August 30, 2012
Two massive projects target the city’s vulnerability to earthquakes. The 1950s-era viaduct was showing signs of age and deterioration before the 2001 earthquake further weakened the structure, but the earthquake heightened the need for its replacement. corporate real estate, economic development
August 29, 2012
Next month, on Sept. 29, the the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council will lead the first ever Green Apple Day of Service, which will call on green building professionals and volunteers from across the country and internationally to participate in a service project to green a school or campus in their community.
August 29, 2012
Algae are so simple they don’t even technically qualify as plants. But if a bipartisan U.S. Senate committee recommendation moves forward, algae-derived biofuels can now stand tall next to their biofuels counterparts in qualifying for tax credits.
August 29, 2012
To find people in North Dakota connected to the boom in the state’s oil patch, just stand still at an airport and they’ll walk by. That is, if they were able to find a parking space.
August 27, 2012
A St. Louis manufacturer explains the importance of Asia to his export business. Missouri ties Tennessee among the 50 states for sharing borders with the most states, with eight. But Missouri emerged as the clear leader in jobs created over its eight neighbors during the first quarter of 2012 with 27,500, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Helping drive this job creation are record-setting exports and reshoring in some manufacturing sectors.
August 27, 2012
Rail initiatives permit double-stack trains east-west and north-south. Virginia, the railroads and private businesses all benefit. Tunnels were re-shaped in some cases, tracks lowered or realigned in others. Norfolk Southern Corp.’s aim was the same: to permit double-stack intermodal trains to pass through mountain tunnels where necessary along the length of its Heartland Corridor rail route, which runs from the Port of Virginia to Chicago.
August 24, 2012
When PharmaCline CEO Steve Keough needed a location to develop and commercialize his promising new pharmaceutical technology, he analyzed all 50 states. “When I arrived in South Dakota I was immediately embraced,” said Keough, who recalls how he met with the governor’s office, the South Dakota Biotech Association and venture captiatlist in his first day in the state.
August 24, 2012
A little more than three years ago, the University of Michigan completed its $108 million acquisition of the former Pfizer campus in Ann Arbor and re-named the site the University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex. University officials estimated then that at least 2,000 jobs would be created over the next decade at the 174-acre site that encompasses nearly 2 million sq. ft. (185,800 sq. m.) of lab and office space in 28 buildings.
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.
August 23, 2012
This week marks the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina striking New Orleans. This summer marks a milestone in one company’s comeback from that storm’s devastation. MECO Inc., founded more than 80 years ago in New Orleans as Mechanical Equipment Co., announced in June that it would invest $11 million to construct a new 80,000-sq.-ft. facility at the Alamosa Business Park in Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, La., that would create 127 new direct jobs, retain 81 existing jobs and result in 168 new indirect jobs.
August 20, 2012
Louisiana has added more than two dozen facility locations in the forestry, wood, pulp and paper products and biomass sectors over the past two years.
August 16, 2012
Growing a corporate presence means tapping into a culture in Oklahoma. The model that Hobby Lobby has used successfully for many years in retail site selection is now being employed at its corporate headquarters in Oklahoma City.
August 15, 2012
West Virginia offered the right mix to land, Gestamp, a major automotive project for an idled plant in South Charleston.
August 13, 2012
The world’s largest facility for testing and developing carbon capture technologies was inaugurated in Mongstad, Norway, in early May. Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) is a joint venture between the government of Norway, Statoil, Shell and Sasol.
August 13, 2012
Garden State projects focus on sustainability and clean technologies. BASF’s new headquarters in Florham Park, N.J., just west of Newark, was built as a model for sustainability.
August 13, 2012
Arkansas is surrounded by some business-friendly powerhouses. So it must try harder. And it’s doing just that, says a state business association executive. Bill Hannah is Chairman of Associated Industries of Arkansas (AIA), an association of Arkansas businesses that works with the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and other organizations to foster a business environment in which companies can compete and succeed. He is also CEO of Nabholz Construction Services, based in Conway, Ark., which was founded in 1949.
August 13, 2012
Somaliland has a challenge. Many in the world do not know where it is. Many that do know where it is associate it with marine piracy and lawlessness. Those people who do know where it is probably come from countries that do not recognize it. But with Coca-Cola opening a plant and the potential of a new Free Zone then maybe the good times are returning.
August 13, 2012
Cambodia has come from the rough: its recent history is scarred by the Khmer Rouge era of the late 1970’s where the genocide of over 2 million persons remains one of the worst historical examples of man’s inhumanity to man.
August 8, 2012
More analysis, cloud computing and smarter buildings are among industry trends. Mobility of corporate real estate technology is a top priority these days as software developers rush to meet demand. Industry observers say there is still reluctance by corporate IT types to embrace the technology, but it will be widely deployed within a few years.
August 7, 2012
A leading reason companies locate where they do is proximity to their customers. That’s well documented, and it’s why Osprey Backpacks, Sitka Gear, LMS Defense, Quality Bicycle Products and LUCID (shooting accessories) all have sited new facilities in the Rocky Mountain region recently.Rocky Mountain Region:
July 30, 2012
Piece by piece, composite materials have inched their way into products formerly monopolized by metals. But how is their performance from an energy efficiency and carbon footprint perspective? New results from United Parcel Service provide some guidance.
July 30, 2012
Energetx Composites, a progeny of long-time yacht builder S2 Yachts, is busy carving out a niche in wind turbine blade manufacturing. The Holland, Mich., company was formed in 2008 when S2 Yachts decided to diversify as the recession began to affect yacht sales. In addition to wind blades, Energetx builds structural composites for the defense, aerospace and transportation markets.
July 30, 2012
To attendees of the 30th Summer Olympic Games in London (not to mention Londoners themselves), the most important underground asset is the city’s venerable Tube, operated by Transport for London. Due to celebrate its 150th anniversary next year, the system carries more than 1 billion passengers a year (more than the entire National Railway Network), and is in the midst of a major upgrade of all its lines.
July 25, 2012
Rising wages are among the factors on site selectors’ radar when evaluating China’s business climate. But rising health issues may prove to be criteria just as meaningful to location decision-making … in more ways than one.