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2007 - 2008 annual surveys
22nd Annual Corporate Survey & 4th Annual Consultants Survey
A Special Presentation of Area Development Magazine (Dec/Jan 08)
This special presentation features the results and analyses of Area Development magazine's 2007 Annual Corporate Survey. More2008 corporate survey series
Is “Right-to-Work” Relevant When Considering Relocation and Expansion Projects?
By Dave Claborn (Jun/Jul 08)
Declining levels of unionization may have been responsible for the right-to work factor receiving a middling ranking from the respondents to Area Development’s 2007 Corporate Survey. More
Finding the Real Cost of Labor
By Dr. C. R. (Buzz) Canup President, Canup & Associates, Inc. (Jun/Jul 08)
The executives responding to Area Development’s 2007 Corporate Survey ranked cost of labor second in importance among the site selection factors, but determining a region’s true wage rates is not always at easy task. More
Emerging and Growth Industries Zero In On Energy Availability & Costs
By Nate Monosoff and Dick Sheehy, CH2M HILL Advanced Planning (Apr/May 08)
Rising energy costs, limited availability, and new awareness of energy security issues are among the reasons this factor received a high ranking from the 2007 Corporate Survey respondents. More
Site Selectors’ New Environmental Consciousness
By Linda G. Tresslar, Managing Director, Strategic Consulting Group; Grubb & Ellis Company (Apr/May 08)
As companies are now being assessed on their sustainability activities and successes, it’s no wonder that the “environmental regulations” factor was among the top 10 in Area Development’s 2007 Corporate Survey. More
Taxes and Incentives - Factor Into the Site Selection Equation
By Larry Kramer and Rita Williams, Incentis Group, LLC
(Feb/Mar 08)
Corporate tax rate, state and local incentives, and tax exemptions were among the top-10 ranked site selection factors by the respondents to Area Development’s 2007 Corporate Survey. Let’s find out why. More 2007 corporate survey series
Ranked #10: Availability of High-Speed Internet Access
By Michelle Comerford, Senior Location Consultant, Austin Consulting (Oct/Nov 07)
As more and more companies adopt Internet-based enterprise systems, AVAILABILITY OF High-speed Internet ACCESS will remain among the top-10 factors in Area Development’s Corporate Survey. More
Ranked #9: Energy Availability & Costs
By Eric Stavriotis, Jones Lang LaSalle (Oct/Nov 07)
While ENERGY AVAILABILITY AND COSTS is not a critical site selection factor for some, it does have a significant impact on data center decisions. More
Ranked #8: Availability of Skilled Labor
By Richard L. Ferguson, CEO and Chairman of the Board, ACT, Inc. (Aug/Sep 07)
The high ranking of the availability of skilled labor factor is confirmed by those firms taking advantage of programs pre-certifying workers’ skills. More
Ranked #7: Occupancy or Construction Costs
By Les J. Cranmer, Senior Managing Director; and Art M. Wegfahrt, Corporate Managing Director; Studley, Inc. (Aug/Sep 07)
A closer look at the Corporate Survey reveals that the occupancy or construction costs factor is not as critical to the location decision as it first appears. More
Ranked #6: Tax Exemptions
By Michael Press, Managing Director; Business Incentives Advisory, Duff & Phelps LLC, New York (Jun/Jul 07)
Area Development’s 2006 Corporate Survey respondents are so familiar with the benefits of TAX EXEMPTIONS for both economic development and other purposes that they have ranked this factor high in importance. More
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Availability of Telecommunications Services
By Dan Gatti, Innovative Capital Ventures, Inc. (Jun/Jul 07)
The companies that rated AVAILABILITY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS as very important in Area Development’s 2006 Corporate Survey realize that those communities setting ICT trends are more attractive locations than those just reacting to these trends. More
Ranked #4: State and Local Incentives
By Michael Huber, Cushman & Wakefield – Location Incentives Group (Apr/May 07)
As in 2005, the results of Area Development’s 2006 Corporate Survey demonstrate that state and local incentives are given increasing consideration in the facilities planning process. More
Ranked #3: Corporate Tax Rate
By Tom Bertino, Strategic Relocation & Expansion Services Practice, KPMG LLP (Apr/May 07)
Respondents to Area Development’s 21st Annual Corporate Survey have named Corporate Tax Rate as the third most important factor in the site selection process behind only labor costs and highway accessibility. More
Ranked #2: Highway Accessibility
By Rick Thomas, Director Managed Transportation, CEVA Logistics (Feb/Mar 07)
Highway accessibility was ranked as the #2 factor by the respondents to Area Development's 2006 Annual Corporate Survey for a myriad of reasons. More
Ranked #1: Labor Costs
By John M. Rhodes, Senior Principal; Moran, Stahl & Boyer, LLC (Feb/Mar 07)
The respondents to the 2006 Corporate Survey conducted by Area Development identified the cost of labor as the number-one factor for making site selection decisions. Here is some insight into the importance of labor costs. More2007 ANNUAL SURVEYS
21st Annual Corporate Survey Complete Results & 3rd Annual Consultants Survey Complete Results
A Special Presentation of Area Development Magazine (Dec/Jan 07)
This special presentation features the results and analyses of Area Development magazine's 2006 Annual Corporate Survey. MoreSTATE RESOURCES
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