January 17, 2019
Post-Amazon World: Say Goodbye to Public Auctions
Site consultants use TrustBelt to call for better economic development practices.
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January 14, 2019
Investor Watch: January 14, 2019
Part 3 of our four-part series brings you "The Context" in the form of exclusive analysis from John Boyd, founder of site selection advisory firm The Boyd Company.
January 14, 2019
MIND GAMES
How Florida uses university-employer alliances to reshape the workforce.
January 14, 2019
So Much Winning
Look beyond the conflict headlines, and there’s real economic growth under way.
January 14, 2019
One for the Ages
While over-the-top and in-your-face as only an Amazon could pull off, HQ2 is very much in sync with the heightened trend of corporate headquarters mobility.
January 10, 2019
Investor Watch: January 10, 2019
A hard Brexit could have very hard consequences, says one global corporate location expert. A government leader says the chains that appear to bind the post-Brexit UK economy could instead be stronger links to global partners in trade and democracy.
January 10, 2019
Location, Location, Changxing
Not far from Shanghai lies a Chinese county, and a development, that are quickly becoming magnets for foreign direct investment.
January 10, 2019
Eastern Promises
How Amazon turned the world upside down to deliver HQ2 packages to New York and Virginia.
January 10, 2019
‘Invisible Chain’
A hard Brexit could have very hard consequences, says one global corporate location expert. A government leader says the chains that appear to bind the post-Brexit UK economy could instead be stronger links to global partners in trade and democracy.
January 9, 2019
Universities Supply the R&D Expertise Industries Require
Mississippi is where innovation has long been designed, tested and applied to processes in existing and emerging industries.
January 9, 2019
Mighty Mississippi
Mississippi's labor force is skilled and ready to work.
January 7, 2019
Investor Watch: January 7, 2019
In the first of four stories we're posting over the next two weeks about site consulting and the Amazon HQ2 process, site selectors tell us job skillsets are the driving factor in most location decisions.
January 7, 2019
Masters of Apprenticeship
San Bernardino County companies and institutions show the rest of the world how a regional approach works best for upskilling and growing the workforce.
January 7, 2019
Mobility Solutions for the Masses
Multiple projects show why Asia is a key growth location for Bombardier’s rail systems business.
January 7, 2019
Show Me the Workforce
Site Selectors say job skillsets are the driving factor in location decisions.
January 3, 2019
Investor Watch: January 3, 2019
Site Selection and Conway, Inc. mark our 65th anniversary by looking back at our best (and worst) covers, and reintroducing ourselves to you one face at a time.
January 3, 2019
Editor’s View: Happy New Year to You, and Happy Birthday to Us
We figured our 65th anniversary was a good time to celebrate the people who make this publication possible.
January 3, 2019
A Commitment to Connect
They say the phrase “aging gracefully” is just a nice way of being told you’re slowly looking worse. We respectfully disagree. At 65, we’ve never looked better.
December 27, 2018
Investor Watch: December 27, 2018
Brief stories deliver news about ski slopes in Shanghai; Samsung's showcase in Bengaluru; outbound real estate investment leaders in Asia; Ecobank Ghana's award; and a satellite communications complex in the Australian town of Kapooka (you know, the one near Wagga Wagga).
December 20, 2018
Investor Watch: December 20, 2018
It's an annual tradition that this year takes on special meaning after Amazon's ballyhooed HQ2 site selection. Let's just say a grizzled, wise senior executive from up north with decades of global experience under his very wide belt would never split up his HQ.
December 20, 2018
Smart Space
Senior lecturer in property at the University of Melbourne in Australia, explores how big data improves a building’s operational efficiencies, and how landlords can use big data effectively to attract and retain tenants.
December 20, 2018
State of Mobility
Mississippi State University is among 12 North American universities participating in the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge.
December 19, 2018
Site Selectors: It’s Time for Midwest Communities to Change
If the Midwest needed a wake-up call, it was delivered in a big way on Nov. 26 when General Motors announced that it would schedule five automotive plants for closure and lay off 14,500 workers.
December 19, 2018
Beware of Black Swans & Golden Geese: ‘We Are Almost at a Tipping Point’
Creeping inflation and looming trade wars are pushing America steadily toward another recession.