May/June 2008 | Trade and Industry Development

May/June 2008

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

Site Location – Small or Large
 
Summer is just around the corner – this is usually a peak season for selling/buying a home. Think back to when you bought your last home. What was the first thing you did? Did you make a “must have” list? You know, that list of those things your new home “must have” – four bedrooms, two-car garage, large yard, in good school district, etc. The list may have been long, but chances are, at the top were size, location and amenities.
 
Site selection when buying a home is a very similar process to that of locating (or relocating) a business or industry – small or large. Whether that business is in the automotive industry, the aerospace industry, or the fuel cell industry, there are definite site selection parameters to be considered.
 
Read this issue to get important information concerning site selection for these industries, as well as learning what the USFCC, SAE and AIA are doing to help promote these industries. Also read what Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky and Ohio are doing to influence your next site location decision.

In this issue

Ohio - The State of Perfect Balance

BY: Lee Fisher

Through strategic investments, strong stewardship and an impressive economic development toolkit, Ohio is leveraging its historic assets – a legacy of achievement, rock-solid work ethic and commitment to innovation – to retain, nurture and grow the industries of today and tomorrow.   Ohio’s central location, world-class infrastructure, 195 institutions of higher education, large labor pool and reputation for hard work, are among Ohio’s proudest assets and the reason so many successful companies from around the world continue to choose Ohio as the best location for their operations.   more....