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T he medical technology industry – medtech for short – is very much in vogue in Europe. For one thing, corporate investors crawled out of the dot-com rubble and sought sanctuary alongside what they thought would be the next golden goose. But this sector is more complex than the financial world thought, being multi-faceted, capital […]
Read MoreGiven this economy, not doing as well in 2009 as in 2008 at attracting capital investment isn’t necessarily bad.
A new project from the Aspen Institute and Columbia University’s Community College Research Center aims to align credentials with better earnings.
Reliable friends propel Liberty County, Georgia.
Far from just a public health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has also been a unique economic crisis.
Two homegrown Omaha companies — TD Ameritrade and CSG Systems International — are building new headquarters campuses in their home town, adding hundreds of thousands of square feet of new work space to Nebraska’s chief commercial center. Both are consolidating operations from multiple locations around the metro — five locations in TD Ameritrade’s case.
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I n an economic downturn, inexpensive, capable labor becomes even more important. India has both and offers call center site selectors the added bonus of a workforce dedicated to making a career within the call center industry. “India offers a workforce of highly-dedicated, well-educated, English-speaking professionals, and the infrastructure needed to […]
Read MoreThe Nordics: How Google Warms Up a Finnish Town
Saxony-Anhalt might be said to be remaking the world of medtech.
Security and risk management content provider CSO, a unit of IDG Communications, includes Augusta on its 2019 list of the top 10 global cybersecurity hubs.
Alabama is on the brink of something big,
Brick by brick, LEGO is building a global business empire centered on the meaning of its original name in Danish — “Play well.”
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W hen national electronics retailer Best Buy needed to place a regional distribution center in the Southeast, the Georgia Center for Site Selection played a pivotal role. What’s unique about the GCSS? It’s operated by a utility cooperative association — the Georgia Electric Membership Corp. (GEMC) in Atlanta. The center helps […]
Read MoreMuseums and historic sites across the heartland have historic ties to industry, but their neighborhoods aren't living in the past.
Glen Kunofsky of Marcus & Millichap shares his perspective on Creative Uses of Sale-Leaseback.
A nation that already gets 80 percent of its power from hydroelectric plants last week added another 1,087 megawatts - enough, say its builders, to supply the needs of a city of 4 million.
From Site Selection magazine, February 1993 New & Expanded Corporate Facilities 1992 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.
Breaking down outmoded boundaries: It’s a key element in the ongoing revolution in corporate real estate service delivery. And boundary-breaking is precisely what’s driving the creative alliance between Cleveland-based KeyCorp (www.key.com) and service providers Johnson Controls (www.johnsoncontrols.com) and Trammell Crow Corporate Services (www.trammellcrow.com). Formed in September of 1997, the KeyCorp Real Estate Enterprise (KREE) is […]
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Welcome to the 4th 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 MoreHealthy employees are happy employees, and happy employees are found in Colorado.
“We have a mantra in Dell corporate real estate: Set unrealistic expectations . . . and then exceed them,” says Kip Thompson, flashing a smile that’s both playfully devilish and dead serious. Yeah, right, you say? After all, real estate by nature is a long-term process: 24 months to build a facility, 16-18 months if […]
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions hopes to create 1,000 jobs on Florida's Atlantic Coast. Living that dream is no day at the beach.
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W hen manufacturer Superior Walls of Central Illinois opened for business in the Springfield Enterprise Community, it created job opportunities for 42 low-to-moderate-income neighborhood residents. “These employees show great pride in producing a quality product,” says Springfield developer Mike Suhadolnik, owner of Superior Walls. Suhadolnik’s enthusiasm is matched by that of […]
Read MoreIf there?s one sure thing that you can say about utility deregulation, it?s that it?s complicated. Some states are deregulated, some aren?t, and some are in the process of deregulating. New services and products are coming online regularly, and new terms in the energy-shopping arena are popping up everyday — so many things to learn, […]
Tesla, Delorean Taking Texas There
Nestled in the foothills of the Ozarks in Southeast Missouri, half way between St. Louis and Memphis, Tennessee, lies the town of Poplar Bluff.
