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verybody in this room has something to do with the rebound since 9/11.”       That’s how Jim Dieter, executive managing director for CB Richard Ellis, greeted a full house of continuous learners at the IAMC Professional Forum on Monday morning, March 21, as he prepared to explore with them the “Dynamics of the […]

ur New Plant Database tallies are complete, and this issue of Site Selection is brimming with related rankings of Top Metros, Industries and States (see the Governor’s Cup cover story on page 146). by MARK AREND My congratulations to all of the areas mentioned in the rankings, because they would not appear if they hadn’t […]

ig Blue is getting a whole lot bigger in New York. And IBM’s bringing along a host of other high-tech heavyweights in Since a watershed investment decision that kept Big Blue in New York, IBM’s Fishkill complex has served as an investment catalyst. a US$2.7-billion expansion blitz. A trio of Empire State projects will create […]

From Site Selection magazine, March 2005 WORLD REPORTS ‘New Europe’ Beckons Foreign direct investment increasingly is shifting to the European Union’s eastern sector. by JULIA COX In years to come, 2004 may well be viewed by analysts of inward investment trends as the year that the map of FDI activity in Europe was fundamentally re-drawn. […]

SITE SELECTION / NAI GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL LOCATION INDEX From Site Selection magazine, March 2005 C H A R T Site Selection / NAI Global Industrial Location Index PDF Format, 140 KB TOP OF PAGE Top of Page | Cover | Letter to Editor | Site Selection Online | SiteNet | ©2005 Conway Data, Inc. All […]

hat do you do in an industry that was estimated in 2003 to have global over-capacity equivalent to 40 OEM assembly plants? Compete, that’s what.       That’s what NAFTA’s 10-year-old partners have been doing for automotive investment, whether against each other or, increasingly, banding together against the rest of the world. Sometimes the […]

f you think your metro area has reached, or is reaching, its development threshold, you had better sit down. You haven?t seen anything yet.      New development research produced for The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program in December 2004 predicts a staggering amount of new residential, commercial and industrial development in the next 25 […]

ocusing on core competencies is a catch phrase that is heard more frequently than ever these days. And for good reason. Corporations across all avenues are stretched to the max, and focusing on projects that are not directly related to a department’s primary functions can be daunting. Today, many corporations are understaffed because of the […]

ntario Premier Dalton McGuinty wasn’t shy about supporting Ford Motor Company‘s proposed US$818-million expansion. In fact, after his province authorized $82 million in incentives for Ford in mid-April of 2004, the premier threw down the gauntlet.      “We have put our money where our mouth is,” McGuinty said. “Now it’s time for the federal […]

ENVER, Colo. — Lower leasing rates have contributed to a rebounding industrial market in severalmajor American cities, according to a new report by the ProLogis Research Group.       The new market “leaders” in the distribution-warehouse sector, according to the Denver-based company,are the Los Angeles Basin, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Reno, Seattle and St. […]

From Site Selection magazine, January 2005 WORLD REPORTS Robust Times For Robotics Automakers, New Applications Boost Demand by JOHN W. McCURRY Craig Jennings has a problem most presidents of manufacturing companies would love to have: Market growth for his products is so great that he’s constantly looking at ways to boost capacity around the globe. […]

s IAMC membership builds a head of steam, it comes as no surprise that new and old members alike have met before, often over projects.       New corporate member Robert Waller, senior vice president of operations for IAMC member organizations Alcoa and the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department are seeing eye to […]

ealthcare services heavyweight McKesson Corporation was looking for new software to help it with transaction and project management in 2002. The San Francisco-based company wasn’t satisfied with the software it was using at the time and was in the market for something better to keep track of its growing portfolio.       McKesson opted […]

his year’s crop of client-service award winners had two features in common: a demonstrated ability to exceed corporate real estate clients’ service expectations and a profound understanding of how those expectations are evolving. The Site Selection/William Dorsey Service Provider Awards, now in their sixth year, recognize those organizations that not only claim to be client-focused […]

Dear IAMC Members and Prospective Members,       Our capacity for getting things done often runs up against two barriers: time and trust. Both are essential to everyone, but sometimes the inventory of both seems like it’s flagging.       That’s why opportunities like the IAMC Memphis Fall Forum stand out even more […]

T Realty, the real estate arm of conglomerate United Technologies, is in the midst of a program aimed at centralizing real estate operations with a goal of realizing $50 million in occupancy cost savings. Headquartered in Hartford, Conn., United Technologies is a $31-billion company and ranks as the 22nd largest U.S. manufacturer according to Industry […]

sia figures to be the high-growth region for call center activity for years to come by most accounts, as companies continue to offshore operations in India and the Philippines and head to China to serve the local market.       A recent Datamonitor report predicts the number of call centers in the Asia-Pacific region […]

ite Selection’s annual ranking of state business climates has a new pecking order as Texas unseats North Carolina’s three-year claim to first place. The Lone Star State had performed well in the contest in recent years, finishing in 6th place in 2003 and third in 2002 — corporate executives surveyed named the state their first […]

S wept up by the urge to bring capital investment back to their own shores, many U.S. state legislatures in 2004 have pursued laws to either discourage or ban use of offshore facilities and workers by companies engaged in state contracts. Many of those measures languish in committee. But while that raft of measures looks […]

everal commodities quickly come to mind when thinking of Memphis. Barbecue Location and a good supply of large buildings have made the Memphis Depot Business Park ideally suited for distribution operations. and the blues, to be sure. But the city is also known for its distribution prowess and it still reigns as a nexus for […]

he corporate real estate industry abounds with experts in construction, development, facilities management, transaction management, project management, and lease management, to name just a few areas. And, as companies increasingly focus on their core processes, there is a greater appeal to turn to third-party vendors to perform real estate services, with cost reduction often a […]

ttracting aviation projects is one of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s economic development goals. That plan received a significant boost in October 2004 with the announcement that American Utilicraft will build a cargo plane assembly plant in Albuquerque. The move adds to the state’s burgeoning cluster at the Double Eagle II Aviation Park.     […]

ituated in the middle of the nation, MidAmerica Industrial Park finds itself well-suited to the demanding needs of businesses that rely on “same-day or next-day” logistics to fuel their growth.       A recent logistics study commissioned by MidAmerica, Oklahoma’s largest industrial park, delivers data that qualifies the park as a major distribution center […]

eptember 2004 saw hurricanes on two coasts and a major earthquake on another, but it was a federal appeals court decision in the U.S. heartland that packed an economic development wallop still awaiting measurement.       On Sept. 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit —whose jurisdiction encompasses automotive corridor states […]