Douglas van den Berghe, Managing Director, Investment Consulting Associates (ICA) (Location USA 2012)
Its large internal market, highly educated workers, and strategic infrastructure are steering foreign investors to the United States.
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Richard H. Thompson, Executive Vice President and Head of North American Supply Chain & Logistics Solutions, Jones Lang Lasalle (Location USA 2012)
Other countries can offer lower labor costs and less regulation, but the U.S. is still the number one place to make sophisticated, high-cost goods.
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Tazeem Pasha, Manager, Global Business Attraction , SelectUSA, U.S. Department of Commerce and Neil Sobin , SelectUSA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Location USA 2012)
The federal government has partnered with U.S. states, regions, and cities in welcoming business investment to America through SelectUSA.
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Dr. Christof Spathelf, Head of Group Manufacturing Overseas, Volkswagen AG (November 2011)
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.
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Lisa A. Bastian (November 2011)
With more competitive labor agreements, automakers are building more in the United States, retooling and refurbishing existing plants, and backshoring operations.
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Mark Crawford (November 2011)
Aerospace remains one of the most important sectors in the North American economy for the jobs it supports and its importance in establishing America and Canada’s reputation as a leader in science and technology.
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Dan Calabrese (November 2011)
Under new U.S. patent laws, the original inventor must file for patent within one year of publicly disclosing the innovation or lose the right to do so.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2011)
For the second year in a row, Area Development has conducted a survey of a select group of highly respected location consultants who work with a nationwide client base. We asked the consultants to name their top-5 state choices in 12 site selection categories.
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Area Development Online Research Desk and CNBC (7/5/2011)
America's deepening economic crisis is changing the way states market themselves to business, reveals data in CNBC’s fifth annual study of America’s Top States for Business.
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Jones Lang LaSalle (6/6/2011)
A new white paper from Jones Lang LaSalle explains the factors companies should consider to make optimal site selection decisions and makes the case for manufacturing in the United States. According to the report, U.S. manufacturing is not a thing of the past, but is a critically important aspect of the nation’s future.
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Aaron Brickman, Director, Invest in America, United States Department of Commerce (6/6/2011)
A guide to federal level resources available for foreign investors in the United States. These programs complement existing U.S. state and local efforts to promote inward investment.
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The Pew Charitable Trusts (4/5/2011)
China and Germany have bumped the United States out of the first two spots for nations that capture the most private equity towards clean energy investments.
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McKinsey & Company (3/25/2011)
In its Global cities of the future study, McKinsey examines 600 cities around the world for economic projections to 2025. Nine of the top 10 cities for GDP growth are located in China.
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Jones Lang LaSalle (3/25/2011)
The BRIC and E7 nations, as well as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Poland, currently have the highest-growth commercial real estate markets in the world, Jones Lang LaSalle says.
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Danny Quah, Professor, Economics, London School of Economics (3/22/2011)
In a London School of Economics paper, Professor Danny Quah says the global economy's "center of gravity" is moving eastward.
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Jones Lang LaSalle (3/18/2011)
In its updated Global Sustainability Perspective, Jones Lang LaSalle highlights global energy incentives, mandates, and standards currently in practice and to come.
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The Economist Intelligence Unit (3/4/2011)
In its Liveability Rankings, the Economist Intelligence Unit bestows Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with the top honor for the world's most liveable city.
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Battelle and R&D Magazine (2/28/2011)
Battelle and R&D Magazine expect total global research and development funding to grow in 2011, but geographic spending distribution will shift.
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European Commission on Enterprise and Industry (2/22/2011)
In its Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010, the European Commission on Enterprise and Industry names Denmark, Finland, Germany, and Sweden as top innovators.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (1/28/2011)
In its 14th Annual Global CEO Survey, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) finds that c-level executive confidence has nearly returned to pre-recession levels around the world.
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