TOP MICROPOLITANS

f having one Top Small Town is great for a county, then having two is better. Just ask the folks in Iredell County, N.C.       By registering 24 new and expanded corporate facility projects in 2004, the Statesville- Mooresville, N.C., Micro-politan Statistical Area claimed Site Selection’s Top Micropolitan of the Year award.   […]

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Why a Mexican Eagle Landed in Greater Reading

The Reading site’s advantages are significant: a widely available supply of skilled workers with the right skill sets, low energy costs and a community determined to help new projects become operational quickly.

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Eclipsing the Mark

A rare solar event shines a bright light on what’s happening in Wyoming.

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New Ingredients

Food processing has long been an industrial staple in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania

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State of the States 2021

Building our readers’ knowledge and capabilities is the purpose of State of the States, Site Selection’s painstakingly assembled annual compendium of data that matter to global corporate location decision-makers.

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Shifting Gears

After a production volume recovery in 2015, what’s next?

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Let the Catalysts Connect

Add biopharma to the long list of robust economic sectors in Texas. It's nearly enough to rekindle talk of secession … if it weren't for that instrusive federal funding helping drive some of the momentum.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: ECONOMIC DEVELOPER AND SERVICE PROVIDER SHOWCASE

MAY 2006 How Good is Your Outsourcing Deal? (cover) SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center USAA Real Estate Company South Mississippi Seizing the Opportunity Harrison County Development Commission Memphis Delivers The Right Location for Business Memphis Delivers Opelika, Alabama Logistically Suited For Continued Growth Fast-Growing Myrtle Beach Looks to Build on People Power Relocation Triggers Search […]

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The Customer Is Always Right

 T he maxim used as a headline here is worth thinking about carefully the next time you prepare to sign a service provider contract, no matter how it’s structured. The agreement you commit to will be the starting point of any number of business scenarios, and how you and your service provider relate at the […]

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Pioneers From The Beginning

The 2020 National Solar Jobs Census from the Solar Energy Industries Association ranks Washington No. 20 in solar power industry jobs with 3,565, with a five-year solar jobs growth of more than 1,300 jobs that places the state No. 13 in the nation.

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Unstoppable

2021 TOP UTILITIES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: This year’s Top Utilities in Economic Development — like their customers and communities — demonstrate perseverance, ingenuity and the spirit of service.

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In the Arena: How to Keep Track of Stadium Deals

As Major League Baseball’s regular season winds down like a pitch clock and pennant races wind up like a pitcher, sports team owners, communities and entire states keep taking their best swings at new stadium proposals and deals.

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The Inversion Perversion

Ready to celebrate that climbing FDI number? Don’t put on your party hat just yet.

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World Travelers

A glance inside the Rolls-Royce operations machine

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The Switch That’s Right For You

How you select your energy source is your prerogative.

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Shedding Light

Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Launched by news editors and journalists, this non-partisan, non-profit initiative is celebrated in mid-March each year.

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Idaho’s Number One Change Agent

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter set out a decade ago to make Idaho a more business-friendly state. In this interview, he explains how he did it.

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Certifiably Successful

Good things start happening when an economic development organization gets serious about workforce development.

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Flying High

With aerospace and autos leading the way, Morocco is poised for a breakout.

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Under the Microscope

Major corporate takeovers that allow for the ‘enhanced access to cash’ that comes with moving abroad draw scrutiny, but might also drive growth.

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Char: Baked, Not Broiled

What if it were possible to take the woody debris left behind from harvesting, logging or mine site-clearing and develop it into a substance that could be added into soil, not only making the soil more productive and able to retain more moisture, but to stabilize it against erosion?

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Persistence Pays Off

It was a time for bell ringing in Newton County, Ga. The promise of 1,500 new jobs meant that, in keeping with a tradition, a ceremonial bell would be rung 1,500 times. Baxter International is coming to town with its $1 billion-plus investment for a biologics manufacturing facility, and local officials and residents wanted to celebrate.

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Third Time a Charm?

Some new projects near JFK are giving a transit hub in Jamaica, Queens, another shot at being the foundation of an Airport Village.

