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AD Editorial Board
- Alan Reeves
  
  Senior Managing Director, Newmark
- Alexandra Segers
  
  General Manager, Tochi Advisors
- Amy Gerber
  
  Executive Managing Director, Business Incentives Practice, Cushman & Wakefield
- Bradley Migdal
  
  Executive Managing Director, Business Incentives Practice, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
- Brian Corde
  
  Managing Partner, Atlas Insight
- Brian Gallagher
  
  Vice President, Corporate Development, Graycor
- Chris Schwinden
  
  Vice President, Site Selection Group
- Chris Volney
  
  Senior Director, Labor Analytics, CBRE
- Courtney Dunbar
  
  Site Selection & Economic Development Leader, Burns & McDonnell
- Dan White
  
  Director, Government Consulting and Fiscal Policy Research, Moody's Analytics
- David Hickey
  
  Managing Director, Hickey & Associates
- Dennis Cuneo
  
  Director, Site Selection Services, Walbridge
- Eric Stavriotis
  
  Vice Chairman, CBRE
- Josh Bays
  
  Senior Partner, Site Selection Group, LLC
- Kate Crowley
  
  Principal, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
- Marc Beauchamp
  
  Managing Director, Hickey Canada
- Matt Powers
  
  Executive Vice President, Retail/E-Commerce Distribution, JLL
- Scott J. Ziance
  
  Partner and Economic Incentives Practice Leader, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- Scott Kupperman
  
  Founder, Kupperman Location Solutions
- Stephen Gray
  
  President & CEO, Gray, Inc.
- Steven Tozier
  
  Managing Director, Ernst & Young LLP

Aug/Sep 08

COVER STORY

Energy/Sustainable Development >>

Green(Ware)house Effect

Rick Underwood, APL Logistics (Aug/Sep 08)

From fuel conservation to the latest in lighting, heating, and cooling technologies, numerous means are available to help a company "green" its supply chain. More

FEATURES

The Business Life Cycle Effect

Phil Schneider, President, Schneider Consulting, LLC (Aug/Sep 08)

An industry's and company's life cycle has a direct bearing on its location strategy and site selection decisions. More

Megasites Equal Megabusiness: Certification Requirements and Processes for Megasites and Supersites

Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Aug/Sep 08)

Certified megasites are quickly becoming the new standard for large expansions and relocations. What factors qualify a location as a megasite? More

Fueling Change in Intermodal Transportation

Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development (Aug/Sep 08)

The high cost of fuel is leading to fundamental changes in intermodal transportation, putting more emphasis on water and rail. And that's driving the creation of more intermodal facilities More

Workforce Training / Education >>

Employee Benefits: Outsourced or In-House?

Phillip M. Perry, Staff Editor, Area Development (Aug/Sep 08)

More companies are choosing to hire third-party providers to handle their employee benefits administration. What are the pros and cons? More

The New Railroad Resurgence

Lisa A. Bastian (Aug/Sep 08)

Certified megasites are quickly becoming the new standard for large expansions and relocations. What factors qualify a location as a megasite? More

Food Processing Industry Continues to Evolve

Lisa A. Bastian (Aug/Sep 08)

Food processors worry about rising energy costs among other concerns, while trying to keep up with consumers' demands for healthy, innovative products. More

Corporate & Consultants Surveys

Corporate Survey Results: Site Selection Factors >>

Who Needs - Or Wants - to be Near The Consumer?

Christopher Steele, President & CEO, EBP-US (Aug/Sep 08)

Proximity to major markets was only ranked 10th in importance by the respondents to Area Development's 2007 Corporate Survey, but economic and environmental trends may increase this factor's relevance. More

Corporate Survey Results: Site Selection Factors >>

Highway Accessibility Underpins Location Decisions

David V. Brandon, Senior Vice President, Site Selection Group, LLC (Aug/Sep 08)

Highway accessibility - the number-one ranked factor by Area Development's 2007 Corporate Survey respondents - undeniably forms the essential nexus between workers, suppliers, producers, distributors, and markets More

DEPARTMENTS

Energy/Sustainable Development >>

Editor's Note: Green=$

Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Aug/Sep 08)

We've known for some time that we - as individuals - need to reduce our carbon footprint. And, yes, we'll get to that soon. But it's amazing how paying $4+ for a gallon of gas has just raised our environmental consciousness. Demand for hybrid vehicles has surged and no one wants to buy that SUV that you swore you really needed just a few years ago. More

Viewpoint >>

First Person: Steve Penrose... Senior Vice President... Automatic Data Processing (ADP)

Steve Penrose, Senior Vice President, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) (Aug/Sep 08)

Steve Penrose, Senior Vice President, Automatic Data Processing (ADP), says whatever city we choose has a good quality of life, and we make sure it is a place where people will stay or want to relocate to. More

Viewpoint >>

In Focus: Effective Energy Management for a Healthy Bottom Line

Scott Beckett, Director, Commercial–Industrial Sales, AmericasTrane (Aug/Sep 08)

Scott Beckett, Director of Commercial-Industrial Sales, Americas at Trane, says effective energy management is no longer an option - it is a strategic business necessity. More

Aug/Sep 08

Rick Underwood, APL Logistics (Aug/Sep 08)

Phil Schneider, President, Schneider Consulting, LLC (Aug/Sep 08)

Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Aug/Sep 08)

Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development (Aug/Sep 08)

Phillip M. Perry, Staff Editor, Area Development (Aug/Sep 08)

Lisa A. Bastian (Aug/Sep 08)

Lisa A. Bastian (Aug/Sep 08)

Christopher Steele, President & CEO, EBP-US (Aug/Sep 08)

David V. Brandon, Senior Vice President, Site Selection Group, LLC (Aug/Sep 08)

Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Aug/Sep 08)

Steve Penrose, Senior Vice President, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) (Aug/Sep 08)

Scott Beckett, Director, Commercial–Industrial Sales, AmericasTrane (Aug/Sep 08)

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