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New Alliance to Foster Technology-Based Economic Development Communities seeking to implement technology-based economic development strategies will likely benefit from a recently announced alliance between the Milken Institute, a demographics and economic research organization based in Santa Monica, Calif., and New Economy Strategies (www.regional-strategies.com), an economic development consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The two organizations agreed in August to work together on regional and national initiatives, conferences and research into the next generation of community and regional technology-based economic development. "People at New Economy have been involved in technology economic development implementation efforts, and we have done ground-breaking research on what successful regions have done in developing high-tech clusters and determining how to foster technology and entrepreneurship and innovation-based growth internally," says Ross DeVol, Director of Regional and Demographic Studies at the Milken Institute. The Institute generates research in such areas as benchmarking assessments and analysis of data that may point to underutilization of a region's core competencies. "We felt we needed to partner with an organization that has more experience on the strategy-implementation side," says DeVol. "By combining our efforts, we can provide a much higher quality service to economic development officials and governments." New Economy Strategies has advised 25 communities in the United States, including Austin and San Antonio, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Cleveland, on projects that maximize the economic and strategic goals of cluster development and growth. |
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Jones Lang LaSalle is expanding its global consulting practice with the addition of a Singapore-based representative. Stuart Crow, associate director, will head the new division, which offers a variety of specialist strategic advisory services.
James Nesbitt and James Michael McKevitt have joined NAI Hiffman, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., as vice presidents of the firm's Office Brokerage Group. The two previously worked together at Scribcor, Inc., where Nesbitt was senior vice president and McKevitt was chairman. Also, Joseph M. Geisel has joined the firm as executive vice president in the asset management group.
Tim D. Relyea has been appointed vice chairman and a member of the board of directors at Cushman & Wakefield. Relyea co-manages the firm's Houston office with Scott Wegmann, who was recently named executive managing director, co-branch manager and co-area leader for Texas. Both Relyea and Wegmann had been executive vice president and co-managing director at Cushman Realty Corp. prior to the two firms' merger.
Cushman & Wakefield made several other executive announcements in August 2001. Andrew D. Ratner has been appointed senior managing director and co-area leader of the firm's California operations. He works in Los Angeles. His colleague, Joe Cook, shares California leadership responsibilities from San Francisco. Ratner had been executive vice president and national director, real estate services, at Cushman Realty. Stuart R. Essery has been named executive managing director of U.S. operations. He previously was senior vice president and CFO at Cushman Realty. Peter W. Savoie has been named executive managing director of the firm's Financial Services Group (FSG). Working in the firm's Denver office, Savoie heads FSG's western operations with Steve Jones, an executive managing director in San Francisco. Savoie had been executive vice president at Cushman Realty. And Robert Ortiz is Cushman & Wakefield's new executive managing director of U.S. operations, reporting to Bruce Mosler, president of U.S. operations. Ortiz had been executive vice president and national director of brokerage services at Cushman Realty.
Julien J. Studley has named Eric B. Moore to the post of corporate managing director in the firm's Los Angeles office. A telecommunications specialist, Moore was founding partner of Millennium Advisors MSN, where he focused on telecommunications leasing.
J. Richard Jones, who has served as head of Insignia/ESG's Philadelphia office, has been appointed executive vice president and head of the company's Strategic Services Provider Program and new business development for the Mid-Atlantic region. Karen Daly has been appointed executive managing director of the company's Philadelphia-area operations. She most recently oversaw Insignia/ESG's property services operations in the New England, New York and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Rhett W. Peterson, a specialist in office and industrial R&D buildings, has joined Voit Commercial Brokerage as a senior marketing associate. He leaves Grubb & Ellis, where he worked as senior advisor of the Office and Technology Services Group in San Diego.
Johnnie-Mike Irving has joined Regus, an outsourced officing provider, as president and general manager for Canada. He most recently was vice president at Dell Computer Corp., where he was responsible for sales, marketing and operations.
LandAmerica Financial Group, Richmond, Va., has hired Andrew S. Brownstein as senior vice president, strategic transactions. He previously was vice president, Colonnade Capital LLC, a private equity firm, where he coordinated, negotiated and executed investments in the manufacturing, service and media industries.