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Higher Learning, Higher Earning

When companies need traction, universities often provide the best proving grounds, test tracks and launch pads.

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The 10 Biggest Workforce Challenges Facing America Today

Ron Starner leads off this year’s Workforce 2024 publication with the results of a survey of leaders in economics, workforce development, site selection and economic development.

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Q&A: A Corporate Services Chief Says CIR Is Key to Adding Value

Site Selection: Congratulations on your recent promotion to Senior Vice President, Corporate Services. How does this change your role at Charles Schwab? Parkash P. Ahuja: Thank you. As for my responsibilities, prior to this change I was responsible for corporate real estate facilities, purchasing, travel, food services and corporate records. I used to report to […]

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Fabric for the Future

In a speech to the American-Turkish Business Council this fall, Turkish President Abdullah Gül dropped a few facts on his audience:

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: BIOTECH LOCATION STRATEGIES

orcester, Mass., has RNA expert Craig Mello, this year’s Nobel laureate in medicine. Phoenix, Ariz., has Jeffrey Trent, a noted genomics researcher. San Jose, Calif., has Guy Miller, an expert in treating “orphan” diseases and entrepreneur. Houston recently wooed Stephen Wong, a noted inventor and expert in molecular imaging, from Boston, Mass.    For many regions […]

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What Down Year? Kansas Outperformed in 2020

Back to basics approach fueled resurgent effort
in economic development.

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Destination Bahrain

The hidden gem of the Arabian Gulf offers a rich history and a flair for all things modern.

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Clean Machine

They could be … the most interesting men in the world.

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SUPER SITES

SUPER SITES From Site Selection magazine, January 2008 Ready If You Are A Super Site in Van Wert, Ohio. Industrial megasites try to maximize infrastructure and flexibility all at once. by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com B ig jobs can happen without big parcels. But having large land ready for action never hurts.    Among super sites taken […]

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Workforce Scores Big in Southern Nevada

Southern Nevada is stepping up its workforce game with key partnerships and initiatives.

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An Oil & Gas Ecosystem For Southeast Asia

Even though some in Greater Kuala Lumpur still refer to the Malaysian capital as an "emerging" oil & gas hub, mounting evidence says it already is one.

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‘Aggressive, Yet Responsible’

The Kansas Dept. of Commerce in October said it wants to offer healthcare IT firm and Kansas City mainstay Cerner Corp. $85 million in tax and other incentives for a new office complex, and toss in another $144.5 million from state sales tax revenue to pay for bonds used to build a new soccer stadium next door. If the Unified Government of Wyandotte County accepts the proposal, Cerner says it will create 4,500 new jobs in Kansas at an average salary of $65,000. A youth soccer complex and hotel, with no incentives aid, also would be built as part of the $414-million project.

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A ‘True Game Changer’

The Seattle region plans to be the most globally competitive in the country.

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Crowded Skies

There is nothing like new competition to keep a player on his game. And there are new kids on the aviation services block in Southeast Asia that other contenders in the region will want to keep an eye on.

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The Beat Goes On

For Hoosier Energy, there is no pandemic pause.

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Competitiveness Evolves from Competence

Biotechnology in Costa Rica has considerable political support, being one of the seven areas of the 2011-2014 Science, Technology and Innovation Plan.

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Ready to Build? Kansas Has Your Site

Finding a certified, shovel-ready tract in the Sunflower State has never been easier.

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Roadmap for Change

The Flexible Industrial Distribution Facilities Network of the Future

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2020: When Your Data Center Becomes Your Real HQ

Report reinforces how your digital footprint is more important than your physical one.

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Collaborating to Compete: One Canadian Cluster’s Bench-to-Bedside Approach

Quick: Where were both insulin and stem cells discovered? If you said Canada's largest city, give yourself a red maple leaf.

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A Port, A Border and A Coast: South Texas Has it All

Everything from a relaxing beach vacation to a shopping excursion to Mexico can be enjoyed from the South Texas region.

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Magnolia Made

Nissan and Toyota are expanding their Mississippi facilities, and their suppliers are following suit.

