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MARCH 2006 Competition by the Numbers (cover) States Ranked by Workers’ Comp Cost Request Information NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS Competition by the Numbers    Work force quality is job No. 1 when it comes to boosting regional competitiveness — no matter who’s counting.    Dozens of economic development agencies and their state counterparts are celebrating their shares of 13 […]

From Site Selection magazine, March 2006 WORLD REPORTS Amgen’s Spring to Ireland Global Site Search Took Two Years by John W. McCurry john.mccurry bounce@conway.com Amgen‘s US$1 billion-plus manufacturing project in Cork, Ireland, is the latest piece in the company’s global expansion puzzle to ramp up its drug delivery pipeline. It follows a five-year period which […]

uto makers in North America continue to bemoan the burden of competition: “In view of further reductions in model lifecycles and continuing over-capacity, DaimlerChrysler does not expect any alleviation of the intensely competitive pressure in the automobile industry,” read a typically cold statement in 2005.    John Engler, president of the National Association of Manufacturers and […]

ven as Korean automobile manufacturer Kia was finalizing a U.S. site-location decision in late 2005, U.S. companies continued to move some or all of their manufacturing operations to Mexico, China and other destinations at a rate that has some wondering just what the U.S. will be producing within 10 years. New plants are opening in […]

A mid threats that include residential encroachment, eminent domain backlash and logistics congestion, detail work has never meant so much in the assembly of large industrial project sites. But having those details in place can be the difference between a mega-project and mega-dirt.    Proof positive came in the fall of 2005 when SeverCorr chose a […]

f the US$18.3 billion that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had obligated itself to spend as of mid-October, $6.6 billion was targeted at housing, including a sizable amount meant for the purchase of manufactured housing. By late October some $2 billion in orders had been placed by FEMA for approximately 125,000 mobile homes, including […]

n the parish of Iberia, La., not far from the rookeries and gardens of McIlhenny-founded Avery Island, a small alternative energy company is doing its part to rebuild a region’s energy infrastructure — and simultaneously rebuild a hurricane-ravaged economy — using the same natural force that has wrought so much destruction.    After securing a 30-year […]

January 2006 Relocation of Priorities (cover) Real Matter Lost in the Chatter Last Call for Alcohol Healthcare Projects Inoculate Local Economies… Nuts to You: Sara Lee Sells European Unit to PepsiCo Mobile on the Move Request Information

he U.S. transportation industry will experience yet another year of solid growth in 2006, led largely by gains in the trucking sector, according to a report released Nov. 22 by an Atlanta-based consulting firm that tracks and predicts global logistics trends.    The ground parcel and less-than-truckload (LTL) categories are projected to experience shipment growth of […]

From Site Selection magazine, January 2006 WORLD REPORTS Manchester Carving Niche As Euro Financial Base by John W. McCurry M anchester, England, likely rings best in American ears as home to a renowned soccer team — Manchester United — or as a launching pad for rock bands — Oasis, The Smiths, Herman’s Hermits and The […]

s Congress mulls giving its nod to the 2005 round of BRAC (Base Realignment & Closing), which targets 33 major U.S. military bases for closure and 29 others for realignment, many communities affected by previous BRAC rounds are doing quite well in their redevelopment efforts.    BRAC communities have created more than 100,000 jobs so far, […]

I n legislatures across the U.S., the year in economic development began with concern about how last year’s CHART 1: Financial Assistance for Industry pdf file, 350K CHART 2: Tax Incentives for Industry pdf file, 350K Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Cuno v. DaimlerChrysler might affect their incentive programs. By summer, the U.S. […]

he United Kingdom has soared to new heights in attracting inward investment in recent years. During its 2004-05 fiscal year alone, for example, the UK recorded 1,066 inward investment projects — its highest-ever tally — which will create more than 39,500 jobs.    Wales leads the way, attracting more than $633 million in foreign investment in […]

n ye olden days, way back in the early 1990s, the gathering of information that occurred at the onset of any site selection process involved making phone calls and sending letters seeking information, followed by more phone calls and more requests for information, usually culminating with lots of overnight mailing charges. Today, what corporate real […]

hether you’re looking to locate a high-tech manufacturing facility, expanding your knowledge-based operations, or hiring top-notch people for a customer service centre, you should know that in Greater Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, we are “Obsessed With Your Success.”    Located in the southeastern part of New Brunswick, Canada, the Greater Moncton is adjacent to New England […]

avid H. Murdock believes nutrition, tweaked by top scientists, may one day help cure humankind’s dreaded diseases. The California billionaire believes so much in the concept’s potential he is putting the financial nutrients into a billion-dollar gambit to create what he calls an unrivaled biotechnology research campus in North Carolina. In doing so, Murdock is […]

hose of us attending the IAMC Professional Forum in Corpus Christi, Texas, recently were more than cognizant of the post-Katrina situation elsewhere on the Gulf Coast. In fact, at one point just two weeks prior to the conference, IAMC staff and leadership were busy making conference contingency plans in the event Hurricane Rita stayed on […]

ver since a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court decision restricted state regulation of gambling on reservations, Native Americans and economic development have usually convened at the gaming table. But new projects and policies have given North American by ADAM BRUNS LAND OF MANY VALUES: Phil Swain, chairman of the Moapa Business Council, looks over tribal land […]

November2005 Different Threads, Same Fabric (cover) We’re All In This Together; Meet a Member Productivity Essentials: Trust, Talk and Savvy Outsourcing IAMC Corporate Members Mull Asset Disposition Options Request Information Different Threads, Same Fabric IAMC Members and Prospective Members,       In the 21st century, when there is such a free flow of information, […]

urope enjoyed a return to high levels of foreign direct investment in 2004 (over US$250 billion, including non-EU figures) and remains the most attractive global zone. According to Ernst & Young’s European Investment Monitor (EIM), researched and powered by Oxford Intelligence, FDI is increasingly driven by European cross-border investment, with the U.K. remaining the dominant […]

sset disposition is hardly a plum assignment at most corporate real estate organizations, especially industrial ones. A new coat of paint on the front door does little to make industrial assets more attractive to potential buyers, and most corporations are loathe to spend money on the paint in the first place. So sites are unloaded […]

ohn Lucas, director of global real estate for Juniper Networks, a leading developer of high-performance Internet protocol platforms, oversees a far-flung worldwide portfolio of about 1 million sq. ft. (92,900 sq. m.). Locations range from the company’s 675,000-sq.-ft. (62,700-sq.-m.) Sunnyvale, Calif., corporate campus to much smaller offices around the globe.      One of the […]

oday’s economy is often referred to as “lukewarm” or, more creatively, the “Goldilocks” economy because it’s not-too-hot and not-too-cold. But what exactly can Goldilocks bring to the industrial real estate table? Building on strong returns from 2004, it looks like she’ll bring prosperity instead of porridge, because warehouse demand should increase this year in the […]

he political climate for state business incentive programs is changing rapidly, in large part due to the Charlotte Cuno et al. v. DaimlerChrysler et al. court case.       Cuno involves two Ohio business incentives: the Corporate Franchise Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and the Personal Property Tax Exemption. In Cuno, the court determined that […]