Q1 2021 | Trade and Industry Development

Q1 2021

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

Q1 2021

Trade & Industry Development’s 15th Annual Corporate Investment/Community Impact Awards (CiCi Awards) issue honors key projects around the country that promise—through extensive capital investment or influential community impact—to help shape the communities in which they are located, and in which they continue to develop and grow. Read about our 30 winners in our CiCi Awards coverage starting on page 12. This issue also has three special reports: finding the best location for a corporate HQ (even in a pandemic), short-term realities and the commercial real estate long game, and workplace flexibility in the twenty-first century.

In this issue

Tennessee’s Electric Vehicle Evolution Is Here

BY: Bill Lee

As home to three major assembly plants and a base of more than 900 automotive suppliers, Tennessee has been the nerve center of the South’s automotive sector for nearly four decades. Global automakers like General Motors, Nissan and Volkswagen have invested billions of dollars in the Volunteer State, with Tennessee boasting automotive operations in 88 of its 95 counties. more....