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 […]
JANUARY 2007 Service Takes Many Forms (cover) Meet a Member Holiday Closing Expected on CBRE Acquisition of Trammell Crow Extending One’s REACH Outsourcing Specialists Outsource Real Estate Request Information
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“W e’re not getting what we need to out of these real estate benchmarks,” said my client, Scott Weas of SC Johnson, almost 10 years ago. What really bothered Scott was his perception that most of the benchmark information available for our planning efforts had little direct relevance to the core business and the strategies […]
Read MoreKentucky’s ability to quickly move companies from the project stage to operation helps fuel rapid growth.
With 160 years of acquired expertise in precious metals, glass and specialty light sources, it’s only natural that Germany’s Heraeus Group would pair that most special of light sources — the sun — with the world’s need for that most precious of resources: power. And all it takes to bond the two is a little silver paste.
A new project in West Lafayette continues a long tradition of innovation and industry collaboration at Purdue University.
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P fizer’s 600-employee expansion in Ann Arbor, Mich., looked deceptively simple — on paper, at least, once it was a done deal. One number fairly leaps out in the postmortem: a whopping US$84.2 million in incentives, certainly enough to vacuum-seal most major expansions. And those bountiful incentives certainly did help seal […]
Read MoreFrankfurt tries to out-pitch Paris to displace London as the epicenter of European finance.
The company famous for "everyday low prices" suddenly wants to spend a lot more money - on U.S.-made products, that is.
Federal Tech Hubs funding could help emerging districts reach viability.
Washington’s forestry products industry is where sustainability, innovation and manufacturing meet.
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T here’s a reason why Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ford and General Motors all call the Southeastern U.S. home for some of the country’s largest automotive assembly plants. It’s because the South knows how to get the blockbuster economic development deals done. Last year, the South accounted for three of […]
Read MoreCambodia's Minister of Commerce moves fast with reforms so that new FDI will move faster to his homeland.
These high-performing regions — big, medium and small — were just right for attracting corporate growth in 2016.
SITE VISIT From Site Selection magazine, March 2009 DHL Grows Gateways Luis Eraña (left), general manager, DHL Express Mexico, says the company’s newly expanded facilities in Mexico will aid DHL’s response to rising commercial activity at the domestic, North American and global levels. The company’s Mexico City investments include an expanded sorting facility (above […]
Sprawling corporate campuses in Upstate New York that were formerly associated with two industry icons will soon be home to an array of young high-tech companies.
Last year at this time, the State of Nebraska’s Department of Economic Development (DED) and Department of Labor were advertising for an outside contractor to conduct a competitive advantage assessment.
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I n an era of dwindling resources and a slumping economy, development officials are searching for new ways to attract industry and business. Many cities are offering incentives for such traditional industries such as heavy manufacturing and logistics. Economic development groups are looking to attract tried-and-true businesses with workforce development programs and site incentives. There […]
Read MoreIn the roughly two years since its inception, Alberta’s Petrochemicals Incentive Program has received grant applications for projects totaling some C$28 billion
All politics aside, it’s workforce and training that continues to cinch deals.
A flurry of new projects in Trinidad and Tobago brings jobs, and validation.
Amazon’s $1.5B investment in Northern Kentucky is the latest sign that business climate improvements are paying big dividends in the Bluegrass State.
Virginia, Maryland and Delaware constitute the core of a region where you truly get what you pay for.
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W hy did Pfizer invest $600 million into a facility expansion in Ann Arbor, Mich.? Why did Citicorp Credit Service decide to add 2,100 jobs to its work force in Florence, Ky.? And why did Ford Motor Co. announce that it will invest $375 million into an expanded manufacturing plant in Norfolk, Va.? […]
Read MoreThe reach of Israel’s professional services sector enhances multinationals’ entire portfolios.
From biomedical R&D to rocket science, this isn’t your parents’ Midwest.
Dirt moving continues on a large scale near the southern New Mexico community of Santa Teresa. Here, seven miles (11 km.) from the Mexican border and within shouting distance of El Paso, is the beginning of Union Pacific’s colossal new rail facility.
Emeryville welcomes renewed investment from Spain’s Grifols in a legacy site.
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Site Selection recognizes 12 more economic development agencies for their successful efforts to attract business expansion activity. The groups mentioned here scored well in the same areas the Top Groups did — capital investment and new jobs created overall and on a per capital basis. Arkansas Dept. of Economic Development, Little Rock, Ark.www.1-800-ARKANSAS.com […]
Read MoreThere’s a story, perhaps apocryphal, about the mayor of a good-sized city with certain cultural aspirations.