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New Alliance to Foster Technology-Based Economic Development Communities seeking to implement technology-based economic development strategies will likely benefit from a recently announced alliance between the Milken Institute, a demographics and economic research organization based in Santa Monica, Calif., and New Economy Strategies (www.regional-strategies.com), an economic development consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The two organizations […]
Read MoreJUNE/JULY 1998 C O V E R S T O R Y Uncommon Gazelles: Unorthodox Strategies Fuel Their Fast-Track Expansions by Jack Lyne Though fast-expanding “little giants” are the stars of today’s entrepreneurial economy, their real estate strategies often buck real estate best practices, a Site Selection survey indicates. Gazelle has become the […]
Denver is the choice for a sustainable city concept first planted in Japan to blossom in the United States.
As a little girl, Susan Gibbs remembers visiting her grandmother’s coastline home in Rockport, Mass. There was the bronze bust of her grandfather, William Francis Gibbs, positioned as if he were staring off to sea. It would later prompt curious expeditions to the attic, where old newspaper clippings and photographs were pulled from trunks.
Electricity signaled progress a century ago. Broadband sparks it today.
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S everal years ago, the Council for Urban Economic Development (CUED) and the American Economic Development Council (AEDC) convened a joint task force to address an issue of their membership. The two associations merged earlier this year to form the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). At issue was the concern of […]
Read MoreMichigan is incrementally converting pockets of its once vast automotive manufacturing engine into the green economy.
In a candid talk, Atlanta Braves President John Schuerholz shares a vision 48 years in the making.
Denver is the choice for a sustainable city concept first planted in Japan to blossom in the United States.
Look beyond the conflict headlines, and there’s real economic growth under way.
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S pearheaded by the meteoric rise of the Charlotte and the Research Triangle metro areas, North Carolina has climbed to the top spot of Site Selection‘s 2001 Business Climate Ranking. Becoming the No. 1 state for doing business wasn’t easy. The Tar Heel State barely edged out last year’s winner — […]
Read MoreWashington’s forestry products industry is where sustainability, innovation and manufacturing meet.
Editor in Chief Mark Arend sees diverse approaches and common threads in his recent conversations with four governors.
Two Tech Hub designations recognize innovation arising where America began.
Foreign direct investment in Germany grew by 37.5% in 2023 to the equivalent of $38 billion.
As California Competes, Tax Credit recipients launch record-setting investments in the Golden State.
GO-Biz Director Avdis paints a picture of Transformation.
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E conomic slowdown and uncertainty is increasing pressure on companies to improve margins. Within Europe, one response of multinational corporations has been to initiate cost reduction through consolidation/rationalization /relocation projects of both manufacturing and service activities. Government financial incentives are available for these projects (as well as typical new/greenfield investments) and […]
Read MoreFocusing on the basics of good business keeps the Beehive State buzzing.
EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, November 2007 by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Business Climate Change O ne way to look at the results of two recent corporate-real-estate-executive pulse-taking exercises is in terms of “before” and “after.” Our annual survey of executives’ picks for the best state business climates included a new question this […]
A funny thing happened on the way to the market for solar power. After meandering down decades of technical dead ends, following false leads of old ill-conceived state and federal policies, and surviving more recent politically exaggerated false forecasts of doom, the solar industry has shocked the nation. Solar power actually … works.
From Site Selection magazine, March 2005 WORLD REPORTS ‘New Europe’ Beckons Foreign direct investment increasingly is shifting to the European Union’s eastern sector. by JULIA COX In years to come, 2004 may well be viewed by analysts of inward investment trends as the year that the map of FDI activity in Europe was fundamentally re-drawn. […]
When it comes to economic development, TVA’s team, partners and communities know the importance of preparation.
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Ontario, Alberta Prove Most Appealing Ontario and Alberta were ranked as the top two investment climates in Canada by U.S. and Canadian investment managers, according to the 2000 Survey of Senior Investment Managers, released by the Fraser Institute, a Canada-based economic research organization. The two provinces tied with a score of 7.7 out of 10. […]
Read MoreA steady personnel pipeline keeps life sciences thriving in Ireland.
APRIL/MAY 1998 IDRC?s Best Practices Award: Australia Post — Leadership by Jack Lyne When market-driven pressures transfigured Australia?s national mail system, its real estate arm took a decidedly proactive turn. In two short years, the group has forcefully made the case for cost-effective strategic space utilization. Australia Post Property Division?s designation as 1997?s winner of […]
This year's edition of State of the States, in addition to containing updated legislative, demographic and education data, includes the second installment of six Rankings That Matter.
