The third annual State of the States Report features new data elements, legislative and incentives updates and much more. Refer to this guide for location intelligence throughout 2012.

Contact Centers:
Home Advantage:
Contact center firms take varied approaches with home agents.
Digital Media & Entertainment Technology:
Game Changers:
A look at two places where the digital media stars align.
James Coleman Lyne, Jr.:
1944–2011:
Jack’s Final Chapter
Logistics Hubs:
Fuel Costs Now Drive D.C. Site Decisions:
Too many companies are looking for logistics advantages in all the wrong places, warns a supply chain expert.
Oil & Gas:
How Shale Gas Is Redefining the U.S. Energy Landscape:
Game-changing increases in natural gas supply require pipeline networks of game-changing reach and new facilities from which to export much of it to high-demand regions globally.
Site Selectors' Survey:
Dealing With the Squeeze:
Government cutbacks spur site selectors to seek locations with strong balance sheets.
Super Sites:
Open to Possibilities:
Our annual list of megasites with mega potential.
Technology InSite:
Partners in Progress:
Alcoa and Fischer have forged a longtime technology partnership.
The Green Imperative:
Not Your Father’s Recycling Program:
Today’s corporate sustainability has a broader mandate, and a stronger focus on results.

ESBAS Industrial Park
Thuringia, Germany:
Fertile Ground, Active Minds:
Centuries of innovation cement Thuringia as leader in advanced manufacturing.
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Asia Pacific:
Asia’s ‘Sun Belt’ Lures New Projects:
Power policies and residential demand add depth to Malaysia’s solar energy industry.
Mexico:
Powerhouse:
IBM’s 2011 Global Location Trends report, released in November, sheds light on how Mexico remains the leading recipient of foreign investment in Latin America.
North American Reports:
What Goes Around Comes Around; Carolinas Grow Finer; Whatever You Do, Don’t Compare These Numbers; Inside and Outside Indicators Stoke Optimism, Caveats
Western Canada:
Tarsands Testimonial
World Reports:
Daimler Expands at ‘Birthplace of the Automobile’; Container Growth; Audio for China; Auto Supplier Expands Globally

Editor's View:
Jack of Our Hearts
IAMC Insider:
Green Shoots:
A Letter from the Chair, Member News & Notes and more...
Site Visit:
Clear Signals:
Sports broadcasters add space in Connecticut

Alabama:
Material Legacies Converge:
Heavy metal takes the stage in Limestone County.
Central Plains:
‘Attractive Jurisdictions’:
A survey of energy executives gives high marks to this region’s development potential. Other sectors, too, are making inroads and investments.
Gulf Coast:
Let’s Get Cracking:
When it comes to energy in this region, terminals are only the beginning.
Idaho:
The Common Denominator Is Jobs:
A national laboratory expansion and a new yogurt manufacturing project will deliver significant economic impact to their cities and to Idaho.
Maine:
Healthy Expansions:
Maine life sciences firms run the gamut from animal care to cloud-based records.
Michigan:
Where the Tech Jobs Are:
Will an influx of high-tech workers reverse Detroit’s fiscal trajectory?
Mississippi:
New Wave:
High-tech projects gather momentum.
New York:
Campus Quarters:
A Chinese solar company has big plans for a former IBM facility.
Pacific Northwest:
Flight to Profitability:
Air cargo hubs in the Pacific Northwest help global firms streamline supply chains.
Wyoming:
Taming the Wild West:
Broadband connectivity makes Wyoming a natural fit for IT companies.
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