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) 3/23/2023
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Interview With The Governor: There’s No Room For Politics in Job Creation 3/15/2023
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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... 3/15/2023
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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. 3/14/2023
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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. 3/6/2023
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Cover Story: The 2023 Governor’s Cup: Kansas claims a second consecutive Cup and Texas an 11th in our annual tally of total and per capita project wins the previous year. 3/1/2023
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Quantum Technologies: There’s Fast, and There’s Quantum Fast 2/16/2023
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Smart Government: How Colorado Forms Governance, Employment & Energy Policy 2/15/2023
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Biotech: Public, Private Investment Grew Kansas' Biotech Sector in 2022 1/26/2023
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CLECO Power LLC: Louisiana Industries Clean Energy Partner 1/24/2023
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Pflugerville, Texas: Let’s Make a Mega-Deal: How a highway transformed a small city into a boomtown. 1/22/2023
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Reshoring: Where to Reshore Away from Both Shores 1/19/2023
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Editor's View: The Law of Unintended Consequences: Recent analysis from Brookings makes the case that the federal government is finally putting its money where its mouth is with respect to investing in domestic industrial development and local... 1/19/2023
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Hartford, Connecticut: New England's IT Hub That Punches Above Its Weight: If only there were a metro in the Northeast that had the economic, transportation, higher education and cultural assets of New York and Boston, but without the congestion... 1/8/2023
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Delaware: Center for Clean Hydrogen Opens at University of Delaware: The University of Delaware (UD) launched the Center for Clean Hydrogen in October 2022 to accelerate the transition to clean energy by reducing the cost of hydrogen... 1/8/2023
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Workforce Development Rankings: The 2023 Regional Workforce Development Rankings: We examine state workforce climates (not programs) across four U.S. regions, with exclusive insights from Emsi on what’s attracting people to top counties for talent. 1/5/2023
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Business Climate Overview: Top Awards Recognize Kansas’ Winning Business Climate 12/27/2022
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Workforce Changes: How Prologis Primes The Talent Pump 12/27/2022
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Editor's View: Are Your Business Climate Requirements Shifting?: The U.S. Southeast, Midwest and Southwest are about to see even more capital investment than these booming regions are used to. 11/9/2022
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Kansas: EV Battery Plant Keeps Kansas’ Foreign Investment Cred Charged: Not that it needed it, but Kansas’ foreign direct investment (FDI) cap just gained a really big feather. 11/9/2022
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Investment Profile - San Joaquin County, California: How to Keep the Skills Pond Stocked: Ask any corporate site selector or location consultant what their chief location requirement is, and it will have to do with availability of skills. 11/9/2022
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Business Climate Rankings: The 2022 Business Climate Rankings: Virginia Outmaneuvers the Perennial Heavyweights to Claim the Top Business Climate 11/1/2022
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Germany: Foreign Investment Rebounds to Near Pre-Pandemic Level: Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), the national investment promotion agency, reported in May that 1,806 international companies started greenfield operations in Germany in 2021. 10/23/2022
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Aerospace & Defense: Where New Drone Missions Are Being Devised: Much of Ukraine’s success in repelling Russian forces from territory they occupied in recent months can be attributed to commercial drones. 10/23/2022
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Firearms & Ammunition: Arkansas Aims to Grow Firearms Industry:Why the Natural State is right on target to continued growth within the firearms industry. 10/9/2022
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Diversity Of Economy: Economic Diversity Drives Success: Arkansas offers a potent mixture of talent and resources. 10/5/2022
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Pennsylvania: Sunny Side Up: Former Steel Plant To Make Solar Energy Equipment 9/26/2022
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Tradepoint Atlantic, Maryland: Logistics Simplified: Putting Industry into Motion on the East Coast 9/24/2022
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Editor's View: Data Modelling Or Meddling?: A well-regarded site consultant at a corporate services company doing work around the globe approached me in recent weeks with concerns about the location analysis business. 9/6/2022
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Life Sciences: Vital Signs 8/30/2022
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Foreign Direct Investment: From All Over the World To All Over Illinois 8/28/2022
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West Virginia: University System Has Big Plans For a Former Pill Plant: When one door closes, another one opens, goes the saying. 8/22/2022
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Wisconsin: How Wisconsin Is Tackling the Labor Shortage: Talent attraction efforts receive a big boost in the Badger State. 8/18/2022
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Automotive: Add EV Production to Mississippi’s Automotive Industry Prowess: Mississippi added itself to the list of states producing electric vehicles (EVs) in February. 7/13/2022
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Oklahoma: Rare Earth Magnet Producer To Start Operations In Stillwater: Oklahoma will soon be home to the Americas’ first rare earth metal and manufacturing facility, giving it a head start in the U.S. as companies bring such operations stateside. 7/13/2022
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Aerospace: ‘Resilience and Ingenuity’: Mississippi is central to the nation’s advances in space exploration and aerospace technology. 7/11/2022
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Abilene, Texas: Career Program Finds Tomorrow’s Workforce Today: Abilene, Texas is taking the next step in developing the workforce of tomorrow. 7/6/2022
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Editor's View: How Smart Is Your City?: Our cover story takes the smart city discussion in a new, different direction. Editor in Chief Mark Arend shares his own different take on what’s smart. 7/5/2022
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Advanced Manufacturing: No Manufacturer Is an Island: How one location builds resource bridges to companies large and small. 7/3/2022
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Research & Development: A University Research Consortium: Has a Blueprint for R&D Success 7/2/2022
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Ohio: The ‘Rust Belt’ No More: Data centers and microchip plants are today’s economic drivers. 5/29/2022
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Health Tech & Life Science Centers: U.S. R&D Lab Space Is Getting Harder to Find: Whatever is behind the boom in recent investment in U.S. life sciences R&D space, demand is off the chart. 5/25/2022
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Iowa: Governor Kim Reynolds On Iowa’s Next Chapter: Governor Kim Reynolds is determined to make Iowa the go-to state for businesses reshoring their operations and for those seeking low taxes and fiscal predictability. 5/22/2022
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Latin America & Caribbean: Trust — It Does an Economy Good: A new report from the Inter-American Development Bank finds that mistrust is an acute problem that limits socioeconomic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. 5/19/2022
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Delaware: Discovery Hub Adds Clout to University’s Research Ecosystem: Chemours, a global producer of fluoroproducts, chemical solutions and titanium technologies. 5/16/2022
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Great Lakes: Report - Tonnage Volumes Are Bouncing Back: That’s the shipping news from the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership. 5/13/2022
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Salt River Project Arizona: Meta Finds an Oasis In the Sonoran Desert: Meta, the social technology company that operates Facebook, broke ground on an $800-million data center in Mesa, Arizona. 5/9/2022
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Editor's View: Where’s the Right Port in a Storm?: A year after our last issue recognizing the Global Best to Invest locations for capital investment, writes Mark Arend, the world is "a very different place.” 5/5/2022
