January 2, 2014
The United Arab Emirates in late November was awarded the 2020 World Expo, beating out Yekaterinburg in Russia, Izmir in Turkey and São Paulo in Brazil to become the first Middle Eastern territory to ever host the event.
December 31, 2013
November 1, 2013
Even after the November 2012 election results were known, non-US-based companies looked forward to investing capital in US facilities in 2013.
August 21, 2013
Nine years after selecting Tampa over Atlanta to open its first-ever Southern Business Center, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. announced this spring that it will expand its Florida operation by up to 255 jobs with total average compensation of nearly $100,000.
July 25, 2013
Governor Mary Fallin returned from Le Bourget Paris Airshow in June with a commitment from Australian aerospace supplier Ferra Engineering to locate an operation in Grove, in the northeast corner of the Sooner State. The company, which plans to hire 20 engineers, specializes in the custom design, manufacture, assembly and test of aerospace structures and sub-systems. It also produces medical devices for the healthcare industry, as well as components for renewable energy systems.
July 22, 2013
The UK has received a major vote of confidence from foreign investors after retaining its lead as Europe's top inward investment destination for the 11th year running.
May 21, 2013
Two large motor coaches were required to transport Airport City Conference and Exhibition (ACE) delegates from the conference site in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, to the Denel Campus in Kempton Park on April 24th.
May 14, 2013
Switzerland, Germany and Austria lead the world in terms of their travel and tourism industry competitiveness with Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Canada, Sweden and Singapore completing the top 10, according to the fifth Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, released in March by the World Economic Forum.
April 30, 2013
Biotechnology in Costa Rica has considerable political support, being one of the seven areas of the 2011-2014 Science, Technology and Innovation Plan.
March 22, 2013
One year after Alcoa announced the permanent closure of a smelter in the ultimate company town, Alcoa, Tenn., is on the rise, thanks to a slew of companies finding what they need in the region that now likes to call itself "Innovation Valley."
March 11, 2013
Government financial support for corporate facility investment and expansion continues to be a common practice in most parts of the world.
March 11, 2013
This market of 10 million will not be deterred. Two years after its revolution, which sparked the Arab Spring, Tunisia is emerging as an island of economic stability, and even one of relative political stability.
February 25, 2013
"It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country." — Justice Louis Brandeis, 1932
January 16, 2013
New legislation in 2013 could overhaul financial regulation of free zones in the United Arab Emirates, making them even more desirable locations for capital investors.
January 10, 2013
Suddenly, the eyes of investors turned toward Mexico, and not because of the violence unleashed by the drug war.
November 14, 2012
In 2014, voters will be asked whether the region should remain part of the United Kingdom or go it alone.
November 14, 2012
Fifteen years after the Thai government shrewdly relaxed monetary policy and allowed its currency, the baht, to drop against the dollar, corporations investing in Thailand are reaping the benefits, accessing a low-cost and educated work force at the crossroads of Asia.
October 30, 2012
North Carolina’s combination of work-force availability and skill sets of interest to employers, proactive business-development agencies, logistics assets and higher education infrastructure helped it reclaim Site Selection’s Top Business Climate spot from rival Texas
August 24, 2012
Multinational biopharmaceutical company Shire plans a major new campus in San Diego for its Shire Regenerative Medicine division, formerly known as Advanced BioHealing. Shire has signed a lease agreement with BioMed Realty Trust, a REIT that specializes in the life sciences industry.
June 6, 2012
The Johor Bahru region in southernmost Malaysia is emerging as a key regional oil and gas hub, and the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), which is overseeing the 2,217-sq.-km. (856-sq.-mile) Iskandar Malaysia development project, will play an important role in fostering this sector. Iskandar Malaysia comprises five component areas, or flagship zones, that in their own right will bring forth new commercial, residential, educational and industrial developments designed to transform south Johor into an economic engine for Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
May 23, 2012
State biotech associations are putting finishing touches on their exhibits and event planning for this year’s BIO International Convention set for the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center June 18-21. Twenty-three states, plus Puerto Rico, will have pavilions. They will be joined by 33 international pavilions promoting the industry in their respective countries and regions.
May 14, 2012
‘We speak business out here.’ In Fulton County, a community of 43,280 people west of Toledo, manufacturing companies are experiencing robust growth thanks to a home-grown but globally competitive work force.
May 2, 2012
By claiming first place in Site Selection’s annual ranking of state competitiveness, Virginia proved that second place merely means there’s room for improvement. The Commonwealth lost no ground and gained what little there was to gain from its runner-up finish in 2010 with a best-in-class finish for economic development success in 2011.
April 26, 2012
Around mid-afternoon on April 27, 2011, Gregg Kennedy, part-time mayor of Smithville, Miss., completed his shift at his full-time job at the True Temper Sports golf club shaft manufacturing facility in nearby Amory. He drove straight to the Smithville Town Hall because of the threatening weather.