Driven by the needs of a changing global economy, these corporate projects rise above the rest.
Alternative Energy:
Next Mission:
Transmission: The western U.S. is home to dozens of renewable energy hubs, according to recent analysis. The arid deserts of North Africa may become home to one large one.
Automotive:
World Power:
Companies and communities all over the globe strive to create an electric-vehicle ecosystem.
Best to Invest:
The 2009 Global Best to Invest Rankings
Competitiveness Award 2009:
Who’s Afraid of Virginia?:
Several measures give the Commonwealth of Virginia bragging rights
North American Life Sciences:
Gone to (GM) Seed:
Chemical firms expand their R&D efforts.
Top Groups 2009:
Staying the Course:
While other community agencies retrenched in 2009, the winning organizations redoubled their economic development efforts and grabbed the prize.
Hungary:
Hungary Fills the Sweet Spot of Europe:
A strategic location at the heart of the Continent drives corporate site selection.
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany:
Minds Over Matter:
Diagnosing and treating illnesses of the brain propel an emerging cluster of medical technology companies in Saxony-Anhalt
Topeka, Kansas:
All Aboard:
Riding the rails takes on new meaning in Topeka, a city where advanced factories and logistics operations converge to form a unique business environment.
Mexico Advantage:
Mexico Comes of Age
Sale Leasebacks:
Opportunities for Sale/Leasebacks in Today’s Market
Shovel-Ready Sites:
Eye of the Beholder:
In the field of site certification, there is no substitute for credible due diligence.
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Editor's View:
Take-Home Value
IAMC Insider:
Champion for Others; People and Projects
Project Finance:
Better to Buy?:
With discounted prices and coming lease accounting changes, it might pay to purchase.
European Cities:
Cities of Opportunity:
Several Western and Eastern European locations deserve credit for securing investment from global site seekers.
North American Reports:
Keep the Ball Moving, plus Warehouse Culture, Composite Supply Chain, Take Two, It's All In the Master Planning and St. Joe Puts HQ Money Where Mouth Is
Québec:
Open Arms:
Québec’s Minister of International Relations Pierre Arcand looks to new ties to unbind the province from its traditional industrial past.
Southeast Asia:
Good Food = Good Growth:
But sustainability issues peck at companies’ heels.
United Kingdom:
Island Whirl:
The U.K. revs up as a global leader in power generated by offshore wind.
World Reports:
Massive Factory Opens in Brazil;JTI Finds Geneva To Be Good Match; plus four more stories.
Alabama:
A Shot At Brilliance:
Novel financing, leading-edge technology and a global team of expertise back what could be a revolutionary Chinese-American car
Colorado:
Higher Tech:
Clean-air sites for clean-transport manufacturers
Great Lakes Region:
A Blueprint for ‘Regional Transformation’:
A proposal for a region-wide venture capital fund may be the key to future prosperity for the Great Lakes states, but how badly do they want it?
Iowa:
Securing the Future:
Safeguarding the welfare of people and data is the business of several Iowa expansion projects.
Kentucky:
Signature Deal:
A focus on aging breathes new life into Louisville economic development.
New England:
Renewable Promises:
As new energy projects seek the right-of-way to fruition, one company finds Vermont a powerful choice over China.
Ohio:
‘Transformational’:
There’s no better word to describe the impact of a new steel mill investment in Youngstown.
South Carolina:
Two Plus Two Equals More:
South Carolina is landing more jobs and more credibility as a transportation industry cluster, thanks in part to an Upstate automotive research center.
Utah:
Start Me Up:
Utah sets the pace in commercializing university research.
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