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Top Economic Development Groups: 2022 Mac Conway Award: The economic development organizations profiled in the following pages are being recognized for contributing significantly to their locations’ investment attraction and job creation success 5/2/2022
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Biotech: A Third Biotech Coast Takes Shape 4/27/2022
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FDI & Exports: Not Even Close 4/22/2022
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Business Services: An Economic Atmosphere For Growth 3/31/2022
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Maryland: Logistics Hub Tenants Grow Their Footprints: BMW of North America opened its new vehicle distribution center at the Tradepoint Atlantic Terminal in Sparrows Point in Baltimore County 3/30/2022
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Agribusiness: Where Vertical Farming Is ‘Smart’: Bowery Farming, a leading vertical farming company based in New York City, plans to open smart indoor vertical farms in Locust Grove, Georgia, and Arlington, Texas, it announced in January. 3/30/2022
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Agribusiness: Where Vertical Farming Is ‘Smart’ 3/30/2022
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South Central States: International Companies Ramp Up Regional Investment: What do 3,343 foreign-owned companies from all over the world have in common? 3/30/2022
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San Joaquin County, California: Central California’s Affordable Option: More than 770,000 people call San Joaquin County home. 3/29/2022
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Minnesota: A Blueprint For Building What Matters: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the state’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) launched the Build What Matters campaign in late October 2021 3/29/2022
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Interview With The Governor: ‘We Will Get This Done’ 3/26/2022
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Metals & Machinery: Oregon’s Metals Industry Edge 3/13/2022
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Bioscience: MOU Aims to Demystify Bio Sector, Create Jobs and Economic Growth 3/13/2022
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Airport Cities: An Expert’s View On Airport Development Post-Pandemic 3/10/2022
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Editor's View: How States Lure the Big Fish: Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Laura Kelly of Kansas are covered extensively in this issue as the winners of the 2021 Governors’ Cups the former for total qualified capital investment projects 3/7/2022
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Infrastructure: Broadband, Roads and More Set for Infrastructure Act Funding 3/3/2022
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Cover Story: The 2021 Governor’s Cup: The governors of Kansas and Texas corralled enough projects in 2021 to earn their states a Governor’s Cup — the first for one and the 10th for the other. 3/1/2022
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U.S. Virgin Islands: Getting From Here to There – A Blueprint for Economic Prosperity: An ambitious economic development plan called Vision 2040 was finalized in March 2021 2/21/2022
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Australia: Australia’s Magnet For Green Hydrogen Investment: As if there were a year-end deadline, renewable energy projects made a beeline for Queensland in late 2021 2/17/2022
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Alabama: Innovation Commission Points The Way for Alabama's 'Trailblazers': Alabama is on the brink of something big, 2/14/2022
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Delaware: Dover Site Checks All The Right Location Boxes: Delmarva Corrugated Packaging found the right location for its new super plant in Dover, Delaware, after closing a facility in New Jersey that didn’t have space to expand. 2/2/2022
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Food Processing: On the Menu 2/2/2022
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Corporate And Professional Services: Where Key Business Sectors Find Their Support Services 2/2/2022
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Infrastructure: Grants Boost Rural Participation In The Digital-Focused Economy 2/1/2022
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Technology & Computer Science: Resources for AI Cybersecurity Careers 1/29/2022
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Aerospace: Aerospace Industry Makes Progress 1/29/2022
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Editor's View: These Are Not the Good Old Days: “Perhaps we’re all a little trepidatious heading into the new year,” writes Editor in Chief Mark Arend. 1/10/2022
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Workforce Development Rankings: The 2022 Regional Workforce Development Rankings: We examine state workforce climates (not programs) across four U.S. regions, with exclusive insights from Emsi on what’s attracting people to top counties for talent. 1/10/2022
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Corporate Headquarters: Brands Large and Small Find Success in Georgia 12/30/2021
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FDI & Trade: Foreign Investment Travels Nonstop to Georgia 12/29/2021
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Virginia: Offshore Wind Sector Gains an Offshore Supplier Project: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy held a launch ceremony October 25th 12/20/2021
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Interview with The Governor: A Banner Year On All Counts 12/13/2021
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Data Centers: New Reports Reveal New Location Trends: The North American data center market made gains in construction and net absorption in this year’s first half as cloud service providers and social media companies drove demand, according to CBRE. 12/6/2021
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Military & Defense: Standing Tall 12/2/2021
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Agriculture & Food Manufacturing: From Alpacas to Zucchini, It’s Grown in Washington 11/29/2021
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Information & Communication Technology: Washington’s Innovation-Economy Edge Widens 11/22/2021
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Delaware: The First State Is First in Access to What Matters: : Just ask the state’s CEO of the year, whose company has been a fixture in Delaware since 1899. 11/21/2021
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U.S. Virgin Islands: A Blueprint for Prosperity Beyond Tourism: Doing business in the United States doesn’t necessarily mean doing so on the mainland. 11/18/2021
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Corporate Headquarters: Talent, Business Climate Drive Headquarters Expansions 11/11/2021
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Editor's View: It’s Time to Rethink ‘Quality of Life’: North Carolina unseated Georgia and its eight-year hold on first place in our annual ranking of state business climates this year. 11/8/2021
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Business Climate Rankings: Brighter Horizons : After tying for first place with Georgia last year, North Carolina pulls into the top spot. 11/1/2021
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Upper Midwest: Michigan Investment Includes Multi-Family Housing: Whirlpool’s plans in southwestern Michigan go well beyond a $60 million refurbishment of its technical center in St. Joseph. 10/25/2021
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Arkansas: Report Charts a Post-Pandemic Pathway Forward: Arkansas policymakers seeking to bolster the state’s economic rebound as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic now have a road map for getting there. 10/21/2021
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North Carolina: A Tar Heel Play for Offshore Wind Energy Production: North Carolina aims to get its share of what one consultant says will be 40 gigawatts of wind energy off the East Coast by 2035. 10/18/2021
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Nevada: Nevada Goes Greener’: Nevada is leading the charge for clean energy innovation. 10/14/2021
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Pennsylvania: A Road Trip Through ‘Multiple States in One’: Project activity has largely resumed to pre-pandemic levels throughout the Commonwealth, with industry sectors old and new in growth mode. 10/7/2021
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Geospatial Technology: Where Location Data Becomes Location Intelligence 10/7/2021
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TRANSIT, CONNECTIVITY & QUALITY OF LIFE: Land Stewardship Is Key To a Future Innovation Park: More than a concept, “It’s definitely a done deal,” says Mason Ailstock about a 2,000-acre knowledge district called Rowen taking shape 10/4/2021
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Business Landscape: Headquartered in Illinois 9/20/2021
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San Joaquin County: The County Hardwired for Capital Investment: IT initiatives underway around the region — including a unique data center — are adding to the arsenal of San Joaquin County’s business advantages. 9/13/2021
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: Where Foreign Companies Enter The U.S. Market 9/9/2021
