January 2, 2014
While other publications’ circulation shrinks, Site Selection continues to grow. Entering our seventh decade Site Selection’s global distribution has never been stronger, with new readers in all corners of the world.
December 30, 2013
When New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in September signed into law the New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act, streamlining the state’s incentive programs to two, he did so on the heels of two ribbon-cuttings.
December 30, 2013
First, on Dec. 4 during a trade mission to Brazil, Gov. Martin O’Malley announced that Brace Pharmaceuticals, an investment company created by EMS S/A, Brazil’s largest domestic pharmaceutical company, has opened its U.S. headquarters in Montgomery County and plans to invest $200 million in the new operation.
December 30, 2013
LEED certification is soooo 2012. WELL certification, says one real estate developer, is what’s next, as employers aim to bring as much good energy to your health as they bring to your workplace.
December 23, 2013
What if it were possible to take the woody debris left behind from harvesting, logging or mine site-clearing and develop it into a substance that could be added into soil, not only making the soil more productive and able to retain more moisture, but to stabilize it against erosion?
December 23, 2013
The United Arab Emirates last month won the right to host World Expo 2020, beating out Yekaterinburg, Russia; Izmir, Turkey and São Paulo, Brazil.
December 23, 2013
You can't turn around in Germany without seeing wind turbines, many of them now of the gearless variety, their three blades turning their faces to the breeze.
December 16, 2013
Food and beverage is one of Virginia’s top industry sectors, with more than 33,000 people working at PepsiCo, Tyson, Boar’s Head Provisions, Lipton Tea and well over 500 other companies.
December 16, 2013
When Kenall selected Kenosha, Wis., for a new advanced manufacturing investment, the facility location decision reaffirmed the wisdom of recent changes to the Wisconsin business climate.
December 16, 2013
Travelers Insurance scoured the country and chose Sarpy County, Neb., for the giant insurer’s second major data center in the US.
December 10, 2013
Singapore-based developer Ascendas has been active in China for 20 years, creating space to meet clients’ evolving real estate requirements.
December 10, 2013
On February 18, 2011, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, after just over a month in office, kept one of his first campaign promises: He signed into law a bill creating JobsOhio, a privately funded non-profit that works with the state and its Development Services Agency to foster job creation and corporate investment.
December 9, 2013
Funds from 2008 disaster recovery bonds will support a US$2-billion fertilizer plant in Indiana, even though Gov. Mike Pence pulled state support earlier this year over concerns about potential disaster from its parent company’s products abroad.
December 9, 2013
A work-force development partnership between Ryanair and the School of Mechanics at Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania is paying off in capital investment and jobs.
December 9, 2013
An electronics component firm that serves the automotive and medical device sectors is rapidly making a bid to be a top employer in Western Michigan, thanks to new contracts that are allowing the company to reshore jobs and offshore product.
December 5, 2013
One man's sweetheart deal is another man's fishy situation.
December 3, 2013
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.
December 3, 2013
Chances are if you’re reading this anywhere outside of Cheyenne, Casper or Laramie, you don’t know much about Wyoming.
December 3, 2013
Corporate site selectors want to see a single digit next to states in rankings designed to shed light on their suitability for investment.
December 3, 2013
“We need to become an exporter to the whole world,” Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation Reza Moridi told Site Selection earlier this year.
December 2, 2013
Anyone traveling through large metropolitan airports can attest to the popularity of commercial air travel.
November 27, 2013
At the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, D.C., this fall, a panel discussion on partnering with US universities featured Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson and University of Maryland Vice President and Chief Research Officer Patrick O'Shea, who set the stage.
November 26, 2013
There’s a shortage of degree holders in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, says one survey.
November 26, 2013
It’s been a relatively quiet year for facility investment projects from Merck KGaA, the life sciences and chemical firm that employs more than 38,000 around the world and reported 2012 revenues of more than US$15 billion.