards go to two industries — medical devices and aerospace — with long careers ahead of them.
Best Supporting Actors
The awards go to two industries — medical devices and aerospace — with long careers ahead of them.
Bahrain
Destination Bahrain
The hidden gem of the Arabian Gulf offers a rich history and a flair for all things modern.
Destination Bahrain
The hidden gem of the Arabian Gulf offers a rich history and a flair for all things modern.
Windsor-Essex, Ontario, Canada
Amazonian Oasis?
The Windsor-Essex joint bid with Detroit for Amazon’s HQ2 offers access and advantages no other city can match.
Amazonian Oasis?
The Windsor-Essex joint bid with Detroit for Amazon’s HQ2 offers access and advantages no other city can match.
Chengdu, China
Hugging Chengdu
Everyone has seen pictures of happy tourists hugging pandas in Chengdu. What could be better than that? We’re so glad you asked.
Hugging Chengdu
Everyone has seen pictures of happy tourists hugging pandas in Chengdu. What could be better than that? We’re so glad you asked.
PBI Aqaba Industrial Estate
Gateway to a Future
For companies and people alike, Aqaba International Industrial Estate offers sweet opportunity.
Gateway to a Future
For companies and people alike, Aqaba International Industrial Estate offers sweet opportunity.
McPherson, Kansas
An Electric Atmosphere
Low energy costs, manufacturing legacy combine to form the industrial hub of the Great Plains.
An Electric Atmosphere
Low energy costs, manufacturing legacy combine to form the industrial hub of the Great Plains.
Northwest Ohio
What's for Dinner?
In Northwest Ohio, certified sites cook up a recipe for food plant investment.
What's for Dinner?
In Northwest Ohio, certified sites cook up a recipe for food plant investment.
SPECIAL AD SECTIONS Top Business Park Locations
Indicators for the Year Ahead
For the past four years, industrial has been the top-ranked property sector in the Emerging Trends survey and it remains so for the year ahead.
Indicators for the Year Ahead
For the past four years, industrial has been the top-ranked property sector in the Emerging Trends survey and it remains so for the year ahead.
INTERNATIONAL India
Thinking India? Think State-Level Market Prioritization
Emerging markets experts explain why the 30,000-foot approach to location selection won’t work.
Thinking India? Think State-Level Market Prioritization
Emerging markets experts explain why the 30,000-foot approach to location selection won’t work.
China
In Today's China, Paradoxes Still Abound. But so do opportunities.
GDP growth has never and will never absolutely correlate with investment returns. Any questions? No? Great. Thanks for your time.
In Today's China, Paradoxes Still Abound. But so do opportunities.
GDP growth has never and will never absolutely correlate with investment returns. Any questions? No? Great. Thanks for your time.
Germany
‘In Finance, Lunch Is for Losers’
Frankfurt tries to out-pitch Paris to displace London as the epicenter of European finance.
‘In Finance, Lunch Is for Losers’
Frankfurt tries to out-pitch Paris to displace London as the epicenter of European finance.
Ontario
Quantum Spin
The entrepreneurial spirit in the Waterloo region stretches from a Mennonite heritage to the complexities of quantum computing.
Quantum Spin
The entrepreneurial spirit in the Waterloo region stretches from a Mennonite heritage to the complexities of quantum computing.
Middle East
Digital Disruptors
SOUQ.com founder Ronaldo Mouchawar is among the entrepreneurs bringing e-commerce to the Middle East.
Digital Disruptors
SOUQ.com founder Ronaldo Mouchawar is among the entrepreneurs bringing e-commerce to the Middle East.
South Korea
Unprecedented Investment Unfolds in Semiconductor Giants’ Homeland
Samsung isn’t the only Korean corporate giant inching its way into its home country’s infrastructure in innovative fashion.
Unprecedented Investment Unfolds in Semiconductor Giants’ Homeland
Samsung isn’t the only Korean corporate giant inching its way into its home country’s infrastructure in innovative fashion.
DEPARTMENTS Editor's View
Know When to Hold ’Em
You read it here first: Another North America headquarters for a global company is coming to Atlanta, and I’m not referring to Amazon’s HQ2.
Know When to Hold ’Em
You read it here first: Another North America headquarters for a global company is coming to Atlanta, and I’m not referring to Amazon’s HQ2.
Departments
North American Reports
updates us on automotive in Alabama; a huge tire plant in Tennessee; which downtown universities are tops; a Montréal AI company’s record funding; and the earthquake vulnerability of Mexico City’s building stock.
North American Reports
updates us on automotive in Alabama; a huge tire plant in Tennessee; which downtown universities are tops; a Montréal AI company’s record funding; and the earthquake vulnerability of Mexico City’s building stock.
Departments
World Reports
Hyperloop Contest Yields Proposed Routes, Business Groups Seek 'Transitional' Brexit Deal and more.
World Reports
Hyperloop Contest Yields Proposed Routes, Business Groups Seek 'Transitional' Brexit Deal and more.
Commentary
Raising the Bar
Will a new economic development credential make your site discernment more productive?
Raising the Bar
Will a new economic development credential make your site discernment more productive?
AREA SPOTLIGHTS Ohio River Corridor
Maysville Gets Its Mojo Back
The winner of the inaugural Great River Cup is just one of several Ohio River Corridor regions proving attractive to multinational corporate investors.
Maysville Gets Its Mojo Back
The winner of the inaugural Great River Cup is just one of several Ohio River Corridor regions proving attractive to multinational corporate investors.
Wisconsin
A Year of High Definition
Factory fever breaks out all over in a record-setting year for Wisconsin.
A Year of High Definition
Factory fever breaks out all over in a record-setting year for Wisconsin.
Virginia
Equipment Maker STIHL Grows Its Virginia Beach Campus
Plus Roanoke area expansion to add 180 jobs, and Richmond chosen for 'Cyber Fusion Center.'
Equipment Maker STIHL Grows Its Virginia Beach Campus
Plus Roanoke area expansion to add 180 jobs, and Richmond chosen for 'Cyber Fusion Center.'
Washington
Surveys - Seattle's a Tough Market to Beat
When leading real estate market analysts put a metro at or near the top of their rankings, it may be a coincidence. Or it may be worth a closer look.
Surveys - Seattle's a Tough Market to Beat
When leading real estate market analysts put a metro at or near the top of their rankings, it may be a coincidence. Or it may be worth a closer look.
Southwest
The Next Car Capital of America?
The Desert Southwest is blooming with firms putting driverless cars on the road.
The Next Car Capital of America?
The Desert Southwest is blooming with firms putting driverless cars on the road.
New York
Skyline of Neighborhoods
Judging by the appetite for mixed-use in the Big Apple, there’s no such thing as too many cranes.
Skyline of Neighborhoods
Judging by the appetite for mixed-use in the Big Apple, there’s no such thing as too many cranes.
Kansas
Build Smart
A Kansas woman earns recognition for an innovative and growing construction software company.
Build Smart
A Kansas woman earns recognition for an innovative and growing construction software company.
Nebraska
State, Regional Indicators Are Trending in the Right Direction
The October Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index climbed to a healthy reading, according to the latest survey results.
State, Regional Indicators Are Trending in the Right Direction
The October Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index climbed to a healthy reading, according to the latest survey results.
