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I f they look alike, smell alike, sound alike, then they must be the same, right? Not exactly. Though Canada and the United States are similar in many ways, they are not identical, especially when it comes to labor laws. Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart found that out the hard way.         After entering […]

W hen the average age of a company’s employees is just 31, it’s a safe bet that its parking lots are full of Jeeps and the interior workspace is downright hip. While popular taste in cars may change from year to year, at least one such company’s commitment to maximizing the value corporate real estate […]

R IO RANCHO, N.M. – Driving along the highway from Albuquerque, N.M., to suburban Rio Rancho to the north, the first thing one notices hovering over the town is the giant corporate edifice of the Intel Corp.         Dominating the city landscape like the majestic Sandia Mountains to the east, Intel’s sprawling, […]

I n the new global supply chain — reduced by globalizaton and falling trade barriers — the crunch to shrink costs is driving world-class industries to position production facilities strategically closer to raw materials sources.         Low-cost development zones are emerging to accelerate the reverse migration and few industrial sectors have been […]

U nderstanding how cities view and evaluate projects is critical to developing more cooperative and insightful relationships between your company and the communities in which you do — and would like to do — business. This article presents an overview of how public officials view and evaluate the community impacts associated with economic development projects. […]

W hen people think of Florida, most probably envision sandy white beaches, family-oriented theme parks and lots of retirement communities. When business people think of Florida, the hot spots of Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Orlando and Jacksonville readily come to mind.       But what about Northwest Florida — or the region locals like […]

A recognized industry leader in providing corporate real estate (CRE) information over the Internet, IDRC has unveiled its newly designed Web site. “E-business is changing everything,” commented IDRC Marketing Committee Co-chair Dennis Boles, Haworth director of global facilities. “The new IDRC home page reflects how the association recognizes that change.” A key element of the […]

Knowledge is power. A truer statement may never have been uttered, and amazingly, Sir Francis Bacon’s remark still holds true today — perhaps even more so. In today’s fast-moving economy, receiving the right information at the right time can make or break a location deal and sometimes even a company. That’s why site consultants and […]

The United Kingdom attracted more new and expanded corporate facilities in 1999 than any other European country. France took the runner-up position, while Germany ranked third. Those results are essentially a photocopy of 1998’s facilities race, in which the same three countries took the top three spots, based on Ernst & Young’s European Investment Monitor […]

A business cost survey is the centerpiece of a Web-based service that lets “eCities” get the word out concerning local business development opportunities. Corporate site seekers now have yet another way to access key cost-of-doing-business data in markets around the USA via the Internet. The Kosmont Cost of Doing Business Survey tm, published by Kosmont […]

Leading the world’s preeminent corporate real estate (CRE) association might seem an Olympian task. In fact, that’s how 1980 U.S. Olympic team member Andy Bessette (right) views his upcoming stint as president of the International Development Research Council (IDRC). “Team,” though, is the key word in the parallels between IDRC and the Olympics, where hammer […]

 SEPTEMBER 1999  SITE SELECTION  1998 TOP 10 UTILITY  COMPANIES   • COVER PAGE    •  CINERGY/PSI    •  DETROIT EDISON    •  ENTERGY’S       TEAMWORK       ARKANSAS    •  GEORGIA POWER       COMPANY    •  MEMPHIS LIGHT,       GAS & WATER       DIVISION    •  MIDAMERICAN       ENERGY COMPANY    •  NEBRASKA PUBLIC       POWER DISTRICT    •  OMAHA PUBLIC       POWER DISTRICT    •  PP&L    •  […]

Merger-contemplating executive No. 1:     “Can anybody stop us?” Merger-contemplating executive No. 2:     “Hmmm . . . NATO?” Citigroup does things big, as boldfaced by that humorous exchange, reported during 1998’s Travelers-Citicorp merger discussions. Just how big is obvious in Tampa. “We have 9,400 employees in Florida, 2,500 in the Tampa area and 2,200 […]

From Site Selection magazine, May 1999 Championship Caliber: Site Selection‘s 1998 Top 10 Development Groups b y     T I M     V E N A B L E Hundreds of growing companies played the location game with skill and poise last year, capitalizing on the championship-level services of Site Selection‘s 1998 top development groups. […]

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? by DAVID T. HARESIGN The decision to plan and build a corporate campus consists of dozens of often conflicting considerations, both tangible and intangible. If the corporate real estate executive wears many hats, here’s where he wears them […]

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 THE FOLLOWING IS A SIDEBAR TO THE ARTICLE Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? A Checklist for Corporate Campus Planners When planning a corporate campus, it is important to define exactly what you wish to achieve. Here are the recommended steps: 1. Using the […]

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 Power Deregulation: A Bumpy Road Begins the Free-Market Ride by Jack Lyne Early brownouts have partially dimmed the luster on electric utility deregulation. Some firms, however are capitalizing, orchestrating lower facility rates and cutting costs through advanced demand-side management. Make no mistake. The global electricity deregulation revolution has not been unplugged. But that […]

APRIL/MAY 1998 The Service Imperative: A New Mind-set for Corporate Real Estate by Michael A. Bell I n May, the International Development Research Council (IDRC) Spring World Congress in Baltimore will focus on the subject of service delivery and why it has emerged as a corporate real estate imperative in a sustained period of unprecedented […]

Highlights from Site Selection ? December 1997/January 1998 Contract, Expand, Adapt: The Auto World’s All-at-Once Imperative by Karen E. Thuermer Today’s auto industry is getting a very mixed message: Contract and expand and adapt . . . quickly. On one hand, sluggish North American and European sales have made retooling and streamlining imperative. Simultaneously, emerging […]

by Robert Gaudreau, Regus Frankly, people thought we were crazy when we began considering going to China. It was 1990, only a short time after the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Fears of political backlash and international trade sanctions against China certainly weren’t unwarranted. In addition, there were China’s sky-high real estate prices, labyrinthine bureaucracy and Third […]

Logistics management is giving companies new ways to improve customer service, control costs and make the most of opportunities in emerging markets. As a result, the global expansion equation is being revised as companies employ world-class logistics based on advanced information technologies. Once upon a time, location was the word that companies invoked to ensure […]

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