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Editor's View: Where to Work: This Time It’s Personal 9/7/2021
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LOUISIANA: Renewable Fuel Projects Are on Tap: 8/30/2021
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UPSTATE NEW YORK: Capital Area’s Clean Energy Hub Adds an Offshore Wind Project: Who says offshore wind towers and components need to be built on the coast? 8/26/2021
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Distribution & Warehousing: Statewide Options Await Distribution Center Investors: Proximity to the giant FedEx air cargo facility in Memphis, Tennessee, makes northern Mississippi a winning location for warehouse and distribution facilities. 8/17/2021
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Oklahoma: Tulsa Adds Canoo Plant To Its EV Credentials: Add Oklahoma to the list of states where electric vehicle manufacturing is getting under way. 8/12/2021
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Automotive: The Southeast's Automotive Industry Sweet Spot: Nearly 200 auto suppliers in Mississippi employ about 26,000. 7/19/2021
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Hungary: Your R&D Hub in Central and Eastern Europe: Hungary intends to become the regional leader in innovation and R&D 7/15/2021
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Food & Beverage: Alternative Protein Facilities Gain Traction: “Alternative protein facilities will become their own category of corporate real estate,” says one expert about a market expected to reach $27 billion by 2027. 7/12/2021
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Advanced Manufacturing: Education Ecosystems with an Edge: Mississippi punches well above its weight in its ability to deliver skilled workers to the many advanced manufacturers doing business in the state. 7/9/2021
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Editor's View: Reshoring Analysis Points To Better Days Ahead: The 2021 State of North American Manufacturing Annual Report from Thomas and the Reshoring Initiative’s 2020 Data Report both indicate things are trending in the right direction. 7/6/2021
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FDI & Exports: FDI Employment Growth Doubles Overall Job Growth: Texas may soon be announcing one of its largest foreign direct investments to date. 6/9/2021
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Corporate Headquarters: It’s a Good Thing Texas Is a Big State: The volume of HQ relocations shows no sign of letting up. 6/7/2021
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Texas Workforce Commission: In Lockstep with Employers: A conversation with Aaron Demerson, just reappointed as Commissioner Representing Employer at the Texas Workforce Commission. 6/7/2021
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Salt River Project, Arizona: Where Water Resiliency Is at Full Pool: Billions of dollars in projects from companies are moving forward in the Phoenix region despite a 25-year megadrought. 6/7/2021
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Ohio: How a Fintech’s HQ2 Search Ended in Ohio’s Capital City: Plus glimpses into Ohio’s agreement with GM, new pharmaceutical capabilities at Rickenbacker International Airport and Kroger’s e-commerce growth in the state. 6/1/2021
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Hungary: Where Business Services Meet Business Resiliency: Learn why 25 companies in 2020 picked Hungary for operations that will add 3,000 jobs to a business services sector that already employs nearly 64,000 at more than 130 companies. 5/20/2021
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North American Automotive: Demand Puts EV Battery Production In the Fast Lane: Electric vehicle momentum dots the map with vehicle and battery plant investments. 5/17/2021
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Editor's View: Time to Change Your Game Plan?: Editor in Chief Mark Arend walks us through what’s changed and what has not changed in this issue of Site Selection and in the world around us. 5/6/2021
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Top Competitive States: 2021 Prosperity Cup: North Carolina’s prowess in life sciences, aerospace and statewide business-recruitment teamwork are delivering enviable results. 5/3/2021
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Financial Services: Financial Literacy is a Workforce Win-Win: Citi is one of the most engaged financial services companies in the Cincinnati region when it comes to workforce development. 4/26/2021
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Indiana: Talent Attraction Efforts to Focus on Custom Solutions: A new strategic alignment aimed at talent development is just one way Indiana is building on four consecutive record-breaking years for economic development. 4/8/2021
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South Central U.S.: Industrial-Strength Resiliency: How TexAmericas Center Coped in 2020 4/5/2021
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Interview with Gov. Beshear: One on One with Governor Andy Beshear: Governor Andy Beshear has been leading Kentucky’s response to COVID-19 not just daily, but with an eye constantly on the commonwealth’s post-pandemic economy. 3/26/2021
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Food Processing: The Nation's Breadbasket, Pantry and Refrigerator: While most operations are clustered in the Kansas City metro, food and beverage producers can be found across the state. 3/25/2021
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Advanced Manufacturing: A Higher-Ed Ecosystem In a League Of Its Own: A new federally backed Clean Energy Smart Manufactur 3/22/2021
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Hoosier Energy: Energy Supply Will Meet Demand — Sustainably: Hoosier Energy and its 18 member cooperatives are in a good position for the energy transition. 3/22/2021
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Aerospace: How Lockheed Martin Grows its Talent Base: When a company employs 110,000 people around the world, it better have a plan for keeping its workforce pond well stocked. 3/17/2021
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Incentives: Tax Credit Program: ‘A Model for Accountability and Transparency’ 3/15/2021
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Airport Cities: Orlando International's Role Goes Way Beyond Tourism: Editor in Chief Mark Arend talks to global aerotropolis expert Dr. John Kasarda about Orlando International Airport (MCO) and adjacent Lake Nona. 3/15/2021
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Corporate and Professional Services: Talent Supply Keeps Growing, Enterprises Well Staffed: Growing firms in Overland Park, Lenexa and Wichita highlight the abundance of professional services talent to be found in Kansas. 3/11/2021
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Advanced Manufacturing: Check Mate: Wichita’s Manufacturing Strengths Are in a League of Their Own 3/11/2021
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Connecticut: A New Plan for Economic Growth Is Catching On: Governor, corporate executives weigh in on a demonstrably improving business climate. 3/8/2021
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Editor's View: Black Swans Do Move On: Editor in Chief Mark Arend sees diverse approaches and common threads in his recent conversations with four governors. 3/4/2021
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Cover Story: 2020 Governor's Cups: Texas and Ohio return to the top of their rankings despite pandemic-based challenges that brought multi-tasking to a whole new level for their chief executives. 3/1/2021
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Tennessee: Electric Vehicle Investment Adds Voltage: Projects from GM and Gestamp highlight the EV revolution taking place in Tennessee. 2/18/2021
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Alabama: Workforce Programs Aim to Keep Local Talent Local: LaunchED and other initiatives take root in Birmingham. 2/15/2021
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Foreign Direct Investment: Where International Companies Need to Be: According to the Global Business Alliance, New Jersey has the highest concentration of foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs as a share of private-sector employment in the U.S. 1/26/2021
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Workforce Development Rankings: The 2021 Regional Workforce Development Rankings: See which states lead the way in talent cultivation, training and attraction across seven U.S. regions. 1/11/2021
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Editor's View: A Time to Look Forward: The month of January, Editor in Chief Mark Arend reminds us, was named for the Roman god Janus, who looks backward and forward at the same time. 1/7/2021
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Kansas: The Biggest Economic Engine You Haven't Heard of: Climb aboard the Grain Belt Express, a multi-billion-dollar transmission project that will connect Kansas wind energy with power consumers throughout the Midwest and beyond. 12/14/2020
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Virginia: Talent Accelerator Program is a Welcome Mat for Foreign Investors: Korea’s Navien and the United Kingdom’s GSK are among the bevy of foreign companies expanding in the Commonwealth. 12/7/2020
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Aerospace & Defense: Where Aerospace Manufacturers Are Gravitating in 2020: PwC’s Aerospace & Defense practice has issued the seventh edition of its Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings. 12/3/2020