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W hen Japanese automaker Toyota needed to increase its share of the European marketplace in the late 1990s, it went in search of the automaker’s Holy Grail — the perfect site for a new manufacturing plant. After heated competition, the Nord-Pas de Calais region in Northern France offered the most tempting of sites. […]
Read MoreThis year, for the first time, among the external indices used in Site Selection’s Global Best to Invest rankings (due to be released on Thursday, May 1) is the DHL Global Connectedness Report.
Three years after a significant bioscience project announcement, Georgia takes a giant step toward creating an industry hub.
Casinos, floor shows and all-you-can-eat buffets make way for digital enterprises.
As organizations do all they can to lure and retain talent, award-winning design projects shine a light on the evolving workplace.
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N ot too long ago, state legislatures around the U.S. spent their lawmaking sessions deciding which programs to create or increase appropriations to in order to lure businesses, among other agendas. Lofty economic times filled state budget coffers from Hartford to Honolulu, giving lawmakers lots of leeway in reducing corporate tax rates and aiding new […]
Read MoreMaintaining the No. 1 business climate in America doesn’t just help companies and workers during the good times.
Reform of U.S. immigration policy is on the tips of so many tongues of all political stripes that it seems a foregone conclusion decisive action will take place soon.
The 25th U.S. Secretary of Defense calls for a restoration of productive ties between the military and industry.
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A s if their plates weren’t full enough already, economic conditions are mandating that corporate real estate managers figure out how to do more with less. More what? They must now demonstrate more of an ability to contain, if not reduce, costs where property assets are concerned, because shareholders and real estate investors are less […]
Read MoreBlack perspectives on economic development, technology and startups in the city too busy to hate.
In the wake of the global pandemic, Illinois focuses on restoring and revitalizing its business climate.
Exciting new discoveries in biomedical sciences in the past decade, like the mapping of the human genome, have had an unintended effect on the real estate world
Hydrogen is one more area of innovation in a TVA portfolio that includes new nuclear, renewable energy, electric vehicles and energy storage.
The term Multilatina might have been coined very recently, but the formation and evolution of these companies has been going on for years.
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C ommercial real estate taxes are nothing to sneeze at. In a medium-sized city like Pittsburgh, taxes on a commercial office building in the central business district can easily run between US$2.50 and $3 per square foot, or about $4 million a year on a 1.5-million-sq.-ft. (139,300-sq.-m.) building in the heart of the city. Taxes […]
Read MoreAustralian firm Unilife Medical Solutions is nearing completion of its US$26-million global headquarters and manufacturing facility in York, Pa.
Ohio's deep roots in manufacturing prove crucial to transformational industries.
PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, November 2008 Taking One for the Team What does playing ball with stadium subsidies say to multinational corporations? Giving onto a vista of downtown Minneapolis, the Metrodome, which opened in 1982, is held up as a model project in terms of its financing balance, and is the only […]
2007 GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT From Site Selection magazine, September 2007 The Infrastructure Dilemma Will the U.S. follow the world’s lead in turning to private-sector investment? by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com and ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com A ssessing the world’s infrastructure needs is a daunting task. Even more daunting for governments is developing formulas […]
Texas leads the way in wind, branches out in biofuels and continues to diversify its dominant oil and gas portfolio.
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E xactly one year ago, the future looked bleak for Ford Motor Company’s European operations. Bleeding red ink by the buckets, plagued by under-utilized plant capacity and struggling to maintain market share, Ford Europe was more than stuck in reverse. It was careening out of control. At Dagenham in the United Kingdom, Ford Europe is […]
Read MoreIn early 2014, Maryland state legislators convened a private-sector task force to study the state’s business climate.
Whether a community is directly involved or not, expansion of the shale energy industry in Ohio has far-reaching consequences for statewide economic growth.
D uring the closing months of 2001, activity in the real estate sale-leaseback market surged as more and more corporations sought to raise cash in a declining economic environment. W. P. Carey & Co., LLC, completed US$185 million worth of transactions in the fourth quarter of 2001, nearly half of the […]
Power management company Eaton is preparing to double its production capacity in both El Paso and Nacogdoches, Texas.
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“I ‘m very optimistic about the economy and about what’s happening here in Mexico,” says Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO. The software giant announced in August that it plans to invest US$60 million to train 20,000 Mexican software developers. The company will team up with 3,000 computer and technology professors to help Mexico develop a software […]
Read MoreIncentives, lower taxes and cheaper insurance add up to new home for a forklift manufacturer.
