March 2010

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COVER STORY One More Time! During these times of challenge, we have tried to determine priorities and focus on the factors that are essential to future growth and development. Aerospace: Outsourcing That’s Out of This World: As spaceflight shifts to commercial providers, aerospace clusters will thrive. One state plans to be at liftoff. Airport Cities: Time Engineers: Open skies, coalition building and FedEx help Memphis craft a solution for tomorrow. Biopharmaceuticals: New Friends and Different Space: Will fractured and reassembled research produce the next ‘rich seams’ of innovation? Top Global Giants Of 2009: Lists of largest projects ranked by investment, job creation and square footage Top Industries: Energy Squared: Leading categories define the power to produce. Top Metros of 2009: Made in Manhattan: A buyer’s market boosts New York to the top spot for corporate projects among the nation’s largest metros. Top Micropolitans: Built for Speed: Motorsports companies throttle up expansion pace in Statesville-Mooresville, the Top Micropolitan Area of the Year. Top U.S. Giants Of 2009: Lists of largest U.S. projects ranked by investment, job creation and square footage Transportation-Equipment: Starting Anew: A bus builder volunteers for Tennessee Southwest Louisiana: Building an Empire of Energy: In Southwest Louisiana, huge investments fuel job-creating projects designed to energize a nation and promote global trade. Data Centers: Data center site selection for large corporations wanting their own facilities comes down to several basic factors Maritime Industries: Ready and Not Waiting: How ports are preparing to welcome the recovery		Editor's View: The Freedom-Prosperity Connection Is Real IAMC Insider: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and IAMC People & Projects Site Visit: Wireless Growth Spurs Cox Projects Technology Toolbox: Social Networking for Site Seekers Africa: Time for Kickoff: South Africa prepares to show the world a good time and an even better business case. Belgium: Well Connected: Belgium advances key sectors by virtue of its literal and collaborative links to other nations. Central America: Offshore Platform: Nicaragua grows a medical device sector. North American Reports: Texas Tops FTZ Value Tally; The Big Winners; and two more reports. World Reports: DuPont Boosts PV Research Capabilities; Nestlé Opens Biscuit R&D Center Florida: Ignition: Florida bids farewell to one program and prepares to embark on a new one. Illinois: FutureGen Project Adds Industrial Endorsements Indiana: Power Ties: An industry-led partnership is behind progress the vehicular power industry is making in cleaning up its act. Maryland: New Day Dawns Electric for Greater Baltimore: A solid footing in knowledge and flexibility scores a major investment from the new GM. Mississippi River Corridor: Pipeline to Tomorrow: Mississippi and Memphis prove a potent duo in attracting a German firm’s first North American plant. New Mexico: Talent Incubator: New Mexico serves as a lab for new companies in multiple high-tech fields, even as it attracts investments from other states. Northeast States: Could Gas Play Ignite a Region?: EQT executives call the Marcellus Shale the most important economic development for Southwest Pennsylvania ‘since the invention of the blast furnace.’ South Central States: More Where That Came From: Energy industry expertise reigns supreme in the south central United States. Southern California: Eco Evolution: Green jobs are up amid hints of a recovery.
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