Don McDougall, Director, Engineered Tax Services (2012 Directory)
The new tax codes make the decision to relight a facility an easy — and profitable — one!
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Elizabeth A. Fetter, President and CEO, NxGen Modular (2012 Directory)
Forward-thinking IT executives must rethink conventional approaches to how they develop their data centers. Organizations must be nimble enough to quickly and inexpensively deploy reliable data capabilities.
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Richard A. Bendis, President and CEO, Innovation America and Ethan Byler, Contributor, Innovation America (2012 Directory)
By leveraging the innovative assets within your region or in others, you can deliver greater value and opportunities for innovation within your own company.
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Robert Owens, Co-founder and President, O,R&L Integrated Real Estate Services (2012 Directory)
With the impact of the current economic climate on commercial real estate, it’s becoming essential for businesses to focus on developing energy-efficient strategies in the utilization of natural resources.
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Dan Calabrese (2012 Directory)
With more and more companies moving their information to the cloud, how will facility IT infrastructure be affected?
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Larry Gigerich, Managing Director , Ginovus (2012 Directory)
Although today’s projects have shorter timelines and can benefit from a plethora of information available on the Internet, the fundamentals of site selection remain unchanged.
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Mark M. Sweeney, Senior Principal, McCallum Sweeney Consulting (2012 Directory)
An uncertain economic and political environment has slowed new facility and expansion activity, but savvy communities are getting ready to lure those companies that are ready to make a move.
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Steve Stackhouse (November 2011)
Some smaller communities are offering prospects their own road crews to prepare privately owned sites for development.
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Hal Johnson, President and CEO, Upstate SC Alliance (November 2011)
Although industry clustering may not be the economic development “Holy Grail”, an effective clustering strategy is still a proven recipe for success
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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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Joe Chisholm, Northwest Territory Service Solutions Leader, Trane (November 2011)
While many new buildings are being designed using high-performance building principles, the greatest potential lies in applying this proven approach to improve the performance of existing facilities.
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Beth Mattson-Teig (November 2011)
Occupancy and construction costs ranked as the fourth most important site selection factor in Area Development’s 2010 Corporate Survey with 89.8 percent of respondents stating that occupancy and construction costs were considered very important or important.
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Richard H. Thompson, Executive Vice President and Head of North American Supply Chain & Logistics Solutions, Jones Lang Lasalle (November 2011)
A surge in e-tailing has heightened the importance of making the right site selection decision for an e-commerce company’s big-box facilities.
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Reginald D. Cook, Vice President, Business Development, National Energy Services (a Johnson Controls company) (November 2011)
In the world of industrial energy, where cost is the driving force, lighting efficiency is an obvious solution that must not be overlooked.
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Mali R. Schantz-Feld (November 2011)
Energy availability and costs was ranked in ninth place in Area Development’s 25th Annual Corporate Survey, with 82.1 percent of the respondents rating this factor as very important or important.
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Beth Mattson-Teig (November 2011)
Many companies have been standing pat, watching and waiting for signs that the economy, or activity within a particular sector, is finally beginning to improve. When those indicators emerge, companies want to be in a position to pounce on opportunities before they disappear.
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Cynthia Kincaid (November 2011)
In Area Development’s Corporate Survey, quality-of-life factors are ranked separately from the other site selection factors and are generally rated lower in importance than the top site selection factors — except for “low crime rate.”
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Bruce Whitman , President & CEO, FlightSafety International, Inc. (November 2011)
FlightSafety International President & CEO Bruce Whitman speaks with Area Development about the company's recent expansion in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and it's other operations throughout the United States.
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Steve Martin, Director of Application Development, Microdesk (November 2011)
With the ability to effectively manage maintenance schedules, repairs, renovations, and costs, BIM stands to bring new life to the AECO building ecosystem.
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Dr. Don McLean, Founder and CEO, Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) (November 2011)
Building performance analysis must be quantified and incorporated into the design process right from the earliest architectural stages.
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