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New Facilities 1992 (Charts)

From Site Selection magazine, February 1993 New & Expanded Corporate Facilities 1990-92 Continue to next page | Site Selection Online ©1993 Conway Data, Inc. All rights reserved. SiteNet data is from many sources and is not warranted to be accurate or current.

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Building for the Pfuture

A national construction firm brings its HQ and a whole lot more to Pflugerville.

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Local Solutions And Caring Communities Tip the Scales In IMPA Territory

When bedding products maker Tempur Sealy International in 2020 committed to achieving carbon neutrality in its global operations by 2040

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More Than a Hobby

Growing a corporate presence means tapping into a culture in Oklahoma. The model that Hobby Lobby has used successfully for many years in retail site selection is now being employed at its corporate headquarters in Oklahoma City.

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Good Afternoon, Vietnam

Vietnam’s inexpensive and productive labor force has oftentimes earned it the title of the ‘Next China’.

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Rich Vein

As MicroVention comes home to Aliso Viejo, its Japanese parent company feels increasingly at home in California.

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Michigan-Based Partnerships Propel Toyota into a Cleaner, Greener Future

Backed by a nearly $50 million investment, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) is constructing a new automotive battery lab at its North American R&D headquarters...

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This Is Not the Same Old Kansas Anymore

Operating by a new playbook, the Framework for Growth, Kansas excels.

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How Small Businesses in the Heartland Are Coping

Panelists at a recent Brookings Institution event discuss how Main Street businesses are reinventing themselves in rural Virginia and Michigan.

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The Race For The Workforce of Today

Can the supply of skills required by advanced industries meet Tennessee companies’ demand for them?

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Healthy Choices

Rick Wienckowski remembers a time when companies seeking support for expansion plans weren’t always greeted warmly in the capital city of Kansas.

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Workforce Within Reach

Oregon’s institutions of higher education keep the talent pipeline flowing.

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Lost Generation

A new ranking of Indian state energy efficiency follows a U.S. report’s model, with one crucial difference.

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Charlotte Is Trending Young, Diverse and Next-Level

Young people want to move there.” Those are the words of Durham, North Carolina–based entrepreneur Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, founder of Bee Downtown.

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Global Ties Spur Prosperity

North Dakota’s economy is pulsating, thanks in large part to the Bakken shale oil boom, which has made the state the fourth largest oil-producing state.

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A Network of Resources Across the State

ACM is situated on the Willow Run site in Ypsilanti, covering an area of over 500 acres in Southeast Michigan.

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Take Me Out to the Mixed-Use Development

Theme park designer ITEC Entertainment is the ultimate show runner, bringing its proven brand of storytelling to the exploding universe of mixed-use destinations.

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Camden Welcomes Another HQ

When Subaru of America opened a new headquarters in Camden it represented the evolution of a Camden redevelopment story begun by Campbell Soup Company 12 years ago.

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China, Meet South Carolina

The Palmetto State aggressively courts Chinese corporate investors.

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The Shift to New Jersey Is On

More companies are finding a haven of safety in New Jersey.

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Project Bulletin: December 19, 2023

Brazil-based electric engineering, power and automation technology company WEG S.A. announced it would be investing $244.7 million to expand three of the company’s locations in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia over the next three years.

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These States Know How to Scrap

Steel has a super-powered influence on the Midwest’s economy.

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Launch Pad For Innovation

An entrepreneur evaluating the Phoenix business landscape can’t miss the signs. Literally.

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More Than Good Signs

More Than Good Signs: Our downstairs neighbor moves on to a new worldwide headquarters.

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Workforce Magicians

Animatronics firm selects site in San Bernardino County, where talent development is job one.

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Bank On It

Tech and Manufacturing Combine to Diversify Charlotte’s Economy

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MEDICAL DEVICES & TECHNOLOGY: Japanese Project Helps Grow A North Carolina Cluster

The first North American investment from Japan’s Nipro Medical Corporation helps fuel a cluster in eastern North Carolina.