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Cybersecurity: Georgia’s Own Global Cybersecurity Hub: Security and risk management content provider CSO, a unit of IDG Communications, includes Augusta on its 2019 list of the top 10 global cybersecurity hubs. 11/23/2020
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Governor Brian P. Kemp: Georgia's Project Pipeline is Full: Maintaining the No. 1 business climate in America doesn’t just help companies and workers during the good times. 11/23/2020
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Northwest Ohio: Where to Solve Your Energy Equation: Natural gas price stability and cost competitiveness give this region the edge. 11/19/2020
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Editor's View: Come In Out of the Rain!: Editor in Chief Mark Arend says all sorts of site selection criteria can be quantified, but certainty and predictability you feel in your bones. 11/2/2020
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2020 Business Climate Rankings: Certainty and Predictability Are the Winning States’ Hallmarks: A first-time tie for first place marks the 2020 edition of Site Selection’s annual Business Climate Rankings. 11/2/2020
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Southeast: Automotive, Steel and Other Sectors Pave This Region’s Road to Recovery: Alabama’s very good August leads the way in a region defying the pandemic with major projects. 10/15/2020
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San Joaquin County, California: An Essential Place For Business: From the Port of Stockton to airport, intermodal and utility assets, companies find San Joaquin County infrastructure increasingly essential. 10/1/2020
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Franklin, Wisconsin: Franklin is More Than a Location: When companies choose the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin, they’ve picked a destination. 9/28/2020
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Editor's View: Harbors Are Safe, But Ships Were Meant to Sail: Editor in Chief Mark Arend reflects on Adam Jones-Kelley’s legacy of leadership and friendship. 9/10/2020
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Aerospace: Airbus Outlines Its Global COVID-19 Response: Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Eric Fanning urges action on relief legislation and public-private partnership. 8/17/2020
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COVID-19 Special Report - Rural Advantage: How Small Businesses in the Heartland Are Coping: Panelists at a recent Brookings Institution event discuss how Main Street businesses are reinventing themselves in rural Virginia and Michigan. 8/13/2020
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Louisiana: Roadmap to Recovery: How Louisiana is Doing It 7/30/2020
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Editor's View: ‘Wonderful in Their Own Ways’ Doesn’t Keep Businesses in Town: Editor in Chief Mark Arend says business leaders in some areas have a lot more to battle against than a pandemic. 7/13/2020
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COVID-19 Special Report - Supply Chain Disruption: Survey Reveals Manufacturers’ Post-Pandemic Plans: Supply chain managers are recalibrating a moving target like never before. 7/9/2020
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Salt River Project, Arizona: How SRP Meets IT Clients’ Sustainable-Energy Requirements: SRP answers the challenge from data center and IT companies looking for creative solutions that include and go beyond sustainability expertise. 6/15/2020
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Arizona: Scottsdale Airpark Evolves into an Urban 18-hour City: A Colliers report outlines a renaissance at the airport park that today is home to 3,300 companies. 6/8/2020
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MidAmerica Industrial Park Pryor, Oklahoma: The Park that Thought of Everything: In February, MAIP opened its 25,000-sq.-ft. Center of Excellence dedicated to technology, training and career opportunities. 6/4/2020
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Hungary: Hungary - Europe's E-Mobility Nerve Center: Only in a market as agile, well-educated and competitive as Hungary can an established ecosystem, like the automotive industry, transform into its logical extension — e-mobility. 6/1/2020
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Ohio: What You Need to Know About the Buckeye State: Dr. Bill LaFayette is who you turn to for in-depth, on-the-ground and candid analysis of the cost of doing business in Ohio, among other topics. 6/1/2020
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Editor's View: On Plexiglass and The New Normal: Editor in Chief Mark Arend considers the new set of challenges now facing corporate real estate leaders as they recalibrate supply chains and consider reshoring operations 5/4/2020
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2019 Best to Invest: 2019 Prosperity Cup: Texas makes room for another Cup in its cabinet. 5/4/2020
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Interview with the Governor: Industries of the Future will be Right at Home in Kentucky: Governor Andy Beshear is determined to make Kentucky a global leader in the fast-emerging agritech industry. 4/8/2020
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Eastern Europe: Business Council Plans Higher Profile For ‘Three Seas Region’: A private-sector alliance of CEE executives has big plans for this region. 3/23/2020
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Georgia: Investors Stay Ahead of the Curve in Rabun County: Why an importer with substantial logistics requirements picked a northeastern Georgia county for its distribution center site. 3/19/2020
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Pacific Northwest: The Clean Energy Sector Gets Its Second Wind: Washington leads the way, led by Jefferson, King and Benton counties. Meanwhile, companies and a new research hub are growing in Bellingham. 3/16/2020
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Airport Cities: Will AeroNexus Take Anchorage's Cargo Might to New Heights: We look into the more than $700 million in projects at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska, and explores the location options for New York's airport city. 3/9/2020
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Editor's View: Only You Can Do Something About the Talent ‘Shortage’: Editor in Chief Mark Arend says corporate leaders have a marquee role to play in building the talent base they need. 3/5/2020
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Governor's Cups: The 2019 Governor's Cups: Ohio unseats Nebraska for the per capita cup as Texas makes room in the trophy cabinet for an eight consecutive total projects win. 3/2/2020
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Tennessee: Innovation Center Report Eyes Two Tennessee Metros: GIVE grants boost vocational education programs in rural counties. 2/13/2020
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Emerging Technology: Study Forecasts Key Role for Area Tech Companies: Southern Nevada is ready to remap its future through a refinement in focus on the opportunities that exist to pursue regional growth. 1/29/2020
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Aerospace: Actually, It Is Rocket Science: Batesville, Mississippi, has turned out to be the ideal location for GE to build advanced aircraft engine components. 1/28/2020
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Research & Development: Where the Cool Research is Conducted: Executives didn’t need to look outside the Magnolia State for a research program to support. 1/28/2020
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Nashville International Airport: First Impressions Matter: Fast-growing Nashville International Airport (BNA) seeks to connect more people, businesses and countries through its BNA Vision expansion plan. 1/27/2020
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Dominican Republic Free Trade Zones: Free Zone Advantages Are a Two-Way Street: Free zones in this Caribbean country make giving back to their communities a competitive edge in attracting investment. 1/16/2020
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Workforce Development Rankings: The 2020 Regional Workforce Development Rankings: We examine state workforce climates (not programs) across four U.S. regions, with exclusive insights from Emsi on what’s attracting people to top counties for talent. 1/13/2020
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Editor's View: London Calling: Editor in Chief Mark Arend gains some keen insights into Brexit from an old friend on the other side of the pond. 1/9/2020
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Mississippi: Where Medical Device Manufacturers Get Better: Learn the details behind three major investments in northern Mississippi in recent months that will create a combined 850 new jobs. 12/19/2019
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Top Caribbean Locations: Dominican Republic Free Trade Zones Are Pushing the Envelope: More than 700 companies from around the world are part of a new way of doing business in the Caribbean. 12/9/2019
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Virginia: Why Companies Keep Growing in the Crossroads Region: A strong and competitive state business climate is part of the story. 12/2/2019
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Hong Kong: Safety in Numbers? Reports Point to Business as Usual: What have protests and standoffs meant for global corporate investment in Hong Kong? 11/25/2019
