T he shipbreaking business can stir up a tsunami of knee- jerk NIMBY- ism. Precious few communities greet proposed ship- disposal operations with open arms. That’s not altogether surprising, by JACK LYNE jack.lyne bounce@conway.com This is an aerial view of ISL’s shipbreaking operation in Brownsville, the largest in the U.S. given Third World shipbreaking’s abysmal […]
CLIENT SERVICE AWARDS From Site Selection magazine, January 2007 MC Industrial begins work on two of 13 slip- formed silos at Holcim’s new cement plant in Missouri. New and Improved A new measure for recognizing exceptional client service takes shape. by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com S ite Selection‘s editorial team took a new approach to selecting […]
COVER STORY: EUROPEAN BIOTECHNOLOGY From Site Selection magazine, January 2007 Biotech Builds In Key European Cities New clusters take shape in the Netherlands and Scotland. Crucell is expanding its complex in the Leiden BioScience Park. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com D r. Ronald Brus, president and CEO of Crucell, likens Leiden to the […]
y colleagues and I completed our bi-annual survey of readers in November, and this space seems like a good way to share some highlights with you. Every other year, we take the pulse of our readership circulation to make sure we are still addressing the areas of interest and concern to you. We seek such […]
JANUARY 2007 Service Takes Many Forms (cover) Meet a Member Holiday Closing Expected on CBRE Acquisition of Trammell Crow Extending One’s REACH Outsourcing Specialists Outsource Real Estate Request Information
nyone involved in logistics or supply chain management today knows that New York and Los Angeles dominate U.S. port activity. Combined, the two cities processed almost 19 million containers last year – well over 50 percent of the nation’s total. Why is no secret: Both ports enjoy robust port infrastructure and offer direct- access transportation […]
SUPER SITES III From Site Selection magazine, January 2007 Bridesmaids Revisited If you’re trying to marry a large parcel with a large prospect, homework is your dowry. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com The 1,400- acre (567- hectare) Franklin Farms parcel near Holly Ridge in northeastern Louisiana boasts I- 20 access, dual rail and three […]
TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, January 2007 Software Speeds Lease Analysis by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com I ntuit, the Mountain View, Calif., developer of familiar accounting and tax preparation software such as Quicken and TurboTax, has a real estate portfolio of about 2 million square feet (185,800 sq. m.) spread across about […]
JANUARY 2007 Pirelli’s Romania Plant Targets Top- End Markets (cover) Will Bengalooru Ring True as India’s Tech Hub? Consultancy Takes On ED Efforts in Jordan and Serbia Give Us Your Opinion! WORLD REPORTS Edited by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com Pirelli’s Romania Plant Targets Top- End Markets Pirelli Tire launched manufacturing operations at its Slatina, Romania, […]