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, […]
T he medical technology industry – medtech for short – is very much in vogue in Europe. For one thing, corporate investors crawled out of the dot-com rubble and sought sanctuary alongside what they thought would be the next golden goose. But this sector is more complex than the financial world thought, being multi-faceted, capital […]
In Cali, Colombia, I danced the salsa. But my taste buds were in rhythm upon arrival.
Croatia is the newest country to join the European Union (EU), which it did on 1 July, 2013. But investors still need to be careful where they tread. Croatia is full of history, but as it enters a new chapter, investors will find themselves surrounded by minefields if they do not stay on their guard.
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From Site Selection magazine, March 2002 IDRC ABSTRACTS Following are abstracts of major presentations of the International Development Research Council, which this year is merging with NACORE to form CoreNet Global — the world’s pre-eminent corporate real estate association. “Corporate Energy Strategies: Corporate Real Estate and Economic Development Perspectives,” Texas World Congress, Oct. 22, 2001: […]
Read MoreCan a former automotive assembly plant drive technology transfer and economic development transformation throughout an entire state and region?
Two years on from the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian business community is actively reshaping the country’s narrative to attract investments and promote deal-making,
Following up on two separate projects whose feasibility studies were announced just over a year earlier, South Africa-based energy and chemicals company Sasol announced in early December it will combine them into one complex. This and other stories from around North America
Commerce between the United States and Mexico is one of the great — yet underappreciated — success stories of the global economy. In 2011 U.S.-Mexico goods and services trade reached the major milestone of one-half trillion dollars with virtually no recognition. The United States is Mexico’s top trading partner, and Mexico — which has gained macroeconomic stability and expanded its middle class over the last two decades — is the United States’ second largest export market and third largest trading partner.
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E ven a cursory look at the best-performing states in the Governor’s Cup competition — our annual ranking of states based on their business-expansion success — reveals a new competitive landscape. Relatively sparsely populated states, such as South Dakota and Mississippi, are finalists in the overall ranking, for instance. And the perennial favorites in the […]
Read MoreCash-strapped Illinois goes big on infrastructure.
Fiscal responsibility and a new incentive program played vital roles.
Mark Siegel, president of Advance Broadcast Solutions, says the combination of convenient transport and a pro-business philosophy by the local government was enough to convince him to relocate his company to the City of SeaTac.
Region-wide rebuilding effort is already paying big dividends in Southwest Louisiana.
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 […]
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T he International Development Research Council’s Annual Survey of Corporate Real Estate Practices is a one-of-a-kind resource for tracking corporate real estate and facility management trends. Since first conducted in 1993, the survey has provided insights into how these corporate functions and their service providers operate. Here’s a survey nugget for […]
Read MoreWith Odessa No. 1 and Midland tied for fourth place in our tally of corporate facility investment success for 2014 in Tier-3 cities, West Texas would seem to be on a pronounced upswing.
By exclusive arrangement, we share insights from the Cresa Logistics Index, plus a Q&A with Cresa Head of Research Craig Van Pelt.
With four communities in one, the Tri-Cities area is one of Washington’s economic powerhouses, and it’s only growing stronger by the minute.
Last week Texas Instruments began construction on its $11 billion, 300-mm semiconductor manufacturing facility in Lehi, Utah.
OUC’s visionary mindset is as central as its water and power to making Metro Orlando attractive to top performers like the USTA and KPMG.
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R ising employment, industrial inventories and prices will make the American economy’s recovery this year even stronger than most blue-chip economists forecast, Prudential Financial’s chief economist told a gathering of corporate and commercial real estate leaders Jan. 10 in Atlanta. Susan Hickok, the keynote speaker at a forum of CoreNet Global […]
Read MoreA new Manufacturing Innovation Center will benefit companies and the Northwest.
Texas, Nebraska governors claim the most coveted prizes in U.S. economic development for winning projects in 2016.
Vertical farming introduces a sustainable and locally sourced substitution for imported produce.
New research explains where job markets in this sector are gaining altitude in manufacturing, air transportation and support activities.
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T ransnational corporations (TNCs) will favor Germany, the United Kingdom and France when they invest in Western Europe during the next three years. This prediction is among the findings of a recent survey of 129 TNCs conducted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Invest in France Agency and Andersen, the […]
Read MoreFor companies and people alike, Aqaba International Industrial Estate offers sweet opportunity.
Dow Corning, which has had a presence in Belgium since the early 1960s, is adding two major projects to its footprint south of Brussels. The company’s European headquarters, home to about 700 employees, is based in Seneffe, about 40 km. (25 miles) south of Brussels and about 30 km. (19 miles) north of the border with France. Dow Corning recently opened its Solar Energy Exploration and Development (SEED) center on its Seneffe campus and will soon open a major distribution center nearby.
Rather than tell you why you should consider Kentucky for your next business expansion, Kentucky would rather just show you.
When Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett took office in 2011, he expressed frustration with how long it took businesses to get the permits they needed to open new facilities.
California’s water resource challenges are real, but so are the many technology solutions in use and
on the drawing board.
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M anaging risk has always been the cornerstone of the corporate relocation process, although rarely has a corporate executive or his economic development counterpart framed the decision-making process in quite those terms. In the post September 11th environment, however, risk management has moved beyond its traditional spheres of technological and financial risk assessment and now […]
Read MorePFlugerville, Texas: vision is giving new meaning to quality of life.
U.S. Metro Area Rankings Expand and Reflect the Unusual Story of 2020
If you're not familiar with Chambersburg, New Castle or Sayre, Pa., or have somehow missed the turns for Indiana, Sunbury, East Stroudsburg or Meadville, you might need to readjust your navigation settings.
Energy comes in many forms. It's not as simple as electricity or gas. It's electricity made from coal, nuclear, solar, biomass, hydro or wind. Vehicle fleets can be powered by electricity, gasoline, diesel or compressed natural gas. All of these energy forms provide communities and energy producers with options, and for many of these options site selection is the critical link from proposal to production.
Dear IAMC members and prospective members: IAMC is off to an incredible start. I don’t think any of those who sat in the initial brainstorming sessions that launched the organization thought we could accomplish as much as we have in just a little over 18 months. Our success is a credit to our initial […]
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Service Providers on the Move…. USAA Realty Co., San Antonio, has named David L. Reahl to head its north-central region and the Chicago office. Reahl previously was vice president and asset manager at LaSalle Investment Management, Chicago, where he was responsible for overall performance of property portfolios of $400 million in assets. Insignia/ESG has hired […]
Read MoreUpstate New York’s burgeoning semiconductor sector is poised for a welcome jolt.
A company that began as a University of New Mexico spinoff in 1993 now makes high-tech products used on all seven continents and in outer space.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced in August the availability of approximately $13.4 million in competitive grant funds...
eridians were made for man, not man for meridians. Time must be regulated … to suit man’s convenience.” Sir Robert Ball, eminent British astronomer, in support of William Willett’s daylight saving time proposal “The Waste of Daylight,” published in 1907. When Credit Suisse First Boston chose Research Triangle Park for its new […]
ndustry Expertise.” “Global Breadth.” “Client Focused.” You hear these descriptions often, but what do they mean? More importantly, are these true qualities in a top- notch service provider? Is a global provider superior to a smaller boutique shop? These days, qualifying corporate real estate service providers is a different ballgame. The players are new, and […]
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T he heat created by the North American push into Europe for new call centers has turned desirable locations into no-go areas for some U.S. corporates. But while some locations have become victims of their own success, others are emerging as new winners in the current cooler environment for new call center operations — especially […]
Read MoreHow Kentucky lapped the field to become an automotive champion.
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 […]
Looking for places where major employers and major populations both have a strong chance of being served by continuing infrastructure investment?
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens on Reform, Right-to-Work and Renewing State Competitiveness
What’s your first thought when you hear “Idaho”? You’ll be excused if you answered “potatoes,” Idaho’s being world famous.
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C orporate real estate managers with outsourcing contracts coming up for renewal have a unique opportunity, which is to hear how the provider of the service defines what has come to be known as “second-generation outsourcing.” If that provider cannot articulate how the next chapter in a service provider agreement will be better than the […]
Read MoreEarlier this month CBRE Group, Inc. Global Research and Consulting issued an insightful report on biotech research space in New York City, and the need for it to catch up to the Big Apple’s boom in biotech activity.
Governor John Kasich reminds state lawmakers why economic growth trajectories are still on the ascent.
