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Long-Term View Sustains Global Location Activity b y     M A R K     A R E N D European markets saw robust business expansion activity in ’98, but even emerging markets did well as location experts looked beyond their current status. Wherever new-site locators looked in 1998, the story was pretty much the same: […]

M A N A G E M E N T     S T R A T E G Y Tomorrow’s corporate real estate world will scarcely resemble yesterday’s or today’s, the pundits are fond of pointing out. The professionals in the industry know that. The key is getting the rest of the organization to see […]

From Site Selection magazine, March 1999 M A N A G E M E N T     S T R A T E G Y Keeping Sprint’s New HQ Campus on Track Margaret P. Latshaw, Ph.D., is in the midst of what will likely be a high point in her career in corporate real estate. […]

From Site Selection magazine, March 1999 M A N A G E M E N T     S T R A T E G Y A futurist charged with leading his firm’s research in the field of facilities management and design for the next century shares his views of which forces will prevail and how […]

JANUARY 1999 COVER STORY Can Kvaerner Re-Launch U.S. Shipbuilding? Riding a wave of lofty expectations, and $430 million in incentives, European power Kvaerner has sailed into Philadelphia with the future of U.S. shipbuilding at stake, many observers insist. pg. 1103 Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? pg. 1118 Congress Warms to D.C. Real […]

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Locating in North America: A Site Selection Primer by Jack Lyne North America offers a rich, lucrative market for foreign direct investment. But paying attention the basics in going global can dramatically up your odds for site selection success. Going global presents generous portions of promise […]

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Can Kvaerner Re-Launch U.S. Shipbuilding? by Jack Lyne Riding a wave of lofty expectations, and $430 million in incentives, European power Kvaerner has sailed into Philadelphia with the future of U.S. shipbuilding at stake, many observers insist. T“In the global economy, it is a bit funny […]

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Why Europe Beckons by MARK AREND Foreign direct investment in both the emerging and established markets of Europe is robust, thanks to investors’ flight to stability. Two European business location reports document where site seekers have been — and where they’re looking now. Whether a global […]

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Congress Warms to D.C. Real Estate Group’s Message This January, the 106th Congress convenes to begin what will likely be one of the most contentious sessions of Congress in recent memory. It begins amidst possible impeachment proceedings against the president and will end at the height […]

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 1998’s Business Climate Rankings: The Playing Field Levels by Jack Lyne North Carolina and Ohio top U.S. state rankings, while the USA and the UK lead the global pack. Above all, though, 1998’s rankings underscore pronounced geographic balance. Location, location, location, goes the old site selection saw. Call it Freud does business location […]

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 1998’s Alternating Business Climate Currencies: Whiplash Changes Leave Location Winners, Losers in Wake by Jack Lyne The ruble is in ruins, and the Pacific Rim is now “the pathetic rim,” some analysts say. But some firms are expanding to capitalize in a year of whiplash change in world business climates, one that may […]

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 Baan’s Battle with Skyrocketing Space Demands by Jack Lyne Baan’s big U.S. move coincides with a number of key challenges, most based in blur-like growth. But business climate factors augur well for the software giant’s $40 million Virginia project. “We’ re going to divide this office and the conference room into cubicles,” says […]

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 Industry Mission: Growth Management As the corporate real estate profession evolves to include more functions and the very ground shifts from private ownership to public ownership of assets, so too must the composition of organizations seeking to serve the profession evolve. A case in point is the Chicago-based Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute […]

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 The road to opening a new facility is fraught with land mines, but avoiding the myths outlined here can help clear the way to an on-time start-up. Debunking the Top Start-up Facility Myths by Brad Cunic Recently, a company spent millions of dollars buying a prime piece of real estate on which to […]

Highlights from October/November 1998 COVER STORY Baan’s Battle with Skyrocketing Space Demands Baan’s big U.S. move coincides with a number of key challenges, most based in blur-like growth. But business climate factors augur well for the software giant’s $40 million Virginia project. pg. 908 Whiplash Changes Leave Location Winners, Losers in Wake pg. 890 Industry […]

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 AOL’s Balancing Act: The Need for Nearness vs. ‘Virtual Space’ by Jack Lyne When AOL hit cyberspace hell in 1996, it’s problems were rooted in old-fashioned physical space. But the online king has come back, centralizing brainpower and technology to fuel rapid global expansion. Cyberspace may be where you make your fortune — […]

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 The Telecom Connection: How It’s Rewiring the New Economy’s Location Rules by Jack Lyne “Infostructure” is dominating and changing many location criteria, perhaps nowhere more clearly than in corporate call centers’ swelling ranks. “The ‘digitized infrastructure’ connecting office buildings and factories has become as important as bricks, mortar and hard walls,” says a […]

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 At Your Service: Suppliers Key in Mastering Real Estate’s New Realities by Jack Lyne Corporate real estate is morphing again, driven by infrastructure integration and value-based management. Service providers are scrambling, but the leading edge is fundamental in finding solutions, IDRC’s Maryland World Congress underscored. Packard Bell was in deep real estate trouble, […]

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 Corporate Real Estate Can Be a Profit Center by Dr. Danny Lam and Dr. John Kanz High-tech veterans know that growth and profitability come in fits and starts until reliable product cycles are in place. One way to ensure future growth once profitability is achieved, is to manage real estate assets in such […]

Highlights from August/September 1998 COVER STORY AOL’s Balancing Act: The Need for Nearness vs. ‘Virtual Space’ When AOL hit cyberspace hell in 1996, it’s problems were rooted in old-fashioned physical space. But the online king has come back, centralizing brainpower and technology to fuel rapid global expansion. pg. 638 Corporate Real Estate Can Be a […]

JUNE/JULY 1998 C O V E R     S T O R Y Uncommon Gazelles: Unorthodox Strategies Fuel Their Fast-Track Expansions by Jack Lyne Though fast-expanding “little giants” are the stars of today’s entrepreneurial economy, their real estate strategies often buck real estate best practices, a Site Selection survey indicates. Gazelle has become the […]

JUNE/JULY 1998 All Dressed Up with No One to Grow? How Fast-Growth Firms Are Surviving Labor Pains by Jack Lyne Even fabled gazelles are finding their expansion plans beached in the labor pool’s shallow end. But some SMEs are outwitting the work-force crunch. Many areas’ tight labor markets are creating some highly unorthodox corporate expansion […]

JUNE/JULY 1998 Avoid the Sand Traps in Build-to-Suit Leases by Mark Arend Working effectively with developers in build-to-suit lease arrangements means being heavily involved in the building specifications early on and throughout the planning process, provided the facility’s complexity and intended use warrants such attention. After all, the developer is likely to sell the building, […]

JUNE/JULY 1998 The REITing of Corporate America by Stephen Finn Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are once again a force to be reckoned with. Institutions and other investors seeking to diversify their stock-heavy portfolios have concluded that real estate isn’t such a bad investment after all and have poured billions into the asset class. Traditional […]