Dan Emerson, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2017)
With new applications for leading-edge technologies seemingly being developed on an almost daily basis, the eventual implications for business and consumers, and on aspects of daily living, are only just beginning to be understood.
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Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2017)
The top-ranked states have committed to adding value as economic development leaders and problem-solvers, characteristics that are recognized by consultants to industry.
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Eric Stavriotis, Senior Vice President, Advisory & Transaction Services, CBRE, Inc. (Q3 2017)
Shovel-ready sites, in concert with a cooperative state government and fast permitting time, have created an ideal project backdrop in the southern markets.
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Gregory Burkart, Managing Director and City Leader, Site Selection & Incentives Advisory , Duff & Phelps, LLC (Q3 2017)
The Top States rankings reflect the practicality of working real projects in these states because their economic development organizations work hard to win and locate projects.
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Brian Corde, Managing Partner, Atlas Insight (Q3 2017)
Shovel-ready sites, speed of permitting, and workforce development programs put the South in the lead, but taking availability of existing talent into account may have place more populous states higher in the rankings.
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The volume of rules and policies with which manufacturers need to comply is onerous — cutting into their competitiveness and growth opportunities.
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Cindy Madrick, Vice President, Business Development, Cornerstone Environmental, Health and Safety, Inc. (Q3 2017)
Despite the administration’s focus on removing environmental protections, businesses’ sustainability efforts generally have a positive effect on their image as well as bottom line.
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Brandon Tinianov, Vice President of Business Development, View, Inc. (Q3 2017)
Natural light in the workplace enhances “human energy,” which generates immense shared value for property owners. Given the stresses of modern manufacturing, this may be more critical than ever in the industrial workplace.
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Kevin Mohoney , Vice President, Ridge Development Company (Q3 2017)
Whether or not a facility takes immediate advantage of a site’s access, intermodal proximity has become an increasing priority for many industrial users.
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Dr. David B. Williams, Dean, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University (Q3 2017)
As new manufacturing processes and technologies come on board at an increasing rate, educational institutions must provide manufacturers with the prepared work force they need; parents may also need to rethink their perceptions of manufacturing of what a manufacturing career is and is not.
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Christy Blake, Business Development Manager, Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation - Maryland (Q3 2017)
Independent professionals and small startups brought together in a co-working space can benefit from sharing creative ideas, knowledge, resources, and services.
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In order for other Midwest states to be ready when opportunity comes knocking, they need to understand the lessons to be learned from the Foxconn deal.
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Rich Thompson, International Director and Leader, Supply Chain & Logistics Solutions, JLL (Q3 2017)
Supply chain and logistics activities have become a much more visible part of the real estate industry and crucial among developers over the past 20 years. As the Trump administration prepares to renegotiate NAFTA and possibly other free trade agreements, Rich Thompson, JLL’s Global Head of Supply Chain and Logistics Solutions, has been consulting with the firm’s clients about what the future might bring. In this interview, Thompson discusses how supply chain and logistics has been a major driver of industrial development over the last couple of decades — and where it’s headed next.
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Randy Johnson, President & CEO, Romeo RIM (Q3 2017)
A focus on core behaviors — which can be observed and measured — is the first priority in a company’s cultural transformation; it will clarify which behaviors are acceptable and deter the formation of any subcultures.
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Howard Ecker, President & CEO, Howard Ecker + Company (Q3 2017)
It’s time for CFOs to act to protect themselves from brokers who are working both ends of a real estate deal by securing a “No Conflict Assurance Statement” from their agents.
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Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2017)
By utilizing a multifaceted approach that includes an available facility, workforce training and support, incentives, and other assistance, Tennessee’s economic development team plans to bolster the economy of one distressed county at a time.
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Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2017)
Among the goals of Apple’s $1billion fund is the creation of thousands of new manufacturing jobs, especially in the computers and electronics fields.
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