WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, November 2008   Chemical Specialist Expanding Globally Lanxess is expanding its caprolactam production facilities in Antwerp (above) and recently opened a new center for rubber research in Qingdao, China (below). by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com  G erman specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG is in the midst of several […]

CORPORATE REAL ESTATE AWARDS From Site Selection magazine, September 2008   Excellence Is its Own Reward by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com S ite Selection Magazine editors and members of the Editorial Advisory Board wrapped up a months-long evaluation of nominations for the first annual Excellence in Corporate Real Estate Awards in August. The nominations were […]

CANADA: BEST TO INVEST From Site Selection magazine, September 2008 Catch a Lift Ingenuity is one natural resource helping Canadian economic development soar. The first train from the fast-growing Port of Prince Rupert to Chicago completed the trip in a record transit time of 92 hours, supported by CN’s recently completed $25-million infrastructure upgrades. “I […]

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, September 2008   The Call to Excellence by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com O ne of the many benefits of our Excellence in Corporate Real Estate Awards program is the inspiration we can gain from the winners’ achievements. Take DFW International Airport’s John Terrell, for example (see coverage of the […]

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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2008   Many Stars in Montana Crow Nation Chairman Carl Venne, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and AAEC Chairman Allan Blood (l. to r.) are flanked by members of the Crow Legislature as they celebrate the signing of a 50-year, $7-billion development deal. K ing Coal has not […]

hether it’s $1 billion in Massachusetts, hundreds of millions of dollars in Florida or a proposed $1.1 billion in Maryland, states and counties are unleashing their coffers with a variety of packages to boost their regional biotechnology sectors.       Brilliant strategies to build up a lucrative industry clusters, or a potential drain on taxpayers? Critics of […]

ecently, Florida has become a convenient (and photogenic) poster child for America’s real estate market crash. However, this assessment is far removed from Florida’s contemporary economic reality – that of an increasingly diversified, three-quarter-trillion-dollar economy relying on multiple engines of growth. Fort Lauderdale, the anchor community of Southeast Florida’s Broward County, is rapidly making a […]

his July, a defense industry precedent was set when Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that a U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract worth around $40 billion was to be put up for rebidding after an investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the audit, evaluation and investigative arm of the U.S. Congress, uncovered […]

ork-force training programs are designed to either support new job creation or increase the skill level of the incumbent workforce. Work-force training monies flow through reimbursable programs or tax credit programs funded by various sources including: Unemployment Insurance Taxes (“UIT”), General Fund Appropriations, Future Payroll Taxes, or Income and Franchise taxes.       Generally, to secure reimbursable […]

SITE Visit From Site Selection magazine, September 2008 Trevor Hamilton, vice president of economic development for the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, has spent much of his career pointing out the attributes of the Enterprise South megasite. Now Volkswagen will put them to use. Chattanooga Stands and Delivers Volkswagen chooses a former U.S. Army munitions […]

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, September 2008    Web Site Do’s and Don’ts Some economic development Web sites offer too much information, others not enough. John Warden is executive vice president of The Walker Companies. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com W eb-based research has become a critical part of the site selection process […]

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2008   Port, Highway Projects Boost Honduras Logistics Dredging began in June for a $240-million expansion project at the Port of Cortes on Honduras’ Caribbean coast. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com  T he Port of Cortes, the largest of five Caribbean ports in Honduras, manages more than […]

COVER STORY: RESEARCH & SCIENCE PARKS From Site Selection magazine, July 2008   Reservations      for Research High-profile partnerships support high-flying visions. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com The Hong Kong Science Park is being developed in three phases. The second phase’s layout is dominated by a unique ovoid auditorium. Douglas Muzyka, president – DuPont Greater China […]

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, July 2008   by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Congress to Industry: A Bronze Will Do I f the governing bodies of the various U.S. sports teams preparing for the summer Olympics in August act quickly, they can still enact some measures that will affect those teams’ performance in the games. […]

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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, July 2008   Idaho Falls for Areva by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com  F ifty years ago next year, in a small town just west of Idaho Falls, Idaho, the first light bulb to be powered purely by nuclear energy was illuminated. The municipality of Atomic City was born. […]

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, July 2008   A New School of Thought Atlanta-based TUFF finds opportunities for corporations and universities alike. by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com W hat’s a school to do when an area’s demand for a university presence is growing at the same robust rate as the area’s companies, but funds for […]

lawback – the word invokes images of scary, bony fingers from a horror movie scene. Is the image a fair one? Can – and do – the bony fingers of clawback provisions reach into the pockets and wallets of companies and take back investment incentive monies? Are clawback provisions … safe? Tracey Hyatt Bosman, Grubb […]

n today’s extremely dynamic business environment profit margins are smaller and the line that divides success from failure has narrowed. This narrow line is enterprise wide, from operations to finance to human resources. This narrow success margin benchmark extends to service providers as well. The skills and competencies that once defined an outstanding or world […]

hen Sun Rich Fresh Foods recently located a new food processing facility in a Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) in Reading, Pa., among the major draws to this site were its proximity to customer markets in the Eastern U.S., the available pool and cost of labor, and the water/wastewater infrastructure. The 43,000-sq.-ft. (3,995-sq.-m.) plant, located on […]

SITE Visit From Site Selection magazine, July 2008   Joint venture company EMAL is building the world’s largest aluminum smelter in a new industrial zone being developed between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Super Smelter The UAE makes way for a Middle East aluminum hub. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com B anking on future demand for […]

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, July 2008   BD Brings Second China Plant Online North American Presence Grows in Amsterdam Aerospace Facility Will Double Production German Firm Inaugurates India Facility Lenovo Broadens Its Global Footprint Wacker Opens Facility in China   A New Bridge Across the Mersey by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com  T […]

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, May 2008   Setting Sail in Hamburg A leading publisher brings its efforts aboard a single vessel for the first time. The $165-million building that will house Spiegel Verlag’s newly consolidated head office was one of the biggest leases of 2007 in Hamburg. Images courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects […]