ROAD TO RECOVERY

In the wake of the global pandemic, Illinois focuses on restoring and revitalizing its business climate.

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Talent Supply Keeps Growing, Enterprises Well Staffed

Growing firms in Overland Park, Lenexa and Wichita highlight the abundance of professional services talent to be found in Kansas.

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The US-Mexico Border Economy In Transition

From small rural agricultural and ranching communities to large urban centers of innovation and advanced manufacturing, the border is based in both tradition and the crossing of boundaries.

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Answering The Call

The information and communication technology industry accounts for three percent of total U.S. electricity consumption, half of which is attributed to telecommunications. With this is mind, Verizon has been looking at ways to power its facilities using reliable and sustainable technologies.

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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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Arkansas Has Been Building Businesses For 200 Years

Find hidden jewels in every corner of the state.

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There’s Plenty of Ground to Cover in Illinois

World-class culture, outdoor adventure and food make Illinois a destination for all seasons — even in challenging times.

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How To Win, Texas Style

Not so fast, Buckeyes. Texas is back in a big way with a commanding first-place finish in the 2012 facilities race to claim the Governor’s Cup after a 34-project loss to Ohio last year. Not only did Texas reclaim the coveted trophy, but it did so with a whopping 761 projects, 270 more than first runner-up Ohio, which held its own relative to last year’s tally with just seven fewer projects (491).

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Shifting into High Gear

Warren Buffet acquires a majority-stake in Knoxville-based travel center chain and places a major vote of confidence in its continued success.

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TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, January 2007    Software Speeds Lease Analysis by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com I ntuit, the Mountain View, Calif., developer of familiar accounting and tax preparation software such as Quicken and TurboTax, has a real estate portfolio of about 2 million square feet (185,800 sq. m.) spread across about […]

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Top Groups: Extreme Makeovers

The top-performing economic development organizations had to overcome a lot in 2010. Here’s how they did it.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION, SITE SELECTION 101

ocusing on core competencies is a catch phrase that is heard more frequently than ever these days. And for good reason. Corporations across all avenues are stretched to the max, and focusing on projects that are not directly related to a department’s primary functions can be daunting. Today, many corporations are understaffed because of the […]

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A CLEAN JOBS SWEEP

Prioritizing the future of clean energy resources attracts innovation and investment to the Land of Lincoln.

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A Smarter Global Platform

Two advanced developments in Honduras connect forward-thinking companies to worldwide markets.

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AEDC OVERVIEW

When it comes to economic development, there’s a lot of momentum in Arkansas. From entrepreneurs to established companies expanding and locating new facilities, Arkansas is winning more than its fair share of economic development projects with more in the project pipeline.

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Unemployment is at 12 percent in California. gavin newsom

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The 2011 Competitiveness Award: Best in Class

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.

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The Golden Era of Sports

Raiders, Knights, HyperX usher Vegas into the big leagues.

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Competitive Clusters – Special Advertising Section, Site Selection magazine, March 2004

ore communities, regions and states are turning to the concept of Cluster Development. The advantages of close relationships between key industries and their suppliers, complementary industries, economic development and support institutions have been proven in many regions around the world.         But how do corporate real estate executives, site location consultants and […]

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Top 20 U.S. Facilities, 1999

1999’s U.S. Location Leviathans b y     J A C K     L Y N E The very big U.S. business expansion equaled very big facilities: That’s the nutshell tale of the 20 largest corporate facility deals announced in the United States in 1999, as the nation edged toward its longest sustained economic expansion. 1999’s […]

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Ford Fuels Detroit Resurgence

Train station project will be catalyst for urban renewal.

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1997?s Occupancy Cost Outlook: Tightening Markets, Rising Rents

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 […]

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Repaying Nature’s Bounty

Of the more than 750 food-sector facility projects tracked around the world by the Conway Data New Plant Database between January 2009 and April 2010, nearly 15 percent had something to do with adult beverages

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Round Rock: Where quality of life and opportunity meet.

Home to some 133,000 people and a growing cluster of leading tech companies, Round Rock has proved ideal for families and corporations alike.

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New Heights

Technology is pushing wind turbines higher and putting them into all sorts of new locations, including on top of skyscrapers, data centers and big-box retailers.

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Night Walks

Property management teams tend to focus on operations when
the building is occupied and experiencing normal conditions.
After all, that’s when staff members are most likely to be on
site, and when they’re likely to be getting tenant feedback
on comfort issues. But for the majority of the year – likely
between 5,000 and 6,200 out of 8,760 hours – buildings are
unoccupied.

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I n this 21st century world of virtual reality, virtual learning, virtual tourism — virtual everything, it’s entirely logical that site selection should have been transformed into a virtual activity. The hard-pressed corporate executive seeking new international facilities in far-flung overseas destinations need surely look no further than a mouse button and modem.     […]

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Oregon by the Numbers

Benchmarking the Beaver State.

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Top Metropolitans: The Fast Track To No. 1

Greater Houston, Texas, which in 2011 secured 195 corporate facility expansion projects, is increasing the size of its metropolitan economy at a rate that leads every other metro area on the continent, according to a new study from the Brookings Institution.

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Two Thumbs Up in the UK

Budget changes to the United Kingdom’s oil and gas tax regime are expected to support billions of pounds of new investment and the creation of more than 700 new jobs, with close to 8,000 more sustained along the supply chain.

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