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Real Estate Services, Site Selection Magazine, July 2002

Grubb & Ellis Growth in Services and Affiliates Inspires Investment Real estate investment firm Kojaian Ventures, based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, has agreed to stake $15.2 million on the growing fortunes of real estate services firm Grubb & Ellis, a measure that would grant Kojaian the voting power of a majority stockholder. The investment will […]

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The Benefits of the Valiant Veteran

Top U.S. companies look to harness the talent held by the country’s armed forces.

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Which States Host the Most Fast-Growing Firms?

August saw the annual release of the Inc. 5000. Which means that today, on the same date we performed our analysis last year, we examine where all 5,000 firms call home.

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The 2010 Global Best to Invest Rankings

The Site Selection editors are pleased to present the third annual Global Best to Invest rankings.

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Power Lunch

A craving to jolt the energy landscape.

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Two Views of Logistics Location Performance

New studies will help you flesh out your own decision matrix.

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Sparks of Change

Is Las Vegas growing up? Not completely, heaven forbid.

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My Favorite Machinist Is A Woman!

Sparks fly between local businesses in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the second career machinists training at a high-caliber makerspace.

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OZs: Is a Sequel in the Works?

Updated insights from Novogradac offer evidence of the OZ incentive’s success.

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Aerospace Project Had Options, Didn’t Need Them

A growing supplier to several key industries almost moved across the state line. Here’s why it didn’t.

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Ohio and Greater Indianapolis Top 2023 Global Groundwork Index Rankings

Canada, Australia and South Korea lead the way internationally.

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Will Modi’s Moves Lead to the ‘Next China’?

Tired of playing the understudy, India is rehearsing its role as Asia’s next manufacturing superstar.

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Pilot Plant Adds Power to North Carolina’s Biofuels Industry

‘Enzymatic processing’ is key to sustainable biodiesel production, according to a Tar Heel trio of parties making inroads in emerging transportation energy systems.

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World Reports: Manchester Carving Niche As Euro Financial Base — Site Selection Magazine, January 2006

From Site Selection magazine, January 2006 WORLD REPORTS Manchester Carving Niche As Euro Financial Base by John W. McCurry M anchester, England, likely rings best in American ears as home to a renowned soccer team — Manchester United — or as a launching pad for rock bands — Oasis, The Smiths, Herman’s Hermits and The […]

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Are You Ready to Compete?

Any horse racing or baseball fan will tell you spring means it's time to compete. So will a recent blossoming of reports and initiatives focused on competitiveness itself.

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Project Finance: Better to Buy?

As even the word “investor” evokes a negative public perception in today’s economy, the positives attached to “owner-occupier” are building

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In Today’s China, Paradoxes Still Abound.

GDP growth has never and will never absolutely correlate with investment returns. Any questions? No? Great. Thanks for your time.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: THE MILITARY ECONOMY

s Commander in Chief, I will do whatever it takes to defend the American people, which is why we’ve increased funding for the best military in the history of the world. We’ll make new investments in 21st century capabilities to meet new strategic challenges, and we will always give our men and women in uniform […]

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Switzerland and U.S. West Coast Display Superior Smarts

Smart Cities: Switzerland and U.S. West Coast Display Superior Smarts.

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Sustainability Is Accelerating Business In Michigan

It starts with a nation-leading commitment to go net-zero.

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Go West, Go Global

Greater Seattle’s talent base, pioneering spirit, and quality of life are second to none.

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Records Fall as Buildings Rise

Facility investments totaling $10.5 billion — including major projects from GE Appliances, Ford/SK Innovation and Toyota — accounted for more than three-quarters of the 18,100 new project-related jobs that landed in Kentucky in 2021 during a record year for economic development projects.

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A ‘True Game Changer’

The Seattle region plans to be the most globally competitive in the country.

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Making a Splash

Meet the Texas entrepreneur who’s turning bad golf shots into money.

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France Leads the Way for Foreign Investment

In the face of adversity, Europe has demonstrated impressive resilience in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).

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2015 Top US Groups

It’s all about the place.