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Aerospace & Defense: A Sector at a Crossroads: Reports call for focus on supply chains, more R&D. 11/14/2019
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Editor's View: Best Business Climates This Year, and What’s On the Horizon: Editor in Chief Mark Arend reflects on the business climate rankings, Opportunity Zones and incentives reform. 11/7/2019
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Business Climate Rankings: VII Straight: Georgia sets a record for the most consecutive top state business climate wins. Governor Brian Kemp, in his first year as state chief executive, weighs in. 11/6/2019
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Nevada: The Silver State, Version 2.0: The Silver State positions itself for high-tech investment and as a professional sports center. 10/17/2019
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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. 10/3/2019
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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. 9/23/2019
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Nanjing, China: Talent - Where Supply Meets Demand: Nanjing’s many universities and other higher education institutions are meeting and exceeding investors’ human resources requirements. 9/9/2019
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Editor's View: Complex Calculus Simplified: Editor in Chief Mark Arend ponders the math behind recent predictions of recession. 9/9/2019
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Arkansas: Missile Plant to Launch Expansion: Springtime in Paris means an aero-defense industry project back home. 8/29/2019
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Oklahoma: The Sooner the Better: Oklahoma Governor J. Kevin Stitt intends to boost his state into the top 10 of virtually any ranking that matters. 7/29/2019
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Research & Development: The Rockies’ R&D Cluster: Colorado has what manufacturers want proximity to. 7/19/2019
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Biotech: The Largest Life Sciences Cluster In the World: How big is California’s biotech and life sciences sector? Really big, a new report reveals. 7/12/2019
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Nanjing, China: A One-Stop Shop for New Energy Vehicles: Much of the future of China’s automotive industry already is in place in Nanjing. 7/11/2019
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Editor's View: What's Your Metro's IQ?: The point is to show how seriously some cities take the notion of “intelligence” in the context of development, industrial or otherwise. 7/8/2019
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Research & Science Parks: French Pharma Giant Launches Research Institute: Servier, an independent, international pharmaceutical company, has begun development of its future Research Institute in the Paris-Saclay cluster. 7/1/2019
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Arizona: Second ‘Sandbox’ Means More Room for Technology Innovators: Early and active support of tomorrow’s technologies is bearing fruit today. 6/10/2019
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New England: Six-State Region Packs a Punch: A roundup of economic development happenings in some former colonies. 6/3/2019
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Nanjing, China: China’s Medicine Cabinet: All things biomedical and pharmaceutical can be found in the Nanjing Biotech and Pharmaceutical Valley, a key part of the Nanjing Jiangbei New Area. 5/20/2019
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Hungary: Invented in Hungary: Industries transition quickly up the value chain in this dynamic market. 5/9/2019
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Editor's View: The Awards We Bestow – And One We Don’t: We don’t bestow awards for courage in our annual Best to Invest suite of location honors each May. So we couldn’t honor Venezuela’s Juan Guaidó with one. 5/9/2019
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Tokyo, Japan: Where Innovation Startups Are Fast-Tracked: FinTech, AI and advanced robotics enterprises are members of Tokyo’s growing innovation ecosystem. 5/6/2019
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2019 Best to Invest: 2019 Prosperity Cup: Two marquee projects underscore Virginia’s claim to the cup. 5/2/2019
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Are Tariffs Inviting Global Instability?: Mainly positive economic indicators and a healthy real estate market are not enough to scare away a black swan in 2019. 4/24/2019
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South Carolina: The South’s Magnet for Foreign Direct Investment: South Carolina leads the nation in percentage of jobs linked to non-U.S.-based enterprises. 4/11/2019
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Airport Cities: Istanbul Opens New Airport with Plans for an Airport City: The new airport complex, launched in 2013, is built to compete with Dubai and Abu Dhabi as major East-West linking points, much as Istanbul has done for many centuries. 4/8/2019
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South Central: Straight from the Source: What state manufacturing experts want you to know. 4/4/2019
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Fengxian District, Shanghai: Shanghai's Beauty Spot: No longer is China simply the second largest cosmetics market in the world. It is now a leading center of the health and beauty industry. 3/14/2019
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Georgia: New Governor, New Agenda: But no less of a focus on being the top state business climate. Watch for information technology to play a critical role in boosting rural Georgia — and the state’s reputation as a business location worldwide. 3/14/2019
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Eastern Europe: Foreign, Trade Policy Are One in Budapest: Editor in Chief Mark Arend talks with Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó about surging FDI and the evolution from "Made in Hungary" to "Invented in Hungary." 3/11/2019
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Nanjing, China: Where Industries Climb the Value Chain: Nanjing has the resources for businesses to transform, keeping them ahead of the competition. 3/7/2019
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Editor's View: On Country Mice And City Mice: Both Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Texas Governor Greg Abbott are no less deserving of their respective Governor’s Cups than they were the last few times they won. 3/7/2019
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The 2018 Governor's Cups: Making It Look Easy: The Governors of Nebraska and Texas have a few things in common — new terms in office, a commitment to putting veterans to work and another Governor’s Cup to add to their collections. 3/4/2019
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The American Imperative - Why to Invest in America: What’s driving the U-turn in capital investment project trajectories from offshore locations back to U.S. sites – and to the Midwest in large measure? 1/30/2019
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Nashville International Airport: Ceiling Unlimited: A Blueprint for Airport & Regional Growth 1/28/2019
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Detroit Region Aerotropolis: You Are Cleared to Land: Where mobility assets on the ground add lift to R&D operations. 1/24/2019
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Automotive: Magnolia Made: Nissan and Toyota are expanding their Mississippi facilities, and their suppliers are following suit. 1/22/2019
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Research & Development: Universities Supply the R&D Expertise Industries Require 1/9/2019
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Workforce Development Rankings: The 2019 Regional Workforce Development Rankings: Show me a governor who doesn’t take advantage of every opportunity to invest in the next generation workforce, and I’ll show you a state that won’t be competitive. 1/3/2019
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Editor's View: Happy New Year to You, and Happy Birthday to Us: We figured our 65th anniversary was a good time to celebrate the people who make this publication possible. 1/3/2019
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Mississippi: State of Mobility: Mississippi State University is among 12 North American universities participating in the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge. 12/20/2018
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Caribbean: Caribbean Community Deepens ASEAN, Nordic Ties: The region is strengthening its connections to markets around the world, most recently with Singapore and Norway. 12/3/2018
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Jamaica: Can Other Sectors Follow BPO's Lead?: Jamaica in 2018 is redefining the roles it can play on the global business and industry stage. 12/3/2018
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Wisconsin: More Packers Are Heading to Green Bay: Paper mills gain new leases on life. 11/29/2018
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Quonset Business Park, Rhode Island: The Ocean State’s Enduring Location Ace: Rhode Island can punch above its weight — and win — thanks to business location assets like the Quonset Business Park. 11/19/2018
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Editor's View: Note to Areas - Attract Talent, Investment will Follow: Workforce skills and workforce development are site selectors’ first and third most important location criteria, according to the results of a survey we conducted this fall. 11/5/2018