Protecting your site has always been a requirement to ensure the continuity of your business. Physical security is a given. Spending money and time to obtain land, build structures and protect tangible assets is expected. Physical security, just like operational safety, protects against an easily quantifiable loss. Loss is measurable and understood.
Kansas City is not just the largest city in Missouri; it’s one of the most vital economic hubs in the center of the country.
Transparency and oversight of incentives is questioned.
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Ron Starner C orporate real estate executives who think they have nothing to learn from the boom-and-bust era of New Economy companies should think again. “The real estate legacy of the dot-com era will outlive many of the start-ups that have now collapsed,” says Jacques N. Gordon, international director of LaSalle Investment Management Inc. in […]
Read MoreIn the not too distant past Venezuela was the 4th wealthiest nation in the world per capita. Today the country teeters on the brink of total collapse.
Greater Portland is a mecca for business services firms.
Highlights from Site Selection ? October/November 1997 Flash Points:Hot Business Climates Ignite Worldwide Blaze of Location Moves by Tim Venable Want to know where the world’s hottest business climates are? Just take a look at where companies are placing the most offices, factories and other facilities. According to Conway Data’s exclusive New Plant database, the […]
Shell Chemical LP on March 15 signed a land option agreement with Horsehead Corporation to evaluate a site in western Pennsylvania for a potential $2-billion petrochemical complex. The complex would include an ethane cracker that would upgrade locally produced ethane from Marcellus Shale gas production. The site is located in Potter and Center Townships in Beaver County near Monaca, Pa.
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Abstracts of major presentations of the International Development Research Council (IDRC), the world’s pre-eminent corporate real estate association. “Strategies for Managing Through the Economic Downturn,” Pacific Northwest World Congress, May 14, 2001: Remaining competitive in the global marketplace requires a company to hire and keep the best workers, says Jacques Gordon of LaSalle Investment Management. […]
Read MoreCalifornia-based waste solutions company Brightmark Energy has plans to invest $950 million an hour southwest of Atlanta, Georgia.
Misunderstanding and mistrust threaten passage of a critical trade agreement.
One month after calling the position of the United States in the clean energy industry “beset by uncertainty” and “less positive” than in many other countries, The Pew Charitable Trusts issued a report this week based on Bloomberg New Energy Finance data declaring that U.S. companies enjoyed a $1.63-billion sales advantage over their Chinese counterparts in clean energy goods and services in 2011.
Higher education institutions offer top-notch plastics training to surpass industry expectations.
W ith the Site Selection Competitiveness Awards having been created to honor state economic development teams, our Top Groups designation has been reserved for those metro, town and county teams that are so often at the nexus of any deal. Why? Because they literally know the lay of the land better than anybody else. […]
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D ALLAS – If the financial securities industry is any indication, traditional brokerage models are in for a rude awakening. The success of online trading services for institutional and individual investors should not be lost on brokers in other industries, including the commercial real estate industry, where brokers are facing inevitable change in how they […]
Read MoreProgress and anguish characterize South Sudan, the world’s newest country.
I f you haven’t heard by now, the inaugural conference of the Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC) in October was an unqualified success – highlights of the meeting in Savannah can be found in this issue’s IAMC Insider. Attendees, who included corporate real estate executives and service providers, participated in a […]
Public-sector, mining projects are among investors’ priorities.
Joanne Pizzo, co-founder of Planning Plus, offers insights into eds & meds connectivity, and 10 timely strategies for colleges looking to leverage their real estate.
So, whether it’s a weekend getaway to Lake Erie shores or an evening at the symphony, Ohio’s tourism offerings coupled with a low cost of living makes Ohio an ideal destination for work life balance.
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B elfast is struggling to regain its footing as one of Europe’s most inexpensive locations for foreign companies as the U.S. economic slowdown dampens Yankee investor enthusiasm Europewide. After a boom year 2000, uptake of new office space in Belfast fell in the first half of this year to an estimated 185,000 sq. ft. (17,187 […]
Read MoreA group of 22 partners representing Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem have banded together to fund a new national economic development campaign to bolster Colorado into “America’s epicenter for life sciences innovation.” Launched in February, the Colorado Hub for Healthcare Impact comprises entities from each level of the state’s life sciences network The campaign highlights six […]
A company that was the talk of the Super Bowl has become a gold-plated example of the new Chicago economy: brash, sassy and hip.
