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Site certification is the recognition, through a defined process that meets a series of requirements, that a particular site is ready for development.

The International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP), whose 350 members host around 115,000 companies in 81 countries, in September announced at the organization’s conference in Beijing the three winners of its Inspiring Solutions awards, designed to highlight innovative practices. Here are the three winners, sele

In today's data center conversation, there is considerable discussion of ideal topology, clean power, cost per MW, network connectivity (latency) and a myriad of "flavor of the month" issues. The dialog is wide ranging because data center facilities are complex, technology changes rapidly and owners/operators have disparate needs

THIS TIME IT’S ABOUT TALENT. In 2007, the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies published “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future.” The influential report addressed concerns over exporting […]

The following appears by permission of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA, at www.aslrra.org). In September the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), representing the nation’s 600 Class II and III freight railroads, and five of its member railroads presented at the Surface Transportation Board (STB) hearing, “Growth in the […]

If railroads are the industrial circulatory system, ready-to-develop locations along their routes are the vital cells of the national economy. The past year has seen those...

Quick Updates on Selected Site Certification Programs

Shovel-Ready Sites: High-Priced Infrastructure Proposals Set the Stage for Big-Dollar Projects

Newmark’s Gregg Wassmansdorf fills us in, while answering questions about which requirements and standards give site certification programs credibility.

We sorted through the list of more than 1,300 intermodal sites listed in the Intermodal Association of North America’s directory to find the top states and cities by number of intermodal facilities.

A peek into JLL’s latest U.S. Life Sciences Outlook report, and what an industry coalition thinks of the latest policy directives from the White House.