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Business Climate Rankings: An Oasis of Opportunity: With six consecutive Top Business Climate wins to his credit, Gov. Nathan Deal reflects on his hope that Georgia’s business climate benefits businesses and their workers long after he’s gone. 11/5/2018
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Massachusetts: Textiles, Robotics Among Sectors to Gain R&D Funding: Awards include $1 million to support the new ARMada initiative, which will enhance the offerings of the Fabric Discovery Center to include robotics. 10/22/2018
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North Carolina: Labor Supply - Half Full or Half Empty?: An employer needs survey takes the temperature of the Tar Heel State’s labor market. 10/18/2018
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Southeast: How a Countryside Project Landed Cityside: Elevator engineers may soon be among those with birds-eye views of major league baseball games. 10/15/2018
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Corsicana, Texas: Where Business Longevity Is Baked In: Three business leaders fill us in on why this city equidistant from DFW and Waco makes sense for their growing firms. 9/20/2018
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Delaware: The Fast Track to Innovation: The First State has the high-end scientific and business talent without the high-end price tag. 9/10/2018
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Editor's View: Tales from the Cryptocurrency: Nothing bitcoin-related appears on a list of topics readers want to see more coverage of, but I bet it will in future years. 9/10/2018
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Arkansas: Report - The Future Is Data Analytics & Computing: The Natural State drafts a plan for its companies’ future competitiveness. 8/27/2018
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Aviation: Cleared for Takeoff: How Wichita’s top aerospace company will staff a $1-billion, five-year expansion. 8/24/2018
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Louisiana: New Technology Centers Will Create Nearly 3,000 Jobs: New Orleans, Lafayette burnish their IT center credentials. 8/13/2018
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Research Parks: Cutting Edge Now Means ‘Really Robust Amenities’: How the University of Maryland’s Discovery District convinced private investors to take a second look. 7/26/2018
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Foreign Direct Investment: Arkansas to the World — 'Make Yourself at Home': Arkansas is home to nearly 470 global employers that support more than 34,104 jobs. 7/25/2018
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Stainless Steel: How Springfield Became the Stainless Steel Capital of the U.S.: Springfield sparkles with more than two dozen companies supplying everything that’s made of stainless steel. 7/20/2018
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Editor's View: ‘Wasted’ Space No More: Minister Envisions Better Land Utilization 7/16/2018
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Aerospace: Why Aerospace Companies Are Thriving — in California: Officials on the ground know the state’s challenges and are determined to overcome them. 7/5/2018
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Financial Services: Wall Street on the Mississippi: St. Louis for sure, but Kansas City and other Missouri metros are financial centers too. 6/15/2018
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Kentucky: An Emerging Science Ripens, and the Ag Industry Will Benefit: The back 40 are a living lab for high-tech farming in the Bluegrass State. 6/14/2018
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Arizona: Why a Space Launcher and a Next-Gen Truck Manufacturer Picked the Phoenix Metro: Demand for super-smart talent is about to skyrocket in the Valley of the Sun. 6/11/2018
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New England: Small States Win Big: Bio, IT Projects Land in Rhode Island, Connecticut 6/7/2018
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Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada: Well Connected: Business and telecom networks are this region's secret sauce. 6/7/2018
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Illinois Bicentennial: Illinois Turns 200: As part of the bicentennial celebration underway this year in the nation's 21st state, we take a look at seven companies with a major presence in the Land of Lincoln. 6/4/2018
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Editor's View: Is the Labor Pool Half Empty or Half Full?: Just how bad is the workforce shortage in the U.S.? We report on huge new projects and expansions in every issue. Are there skilled workers to fill them all? 5/21/2018
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Costa Rica: Essential Opportunity: Company leaders from the life sciences, corporate services, IT and medtech sectors tell us why the talent and value they find there justify their continuing strategic investments in Costa Rica. 5/17/2018
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2018 Global Best to Invest: 2018 Prosperity Cup: It’s as if North Carolina’s short-lived HB2 experiment never happened. 5/10/2018
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Windsor-Essex, Ontario, Canada: Take the Guesswork out of Location Selection: Two sites and two more in the application process in Windsor-Essex are part of an elite group of Ontario’s Certified Sites. 4/5/2018
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Editor's View: Springfield, Illinois, Needs a Business-Climate Master Class: There comes a point when one realizes a person — or state leadership in this case — either wants to change or it doesn’t. Is Springfield the latter? It looks that way. 3/29/2018
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Illinois: Commentary: Can Illinois Get Back in the Fight Before it's Too Late 3/29/2018
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Indiana: Taking Indiana’s Economic Temperature: An economist weighs in on where Indiana ‘compares favorably’ to other states, among other topics. 3/22/2018
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Airport Cities: How SkyBridge Will Complement Sky Harbor: An air cargo and customs facility in a Phoenix suburb will redefine cross-border trade in the US Southwest. 3/8/2018
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The 2017 Governor's Cups: Defending Champs: Texas and Nebraska retain their status as top performers in Site Selection’s annual facilities race. 3/1/2018
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Oregon: Growth Plan to Benefit ‘All Corners of the State’: Considering a Northwest location? If so, you may benefit from one or more of Business Oregon’s priorities for the next several years. 2/15/2018
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Detroit Region Aerotropolis: How to Fast Track Logistics: Airside or landside, this ‘Aerotropolis’ delivers logistics assets like no other location. 1/25/2018
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Workforce: The 2018 Regional Workforce Development Rankings: It is difficult to overstate how crucial workforce development is to a state’s economic health. 1/18/2018
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Editor's View: So Much Winning in 2018?: The last two articles I wrote for this issue have me looking forward to the New Year more than I have in recent memory. 1/4/2018
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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. 12/28/2017
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Commentary: Raising the Bar: Will a new economic development credential make your site discernment more productive? 12/28/2017
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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. 12/7/2017
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Virginia: Equipment Maker STIHL Grows Its Virginia Beach Campus: Plus Roanoke area expansion to add 180 jobs, and Richmond chosen for 'Cyber Fusion Center.' 11/30/2017
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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. 11/20/2017
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Malaysia: Best Supporting Actors: The awards go to two industries — medical devices and aerospace — with long careers ahead of them. 11/9/2017
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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. 11/9/2017
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Business Climate Ranking: Smart Money: Foreign investment, film production and corporate R&D centers grow particularly well in the Peach State’s business climate. 10/30/2017
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Pennsylvania: Port of Philadelphia Bulks Up: A Capital Investment Program at the Port of Philadelphia is under way and will continue through 2020. 10/26/2017
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Aerospace & Aviation: Getting it Wright: As the birthplace of flight, Ohio’s aerospace and aviation industries are reaching new heights. 10/24/2017
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Hoosier Energy: First Come, First Served: Sites along the new I-69 Corridor in southwest Indiana won’t stay vacant for long. 10/19/2017
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Thunder Bay: How the Experts Export: Being mid-continent doesn’t mean lack of ocean access. 10/12/2017
