TXC Corp, Taiwan’s leading quartz crystal components maker, has recently invested $78.9 million to expand production of parts using 5G and microelectromechanical system technologies at the company’s plant in Taoyuan’s Pinzheng District.
Carel Group, a machinery and equipment manufacturer, opened a 161,000-sq.-ft. plant in Suzhou in Jiangsu province that will create 50 jobs. The location is said to be one of the most innovative and important technological districts of China, making it an ideal location for the company’s new facility that is focused on R&D and technological innovation. The facility is intended to strengthen production for the Chinese market and consolidate the Group’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
As promised last week in our analysis of the Inc. 500, the crackerjack team at Conway Analytics led by Director of Programming & Analytics Daniel Boyer has taken the entire Inc. 5000 one step further, grouping them into their appropriate metro areas (CBSAs). Below are the Top 10 and Top 10 Per Capita, with the nation’s capital outstretching the Big Apple by one single company in the overall tally, and entrepreneurial outposts in the mountains of the west showing up strong in the per-capita rankings. The way things go in startup hubs, these numbers are already changing.
Top 10 Metro Areas by Number of Inc. 5000 Company Headquarters
Metro
No. of Companies
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia
312
New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania
Top 10 Metro Areas by Number of Inc. 5000 Company Headquarters Per Capita
Metro
No. of Companies
Heber, Utah
4
Spirit Lake, Iowa
2
Provo-Orem, Utah
42
Breckenridge, Colorado
2
Boulder, Colorado
21
Bozeman, Montana
6
Huntsville, Alabama
25
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia
312
Austin-Round Rock, Texas
94
Fargo, North Dakota-Minnesota
10
SITE SELECTION RECOMMENDS
Looking to pipe some new talent or new skills into your company’s real estate and facilities operation? Years ago, based on a book published by the Urban Land Institute, Site Selection published a list highlighting some of the best university programs in the discipline, including those select few who offer a concentration in the niche area of corporate real estate. While that list holds up well, other good starting points include a list compiled by CCIM and a list of university members of NAIOP.
Among top university real estate programs, the Department of Real Estate at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business in downtown Atlanta is among those with a focus on corporate real estate in particular. Ranked 10th in the nation among undergraduate programs in real estate by U.S. News & World Report, the department also confers confers master’s- and doctoral-level degrees, including a Master of Science in Commercial Real Estate.
Photo courtesy of Georgia State University
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Conway, Inc. Vice President of Global Innovation Guillermo Mazier made this photo this week at the Old Forester distillery in Louisville, where a reception was held during the TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum that ended yesterday. The three-story aging rackhouse at Old Forester has the capacity to age 800-900 barrels of bourbon. Distillery investments have always figured prominently in Kentucky’s economic development success.
