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s the world flat or round? I guess that depends on which book you are reading at the moment. Regardless of shape, one thing is certain: U.S. companies are facing difficult global supply chain challenges. Challenges are coming from tightening of our borders, rising energy costs, reliability of suppliers in an uncertain economy –and the […]

COVER STORY: RESEARCH & SCIENCE PARKS From Site Selection magazine, July 2008   Reservations      for Research High-profile partnerships support high-flying visions. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com The Hong Kong Science Park is being developed in three phases. The second phase’s layout is dominated by a unique ovoid auditorium. Douglas Muzyka, president – DuPont Greater China […]

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 […]

COVER STORY – THE GREEN IMPERATIVE From Site Selection magazine, January 2008   I   n coming years, it may not be that far-fetched to observe a range of products from traditional manufacturing industries supporting the job-creating potential of their former service providers in environmental services, energy management and green building.    Such is the powerful, […]

THE 2006 COMPETITIVENESS AWARD From Site Selection magazine, May 2007    Take Two The Alabama Development Office claims its second Competitiveness Award. by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com E ven as the Alabama Development Office (ADO) was battling its counterpart in Louisiana for the giant ThyssenKrupp steel plant project this spring, the agency paused in April to […]

D eborah Rochkind recently stepped out of the whirlwind that was AOL TimeWarner’s real estate group after seven years managing AOL’s 5- million- plus square- foot (465,000- sq.- m.) portfolio in 15 countries. Most of her time at the Internet giant was spent working on financial management, mergers and acquisitions, lease negotiations Deborah Rochkind and […]

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 […]

overnors are naturally proud of big economic development wins for their states, and Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is no exception. When MeadWestvaco announced in September 2004 a US$10-million expansion in rural Lanett, on the Alabama-Georgia border, Riley noted, “What makes this expansion even better is knowing that this plant won the competition for these [55] […]

Y ears of championing his state as a top location for business and industry have paid off for Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan in the form of Site Selection magazine’s 2003 Competitiveness Award. As Lieutenant Governor until 2003 – when he took over as governor following the sudden death of Gov. Frank O’Bannon – Kernan personally […]

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 […]

S ite Selection: Describe the scope of your responsibilities as Masco’s Director of Property Management. David Hirsch: It means I’m responsible for 44,075,436 square feet [4.1 million sq. m.] of buildings in the world. That’s 32,935,061 square feet [3.06 million sq. m.] domestic and 11,140,375 square feet [1.03 million sq. m.] non-U.S. That’s 149 manufacturing […]

C all it coincidence, but much attention is being given of late to the importance of competitiveness in the context of economic development, including here at Site Selection. No fewer than three new resources are suddenly at the disposal of corporate real estate executives and others charged with selecting the best location in which to […]

R anked by Site Selection as the third-best state in the nation in attracting new and expanded corporate facilities, New York is experiencing a resurgence across its business communities. Governor George Pataki’s lower tax policies and investments in promoting high-tech, industrial, and transportation projects have tremendously helped the state recover from the devastating affects of […]

T he people whose pictures you see here are members of a select group. In recent weeks, I have asked these corporate real estate executives, economic developers, service providers and other industry players to serve on Site Selection’s Editorial Advisory Board, and they have graciously accepted that invitation.         My colleagues and […]

W estern states are proving to be a natural habitat for gazelles, according to some recent research — not zoological research, but rather location research from Cognetics (www.cogonline.com), a Waltham, Mass.-based consultancy.         Gazelles are rapidly growing, publicly traded companies whose revenues have grown at an average annual compound rate of 20 […]

The mission of The Competitiveness Institute is to improve the living standards and local competitiveness of regions across the world by enhancing cluster-based development initiatives.         Our focus is primarily on regional clusters – geographic groupings of firms in the same or closely related industries. The Institute’s members are active in 38 […]

 “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 […]

 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 […]

 T he Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “flexible” as something that is “characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements.” Many real estate strategists and planners consider it to be the word that best describes the concept of corporate campuses. In a discussion on campuses, it also translates into smart design, operational […]

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.       […]