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Malaysia: Sectors on a Mission: Three “catalytic” industries are charged with boosting Malaysia’s industrial ecosystems 9/21/2017
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Texas: The Governor's On the Phone: Real GDP increased in 43 states in the first quarter of 2017, but only Texas grew to within a hair’s breadth of 4 percent. 9/21/2017
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Fintech & Financial Services: The Midwest FinTech Epicenter: Chicago joins an exclusive club of global financial technology hubs. 9/15/2017
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Editor's View: Continuing Education: We finished work on this issue, with an Infrastructure theme, as the fourth-largest US metro area’s infrastructure was overwhelmed, to understate the situation. It still is. 9/7/2017
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Arkansas: Small Ponds Will Soon Be Home to Some Big Fish: Two projects announced in recent weeks will generate approximately 1,150 new jobs in the two Arkansas towns that won them. 8/24/2017
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West Virginia: Panhandle Plays: Where FDI Is Landing in the Mountain State 8/17/2017
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Oklahoma: When Incentives Matter, Oklahoma’s a Safe Bet: State earns high marks for monitoring and measuring their effectiveness. 8/10/2017
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Atlantic Canada: Capital Spending Down, But Not for Long: Public-sector, mining projects are among investors’ priorities. 8/3/2017
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University Research Parks: AURP Chief - 'Connect, Elevate, Enhance': University research parks deserve more credit for their economic and market impacts. 7/13/2017
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Editor's View: Would You Pick Your City?: The more companies that pick your city the better, so help tell them why they should. 7/6/2017
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Ohio: ‘Ohio Is at the Center of It’: Governor John Kasich reminds state lawmakers why economic growth trajectories are still on the ascent. 6/15/2017
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Costa Rica: A spot where productivity & sustainability meet to reach true ROI: More than 280 high-tech companies have established successful operations in Costa Rica and are still growing. 6/8/2017
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Windsor-Essex, Ontario, Canada: Where to Find Canada's Diverse Agri-Business Hub: More than 2,000 acres of greenhouse operations make Windsor-Essex the largest vegetable greenhouse cluster in North America. 5/25/2017
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Departments: Editor's View: Will ‘Psychographics’ Be Your New Location Metric? 5/11/2017
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2017 Global Best to Invest: Prosperity Cup: North Carolina winning the Prosperity Cup again this year will come as a shock to some. 5/4/2017
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Minnesota: North Star Manufacturers ‘Optimistic’: Survey reveals expectations of modest growth in the year ahead. 4/27/2017
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Northeast: Pittsburgh Wins a Robotics Institute: Carnegie Mellon University to oversee the national center of expertise in this technology of the future. 4/20/2017
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New Mexico: Facebook’s Multiplier Effect: Projects requiring hundreds of workers per site are increasingly common in The Land of Enchantment. 4/13/2017
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Hoosier Energy: Power Points:A rural Indiana energy cooperative is a formidable competitor for your next investment. 3/30/2017
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Editors View: Making Print Great Again: Site Selection is the most effective vehicle in the economic development marketplace for putting their message in front of corporate decision makers. 3/9/2017
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Governor's Cup: How to Win Projects & Influence Economies: Texas, Nebraska governors claim the most coveted prizes in U.S. economic development for winning projects in 2016. 3/2/2017
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Oregon: Manufacturing Innovation Center To Open in ’17: A new Manufacturing Innovation Center will benefit companies and the Northwest. 2/23/2017
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Alabama: Airbus Project Adds Lift to Mobile’s Aerospace Sector: A former Air Force base is where to chart the regional cluster’s progress. 2/16/2017
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South Korea: In The (Free Economic) Zone? Probably.: Much of South Korea is a free economic zone, if going right to China isn’t in the cards. 2/2/2017
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Windsor-Essex, Ontario, Canada: The Innovation Infrastructure You Can’t See: Windsor-Essex, Ontario, is the only major Canadian metro south of the US border; more importantly, it’s a powerhouse industrial center. 1/19/2017
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Workforce Development: A Tough ACT to Follow: Are locations making progress in quantifying skills required by capital investors? 1/12/2017
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Editor's View: It Just Might Work: Analysis in this issue of the Trump win is guardedly optimistic 1/5/2017
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New York: Good Sports - Big Leases in The Big Apple: Two of the nation’s leading professional sports leagues are deepening their roots in Manhattan with major office leases in Midtown. 12/22/2016
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Departments: North American Reports: Projects from Germany's Henkel in Connecticut, Audi in Mexico and Festo in Ohio, France's ON Entertainment in Montréal and Austria's Seisenbacher Rail Interiors in Rochester, New York. 12/8/2016
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Malaysia: Kulim Hi-Tech Park Lands Two Plum Projects: Economic indicators moving in the right direction like these bode well for multinationals opening or planning new facilities in this Southeast Asian country in the heart of the ASEAN region. 12/1/2016
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Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania: Where to Grow Your Back Office: Not all corporate operations need a Wall Street address to be successful. 11/22/2016
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Automotive Industry: Economic Recovery ‘Highly Unusual’: GM’s economist weighs in on the strange and positive qualities of the post-Recession economy. 11/17/2016
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Editor's View: Here’s the Deal — Business Climates Matter: Eight of the top 10 are Southeastern, and that’s not a new phenomenon anymore — just an affirmation that their formula for attracting investment is working. 11/17/2016
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Washington: Aerospace Project Had Options, Didn’t Need Them: The grass isn’t always greener. 11/10/2016
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Business Climate Ranking: The Gold Standard: How Georgia Wins a Fourth Consecutive Top Business Climate Billing 11/3/2016
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Massachusetts: Governor Signs $1-Billion Economic Development Package: Governor Charlie Baker signed comprehensive economic development legislation into law deepening the state’s economic competitiveness. 10/27/2016
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Upper Midwest: Report Cards Are Out – State Innovation Grades Are Above Average: States in this region are Innovation Champions and Leaders, according to a recent ranking from the Consumer Technology Association. 10/20/2016
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Editor's View: Audience Participation:Reviewing the results of our recent reader survey, which garnered the strongest rate of participation in years. 9/15/2016
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Northern Ireland: The UK’s Sweet Spot for Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing: Proximity to the UK and European markets provides real value for money and is a key factor for companies investing in Northern Ireland. 9/8/2016
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Venture Capital: Where to Find Venture Capital in the Midwest. Startup Ohio: The Midwest may not spring to mind as the magnet for venture capital, but keep an eye on Ohio. 9/7/2016
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Missouri: Missouri Counties Race for ‘Work Ready’Status: Show-Me State counties — 10 in recent months — show how work skills credentialing is done. 8/4/2016
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Aerospace: Record Demand Causes A Shift In Aerospace Investment Locations: Where the global aerospace and defense industry is heading in 2016, according to a major new report from Deloitte. 7/28/2016
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Research & Science Parks: Areas of Innovation Leave Science Parks in the Dust: Areas of Innovation are districts anchored by science parks; many are profiled in a new publication by that name from the International Association of Science Parks. 7/14/2016
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FDI Outlook: Locations of the Future: Where site selectors are most likely to invest in the next five years. 7/7/2016
