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New Mexico: An Excellent Southwestern Location Offers Efficient Market Access

New Mexico: An Excellent Southwestern Location Offers Efficient Market Access

The Southwest is the fastest growing region of the country and New Mexico is right at the heart of it. Supported by three interstate freeways, a vast ...

Canada: Beautiful Scenery and Business Drive

Canada: Beautiful Scenery and Business Drive

America’s neighbor to the north, long known for spectacular scenery and clean cities, contains a wealth of opportunities for expanding companies. In a...

It’s Not the Critic Who Counts

It’s Not the Critic Who Counts

It recently came to my attention that NPR, via This American Life, put together an unconscionably biased report at an IEDC conference earlier this yea...

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...

Foreign Trade Zones: Preserving American Jobs and Leveling the Competitive Playing Field

Foreign Trade Zones: Preserving American Jobs and Leveling the Competitive Playing Field

With today’s vast global economy, it can be difficult for U.S. manufacturers and distributors – especially small and mid-sized ones – to compete. And,...

The Impact of Utilities on Site Selection Decisions – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Impact of Utilities on Site Selection Decisions – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

In today’s world, the impact of utilities and their economic development arms on site selection decisions cannot be understated. In some cases, utilit...

Policy Positions from the National Association of Manufacturers

Policy Positions from the National Association of Manufacturers

Recent policy positions from the National Association of Manufacturers.

Corporate Site Selection in 2011/2012

Corporate Site Selection in 2011/2012

The site selection industry was in a state of depression from 2008 through most of 2010. Main culprit was a “perfect storm” economic downturn. Fortuna...