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The Built Environment Is Missing an Identity Layer, and Site Selectors Should Care
When two steel columns buckled on the 21st floor of the former Pfizer headquarters in Manhattan this July, the building safety industry watched a familiar sequence unfold.
Global Real Estate: The Data Dilemma for Multinational Portfolios
As multinational companies expand their real estate portfolios across continents, the challenge of obtaining reliable, actionable data becomes one of the most significant barriers to strategic decision-making.
A Southern Governor Takes a Victory Lap
Athens, Georgia, native and former small business owner Brian Kemp, the 83rd governor of the Peach State, had a lot to say recently when he was invited to address 400 business and community leaders at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce in Duluth.
Three Countries, One Deal
Six years ago, North America trade relations fell under a new arrangement of the land — the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, or “USMCA.”
The SBA’s 2026 Transformation: More Capital for Manufacturers, More Focus on Rural America, and Tighter U.S. Citizenship Eligibility Rules
The U.S. Small Business Administration is transforming with a greater focus on manufacturers.
Snapshot
Advertising and Healthcare Lead Inc. 5000 Sectors, While Consumer Products Grows the Most
Based on pure hype, you might think the top sector represented among the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the United States would be the Artificial Intelligence & Data category.
Here’s to You, New York
Last week’s first installment of Site Selection’s annual location analysis of the latest Inc. 5000 list found California leading the way by a long shot when it comes to total Inc. 5000 company headquarters locations.
California Extends Its Lead
The state known for growing half the nation’s vegetables and three-quarters of its fruits and nuts knows a thing or two about firm cultivation as well.
Chipping Away
In mid-April, a new cohort of eight startups in four states received more than $1 million in combined funding from the Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) program.
Bay Area Bonanza
Among the 500 most capitalized AI firms in the world, 70 are located in San Francisco, California, topped by OpenAI, the firm whose co-founder Sam Altman is in the news this week after an in-depth profile by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz in The New Yorker.
Project Bulletin
Project Bulletin, October 19, 2026: Ulsan, South Korea; Osaka, Japan; Caroline County, Virginia
S-Oil prepares to launch its new petrochemical facility in South Korea; Anthropic will construct a new data center in Japan; M.C. Dean plans major power module production expansion in Virginia.
Project Bulletin, October 12, 2026: Baltimore County, Maryland; Jämsä, Finland; Huntsville, Alabama
Anduril Industries reveals a multibillion-dollar shipyard in Maryland; A former paper mill to become an over $11 billion data center campus in Finland; Australia-based robotics company establishes U.S. HQ and production base in Alabama.
Project Bulletin, October 5, 2026: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada; Spring Hill, Tennessee; Sanford, North Carolina
LNG Canada moves forward with expansion of its LNG export facility in British Columbia; Ultium Cells will be the world’s first mass producer of LMR battery cells in Tennessee; Caterpillar announces a new billion-dollar manufacturing facility in North Carolina.
Project Bulletin, September 28, 2026: Rome, Georgia; Arlington, Virginia; Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pirelli will expand operations to produce up to 6 million tires annually in Georgia; A UK-based quantum algorithm company establishes its North American HQ in Virginia; Sandoz plans to co-locate manufacturing and R&D operations in Slovenia.
Project Bulletin, September 21, 2026: Cameron Parish, Louisiana; Hyderabad, India; West Harrison, Indiana
Black Bayou Energy Hub boosts its operational presence in Louisiana; HyperVault plans to deliver one of the largest, most advanced data center campuses in India; Givaudan announces its first production plant in Indiana.
Investor Watch
Investor Watch: October 19, 2026
South Korea; Japan; Virginia; Upstate South Carolina; North American Reports; Going Nuclear; Global Tennessee; Middle Tennessee; FYI from NSF on R&D; Atlanta Beltline
Investor Watch: October 15, 2026
Identity Layer; I-94; Upper Midwest; IAMC; Toyota; Tennessee; CBP Notice; Temecula
Investor Watch: October 12, 2026
Maryland; Finland; Alabama; Eds & Meds; World Reports; Choctaw in Mississippi; Nuclear in Tennessee; TNECD Commissioner; Global Skills Report; Paiute Territory
Investor Watch: October 8, 2026
Data Dilemma; California; Rare Earths; Novelis in Alabama; Tennessee Cover Story; Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee; Pure-Play Tenant Reps; Aviation Maneuver in Türkiye
Investor Watch: October 5, 2026
British Columbia; Tennessee; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Mexico; Skilled Trades; Mississippi Energy; Mississippi Culture; FDI Report; Mount Vernon Trail
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