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Editor's View: Brexit Vote - ‘A Different World’: Making sense of the Brexit vote and the effect on the UK for foreign direct investment 7/7/2016
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Republic of Turkey: Fast Growing, Dynamic Economy: Turkey’s economic strengths and abundance of skilled workers deliver the confidence and predictability required by today’s global capital investors. 6/23/2016
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Malaysia: Every Step of the Way: A second top investment promotion agency award demonstrates Malaysia’s expertise in attracting new investment and helping existing projects expand. 6/16/2016
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Georgia: ‘Thoughtful Development’: Forget what you know about commercial sprawl in the Atlanta area. It’s a whole new ballgame along the South Fulton Parkway. 6/9/2016
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: Beacon of Knowledge: Research-oriented corporations, SMEs and startups are finding the ideal innovation ecosystem where they might not have looked several years ago. 6/2/2016
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Arizona: Ready for Its Close-up: Delegates on a tour of Arizona’s innovation attributes were more than a little impressed with the state’s universities and their economic development acumen. 5/26/2016
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Logistics: Keep On Truckin': Texas has more logistics assets — from rail infrastructure and seaports to air cargo facilities and roads — than most countries. 5/19/2016
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Editor's View: Economic Development’s New Math: The same location criteria that drove your site decisions last year still apply this year. But the textbook has changed. 5/5/2016
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South Carolina: Portside: The Palmetto State’s industrial engine would sputter without the critical contributions of its three ports. A fourth is in the planning stages. 4/28/2016
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South Central States: In Case You Missed It: A round-up of what’s on the minds of the four governors in this key region. 4/14/2016
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Agribusiness: Think Locally, Invest Globally: Russia, Iowa expansions are about much more than new facilities. 4/7/2016
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New Mexico: More Enchanting: Measures taken to make New Mexico more business-friendly are paying off. 3/24/2016
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: Innovation Destination: Saudi Arabia’s most dynamic research ecosystem is at KAUST’s campus on the Red Sea. 3/24/2016
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Airport Cities: The Catalyst: How a signature headquarters project is turbocharging Atlanta’s new Aerotropolis Alliance. 3/17/2016
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Editor's View: You’ll Know It When You Hear It: Congratulations again to Texas and Kentucky for their 2015 Governors Cups. 3/3/2016
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Governor's Cups: A Pair of Kings Takes It: New leadership in this year’s winning states for attracting new facilities are looking ahead, not behind, at how to keep their states at the top of their game. 3/1/2016
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Tennessee: We Can’t Wait!: The next train to Clarksville will include a new Google data center. 2/18/2016
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Mexico: Decades in the Making: The Monterrey region’s rich educational resources did not appear overnight, and they are growing. 2/4/2016
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Workforce Development: ‘Make it Less Murky’: Workforce credentials are the new currency of site location success. 1/7/2016
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State of the States: Some States Get It – Some Don’t: With the advent of a new year, a look back and look ahead can help focus priorities for the next round of location decisions. 1/1/2016
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Editor's View: Your Credentials, Please: All content in this issue will give you food for thought as your location discernment for 2016 gets underway. 1/1/2016
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Nebraska: Look What’s Growing in Nebraska: An entrepreneurial ecosystem is rapidly taking shape. 12/22/2015
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Kansas: How to Grow an Aerospace Cluster: An Innovation Campus at Wichita State University will keep the region’s aerospace sector well stocked with talent. 12/10/2015
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Aerospace: Rolls-Royce Picks Delta TechOps for Key Engine Work at ATL 12/10/2015
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Aerospace News: Falcon Jet in Little Rock, Lockheed Cruise Missiles, North State in NC, and More! 11/30/2015
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Editor's View: When ‘You’re So Predictable’ Is a Good Thing 11/5/2015
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Water Technology: Come On In - The Water's Fine: California’s water resource challenges are real, but so are the many technology solutions in use and on the drawing board. 11/3/2015
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The 2015 Business Climate Ranking: Peach State Three-peat: Georgia Builds on its Strengths 11/2/2015
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Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania: Your Workforce Awaits: How one region’s labor supply, logistics assets and business climate facilitate success. 10/29/2015
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North Carolina: Fourth and Climbing: The Tar Heel State’s economic outlook keeps improving, and its corporate tax rate keeps falling. 10/22/2015
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Commercial Space: To the Moon, Alice! 9/30/2015
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Aerospace News: Aerojet Rocketdyne in Arkansas, Boeing in South Carolina, Bell in Louisiana, and much More! 9/30/2015
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Baton Rouge: How to Land the Big One: IBM’s new Technology Center in Baton Rouge will benefit the software development sector on the local, state and regional levels. 9/29/2015
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United Kingdom: UK Remains Top European FDI Destination: Most projects are from the US, France and India. 9/24/2015
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Birmingham UK: Second City, First Choice: More investors are finding the UK business location they seek outside the hubbub of London, in next generation Birmingham. 9/24/2015
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Selangor Malaysia: Naturally: Selangor’s key industries thrive, because they belong there. 9/17/2015
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Malaysia: Welcome Mat, Version 2.0: A new incentive targets multinationals’ higher-end regional operations. 9/17/2015
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Texas: How To Site A Data Center: Fort Worth friends Facebook with the right combination of location attributes for a new data center complex. 9/10/2015
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Texas: Better Than It Was: A Conversation With Governor Greg Abbott 9/10/2015
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Editor's View: Why Our Rankings Resonate 9/3/2015
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2015 Global Infrastructure Report: Smoothing Out the Rough Spots: A dossier of data on the ports, roads, railways, airports and broadband byways of the United States and the world 9/1/2015
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Rocky Mountains: What’s for Dinner In The Rockies?: Following are snapshots of recent F&B projects that landed — or expanded — in the Rocky Mountain region 8/27/2015
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Concierge for the Innovation Ecosystem: The Iowa Innovation Corporation makes the right connections for start-ups in The Hawkeye State. 8/26/2015
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Arkansas: Road Show: Gov. Asa Hutchinson spent a week in Europe recruiting aerospace companies to his state at the Paris Air Show. 8/20/2015
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Aerospace News: New Pratt & Whitney Facility, A330 Built in China, PRECORP in SC, and More! 7/29/2015
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Caribbean: ICT Hub in the Making: Will changes to SEZ rules hurt Jamaica’s growing BPO sector? 7/16/2015
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Malaysia's Data Centre Sector: Regional Hub Status Clearly Within Reach: Sectors succeed when industry and government are on the same page. 7/16/2015
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Research and Science Parks: Wichita State: Top University for Aerospace R&D 7/9/2015
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Aerospace Part 1: Droning On and On: An in-between time is the right time to cultivate one state’s growing UAS industry cluster. 7/2/2015
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Aerospace Part 2: US, Global Locations Ranked For Manufacturing Attractiveness: Business costs, talent availability are key metrics to watch. 7/2/2015
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| Workforce Development: Keeping Our Head Above Water: Positive jobs numbers since the end of the recession mask a dire lack of skilled labor throughout the US. How much longer can this be the case? 1/8/2015 |
