Consultants Forum Insights
Attracting, Expanding and Managing FDI in a Disruptive World
Partner Brian Smith and Senior Manager Carter Wood, both with Ernst & Young LLP, spoke with Area Development about foreign direct investment in the U.S. after their presentation, “Attracting, Expanding and Managing FDI in a Disruptive World,” at our Miami Consultants Forum. This article was based on an interview conducted by Margy Sweeney, Founder and CEO, Akrete, Inc. and Area Development Editorial Board member.
The 3 Cs of Successful Site Selection: Company, Culture, and Community
Dan Foster, Executive Managing Director at Newmark Knight Frank and Chris Volney, Senior Director, CBRE Labor Analytics, spoke with Area Development about the less tangible site selection factors, such as local culture and quality of place, at our Miami Consultants Forum.
Site Selection 2020: Riding the Waves of Disruption into the Next Decade
Following our Miami Consultants Forum, Area Development discussed the current and evolving state of the site selection industry and industrial real estate market with Brad Migdal, Senior Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield.
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Biotech / Life Sciences
Life Sciences’ Quest for a Future-Friendly Real Estate Strategy
Record-breaking R&D investment in the life sciences industry is spurring real estate innovation too.
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The Future of Manufacturing in America
Executives from major manufacturers offer their perspectives on how these trends will impact the future of manufacturing in Virginia and beyond.
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Regional Report: Population and GDP Grow in South Carolina
South Carolina’s business-friendly environment is drawing new businesses that can take advantage of its longstanding workforce training program to fulfill their needs.
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Bridging the Skilled Trades Gap
Public institutions and private companies are deploying innovative solutions to address the ongoing scarcity of skilled trades workers and narrow the nationwide skilled trades gap.
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Front Line: Trend Toward Microfactories Continues
By utilizing microfactories, manufacturers can respond quickly to changes in product design and demand.
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Manufacturers: Make Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives a Priority
As the U.S. demographic changes, manufacturers and other companies must step up their diversity and inclusion efforts in order to fulfill their workforce needs.
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Are Your Employees Ready to Work with Robots?
As manufacturers increasingly employ robots on the factory floor, they must communicate to their workforces how their roles will change and prepare them to work collaboratively with this new technology.
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How CFOs Should Address Trade Questions — ASAP
Recent trade tensions and announced tariffs are proving disruptive to businesses, creating an uphill battle for CFOs, but they can mitigate supplier uncertainties by leveraging data.
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“Future-Proofing” Buildings to Account for Autonomous Vehicles
As self-driving vehicles become more ubiquitous, facility designers and owners will need to develop strategies that cover a wide range of possibilities.
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The Convergence of Technology + Automotive and Its Impact on Site Selection
Automotive suppliers must approach site selection prudently, with an eye to a long-term solution when evaluating potential locations as well as their labor pools.
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Regional Report: Positive Signs for the Mississippi Economy
Businesses in Mississippi benefit from customized training programs and enhanced incentives, as well as the state’s investments in infrastructure.
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How to Write a Smart RFI
Properly approaching the Request for Information process will result in receiving the submission of quality sites that will meet your company’s goals.
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Recruiting and Managing the Multigenerational Workforce
Area Development recently asked Kylene Zenk — director of the Manufacturing Practice at Kronos, Inc., a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management (HCM) software solutions — for her input on recruiting and managing a multigenerational workforce.
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The Trade War and Its Impact on the Location Decision Process
How can site selectors survive and also find fresh opportunities in a world where not only tariffs, but also national boundaries and trade barriers, will become more meaningful than they have been in the recent past?
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Four Site Factors That Can Derail Your Construction Budget
Although sitework is expensive, most of the expense can be planned and accounted for if your contractor is on board early in the construction process.
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Risk Assessment: The Key to Successful Data Center Planning and Design
Those planning a data center facility must consider not only geographic and security risks, but also the threat presented by acoustics from fire suppression and other systems.
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Where to Invest in the Booming Aerospace Manufacturing Industry
The U.S. remains top-ranked globally for aerospace attractiveness, but companies must consider labor, infrastructure, and tax policy among other factors when deciding where to locate their next U.S. facility.
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Greater Richmond: Fintech Hotspot
Richmond’s emerging financial technology market is challenging traditional districts, with its advanced telecommunications infrastructure, educated workers with high-tech skills, streamlined regulations, and low taxes.
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The Ever-Greater Expectations for Infrastructure
Companies providing quality jobs have never been in a better position to ask for the infrastructure and incentives they need in order to locate their facility — or remain — in a community.
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2019 Top States for Doing Business: Georgia Ranks #1 Sixth Year in a Row
Q3 2019
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A Site Selector’s Checklist for Locating in the U.S.
Location USA 2019
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Where to Invest in the Booming Aerospace Manufacturing Industry
2019 Auto/Aero Site Guide
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What Should High-Growth Companies Look for in a Community?
Q4 2019
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The Trade War and Its Impact on the Location Decision Process
Q4 2019
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A Changing Food Manufacturing Industry
2017 Food Processing
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33rd Annual Corporate Survey & the 15th Annual Consultants Survey
Q1 2019