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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS

MAY 2006 Good Things Happen in Pairs (cover) Quick Curves Austin Waits and Wins Leverage, But in Which Direction? Global Families Check the Style Manual Give Us Your Opinion! NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS     Good Things Happen in Pairs Two Korean multinationals engage with the U.S. in a big way, just as their nation’s government prepares […]

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World Reports: Energy City is Qatar’s Latest Leap Forward — Site Selection Magazine, May 2006

From Site Selection magazine, May 2006 WORLD REPORTS Energy City is Qatar’s Latest Leap Forward by John W. McCurry john.mccurry bounce@conway.com Esam Janahi, chairman of Gulf Energy and Energy City Qatar, center, wearing the red headdress, discusses a model of Energy City Qatar with, to his immediate right, Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar’s prime […]

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IAMC INSIDER

May 2006 The Knowledge Team (cover) Meet a Member Incentives: The Devil’s in the Details Developer: Be Flexible, Global and Political A Sleeper Project Request Information

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COMPETITIVENESS AWARD

MAY 2006 The Whole Package (cover) How to Compete High Tech, High Touch Industrial Transition Give Us Your Opinion! COMPETITIVENESS AWARD     The Whole Package North Carolina’s claim to the 2005 Competitiveness Award is backed by investments in the right people, the right technology and a commitment to industries old and new. by MARK AREND […]

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: SALE/LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS

MAY 2006 Removing Real Estate from the Books Can Add to the Bottom Line (cover) Capital Lease Funding Expansion at Lexington Corporate Properties Trust Net Lease Capital Advisors Branches Out U.S. Realty Advisors’ Flexibility Big Increases at Capital Lease Funding Request Information SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONSALE/LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS   Removing Real Estate from the Books Can Add to […]

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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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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: SHOVEL-READY SITES

MAY 2006 ‘Shovel-Ready’ Saves Time, Money (cover) Barilla America to Open Pasta- Manufacturing Facility Empire State Development Kentucky’s Shovel- Ready Sites Are Just a Click Away Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development “Perfect Location” for Your Business and for Your Family Buttonwood Gateway Berks Economic Partnership ShovelReady Oklahoma’s MidAmerica Takes Shovel- Ready Sites to the Next Level […]

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TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX

layton Crawford, director of facility management and services for McKesson Corp., oversees a vast portfolio of 300 active properties encompassing some 16 million sq. ft. (1.5 million sq. m.) That’s a lot of real estate to maintain and a lot of work orders to track. For the past three years, McKesson has used Trammell Crow […]

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TOP DEALS OF 2005

MAY 2006 Here and Abroad (cover) Top North American Deals of 2005 North American Honorable Mention Top International Deals of 2005 International Honorable Mention Class By Themselves Give Us Your Opinion! TOP DEALS OF 2005       Here and Abroad   The Top Deals of 2005 show that the climate for global corporate investment is […]

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TOP GROUPS 2005

eflecting a U.S. economy that has averaged 4 percent GDP growth for each of the last 10 quarters, this year’s Top Economic Development Groups represent virtually every major region of the country.    While the South continues to dominate Site Selection‘s annual rankings of top groups based upon actual economic performance — with six of the […]

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COVER STORY

MARCH 2006 Texas Teacup (cover) Industrial Diversity U.S. Giants Give Us Your Opinion! COVER STORY Texas Teacup It’s well known that things are bigger in Texas, and that’s certainly true of the Photo of Gov. Perry ©2006 Bob Daemmrich Photo, Inc, Austin, Texas. number of new facilities announced in 2005, earning Texas Gov. Rick Perry a second […]

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EDITORS’S VIEW

ince 60 percent of our readers are chief executives or comparable, it’s likely you also subscribe to Chief Executive magazine. If so, you may recall coverage recently of their “Chief Executive CEO Confidence Index,” which revealed a healthy optimism where the U.S.’s economic prospects are concerned. For example, 55 percent of CEOs expect hiring to […]

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SITE SELECTION/NAI GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL LOCATION INDEX

