April 1, 2013
Fountains of Youth
Foreign investors, entrepreneurs and defense-related companies are transforming two once-sleepy North Florida markets from raw material-dependent communities into thriving high-tech centers of global commerce.
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April 1, 2013
Pictures of the Wind
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) in February announced that global installed wind energy capacity increased by 19 percent in 2012 to 282,000 MW.
March 28, 2013
Home Run
No matter where you live in the United States, you've seen a version of the headline, "City Hall Gives Way in Stadium Deal." In El Paso, Texas, they take those words literally.
March 28, 2013
Powering Florida
When Cheney Brothers Inc. needed room to expand, Florida Power & Light Company delivered not just the electricity but also the deal-sealing resources that made sure the company kept its food distribution business growing in its home base of Florida.
March 28, 2013
Of Books, Beer and Beagles: Fingers and tongues wag aplenty in D.C., but tails do not.
Three early 2013 rankings and reports offer some guidance from the fringes of the site selection matrix.
March 27, 2013
Isle of Flight
The Isle of Grain, located in the Hoo district of Kent at the confluence of the Medway and Thames rivers, is home to, among other things, an LNG terminal, old anti-tank fortifications from World War I, and, not far away, a sunken World War II ship loaded with munitions, a familiar navigation hazard that it would cost some $40 million to disarm.
March 27, 2013
Crowded Skies
There is nothing like new competition to keep a player on his game. And there are new kids on the aviation services block in Southeast Asia that other contenders in the region will want to keep an eye on.
March 27, 2013
The Great Dry Canal Race
The Panama Canal expansion, on target to be completed by 2015, has certainly put Panama and Central America back on the map.
March 25, 2013
Feedback Loop
Satirists Draw Scorn For Creating Actual Jobs.' "No way to treat loyal scoffers," says straight-faced applicant.
March 22, 2013
Transformation, From A to Zed
Two announcements on Monday and Thursday of this week signaled a fundamental strategic and physical shift for biopharma giant AstraZeneca, including the establishment of a new corporate headquarters in a new UK location; the shift of small molecule and biologics R&D to three strategic centers around the world; and an eventual overall headcount reduction of 5,050 between now and the end of 2016.
March 20, 2013
A Life-Changing Place in the Sun
In Pensacola, Fla., a research institute that has been nationally recognized for its groundbreaking work is teaching the lame to walk and the blind to see.
March 19, 2013
The ‘It State’ for FDI
"It is exciting to see South Carolina once again recognized as the 'it' place for business investment," noted Gov. Nikki Haley in January, when her Commerce Department announced the Palmetto State's first-place finish in a ranking of foreign direct investment (FDI) destination states for 2011 based on estimated jobs.
March 18, 2013
Urban Renewal 21st Century Style
There's a revival going on in the Northeast as companies across the industry spectrum are discovering anew the location advantages of dense population centers in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
March 18, 2013
Brain Trust
Site Selection in early February hosted a roundtable conference call with a select group of corporate real estate and facilities pros from some of the most powerful biopharma organizations in the world, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
March 14, 2013
Road to Somewhere
The spoken and written works of prolific Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev include the lyrics to the republic's national anthem, as well as such statements as "Each and everyone must do sports — sports strengthen spirit," and "The one who aspires to victory wins."
March 13, 2013
Utah: Alter Your Perception
You probably know that Forbes ranked Utah as the “Best State for Business” for three years running.
March 12, 2013
Press Release
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March 12, 2013
How to Herd Cats
The region around Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport — Greater Roissy — has figured out a way to coordinate and advance the overlapping agendas of nearly 30 public and private entities.
March 11, 2013
New Features Emerge on Panama’s Logistics Landscape
Panama has been considered a logistics center since its discovery in 1513. Its location and native design provide unparalleled and unique geographical advantages. Above all, it has access to two seas: the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are 80 miles away from each other.
March 11, 2013
The Nearshore Market’s Greatest Resource
Nearshore outsourcing operations usually come to the countries bordering the Caribbean Sea. Historically, this region has been rich in agriculture, minerals and more recently, oil and natural gas.
March 11, 2013
The World’s Workshop
What if, instead of designing business incubators, accelerators and other science-inflected names for workspace, your whole city was that workshop, custom-designed for exploration, discovery and serendipitous interaction?
March 11, 2013
Diamond in the Rough
In three years time, Botswana will celebrate its fiftieth year of independence. Before it sees another 50, the extensive diamond deposits that have been its source of prosperity will have long run out.
March 8, 2013
A Good Swift Kick
One month after calling the position of the United States in the clean energy industry “beset by uncertainty” and “less positive” than in many other countries, The Pew Charitable Trusts issued a report this week based on Bloomberg New Energy Finance data declaring that U.S. companies enjoyed a $1.63-billion sales advantage over their Chinese counterparts in clean energy goods and services in 2011.
March 8, 2013
Icebreakers
Between $45 billion and $65 billion.
That’s the attention-snaring amount BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and TransCanada plan to invest in a comprehensive Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.