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Fresh off the in-person IAMC Professional Forum that wrapped up yesterday in Fort Worth, Texas, learn more about IAMC’s diversity and inclusion efforts. And enjoy some reflections on corporate real estate and IAMC’s roots from Joel Parker, IAMC’s director of professional education and research, who just retired from Conway Data and IAMC after 34 years of service.

Iowa looks to leap, post-COVID.

How Arizona is attracting high-tech manufacturing companies, from electric vehicles to semiconductors and everything in between.

Ron Starner talks to Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman and learns how the highly decorated coach and career educator is transforming cradle-to-career prep in the state.

An aerospace firm flies from Reno to Melbourne in a quest for talent and growth.

Fujifilm Diosynth CEO Martin Meeson tells us why the chemistry feels so right in the Research Triangle, one of two North Carolina metros appearing in JLL’s top 10 emerging markets for life sciences.

Plus glimpses into Ohio’s agreement with GM, new pharmaceutical capabilities at Rickenbacker International Airport and Kroger’s e-commerce growth in the state.

The BBC intends to spread the wealth ‘Across the UK.’

A movement afoot in northeast Ohio aims to leverage Lake Erie for big-ticket manufacturing investment.

Learn why Entergy territory is resilience personified, from talent development to sites to a net-zero future.

Electric vehicle momentum dots the map with vehicle and battery plant investments.

A conversation with Amazon Head of Worldwide Economic Development Holly Sullivan.

Major Projects Break Through Sour Economy to Pursue Innovation and Restart Global Commerce

Unique indices highlight the top countries and metro areas in terms of their outlook for corporate investment.

IAMC Chair Jennifer Roth explores how working, communicating and networking have evolved over the past year. Contributor John Salustri talks to experts at Rollins, Colliers International and Newmark Zimmer about post-COVID leasing strategies.

Newmark’s Gregg Wassmansdorf fills us in, while answering questions about which requirements and standards give site certification programs credibility.

Last summer, Dr. Maurie McInnis took office as the sixth president of Stony Brook University. Her answers last fall to five quick questions from Site Selection reveal insights into the key roles she and the school play in Long Island economic development. (For more, see the Long Island Intelligence Report.)

Duncan Hines (whose EPIC Fruity Pebbles Cake Kit is pictured here) and Ferrero Group are among the companies expanding across the state.

Short stories update us on JinkoSolar’s huge solar cell plant in Yunnan Province, China; the world’s least and most corrupt countries; the world’s shifting economic center of gravity; life sciences expansion in Manchester, UK; and a new battery factory coming to Norway.

Is a global intellectual property dispute just a bump in the road for a massive EV battery plant under construction north of Atlanta? Judging by the events of the past 24 hours, the answer is “yes.”

A new strategic alignment aimed at talent development is just one way Indiana is building on four consecutive record-breaking years for economic development. Also: March Madness may be over, but there is plenty afoot in downtown Indy at GE’s new smart manufacturing hub and Elanco Animal Health’s new global HQ.

Mileages don’t change, but distances seem to shrink every year, thanks to the growing human, business and infrastructure connections linking Tucson, Arizona, to global commerce.

Not the musical. The city that’s been leading Ontario in company project attraction over the past year.