In this issue, our 20th annual CiCi awards recognize investment and community impact projects from 2025. These projects span a wide variety of vertical industries, many of them high technology, from all across the United States. We’ve chosen 31 projects that represent high-capital investment or community improvement, or both. Our features cover the latest information in retail, corporate headquarters and commercial real estate, with a special look at newly implemented tariffs, and our spotlights look at Colorado, Georgia, Ontario, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
With large tracts of affordable land and a central location, Texas remains a top state for farms, ranches and more. But Texas is more sophisticated than its frontier origins. It processes and packages foods ranging from beef and poultry to beverages, cheeses, fruits and vegetables, snack foods, tortillas and more — serving domestic and international markets. more....