NEW YORK: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION From Site Selection magazine, May 2009 Investing in Infrastructure Bolsters Empire State Business Climate D espite steep job losses on Wall Street and a challenging economic environment, New York continues to add jobs and industry in several key sectors. During a recent e-mail interview with Site Selection, Dennis Mullen, Upstate President […]
SOUQ.com founder Ronaldo Mouchawar is among the entrepreneurs bringing e-commerce to the Middle East.
he U.S. transportation industry will experience yet another year of solid growth in 2006, led largely by gains in the trucking sector, according to a report released Nov. 22 by an Atlanta-based consulting firm that tracks and predicts global logistics trends. The ground parcel and less-than-truckload (LTL) categories are projected to experience shipment growth of […]
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I n the January issue of Site Selection, I introduced the Strategy Alignment Model, which is a framework for directly aligning corporate real estate with the core business. As shown in Figure 1, the model is comprised of three components and seven guiding principles. The focus of the first installment was […]
Read MoreFlorida’s Financial Services Sector Is Humming
Pete Abair, executive director of MassEcon, lists a few competitive advantages that you might not know about the commonwealth.
Maintaining solid connections with its existing companies amps up Virginia Beach’s headquarters and FDI portfolios in one fell swoop.
Leading indicators point to continued growth, says Stewart Title economist.
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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L ook closely — there’s a new luster on Site Selection‘s Governor’s Cup this year, a gloss that began taking shape last fall, when a new set of competition criteria came into being. After all, the successful systems in place in the business world are those that are maintained and refined as necessary to ensure […]
Read MoreGovernor Andy Beshear is determined to make Kentucky a global leader in the fast-emerging agritech industry.
The November elections weren’t the only topic of conversation at the Mid-America Economic Development Council (MAEDC) 2010 Competitiveness Conference in Chicago last month, but they continued to reverberate through many of the subjects discussed by a panel of site selection consultants.
From Site Selection magazine, March 1999 M A N A G E M E N T S T R A T E G Y A futurist charged with leading his firm’s research in the field of facilities management and design for the next century shares his views of which forces will prevail and how […]
Gov. Hickenlooper follows the Colorado Blueprint to help businesses grow.
Command Medical Products, an Ormond Beach, Fla., manufacturer of disposable medical tubing, needed a new low-cost manufacturing platform to accommodate its growth in business.
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From Site Selection magazine, March 2002 TOP METROS The 2001 Governor’s Cup • and the winner is … • New Corporate Facilities and Expansions • 2001’s Biggest U.S. Corporate Facilities • Top Metros • Top Industries • Global Location Activity Chicago Breezes By Competition for Top Metro Spot By GINNY […]
Read MoreAs Site Selection with this issue celebrates 70 years in business, it’s only natural to notice companies celebrating their own major milestones with major investments.
Utah Valley University President Dr. Astrid Tuminez brings her unique experience to bear on a vision for higher education.
Perspectives on what it takes to be smart range from super-fast to slowing down completely.
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 1998’s Alternating Business Climate Currencies: Whiplash Changes Leave Location Winners, Losers in Wake by Jack Lyne The ruble is in ruins, and the Pacific Rim is now “the pathetic rim,” some analysts say. But some firms are expanding to capitalize in a year of whiplash change in world business climates, one that may […]
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston’s new sweet potato processing plant in Delhi, La., has hit a sweet spot in terms of sustainability.
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From Site Selection magazine, March 2002 TOP INDUSTRIES The 2001 Governor’s Cup • and the winner is … • New Corporate Facilities and Expansions • 2001’s Biggest U.S. Corporate Facilities • Top Metros • Top Industries • Global Location Activity The Auto Industry Leads All Sectors by RON STARNER T […]
Read Moretilities don’t just help lure other companies’ facility investments. They create their own, either directly or via spinoff effects. And the project portfolio goes well beyond power plants. In Atlanta, multi-utility holding company Southern Company will be moving into a new corporate headquarters in 2005. Developed by Barry Real Estate Companies, the […]
From treats to treatments, Kansas keeps bowls and bellies full worldwide.
A German agricultural science leader plants its flag in the US Midwest.
Rand McNally reports that Jefferson City, the capital of Missouri, holds the title of America’s Most Beautiful Small Town.
By claiming first place in Site Selection’s annual ranking of state competitiveness, Virginia proved that second place merely means there’s room for improvement. The Commonwealth lost no ground and gained what little there was to gain from its runner-up finish in 2010 with a best-in-class finish for economic development success in 2011.
