September 30, 2026
Moved in part by “America First” policy actions and tariffs from the White House that include Most Favored Nation pricing, big biopharma is bringing more than $370 billion of investment stateside.
June 3, 2026
While many states, regions, location advisors and companies bemoan a lack of shovel-ready sites for industrial development, a bevy of certification and funding announcements for that exact type of property continues to proliferate.
April 1, 2026
Site certification is the recognition, through a defined process that meets a series of requirements, that a particular site is ready for development.
December 22, 2025
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
October 20, 2025
A coalition of top research institutions, patient and health advocates, and companies earlier this year published its annual analysis of jobs and economic activity supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding distributed to all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
June 4, 2025
There’s a reason that, after electrical power and workforce skills, the supply of ready sites was No. 3 on the list of most important site selection factors when we queried site seekers in fall 2024 for Site Selection’s annual Business Climate rankings.
February 7, 2025
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
November 26, 2024
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 […]
November 26, 2024
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 […]
October 8, 2024
Investments in its home country and in Germany demonstrate French biopharma giant Sanofi’s commitment to European production.
May 10, 2024
What good is a prepared and certified industrial site if electrical power can’t get to it?
March 4, 2024
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...
December 28, 2023
Projects across the 12,000 miles of the U.S. inland waterway system spotlight the impact of the U.S. Marine Highway Program.
November 27, 2022
Already known for its industry/university partnerships, scientific institutes and expanding Technology Campus, the 148-acre Potsdam Science..
November 27, 2022
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association represents around 600 owners and operators.
September 28, 2022
Leading Hubs Keep Rolling
June 27, 2022
New York Governor Says Big Site Prep Is Essential
April 28, 2022
Quick Updates on Selected Site Certification Programs
December 20, 2021
Rail Parks and Inland Ports: Move Along Now: Railport Momentum Builds Across the Nation: A new project in West Lafayette continues a long tradition of innovation and industry collaboration at Purdue University.
December 16, 2021
A new project in West Lafayette continues a long tradition of innovation and industry collaboration at Purdue University.
October 28, 2021
A journey through a growing Indian multinational’s past year casts light on three leading biotech locations around the world.
June 24, 2021
Shovel-Ready Sites: High-Priced Infrastructure Proposals Set the Stage for Big-Dollar Projects
April 26, 2021
Newmark’s Gregg Wassmansdorf fills us in, while answering questions about which requirements and standards give site certification programs credibility.
February 25, 2021
Automation is always ready. Which parts of the world are most ready for it? Answers to that question and related questions can always be found in Frankfurt, Germany, home of the International Federal of Robotics (IFR). A survey of recent IFR data and business intelligence offers a clear picture of where advanced manufacturing is headed, […]