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September 2019
COVER STORY Infrastructure
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?
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?
FEATURES Canada's Best Locations
Strategic Reserve - That’s Canada’s Way of Competing
Ontario again tops all provinces, and we name our Top 20 Canadian regions.
Strategic Reserve - That’s Canada’s Way of Competing
Ontario again tops all provinces, and we name our Top 20 Canadian regions.
2019 Top Utilities in Economic Development
Corridors OF POWER - An Economic Development Atlas
The Top Utilities of 2019 help companies and communities map out the journey to success.
Corridors OF POWER - An Economic Development Atlas
The Top Utilities of 2019 help companies and communities map out the journey to success.
Logistics
Grading the States on Logistics Health
The lead author of an annual scorecard says logistics is in a very good place as an industry.
Grading the States on Logistics Health
The lead author of an annual scorecard says logistics is in a very good place as an industry.
Transit & Connectivity
License to Build
Circulate San Diego’s Mobility Certification is giving a boost to transit-oriented development.
License to Build
Circulate San Diego’s Mobility Certification is giving a boost to transit-oriented development.
Eds & Meds
Amenities & Priorities
Alexandria’s clusters showcase where campus lifestyle and corporate responsibility meet.
Amenities & Priorities
Alexandria’s clusters showcase where campus lifestyle and corporate responsibility meet.
Plastics & Chemicals
The Building Blocks of Industries
The Deep South and the global south top the charts in tire and chemical project investments
The Building Blocks of Industries
The Deep South and the global south top the charts in tire and chemical project investments
INVESTMENT PROFILES Nanjing, China
Talent - Where Supply Meets Demand
Nanjing’s many universities and other higher education institutions are meeting and exceeding investors’ human resources requirements.
Talent - Where Supply Meets Demand
Nanjing’s many universities and other higher education institutions are meeting and exceeding investors’ human resources requirements.
Missouri
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.
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.
Northwest Ohio
Logistics Park Expedites Midwest Supply Chains
NorthPoint teams up with JLL, CSX and BNSF to deliver an industrial game changer.
Logistics Park Expedites Midwest Supply Chains
NorthPoint teams up with JLL, CSX and BNSF to deliver an industrial game changer.
Huzhou, Zeijiang Province, China
Charging Toward the Future
Huzhou’s attractions include technology and manufacturing alongside the ‘invaluable assets’ of its natural beauty.
Charging Toward the Future
Huzhou’s attractions include technology and manufacturing alongside the ‘invaluable assets’ of its natural beauty.
Medina County, Texas
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.
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.
Consumers Energy
Milk It For All It's Worth
A new processing plant could be a game changer for Michigan.
Milk It For All It's Worth
A new processing plant could be a game changer for Michigan.
Hoosier Energy
Shell of Its Future Self
A speculative building by definition brings risk before reward. It’s also a great conversation starter.
Shell of Its Future Self
A speculative building by definition brings risk before reward. It’s also a great conversation starter.
DHL Real Estate Solutions
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.
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.
SPECIAL AD SECTIONS Biotech Locations
Projects and People
NIIMBL aims to help biotech move — you guessed it — faster and more effectively.
Projects and People
NIIMBL aims to help biotech move — you guessed it — faster and more effectively.
INTERNATIONAL China
China Foreign Investment Law Takes a New Direction
China’s new law addresses IP protection while remaining vague about other investment concerns.
China Foreign Investment Law Takes a New Direction
China’s new law addresses IP protection while remaining vague about other investment concerns.
DEPARTMENTS Editor's View
Complex Calculus Simplified
Editor in Chief Mark Arend ponders the math behind recent predictions of recession.
Complex Calculus Simplified
Editor in Chief Mark Arend ponders the math behind recent predictions of recession.
IAMC Insider
Planning with a View Toward Inclusion and Transparency
New technologies appear set to change the face of the real estate industry.
Planning with a View Toward Inclusion and Transparency
New technologies appear set to change the face of the real estate industry.
Departments
World Reports
Brief stories update us on Capital Park in Warsaw, Poland; FDI on the upswing in Africa; South Korea’s giant solar solution; Lendlease’s billion-dollar data center bet and the trend in Chinese FDI to the U.S.
World Reports
Brief stories update us on Capital Park in Warsaw, Poland; FDI on the upswing in Africa; South Korea’s giant solar solution; Lendlease’s billion-dollar data center bet and the trend in Chinese FDI to the U.S.
Departments
North American Reports
Brief stories update us on where we found the most Inc. 5000 firms; Webasto’s new plant in Mexico; Lockheed Martin’s move to Florida’s Space Coast; and HUD grants to states slammed by weather disasters.
North American Reports
Brief stories update us on where we found the most Inc. 5000 firms; Webasto’s new plant in Mexico; Lockheed Martin’s move to Florida’s Space Coast; and HUD grants to states slammed by weather disasters.
AREA SPOTLIGHTS Texas - Cities
Good Problems to Have
The challenges facing the leaders of three fast-growing Texas cities
Good Problems to Have
The challenges facing the leaders of three fast-growing Texas cities
Middle East
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.
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.
California
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.
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.
North Carolina
Aerospace Cluster - Hiring On All Cylinders
PTI has become much more than a regional passenger airport.
Aerospace Cluster - Hiring On All Cylinders
PTI has become much more than a regional passenger airport.
Southeast
Ready to Rise, Once Recognized
These voices carry when it comes to undervalued black communities and strong minority-led companies across the Southeast.
Ready to Rise, Once Recognized
These voices carry when it comes to undervalued black communities and strong minority-led companies across the Southeast.
Upper Midwest
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.
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.
Nevada
The Silver State, Version 2.0
The Silver State positions itself for high-tech investment and as a professional sports center.
The Silver State, Version 2.0
The Silver State positions itself for high-tech investment and as a professional sports center.
Missouri
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.
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.