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The Boiler

"Now that Russia has invaded the Ukraine and annexed the Crimea, many readers may call into question the idea that there can be such a thing as a good partnership with Russia,” says Glenn Williamson, author of "Inside Out: Building a Glass House in Russia."

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Governor Andy Beshear:

‘We are on the greatest economic development win streak of my lifetime’

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Rethinking the Role Of the Research Park

Abbott Laboratories added to its Singapore and Southeast Asia property portfolio on May 5 with the opening of its Abbott Asia-Pacific Nutrition Research & Development Center at Singapore’s Biopolis Research Park.

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Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale

When Lynn Buehring leaves her doctor’s office in San Antonio she touches her inhaler to be sure it’s close.

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Turner Properties’ Full Plate: $1.2 Billion in Atlanta Expansions

The workplace plate just got very, very full for Turner Properties, which manages the multifaceted real estate empire of Atlanta-based Turner Broadcasting System (TBS at www.turner.com). TBS has announced that it’s spend US$1.2 billion over the next five years on Atlanta projects that will accommodate 3,800 new employees. Those 3,800 new jobs represent a whopping […]

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A Year Like No Other: U.S. Metro Area Rankings Expand and Reflect the Unusual Story of 2020

U.S. Metro Area Rankings Expand and Reflect the Unusual Story of 2020

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Quick-Fill Capability; Honda Diversifies; Northeast Aces ACT; Looking West;Where’s the Building?; New Digs for Novo

North American Reports: Quick-Fill Capability; Honda Diversifies; Northeast Aces ACT; Looking West;Where’s the Building?; New Digs for Novo

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Welcome to the New Nebraska

Gov. Ricketts competes to win, and so do the people who work for him.

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The Biggest Economic Engine You Haven’t Heard of

Climb aboard the Grain Belt Express, a multi-billion-dollar transmission project that will connect Kansas wind energy with power consumers throughout the Midwest and beyond.

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10 Ways Loudoun County is No. 1

From data centers to wineries and breweries, the fastest-growing county in Virginia leads its region, state and nation in a striking number of metrics.

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The Bight of the Wind

In August, one year after E.ON, RWE Innogy and WindMW announced plans for the construction of a base for the maintenance and operation of their offshore wind farms, RWE celebrated the topping-out ceremony for two apartment blocks near the inland port on the island of Heligoland that will accommodate service staff for the operation and maintenance of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm, a 295-MW installation being erected some 19 miles (30 km.) further out.

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Capital Spending Down, But Not for Long

Public-sector, mining projects are among investors’ priorities.

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Minority Report: Atlanta

Black perspectives on economic development, technology and startups in the city too busy to hate.

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Technology InSITE: Partners in Progress

Alcoa served as the beta test company for Fischer’s technology. The company uses Fischer’s ManagePath and CREDashboard technologies.

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Clean Machine

They could be … the most interesting men in the world.

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Hot High

M ONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Can the building blocks of life become the foundation of a new economy? They can if the companies mapping the human genome happen to be in your own backyard.         In Rockville, Md., Celera Genomics Group captivated the attention of the scientific world on Feb. 12 when […]

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KOREA

KOREA From Site Selection magazine, November 2008   Korea Creates a 21st Century Global Business Center F oreign direct investment (FDI) is critically important to Korea, accounting for 14 percent of GDP and 8 percent of manufacturing employment in 2006. However, as the cumulative stock of FDI represents just 8 percent of national GDP compared to the […]

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Rooftop Revolution

Like a mega-sized game of parkour, a new project will see solar wattage leaping onto the grid from select industrial roofs somewhere among 28 states.

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Imation: Aligning the Workplace with the New Europe

A onetime jazz saxophonist with the likes of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Lou Rawls, Imation executive Thomas Foyer muses that the song in part remains the same. “Today’s business environment is like jazz because it’s moving so fast. You have to improvise, keeping the group small enough so you can make changes quickly,” says […]

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Where to Fill ‘Er Up

Where’s a biodiesel pump when you really need one? And what good’s an electric vehicle if you can’t find a place to plug in?

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Cliffhanger

Will LG's new campus ruin the Palisades of New Jersey? Depends on your (point of) view.

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