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March 2023
COVER STORY Cover Story
The 2022 Governor’s Cups
Kansas claims a second consecutive Cup and Texas an 11th in our annual tally of total and per capita project wins the previous year.
The 2022 Governor’s Cups
Kansas claims a second consecutive Cup and Texas an 11th in our annual tally of total and per capita project wins the previous year.
FEATURES 2022 Top Micropolitans
Findlay On the Move
Northwest Ohio’s perennial juggernaut shows how it’s done, again.
Findlay On the Move
Northwest Ohio’s perennial juggernaut shows how it’s done, again.
Mississippi River Corridor
Here Come The Kings
St. Louis, Missouri, and Blytheville, Arkansas, top this year’s cumulative and per-capita rankings for metro regions along the Mississippi River.
Here Come The Kings
St. Louis, Missouri, and Blytheville, Arkansas, top this year’s cumulative and per-capita rankings for metro regions along the Mississippi River.
Agribusiness
Growing Pains
Scaling up is posing challenges to some — but not all — indoor agriculture leaders.
Growing Pains
Scaling up is posing challenges to some — but not all — indoor agriculture leaders.
Airport Cities
China’s Zhengzhou Aerotropolis Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
On March 7, 2023, the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone (ZAEZ), crowned “China’s Aerotropolis” by the People’s Daily in May 2019, celebrated its 10th anniversary.
China’s Zhengzhou Aerotropolis Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
On March 7, 2023, the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone (ZAEZ), crowned “China’s Aerotropolis” by the People’s Daily in May 2019, celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Biopharmaceuticals
An Exclusive Look At Emerging Africa
A new report from KPMG sheds light on Sub-Saharan opportunities.
An Exclusive Look At Emerging Africa
A new report from KPMG sheds light on Sub-Saharan opportunities.
Data Centers
The Rich Get (Way) Richer
New incentives will support a planned $35 billion in investment by Amazon Web Services over the next 17 years.
The Rich Get (Way) Richer
New incentives will support a planned $35 billion in investment by Amazon Web Services over the next 17 years.
2022 Top Industries
Eat, Drink and Build
Machinery and food & beverage finish No. 1 and No. 2 for 2022 behind strong surges over 2021 totals.
Eat, Drink and Build
Machinery and food & beverage finish No. 1 and No. 2 for 2022 behind strong surges over 2021 totals.
INVESTMENT PROFILES San Bernardino County, California
Bolting into Action
LA-to-Vegas train puts San Bernardino County on the fast track.
Bolting into Action
LA-to-Vegas train puts San Bernardino County on the fast track.
Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock – Primed for Growth
Strategic focus fortifies the city’s emerging life sciences sector.
Round Rock – Primed for Growth
Strategic focus fortifies the city’s emerging life sciences sector.
Southwest Louisiana
Bolstered & Better
The transformation of Greater Lake Charles was borne of adversity.
Bolstered & Better
The transformation of Greater Lake Charles was borne of adversity.
Greater Richmond, Virginia
Where ESG and Diversity Cultures Thrive
The extent to which locations support companies’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts is an emerging criterion companies and site consultants are using to shorten...
Where ESG and Diversity Cultures Thrive
The extent to which locations support companies’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts is an emerging criterion companies and site consultants are using to shorten...
Invest In Canada
Canada Shows Its Stuff
Project Arrow is confirmation of the talent and technology abundant in Canada.
Canada Shows Its Stuff
Project Arrow is confirmation of the talent and technology abundant in Canada.
Irving-Las Colinas, Texas
Built to Last
Irving-Las Colinas cements its role in the region’s biotechnology and life sciences sectors.
Built to Last
Irving-Las Colinas cements its role in the region’s biotechnology and life sciences sectors.
SPECIAL AD SECTIONS INTERNATIONAL Ontario
Magna Fires On All Cylinders With Pan-Ontario Investment
Even as the all-Canada-made Project Arrow EV grabbed headlines with its debut early this year (see p. 32), a global Canadian automotive power continues to flex across the entire...
Magna Fires On All Cylinders With Pan-Ontario Investment
Even as the all-Canada-made Project Arrow EV grabbed headlines with its debut early this year (see p. 32), a global Canadian automotive power continues to flex across the entire...
DEPARTMENTS Editor's View
‘And I’d Also Like to Thank …’
This issue awards the Governor’s Cups, writes Editor in Chief Mark Arend, but those same governors know how to share the credit with state legislators and local leaders.
‘And I’d Also Like to Thank …’
This issue awards the Governor’s Cups, writes Editor in Chief Mark Arend, but those same governors know how to share the credit with state legislators and local leaders.
AREA SPOTLIGHTS California
Credentials Count
One credential at a time, California’s community colleges are doing their part to raise the state’s education attainment levels and close gaps in equity.
Credentials Count
One credential at a time, California’s community colleges are doing their part to raise the state’s education attainment levels and close gaps in equity.
Georgia
The Korean Connection
Georgia’s pursuit of South Korean manufacturers pays off as a new era of innovation unfolds.
The Korean Connection
Georgia’s pursuit of South Korean manufacturers pays off as a new era of innovation unfolds.
Illinois
A Clean Jobs Sweep
Prioritizing the future of clean energy resources attracts innovation and investment to the Land of Lincoln.
A Clean Jobs Sweep
Prioritizing the future of clean energy resources attracts innovation and investment to the Land of Lincoln.
Indiana
Will This Year Beat Last Year’s Record Investment?
It was 22 in ’22. That’s $22 billion in capital invested in Indiana in 2022.
Will This Year Beat Last Year’s Record Investment?
It was 22 in ’22. That’s $22 billion in capital invested in Indiana in 2022.
Minnesota
What Manufacturers Expect in the Year Ahead
An annual Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey conducted by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
What Manufacturers Expect in the Year Ahead
An annual Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey conducted by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
New Mexico
Where Efficiency Borders Success
The state’s Borderplex region leverages assets to drive economic growth.
Where Efficiency Borders Success
The state’s Borderplex region leverages assets to drive economic growth.
INVESTMENT REPORT Duke Energy Florida
Duke Energy Makes a Big Leap To Support Florida’s Economic Development Momentum
The legacy of Duke Energy’s economic development efforts in Florida goes back nearly 125 years, beginning with the founding of Florida Power...
Duke Energy Makes a Big Leap To Support Florida’s Economic Development Momentum
The legacy of Duke Energy’s economic development efforts in Florida goes back nearly 125 years, beginning with the founding of Florida Power...
