Area Development Online Research Desk (Q2 / Spring 2013)
Corporate real estate executives are being asked to do more with less, but CRE leaders have an opportunity to drive productivity and affect corporate competitiveness like at no other time.
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Lisa Buddecke, Kelsar Industries (Q2 / Spring 2013)
Comprehensive immigration reform is one of the top priorities of the Obama administration. This includes reforms that will keep highly skilled workers in the United States, as well as the creation of a new system to bring skilled workers into the country when Americans aren’t available to fill jobs.
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Kathy Mussio, Managing Partner, Atlas Insight, LLC (Q2 / Spring 2013)
A rare and disruptive event, headquarters relocation projects have the potential to be positive game-changers for a business but also involve substantial risk. Here, we reveal the reasons, factors and trends affecting such a decision.
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Larry Gigerich, Managing Director , Ginovus (Q2 / Spring 2013)
Although a company should never select a location based upon incentives, financial assistance to offset project and/or operating costs is important when the final decision is made.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Q1 / Winter 2013)
Although the survey results show no dramatic upswings in new facility or expansion plans, there are noted changes in site selection priorities – perhaps as a result of the lackluster economic recovery.
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Richard J. Maturi (Q1 / Winter 2013)
Training employees — including managers — to take on functions other than their own will help a company achieve operational readiness, while promoting teamwork among individuals and across departments.
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Phillip M. Perry (Q1 / Winter 2013)
States will have the option of developing their own guidelines in a number of areas. Among the most important are details concerning the state-level health insurance marketplaces or exchanges. Decisions made at this level can make a big difference in the attractiveness of a state to new business.
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Emily Watkins, SVP of Innovation and Product Development, Corporate Solutions, Jones Lang LaSalle (Directory 2013)
The best facility managers already are distinguishing themselves through innovations of technology, service and energy use that simultaneously drive both worker productivity and internal customer satisfaction.
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Amy Killam, Human Resources Director, Whirlpool Corporation, Cleveland, Tennessee (Directory 2013)
The editor of Area Development recently discussed employment recruitment and retention issues with Amy Killam, human resources director at Whirlpool Corporation’s facility in Cleveland, Tennessee. The plant, which opened in the spring of 2012, employs approximately 1,700 people.
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Woodruff Imberman, President, Imberman and DeForest (November 2012)
A survey of executives reveals the trends in efforts being made by companies to improve on-the-job performance of employees - and the effectiveness of these efforts.
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Dave Claborn , Director of Development and Community Relations, Ohio State University, Marion (November 2012)
The U.S. Department of Labor is betting $2 billion that an injection of funds into community colleges around the country will pay off by helping fill the skills gap in the manufacturing, information technology and healthcare sectors.
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Beth Mattson-Teig (November 2012)
Saving even $1 per hour on employee wages can translate into hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings each year for some companies. Given those statistics, it is no surprise that labor costs consistently rank as one of the top factors in site selection decisions.
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Beth Mattson-Teig (November 2012)
Low-union and right-to-work (RTW) status may not rank at the top of the list when it comes to site selection criteria, but those factors certainly carry considerable weight in the overall decision-making process for many manufacturers. Choosing a state with a low-union profile or locating in a RTW state only ranked 10th and 12th respectively among a list of 26 different site selection factors, according to Area Development’s 26th Annual Corporate Survey.
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Steve Stackhouse (November 2012)
Although unemployment numbers are high in many areas of the nation, finding workers with the right skills is a problem; here are some innovative solutions.
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(November 2012)
It goes without saying that available labor, especially skilled labor, is considered to be a key driver in site selection decisions. Workers are often the lifeblood for a company’s operations.
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Mark Crawford (November 2012)
Skyrocketing Costs and shifting legislation have pushed an area’s healthcare affordability and quality into the mix of primary site selection considerations.
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Doug Woods, President, The Association For Manufacturing Technology (Fall 2012)
As manufacturing powers our economic recovery, Area Development and AMT President, Doug Woods, discuss how to continue building sustained U.S manufacturing strength and job creation.
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Ed McCallum, Senior Principal, McCallum Sweeney Consulting (Automotive Site Guide 2012)
The investigations into what constitutes a highly competitive and productive workforce that can meet the long-term needs of the manufacturer require analysis at multiple levels.
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Woodruff Imberman, President, Imberman and DeForest (August 2012)
As OEMs put the squeeze on, and global markets weaken, suppliers take steps to protect themselves and meet price demands, ensuring survival in a flat or declining market.
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Adam Prager, President, Prager Company and Catherine Katona, Associate, Prager Company (August 2012)
Many cities are growing faster than their suburban counterparts, as companies mine their skilled work forces, affordable property, and financial inducements.
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