Site Selection Highlights January 1999 Issue

JANUARY 1999

COVER STORY Can Kvaerner Re-Launch U.S. Shipbuilding? Riding a wave of lofty expectations, and $430 million in incentives, European power Kvaerner has sailed into Philadelphia with the future of U.S. shipbuilding at stake, many observers insist.	pg. 1103
Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business?	pg. 1118
Congress Warms to D.C. Real Estate Group’s Message	pg. 1115
Why Europe Beckons	pg. 1110
Locating in North America: A Site Selection Primer	pg. 1079

Site Selection Area Spotlights

• Ohio

• South Carolina

• River Corridors

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Detroit Dominates Top Metro Lists

T he year-to-year domination on the football field by legendary giants such as the Dallas Cowboys has nothing on the City of Detroit. Once again Motown claims the title as Site Selection‘s No. 1 U.S. metro for new and expanded facilities and for new manufacturing projects. This title, the fourth straight Site Selection Top Metro […]

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Watching Where Your Money Goes

Watching Where YourMoney Goes Lowest-Cost EU Labor in Portugal, Greece, Ireland Europe’s lowest hourly labor costs are in Portugal (US$6.25), Greece ($9.83) and Ireland ($14.13), while Germany, Austria and Belgium are Europe’s highest-cost labor locations, reports Eurostat (www.europa.eu), the Statistical Office of the European Communities. Hourly rates vary as much as $20 among the 14 […]

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