March 23, 2011
Station to Station
Smart vehicle technology sets its sights on Chicago.
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March 23, 2011
Take Me to the Pilot
Ford takes first steps toward solar energy use at manufacturing sites.
March 23, 2011
Close at Hand
Central America is increasingly valuable as a nearshoring option for U.S. multinational companies looking to site back office and contact center operations to serve North American clients.
March 21, 2011
Battle: Film Incentives
With coffers near empty, states debate the merits of tax credits for movies.
March 21, 2011
Fresh Starts
The next chapter in Florida innovation could be a tale told by a mouse … but not the mouse you think.
March 21, 2011
Headquarters For the World
The founder of AutoNation, Extended Stay America and Waste Management Inc. enjoys his daily commute. He likes the view from his South Florida office even better.
March 20, 2011
The Perfect Storm?
As if mergers and acquisitions weren’t keeping biopharma-sector real estate managers busy enough, the ground is shifting beneath their feet
March 16, 2011
Prudence in Abundance
In Tipton, Abound Solar will occupy a never-used facility built by automotive concern Getrag, and employ up to 850 in the manufacture of solar panels.
March 15, 2011
Still Sweet Home
It’s the dead of winter. Where would you rather be: in Chicago with the wind biting off the Great Lakes and the snow piling up faster than Illinois taxes? Or in Atlanta, where there might be sun, and maybe lower taxes?
March 15, 2011
The Search for Savings
Manufacturing and distribution plants aren’t the only operations being placed under the microscope of cost containment these days.
March 12, 2011
A Region of Resilience
Five years after Hurricane Rita delivered a devastating blow to the Lake Charles area and surrounding communities, British Petroleum accidentally unleashed a gushing flow of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in deepwater off the coast of Louisiana.
March 9, 2011
Treasure Maps
GE Power & Water’s chief sustainability officer compiles a world’s worth of lessons in water use and conservation.
March 9, 2011
San Joaquin County, California: Connected.
California sites mainly make today’s site-location short lists if the companies looking for space simply must be in California.
March 6, 2011
Hope for Haiti; Cummins Increasing Asian Presence; UAE’s First Vehicle Plant; Powering Up
World Reports: Hope for Haiti; Cummins Increasing Asian Presence; UAE’s First Vehicle Plant; Powering Up
March 6, 2011
Amazon’s Spreading Presence Creates Jobs; Freescale Scales Up in Mexico’s ‘Silicon Valley’
Amazon.com now has 52 fulfillment centers, having moved forward with 13 in 2010 alone, plus a pair of newer projects in Scotland that will create 1,000 jobs.
March 3, 2011
Editor’s View: No Time To Wallow in the Mire
With apologies to The Doors, welcome to what might be called the “Governors Issue” of Site Selection.
March 1, 2011
Top Micropolitans: A Tar Heel Triumph
A community that made its fortune making furniture for the world is now the No. 1 small town in America when it comes to corporate facility expansion projects.
March 1, 2011
Site Selection January 2011
Site Selection Online, the January 2011 edition of Site Selection – the magazine of corporate real estate strategy and area economic development. Cover story: State of the States
February 28, 2011
Top Metropolitans: A City With an Edge
A company that was the talk of the Super Bowl has become a gold-plated example of the new Chicago economy: brash, sassy and hip.
February 28, 2011
Ready for Growth
A biopharma firm undertakes two major expansion projects in two major metros.
February 28, 2011
Tex Med Goes West
A new campus from the mother of all medical centers could be a leading indicator for Houston.
February 28, 2011
Close Counts
A supplier follows its customers to Central America.
February 27, 2011
Texas Soars
Texas Governor Rick Perry is proud to have won the latest pick-up basketball game with his fellow governors.
February 23, 2011
Coda Looks for Columbus Conclusion
A California electric car maker wants to employ as many as 1,000 workers at a battery plant in Ohio. All it needs is that DOE loan.