Has your company paid heed to the potential benefits foreign trade zone status can confer? If not, listen up.
Georgia has emerged as the state to beat, according to recent Site Selection rankings and the project activity behind them.
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Site Selection Managing Editor Mark Arend recently met with Canada’s new consul general in Atlanta, Astrid Pregel, who takes charge of her nation’s economic interests in an increasingly important U.S. region to Canada. The southeastern United States is in the geographic center of what may soon be a free trade zone covering all of the […]
Read MoreIt’s not a one-way street entirely, but it seems more companies relocate their headquarters out of Illinois than into Illinois.
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On balance it is, and the US is a much more welcoming recipient of that investment than ever before.
Venerable Connecticut may be more dynamic than you think it is.
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W hen SYKES, a world leader of customer care management (CRM) solutions, decided to locate a call center in Sveg, Sweden, the decision was based on the fact that SYKES could service all of Scandinavia from this low-cost, remote location. SYKES typically locates facilities in remote areas. Helping Sveg land the facility was a young, […]
Read MoreStudy: East, West Coast Metros Tops for ‘Total Living Costs’ How much it costs to live and work in a location has a huge impact on employee recruiting and retention. And when it comes to the most expensive U.S. metros in which to live and work, the coasts have it, Rochester, Wis.-based Runzheimer International (www.runzheimer.com) […]
An industry leader shares insights into Missouri’s unique assets for energy innovation and growth.
Perhaps it's the incentives directed specifically at aerospace company investment. Perhaps it's the presence of three national laboratories and dozens of others, three Air Force bases and three test facilities.
Five Questions and Answers with the Executive Director of CBRE’s Tech Insights Center
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Connectivity Drives a New Strategic Alliance Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) has signed a unique strategic alliance with American Fiber Systems (AFS), Rochester, N.Y., a leading provider of dark-fiber-optic communications networks — fiber-optic cable without electronics equipment attached. The alliance calls for Cushman & Wakefield to negotiate arrangements that allow for the interconnection of AFS’s dark […]
Read MoreWhen German silicon producer Wacker Chemie AG originally announced the selection of Cleveland, Tenn., as the site of a new US$1-billion, fully integrated polysilicon factory in February 2009, it represented the second solar industry announcement for the state that winter.
It?s enough to make your accountant cry — now it?s the landlords who?re smiling. Particularly in the USA, long gone are the days of the late ?80s and early ?90s, when many markets were awash in surplus office and other space, and landlords were practically begging corporate tenants to sign on the dotted line. In […]
Mississippi introduced a new incentive for businesses in 2022 called the Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive (MFLEX).
Selected from the many nominations received for this year’s Site Selection list of top development groups, here are profiles of 10 other worthy organizations from 1999: Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance, Robertsdale, Ala.: Instrumental in attracting more than 1,000 new jobs and US$37 million in capital investments to its service area of 132,000. Major investments […]
The status of the United States as a nation owes much if not most of its character to the livelihoods of its individual members. In 2011, for the first time in 10 years, states reported that they cut taxes more than they increased them, reports the National Council of State Legislatures.
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D ALLAS — Visitors to the Adam’s Mark Hotel in mid-June couldn’t be faulted for wondering if a new baby boom was under way in the commercial real estate industry. Most of the speakers at the Realcomm conference held here had something to say about the importance of adoption. They were referring, of course, to […]
Read MoreI f they look alike, smell alike, sound alike, then they must be the same, right? Not exactly. Though Canada and the United States are similar in many ways, they are not identical, especially when it comes to labor laws. Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart found that out the hard way. After entering […]
The Silver State positions itself for high-tech investment and as a professional sports center.
1997 will be earmarked by go-go global corporate facility growth, perhaps on a gargantuan scale. Site Selection?s New Facilities Index clearly indicates 1997?s strong expansionist drift, projecting a substantial 10 percent increase in the number of worldwide new facilities and expansions. Based on a global survey of expansion plans at some of the world?s business […]
Based on a partnership with Chevron, a California-based firm helps companies and communities turn mountains of garbage into fields of wattage.
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CB Richard Ellis’s Call Center Solutions Group, based in Phoenix, is teaming up with an academic expert on call center operations data to quantify the synergies and savings companies can realize by looking outside metro areas for suitable labor pools. CB Richard Ellis’s James J. Trobaugh III, an expert on siting call centers, explains how […]
Read MoreKnoxville’s outdoor amenities lure recreational enthusiasts and the firms that cater to them.
