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September 2024

 FEATURES
2024 Global Groundwork Index
Repeat Investors
Ohio and Indianapolis once again top the Global Groundwork Index rankings, while the UK leads the way abroad.
2024 TOP UTILITIES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Power Provision Is Just the Beginning
POWER PROVISION
Top Utilities Provide Exclusive Insights Into the Pressing Need for More Power
Logistics & Distribution
Chicago is Still the Hub
But changes roil global supply chains.
Site Development
Out of Sites? Out of Mind.
Advancing the scope of readiness is the next frontier.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Next-Gen Industries Invest in Next-Gen Facilities
Where companies on the cutting edge of product development are locating their new facilities.
EDS & MEDS
A Welcomed Catalyst for Innovation
Federal Tech Hubs funding could help emerging districts reach viability.
QUALITY OF LIFE
Does Your State Make the Cut?
Recent WalletHub analysis reveals the best states to live in and, more specifically, the states with the best quality of life.
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
Spreading the Streetcar Love
With a proven record of promoting growth, Portland’s neighborhood rail is set to expand.
RARE EARTH OPERATIONS
The Critical Minerals Supply Chain Is Coming Home
Processing critical minerals domestically is ramping up as companies invest in facilities designed to bring the supply chain home from overseas.
OUTDOOR RECREATION
Opportunity Arises in the Great Outdoors
The U.S. outdoor recreation economy is booming, and several western states are capitalizing on that momentum.
 INVESTMENT PROFILES
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Powering the Path to Sustainability
San Bernardino County Builds A Green Energy Hub.
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA
All Eyes On Ardmore
Consumers Energy
‘Let’s Move Some Dirt’
Michigan takes another road to industrial site development.
ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA
Beauty and the Best Location
The co-owner of salon tool company Olivia Garden describes why Antioch and the Bay Area make sense for this global leader.
WASHINGTON, DC
The Nation’s Capital — a Global Hub For Business
A new Vitality Fund gains traction as a global firm relocates Americas HQ from New York to DC.
 SPECIAL AD SECTIONS
NEW! Biotech Locations
Sanofi Bets Big in Europe
 INTERNATIONAL
Asia
Thailand’s Investment Hub
A new, nine-square-mile Capital City is being developed in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor, which is at the forefront of the country’s foreign investment strategy.
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Qatar Has Space to Innovate
We explore the $45 billion Lusail City, new incentives for AI and tech in Saudi Arabia, and the massive Tasreef Project in Dubai.
NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS
Pending CHIPS funds boost a $3.8 billion Indiana project; a solar cell manufacturing facility will create 900 New Mexico jobs; two Mexican states win Harman plants; Amazon plans to open a Puerto Rico delivery center and a data
 DEPARTMENTS
Editor's View
OLYMPIC-LEVEL EXCELLENCE
World Reports
Pfizer expands in Singapore; a green hydrogen facility takes shape in Germany; Malaysia lands a silicon carbide power semiconductor fab; Portugal to host Europe’s largest colocation site.
NEW!IAMC Insider
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
Holistic View Draws from Different Perspectives
 AREA SPOTLIGHTS
Upper Midwest
Getting Saucy In The Great Lakes
The world’s top soy sauce producer makes an $800 million bet on Wisconsin.
STATE SPOTLIGHT
California
FIELD NOTES FROM 6 CALIFORNIAS
STATE SPOTLIGHT
North Carolina
A $4.1 billion investment from Denmark’s Novo Nordisk offers a view into a strong ecosystem of higher education partnership and support.
STATE SPOTLIGHT
Arkansas
How a Farm Store Firm Fell in Love With Arkansas
STATE SPOTLIGHT
Texas
What Large Power Users Need to Know About
UPSTATE NEW YORK
Power Is the Name of the Game
Upstate New York’s burgeoning semiconductor sector is poised for a welcome jolt.
Idaho
Memory Fab Plant To Include Child Care Center
Micron’s new memory manufacturing fab in Boise lures workers with a child care facility.
I-80 CORRIDOR
I-80 Becomes the Information Highway
Sites along this Interstate are proving to be the right ones for data centers, especially in northern Indiana.
MID - ATLANTIC REGION
POWERING THROUGH THE PAIN
Offshore wind doubles down against adversity.
Nevada
The Start of Something Big?
Federal Tech Hub status stokes Nevada’s clean energy dreams.
Pennsylvania
4 Reasons Companies Are Expanding in the Lehigh Valley
Population growth is helping meet a growing demand for labor in the Lehigh Valley.
Massachusetts
A LEADING BIOTECH CLUSTER KEEPS GROWING
Why the Boston area’s life sciences sector is outperforming national growth rates.
 INVESTMENT REPORT
DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
CITY WITHIN A CITY
Centennial Yards sets the tone for Atlanta’s future.
 INTELLIGENCE REPORT
GREATER PHOENIX INTELLIGENCE REPORT
PROJECTS & PROGRESS
Breaking New Ground: Projects and progress stretch across multiple industries and an entire region.
GREATER PHOENIX INTELLIGENCE REPORT
INFRASTRUCTURE
Laying the Foundation for Innovation:
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