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The United States has the world’s largest, most efficient, world-class logistics infrastructure, which is currently under-going upgrades to handle growing capacity. More


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First Person: The Site Selection Process Behind VW's First U.S. Manufacturing Facility

Dr. Christof Spathelf, Head of Group Manufacturing Overseas, Volkswagen AG

In May 2011, Volkswagen officially opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, TN, creating 2,000 jobs and projected to have an $18 billion economic impact on the region. We discussed the site selection process with the Head of Overseas Group Manufacturing at Volkswagen, Dr. Christof Spathelf. More

First Person: Robert “Bob” Hess

Robert Hess, Partner Strategic Consulting, Newmark Knight Frank

Bob Hess of Cushman & Wakefield’s Global Business Consulting group tells us how — and why — ThyssenKrupp chose Alabama for its steel processing facility More

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