Trade & Industry Development’s 16th Annual Corporate Investment/Community Impact Awards (CiCi Awards) issue honors key projects around the country that promise — through extensive capital investment or influential community impact — to help shape the communities in which they are located, and in which they continue to develop and grow. Coverage begins on page 12. This issue also has three special reports covering the influence of talent in corporate headquarters decisions, evolving financial services needs and the future of the commercial real estate market.
A crisis such as a pandemic often comes with renewed scrutiny on corporate behavior. During the last national crisis – that of the 2008 economic meltdown – financial services institutions were seen by the public to be the cause of the catastrophe. This time, it makes sense for financial companies to burnish their reputations as a force for good. more....