January 10, 2013
Louise Story’s article in The New York Times last month is merely the latest installment of the longstanding observation that state and local incentives amount to a zero-sum game, whereby one location’s win is another’s loss.
January 9, 2013
A president is chosen. World markets hold their breath, waiting to see what policies he will adopt that will have an impact not only domestically but in every corner of the world. It’s big news — and it’s not Barack Obama.
January 9, 2013
Following up on two separate projects whose feasibility studies were announced just over a year earlier, South Africa-based energy and chemicals company Sasol announced in early December it will combine them into one complex. This and other stories from around North America
January 9, 2013
Comprehensive logistics assets and a desirable work force are two criteria common to most site selectors’ wish lists.
January 7, 2013
The Pittsburgh coal seam discovered in 1750 was expected to have a life of about 100 years. That seam, one of the richest in the world, is still being mined today. So is Pennsylvania’s enduring streak of energy innovation and leadership.
January 7, 2013
The ink from Gov. Rick Snyder’s signature on House Bill 4003 and Senate Bill 116 was barely dry when reaction started pouring in to the legislation that will make Michigan the 24th right-to-work state on April 1, 2013.
January 7, 2013
By 2025, water withdrawals are expected to increase by 50 percent in developing countries and 18 percent in developed countries.
January 7, 2013
The following pages highlight recent corporate facility projects, new laws and incentives policies, wages, employment, demographics and cost-of-doing-business facts in one easy-to-digest compendium.
January 2, 2013
Two of the issues critically important to site selectors — work force and incentives — came into sharp relief in December, thanks to a Michigan governor and a New York Times reporter.
January 2, 2013
The voters have spoken. The U.S. election of November 2012 resulted in very little visible change — Democrats retain control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans the House of Representatives and most governors’ mansions — 30 as of this month.
December 28, 2012
Biomass projects — many of them expected to produce wood pellets for shipment to the U.K. and other European countries for power production — continue to dot the southeastern United States.
December 28, 2012
As the U.S. State Department works to conclude its review of TransCanada’s resubmitted Keystone XL pipeline permit application by the first quarter of 2013, it’s getting plenty of encouragement.
December 28, 2012
The newest figures from the Energy Information Administration say approximately one-third of total U.S. delivered energy — or 24 quadrillion Btu - was consumed in the industrial sector in 2011, led by the bulk chemicals sector at 5.7 quadrillion Btu.
December 21, 2012
Construction is set to begin this month on Mann Research Center’s first phase in the Tradition Center for Innovation (TCI), reflecting the high demand for space within the planned 44,000-sq.-ft. (4,088-sq.-m.) Mann Medical Office Building (Mann Medical One).
December 21, 2012
Iroko Pharmaceuticals was little more than a seed five years ago. But it planted itself in one of the most fertile growth mediums for life sciences: Greater Philadelphia. On Dec. 12, it achieved full bloom with a new headquarters, and sought to seed the future at the same time.
December 21, 2012
A high-growth medical device company is finding the right prescription for expansion in Mesa, Ariz. Ulthera, which makes ultrasound devices for face-lifts and neck-lifts, is moving from 12,000 sq. ft. (1,115 sq. m.) of space into a new 32,000-sq.-ft. (2,973-sq.-m.) headquarters in Mesa, a booming Phoenix suburb.
December 14, 2012
Pick your mode of transport. By any measure, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is Germany’s most connected federal state — to the rest of Germany, to Europe and to the world.
December 14, 2012
Ernst & Young’s 2012 attractiveness survey found that Germany is the sixth most attractive country in the entire world for investment, and the first by far in Europe. Just as attractive is its global reputation for industrial ingenuity, from top-shelf automotive and high-tech machinery manufacturing to the latest techniques in tracking the carbon footprint of that activity.
December 14, 2012
Site Selection tally of automotive sector facility projects beyond NAFTA since January 2011 shows China, India, the U.K. and Brazil leading the way, followed by the Slovak Republic, Germany and Romania. The rankings line up nearly one for one with KPMG’s “Competitive Alternatives” rankings of national business tax climates, released in October. But there are a lot more factors than tax schemes at work.
December 14, 2012
World Reports: Index Mines Social Media and Jaguar Accelerates U.K. Expansion Plans
December 14, 2012
In the past decade, Latin America has appeared more visibly on the radar screens of many companies considering expansions of their global footprints. More of these companies today are deciding to set up manufacturing facilities, distribution centers or services operations in the market.
December 14, 2012
Since the end of apartheid, South Africa is a county that believes in the future, and increasingly, international business shares this optimism. But what does the future look like?
December 6, 2012
The plethora of reports coming out only confirm what the public seems to already know and what policy makers in Washington are now grasping: Manufacturing matters.
December 4, 2012
A beneficial tax climate helps grow Washington’s diverse economy.