To view the chart below as a printable PDF file, click here.    Here we consider the overall economy; real estate market conditions; labor market conditions; and transportation and logistics, to determine which markets offer the greatest opportunity. With growing global demand for goods and cross-border commerce on the rise, we remain bullish about the industrial […]

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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS

MARCH 2006 Competition by the Numbers (cover) States Ranked by Workers’ Comp Cost Request Information NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS Competition by the Numbers    Work force quality is job No. 1 when it comes to boosting regional competitiveness — no matter who’s counting.    Dozens of economic development agencies and their state counterparts are celebrating their shares of 13 […]

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World Reports: Amgen’s Spring to Ireland — Site Selection Magazine, March 2006

From Site Selection magazine, March 2006 WORLD REPORTS Amgen’s Spring to Ireland Global Site Search Took Two Years by John W. McCurry john.mccurry bounce@conway.com Amgen‘s US$1 billion-plus manufacturing project in Cork, Ireland, is the latest piece in the company’s global expansion puzzle to ramp up its drug delivery pipeline. It follows a five-year period which […]

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IAMC INSIDER

March 2006 The Future is Now (cover) 3M Grows in Poland Boeing Lands in India Meet a Member A Whole Lot of Air New Space Coming Near Space Systems HQ Request Information

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NATURAL DISASTERS

MARCH 2006 Warning: Disasters Ahead (cover) Conway Disaster Impact Scale Disaster Sites in the United States Give Us Your Opinion! NATURAL DISASTERS Warning: Disasters Ahead A new look at site risks around the world. If you travel, invest or plan for the future you need to read this. by McKINLEY CONWAY editor bounce@conway.com 2005 ? Hurricane Katrina […]

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TOP METROS

resurgence of corporate capital flowing back into Chicago has made the Second City No. 1 again — this time in the annual Site Selection Top Metropolitan Area Awards.    While fans of the Windy City may not throw a ticker- tape parade as they did to celebrate their beloved Chicago White Sox winning the World Series […]

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TOP MICROPOLITANS

ean Smith became a legend in North Carolina by guiding his Tar Heel basketball teams to unprecedented greatness. In the world of college hoops, Smith’s program was considered a dynasty.    It’s not too early to start using the “D-word” when talking about an unprecedented string of victories racked up by another North Carolina program. Statesville […]

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TOP INDUSTRIES

MARCH 2006 Transportation Equipment Tops Industry Ranking (cover) Arizona Refinery Moves Ahead Beleaguered Louisiana Grabs Top Projects High on the Hog Request Information TOP INDUSTRIES Transportation Equipment Tops Industry Ranking Automakers are cranking up assembly plants across the globe. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com A lthough down somewhat in total numbers, the transportation equipment sector […]

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TOP GLOBAL PROJECTS

MARCH 2006 Where the Biggest of the Big Went in 2005 (cover) Biggest Global Projects Request Information TOP GLOBAL PROJECTS Where the Biggest of the Big Went in 2005 by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com A sia’s booming industrial centers are exerting an enormous pull on global capital investment, and it should come as no surprise that […]

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MARCH 2006 Most Important Rx for Health Care: People (cover) World Class Medical Hub Relocating or Expanding? Companies Turn to Experts Your Business. Your Venture. Our Expertise. Rapid Growth of Life Sciences Continues in Northeast Florida Request Information SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION TOP HEALTH-CARE SERVICES LOCATIONS Most Important Rx for Health Care: People W hat’s the most important […]

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MARCH 2006 The Elusive ‘Quality of Life’ (cover) Quality of Life Indices That Matter in Today’s Market Connecting Quality of Life to the Bottom Line Business, Cultural and Lifestyle Amenities … Available for Work, Available for Hire ESBAŞ rests in the “Pearl of the Aegean” Think ESBAŞ Nebraska Advantage Attracts $283.2 Million in Investment and 3,509 […]

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COVER STORY: THE GULF COAST RECOVERY

n the parish of Iberia, La., not far from the rookeries and gardens of McIlhenny-founded Avery Island, a small alternative energy company is doing its part to rebuild a region’s energy infrastructure — and simultaneously rebuild a hurricane-ravaged economy — using the same natural force that has wrought so much destruction.    After securing a 30-year […]

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