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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

Oct/Nov 07

COVER STORY

High-Tech Trends Have Global Effect

Susan Avery (Oct/Nov 07)

It seems that nanotechnologies are becoming integrated into every U.S. industry - but the nation does not have a corner on the "high-tech" market. More

FEATURES

Economics/ Government Policy >>

"Final Five"Eye National Bio Defense

Patrice D. Bucciarelli (Oct/Nov 07)

Only one of the sites in five states with long-established connections to public and private bio- and agro-research operations will be chosen- but they all feel like winners. More

Financial Services & IT: Heading for "Shore"

Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Oct/Nov 07)

Security and cost concerns are driving more financial services and IT companies toward offshore and small-market "near-shore" locations More

North American Automotive Industry Continues to Deliver

Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Oct/Nov 07)

Despite recent challenges, automakers and suppliers continue to exhibit confidence in the United States and Canada by announcing new projects and expansions and employing thousands of skilled workers. More

High Tech/Nano/Electronics >>

Electronics: New Gadgets = New Growth

Cynthia Kincaid, Staff Editor, Area Development (Oct/Nov 07)

The once-flagging industry is recovering with in-demand new products, global distribution resources, and cooperation between manufacturers. More

Corporate & Consultants Surveys

Corporate Survey Results: Site Selection Factors >>

Ranked #10: Availability of High-Speed Internet Access

Michelle Comerford, Project Director and Industrial & Supply Chain Practice Leader, Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. (Oct/Nov 07)

More

Corporate Survey Results: Site Selection Factors >>

Ranked #9: Energy Availability & Costs

Eric Stavriotis, Vice Chairman, CBRE (Oct/Nov 07)

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DEPARTMENTS

Business Globalization >>

Where Is Investment Headed?

Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Oct/Nov 07)

The American Electronics Association (AeA) defines high technology as comprising 49 industrial classifications - from computers and electronic equipment to communications services and software/technology services. In actuality, though, the accelerating pace of technology is permeating almost every industry. More

Viewpoint >>

Energy Strategies Require Expert Management

Mike Wardle, Executive Director of HVAC Service Sales and Marketing, Roth Bros., Inc. (Oct/Nov 07)

With energy costs on the rise and no end in sight, many building owners are searching for new ways to control energy expenses and reduce usage. More

Oct/Nov 07

Susan Avery (Oct/Nov 07)

Patrice D. Bucciarelli (Oct/Nov 07)

Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Oct/Nov 07)

Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Oct/Nov 07)

Cynthia Kincaid, Staff Editor, Area Development (Oct/Nov 07)

Michelle Comerford, Project Director and Industrial & Supply Chain Practice Leader, Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. (Oct/Nov 07)

Eric Stavriotis, Vice Chairman, CBRE (Oct/Nov 07)

Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Oct/Nov 07)

Mike Wardle, Executive Director of HVAC Service Sales and Marketing, Roth Bros., Inc. (Oct/Nov 07)

Project Announcements

Middle West Spirits Expands Columbus, Ohio, Operations

03/28/2023

Textile Manufacture 23 Farrar Street Relocates-Plans Lynn, Massachusetts, Operations

03/28/2023

Canada-Based Epsilon Industries Plans Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Prefabricated Modular Utility Systems Plant

03/28/2023

Korea-Based LG Energy Solution Plans Queen Creek, Arizona, EV Battery Manufacturing Plant

03/28/2023

France-Based CMG CleanTech Plans Osceola County, Florida, Renewable Energy Technology Manufacturing Park

03/28/2023

France-Based TIME Bicycles Plans Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Carbon Fiber Bicycle Factory

03/27/2023

Hanwha Advanced Materials Plans Cartersville, Georgia, Manufacturing Plant

03/27/2023

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