Investor Watch: September 18, 2023 - Site Selection Magazine

FROM SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 2023 ISSUE

CALIFORNIA

A ‘Eureka’ Moment for Offshore Wind

California is leveraging new floating technology to bolster its energy future.

INVESTMENT PROFILE: INDIANA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY

Headway Along the Highway

U.S. 31 in Indiana is a study in progress.

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SITE SELECTION RECOMMENDS

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited the Berkovetske cemetery in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, where they placed a memorial wreath and walked the Alley of Heroes.

State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy

Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker

An announcement last Thursday from U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken announced the appointment by President Biden of former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker as the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery. “Special Representative Pritzker will drive efforts to shape donor priorities through the Multi-Agency Donor Coordination Platform to align them with Ukraine’s needs and to galvanize international partners to increase their support for Ukraine,” Secretary Blinken said. “She will also work closely with the government of Ukraine as it intensifies reforms needed to win the future, open export markets, mobilize foreign direct investment and catalyze economic recovery.”

Pritzker’s family traces its roots to the village of Velyki Pritsky outside of Kyiv, where her family owned a grain store before emigrating the United States more than 100 years ago, the State Department said. Site Selection last talked to her in this piece about her leadership role in Chicagoland.

A release the next day from UkraineInvest noted the signing by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Law of Ukraine No. 8138, aimed at “improving the current regulation of state support for large investment projects.” Other news in the bulletin included support and interest from Japan and South Korea, and contribution of €50 billion from the European Union over the next four years “to rebuild and modernize the country after Russian aggression.”

MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 2023

HATTIESBURG/LAUREL

The Pine Belt Is Project Ready

Site preparation proves to be the Hattiesburg Laurel region’s greatest asset in attracting and retaining business.

PHOTO GALLERY

At Home In Mississippi

A selection of images takes you from Tupelo to Gulfport and everywhere in between.

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Is there anything like fall in New York City? Watch for the New York Spotlight and other stories in the November 2023 issue of Site Selection.