Leaders offer insights into serving energy, commodities and consumers in Greater Omaha and beyond.
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You probably know that Forbes ranked Utah as the “Best State for Business” for three years running.
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Welcome to the 2nd Quarter 2001 Johnson Controls USA Office Occupancy Costs Index, which provides a snapshot guide to the cost of providing and operating property and facility management services in the USA. This cost index briefing is published twice a year and has become a powerful and dynamic business reference […]
Read MoreBiomass projects — many of them expected to produce wood pellets for shipment to the U.K. and other European countries for power production — continue to dot the southeastern United States.
Few things get companies as excited as waving goodbye to corporate taxes.
Alive-action model of the clean energy economy’s circularity can be found in Kansas, where common-sense, middle-of-the-road policy and costs complement the state’s middle-of-the-country location and sensibility. They also complement the goals of a $4 billion megaproject.
Basket case or horn of plenty? California is both — it depends on whom you ask. The Golden State’s business-climate burdens are well documented in the business press — including in these pages, where interviews with corporate executives
The inaugural Global Groundwork Index sizes up the territories where infrastructure and corporate investment are aligning for the future.
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W hen Boeing Co. touches down in Chicago and opens its new headquarters on Sept. 4, the world’s largest aerospace firm will teach corporate asset managers everywhere a valuable lesson: Don’t be afraid to leave home. Rather, base every real estate decision according to how your company is structuring itself for the future. […]
Read MoreEngineering and construction enterprises are helping Greater Kuala Lumpur solve daunting demographic challenges.
Not knowing whether the wind production tax credit would be renewed or not, a megaload of wind farm projects and expansions came online just before the finish line in 2012.
Washington’s diversity runs as deep and wide through its history and economy as the Columbia River runs across its landscape.
Today Ak-Chin Indian Community and business leaders are reclaiming land. But their eyes are on the bright path to the future, as they seek to foster enterprise instead of entitlement.
Spectacular new technology and research parks are under way or in the planning stages around the globe. These parks are increasingly focusing on specific technologies such as clean technology or aerospace.
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S ite selectors throughout North America will long recall 2001 as the year energy cost and availability moved to the top of their location criteria lists. Not long ago, it was virtually taken for granted that affordable and abundant electricity was within reach of any new project location that made the short list. Property asset […]
Read MoreT he big news surrounding the Site Selection Governor’s Cup facilities race for 2000 is the fact that the big winners — Michigan and Detroit — are getting quite comfortable taking their respective rides down victory lane. For the fourth year in a row, the state of Michigan claimed the top […]
While foreign investors mull over whether to reinvest in or enter the China market, a picture of what they can expect is slowly coming into view.
Funds from 2008 disaster recovery bonds will support a US$2-billion fertilizer plant in Indiana, even though Gov. Mike Pence pulled state support earlier this year over concerns about potential disaster from its parent company’s products abroad.
The adage of ‘location, location, location’ rings true in Illinois.
Griffin Land, the owner-operator of almost 3 million sq. ft. of commercial space on land holdings of nearly 4,000 acres in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, is seeing its tobacco nursery heritage supplanted by its choice reputation as a developer and partner.
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W ith the current state of affairs in California and the success of the Julia Roberts’ Oscar vehicle Erin Brockovich, utilities were not seen in the best light in 2000. But those in the corporate real estate field know better. They realize the important role utilities play in site selection and expansion. […]
Read MoreEvents in Pennsylvania and California highlight models for talent development.
Arkansas is surrounded by some business-friendly powerhouses. So it must try harder. And it’s doing just that, says a state business association executive. Bill Hannah is Chairman of Associated Industries of Arkansas (AIA), an association of Arkansas businesses that works with the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and other organizations to foster a business environment in which companies can compete and succeed. He is also CEO of Nabholz Construction Services, based in Conway, Ark., which was founded in 1949.
Investments from key players will boost activity in a critical Montréal-area industry.
When a metro area has accounted for nearly half of its entire state’s corporate facility locations and expansions since the beginning of 2008, it’s hard to ignore.
TOP TEN COMPETITIVE STATES From Site Selection magazine, May 2008 Peak Performance Tennessee’s economic development leadership claims top billing in Site Selection‘s annual Competitiveness Award rankings. by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com T ennessee’s Department of Economic & Community Development has won handily – by a margin of nearly 30 points – the 2007 Site […]
