January 30, 2014
Dig Deeper
Does workplace wellness correspond to the economic vitality of a company or an area? If so, then the new 2014 Healthiest Workplaces in America rankings tell us the Midwest is fit as a fiddle.
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January 27, 2014
Shifting Gears
Why is a Mexico manufacturing presence important to automotive suppliers hoping to reach markets beyond North America and Europe?
January 27, 2014
Let It Be
Creative types don’t need tailor-made environments and amenities, just the freedom to build that ecosystem themselves.
January 27, 2014
A Tale of Two Locations
Indiana boasts the best business climate in the Midwest, say consultants who read Site Selection, but plenty of executives are voting for Chicago with their pocketbooks.
January 27, 2014
Qualified Leads
2014 marks the 10th anniversary of the granddaddy of them all when it comes to large site certification for industrial development. Tennessee Valley Authority’s Megasites Program was created in 2004.
January 23, 2014
And the Winner Is … Me.
"We're healthy enough. We're beautiful enough. We’re smart enough. And doggone it, people like us."
January 21, 2014
‘Hired’ Education
When Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn announced recently that it would invest $30 million in a new robotics plant in Harrisburg, Pa., the industrial site selection called into question whether cheap labor and tax breaks are still paramount in corporate location decision-making.
January 21, 2014
A Sharper Image
Governor Rick Snyder had a big economic development win in 2013 when Michigan became the nation’s 24th right-to-work state, but he’s not resting on his laurels.
January 15, 2014
Extending the LEED
Leading-edge green building policy in Greater Seattle pushes the envelope further.
January 15, 2014
No Nukes, No Problem?
Two years ago, after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan and a successful ramp-up of renewable energy subsidies, the German government decided to permanently shut down eight of its 17 nuclear power plants and pledged to gradually close the remaining nine by 2022.
January 15, 2014
The Geneva Triangle
The World Economic Forum is busy this week prepping for next week’s annual get-together of the world’s elite in Davos, Switzerland.
January 14, 2014
Bridges
Toledo is a city that prides itself on its global ethnic and cultural diversity, and the entrepreneurial and industrial links that accompany that heritage.
January 13, 2014
Latin America’s Next Big Thing
Gone are the days when corporate investors divided Latin America into three categories: Brazil, Mexico and “everywhere else.
January 13, 2014
Apple in Arizona, Toyota in Baja, Foxconn in Pennsylvania, Cisco in Ontario, two investments in Savannah, Milken’s best-performing cities, Mercedes in California and Pratt & Whitney in Québec.
Apple Inc. announced the opening of a new plant in Mesa, Ariz., that will create 700 jobs, as well as 1,300 construction jobs, for a region hard hit during the recession.
January 13, 2014
Should It Stay or Should It Go?
The National Association of Manufacturers on Dec. 3 unveiled a report it commissioned by former World Trade Organization Appellate Body Chairman James Bacchus asserting that permits to export liquefied natural gas and coal are being delayed unnecessarily by the federal government.
January 10, 2014
Press Release
Contact: Mark Arend (770) 325-3438 tel mark.arend@siteselection.com 6625 The Corners Parkway, Suite 200 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 • USA www.siteselection.com Press Release Site Selection Marks 60th Anniversary Atlanta, January 10, 2014: Site Selection magazine’s January 2014 issue celebrates the publication’s Diamond Anniversary, marking 60 years of continuous publication since 1954, when such notable magazines as Sports […]
January 10, 2014
Washington Wins 777X Assembly Facility
“Thanks to this vote by our employees, the future of Boeing in the Puget Sound region has never looked brighter,” read a statement from Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner on January 4th.
January 10, 2014
Huntsville In the Hunt
Imagine not one, but two commercial aircraft manufacturers announcing new jetliner assembly plants in your state within a year.
January 10, 2014
A ‘Second Golden Age’ for the US Aviation Industry
The three most pressing barriers to continuing US leadership are globalization, talent shortfalls and innovation challenges.
January 10, 2014
Nevada and five other sites are chosen for UAV development work
Silver State officials explain the significance of being a winning site; 25 proposals from 24 states were in competition
January 9, 2014
Nice Threads
Chinese shirt and yarn company Luthai Textile announced this week it is opening a New York City office.
January 7, 2014
Coastal Dreams
Rocket science and rental cars may not appear to have a lot in common.
January 6, 2014
The Lay of the Land
Site Selection is proud to publish our fifth annual State of the States report in this, our 60th anniversary issue.
January 2, 2014
Tailor Made
If there is one thing that site selection consultants agree on, it’s that no two projects are the same.