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When Only the Best Will Do - America’s Top Sites

When Only the Best Will Do - America’s Top Sites

When it comes to choosing a site for your business endeavors, shouldn’t you have the “only the best will do” mindset? Areas with top sites to consider...

Innovation Boosts Aerospace and Automotive Growth in Iowa

Innovation Boosts Aerospace and Automotive Growth in Iowa

Iowa may be best known for its agricultural roots and expanding biosciences industry, but the state’s aerospace and automotive suppliers are thriving ...

Washington: A Global Industry Leader

Washington: A Global Industry Leader

The history of the aerospace industry in Washington State is nearly as long as the history of the airplane. Washington now one of the dominant regions...

7th Annual CiCi Awards

7th Annual CiCi Awards

Job creation and the unfavorable state of the economy have been the main areas of concern in the U.S., if not most countries in the world, for the las...

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...

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...

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...

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...