March/April 2008 | Trade and Industry Development
 

March/April 2008

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

CiCi Awards – 3rd Year!
 
We’re celebrating the 3rd anniversary for The Corporate Investment and Community Impact (CiCi) Awards and we are as excited this year as we were the first…or even more so.  Everyone likes to be recognized for a “job well done” – and corporations, states and communities are no different. 
 
After receiving over 1,000 submissions from across the nation, we had the grueling task of narrowing the list down to the Top 16 Corporate Investment projects and the Top 15 Community Impact projects. 
 There may be plenty of excitement in our CiCi Awards, but don’t overlook our feature articles:  Dennis Donovan’s “Nearshoring: A Competitive Advantage in a Global Economy;” Ed McCallum’s “Community Commitment & Corporate Responsibility;” and Jane Mather’s “Site Selection Portfolios: Optimal Today but What About Tomorrow?”  These articles are bursting with insightful words and important information from these three professionals.  And speaking of professionals, don’t miss Richard Kadzis’ Industry Outlook article from CoreNet Global.

In this issue

Third Annual CiCi Awards 2008: Community Impact Top 15

BY: Trade & Industry Development

The Community Impact portion of the 2008 CiCi awards highlights projects that have profound implications for local communities. In many cases, award winners in this category are already (or soon will be) the largest source of employment where they are located. However, the ability to offer a job – any job –is not the whole story. Many award winners also have the potential to help people climb career ladders by stimulating workforce development. And some even offer communities a kind of economic development ladder, helping them to build industry clusters.   more....

  Features
1
Third Annual CiCi Awards 2008: Introduction
2
Third Annual CiCi Awards 2008: Community Impact Top 15
3
Third Annual CiCi Awards 2008: Corporate Investment Top 16
  Outlooks
1
Sweet Spots for Corporate Real Estate and Workplace Executives
  Special Reports
1
Company Responsibility
2
Site Selection Portfolios
3
Nearshoring