Area Development Special Presentation (Spring 2011)
Smaller regional and metro areas are emerging from amongst the field of usual big-city suspects as desirable locations for companies of all sizes. Our list brings these locations to light by showing how they stack up to the rest of the field when considering 14 highly regarded surveys.
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Area Development Special Presentation (Spring 2011)
This year , three states, Indiana, Michigan, and South Carolina, are being awarded Gold Shovels in recognition of projects undertaken in 2010 creating a significant number of high value-added new jobs as well as investment.
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Peter Shannon, Executive Vice President, Strategic Consulting, Jones Lang LaSalle (Spring 2011)
In the post-recession, new normal, companies must do everything they can to ensure their real estate portfolios contribute effectively to the bottom line.
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Matt Jackson, Senior Managing Director, JLL (Spring 2011)
The popularity and proliferation of offshoring will continue to grow as business becomes increasingly globalized. Balance the risks with opportunities for rewards.
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Andrew H. Shapiro, Managing Director, Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company (Spring 2011)
Relocating a company headquarters is a major decision. Follow a thorough and logical methodology to ensure the best site choice for your business.
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Robert Hess, Executive Managing Director, Consulting, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (Spring 2011)
With completion of it's $3.7b, 7 million square-foot Calvert, AL complex, ThyssennKrupp met and exceeded environmental compliance standards while achieving it's goal to come on-line by the end of 2010 while overcoming numerous obstacles.
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The Google Fiber project in Kansas City will impact not just computer-centric companies, such as data centers, but also a long and diverse list of businesses.
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David Paeper, AIA, CID, Principal, HGA Architects and Engineers (Spring 2011)
Recent changes in the economy, improvements in technology, and generational shifts in the workplace have made the planning of corporate workplaces anything but business-as-usual. A combination of new forces that are fundamentally reshaping the workplace.
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Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Spring 2011)
With a weak dollar making U.S. exports cheaper overseas and tax cuts encouraging business investment in equipment and facilities, U.S. manufacturing has been one of the strongest sectors of the economy since the recession ended in June 2009.
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Don Anderson, St. Clair Site Leader, Boeing Defense, Space & Security (Spring 2011)
The editor of Area Development recently discussed BDS' decision to open a manufacturing facility at MidAmerica with the St. Clair Site Lead Don Anderson.
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