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Designated Sites to Shortlist

Designated Sites to Shortlist

If the shortest distance between two places is a straight line, then the shortest way to a decision in site selection is knowing exactly where the bes...

Manufacturing

Manufacturing: Furthering the Triple Bottom Line Through the Site Selection Process

Regardless of personal opinion, any astute observer of consumer culture and corporate strategy should acknowledge sustainability is affecting business...

AMT: U.S. Manufacturing Improves, but Outlook is Uncertain

AMT: U.S. Manufacturing Improves, but Outlook is Uncertain

The first three quarters of 2011 have seen the U.S. manufacturing sector rebounding from the worst downturn since the Great Depression. Economic indic...

The State of Kentucky: Bluegrass Built - Kentucky Manufacturers Forge Innovation and...

The State of Kentucky: Bluegrass Built - Kentucky Manufacturers Forge Innovation and Growth

If parts of your car, the screen on your smart phone or the bottle of premium bourbon in your cabinet each had the same label, it would probably say, ...

Ohio: Moving Manufacturing Forward

Ohio: Moving Manufacturing Forward

Early in 2011, Ohio Governor John Kasich acknowledged that to compete in the global economy Ohio must transform its economic development efforts. That...

Manufacturing in New York: Opportunities for Growth

Manufacturing in New York: Opportunities for Growth

Across the nation and in New York, manufacturing is an especially vital and dynamic sector of the economy. New York sees manufacturing playing a signi...

Manufacturing Thrives in North Carolina

Manufacturing Thrives in North Carolina

The way we make things in North Carolina today has evolved and is quite different than decades ago. Traditional industries have transitioned to high-t...

Tennessee Site Selection

State of Tennessee: Jobs4TN: A New Approach to Economic Development in Tennessee

When Governor Bill Haslam appointed me as commissioner of Economic and Community Development (ECD) for the state of Tennessee in January 2011, I knew ...

Selecting the Best Site for Your Next Data Center

Selecting the Best Site for Your Next Data Center

The last decade has witnessed the growth and evolution of large data centers and server farms. Most site selectors and economic developers will know t...

Retail Site Selection Factors in a Post Recession Economy

Retail Site Selection Factors in a Post Recession Economy

Retail as a component of a local economy has always been present. Virtually everybody spends time online or in retail stores, shopping and buying. Tax...