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NEWS DIGEST
World Reports
Malaysia sees investment in a major production facility; OpenAI launches its first data center location in Europe; Nissui Corporation expands its office and operations in Kitakyushi, Japan; French aerospace company Safran selects a location for its 323,000-sq.-ft aircraft carbon brake manufacturing facility; and Hong-Kong based Quasar Medical expands into Thailand and Singapore.
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Archive photo of Cheniere’s Sabine Pass Liquefaction export terminal in Louisiana courtesy of Bechtel
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U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports are setting records and policies are setting new expectations. “The Trump administration’s energy dominance push intensifies geopolitical pressures across global gas markets,” said analysis from Wood Mackenzie released at Gastech 2025 in Milan, Italy. “U.S. efforts to accelerate the complete shut-out of Russian gas and LNG from Europe create opportunities for US LNG suppliers.”
The growth and potential growth put development of liquefaction plants, terminals and production trains in a spotlight that Site Selection has trained on the LNG industry for many years. Among the most recent stories among dozens of pages of results you’ll find by writing “LNG” in the search engine at SiteSelection.com are a May 2024 report on Gulf Coast Ports entitled “How LNG Energized the South’s Industrial Base” and a July 2025 Louisiana spotlight that explains why “Billions in Foreign Investment Are Coming to the Energy Sector.”
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Bucksport Marine Park: Waterfront Industrial Opportunities Near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Bucksport Marine Park is a 47-acre industrial park in Horry County located along the Intracoastal Waterway and the Waccamaw River (MP377) in Horry County within the Myrtle Beach, SC region. The property is 34 miles from Georgetown, SC; 88 miles from Charleston, SC; and 30 miles from Myrtle Beach International Airport.
Existing Facilities:
- 700′ parallel dockage and wooden pier, accommodating vessels up to 200′
- 28′ wide double lane boat ramp
- Adjacent to Bucksport Marina, offering gas and diesel fuels
Under Development:
- 47+ acres of land for marine-related businesses
- Additional commercial concrete pier and boat slips for use by Park tenants
- Two travel lift wells and piers (100-ton and 300-ton capacity)
- Fully installed infrastructure including water, sewer, power, and fiber
- U.S. Corps of Engineers permits in hand
- Sites available for sale or lease at competitive pricing
Positioned for Growth
With modern infrastructure, waterfront access, and permits in place, Bucksport Marine Park offers a unique opportunity for marine-related businesses seeking a strategic location in one of the fastest-growing regions on the East Coast.
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INCUBATORS, INNOVATORS & ENTREPRENEURS
Where Successful Outcomes Take Shape
Chicagoland alone is home to nearly 100 incubators and innovation centers. But you can also find them steps away from higher education institutions across the state.
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The State Department says FDI stock in Vietnam, helped by an improving investment climate, stood at over $322 billion at the end of 2024, roughly equivalent to two-thirds of Vietnam’s GDP. SLP Park Bac Ninh, completed in Q4 of 2024, offers high-quality warehouses and factories for foreign and domestic companies in Bac Ninh province near the China border.
Photo courtesy of PRNewsfoto/SLP Vietnam
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Two in-depth and related resources were recently published by the U.S. Department of State before things shut down this week. First came the 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report, which evaluates whether 139 foreign governments (and the Palestinian Authority) that receive U.S. assistance meet minimum fiscal transparency requirements. The review concluded that 71 governments met minimum fiscal transparency requirements and 69 did not meet those requirements. Of these 69, however, 26 made significant progress toward meeting the requirements.
Last week the Department of State published the annual Investment Climate Statements for more than 170 countries and economies, “helping U.S. companies make informed decisions about doing business overseas.” The statements form chapters of the Department of Commerce’s Country Commercial Guides and address topics established by the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (CABDA), including openness to, and restrictions upon, foreign investment; investment and taxation treaties; legal regime; industrial policies; protection of property rights; corruption; and labor policies and practices. The statements “are also a resource for foreign governments to create business environments that treat the United States and our companies and investors fairly,” says the State Department.
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Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan is the first Ford Motor Co. plant without traditional in-floor conveyor lines and instead uses robotic Autonomous Guided Vehicles to move F-150 Lightning trucks from workstation to station in the plant.
Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Co.
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Tomorrow is the 14th annual National Manufacturing Day, observed annually on the first Friday of October. The Census Bureau maintains a Manufacturing Week homepage with valuable manufacturing statistics and data products, including analysis (infographic below) of the value of state manufacturing shipments per capita, which finds Louisiana, Indiana and Iowa at the top of the list.
Visit the Manufacturing Day home page for details about some 460 events taking place in nearly every U.S. state.
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