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Strategies for Headquarters Relocation in Today’s Economy

Strategies for Headquarters Relocation in Today’s Economy

Is your company headquarters in a location that enables growth and assures competitiveness? Many successful companies realize that location matters be...

2012 Corporate Investment Awards Top 15

2012 Corporate Investment Awards Top 15

The Corporate Investment division of our 7th Annual CiCi Awards pays tribute to 15 elite U.S. corporations that, out of all the applicants for our CiC...

2012 Community Impact Awards Top 15

2012 Community Impact Awards Top 15

As the name implies, the Community Impact division of our annual CiCi Awards recognizes exemplary companies that have committed to making a significan...

A Long & Winding Road… Capital for Growth & Expansion Returns

A Long & Winding Road… Capital for Growth & Expansion Returns

In 1970 when Paul McCartney penned the lyrics for “The Long and Winding Road” for The Beatles hit album Let It Be, little did he know that it would be...

‘Upskilling’ is Making Leaders out of Corporate Real Estate Executives

‘Upskilling’ is Making Leaders out of Corporate Real Estate Executives

Complexity defines today’s world and the corporate real estate (CRE) industry. It takes a special skill set to navigate this highly interconnected,...

Expanding U.S. Sales Overseas with Export Financing

Expanding U.S. Sales Overseas with Export Financing

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is breaking the mold on how the U.S. does business overseas. By providing competitive financi...

Blueprint for Moving Quickly to Great Site-Selection Decisions

Blueprint for Moving Quickly to Great Site-Selection Decisions

The job of the site-selection professional is to not only eliminate locations from consideration, but to do it swiftly based upon detailed analysis. I...

The Employment Situation is Worse Than You Think, But Improving (Finally)

The Employment Situation is Worse Than You Think, But Improving (Finally)

One morning last December, we were greeted by some surprisingly positive news: the U.S. unemployment rate fell from 9.1 percent to 8.6 percent in jus...

The Road to Recovery: Stories from Tuscaloosa & Joplin

The Road to Recovery: Stories from Tuscaloosa & Joplin

The New Year is an auspicious time for everyone, our resolutions giving shape and intention to how we will make 2012 an even better year than the one ...

Bio-Crop Engineering: Challenges & Opportunities

Bio-Crop Engineering: Challenges & Opportunities

With gene mapping, sequencing and recombination being a reality, venture capital investments and IPO’s started entering the business landscape in the ...