Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Q1 2020)
Plans for new and expanded facilities among the smaller firms (in terms of employment numbers) responding to our Corporate Survey are not as robust as those of larger firms that employ consultants to help in location analysis and site decisions.
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Consolidation, the adoption of cloud services, edge computing and hybrid colocation are among the latest trends affecting the data center industry.
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Matthew Mowell, Senior Economist, Oxford Economics (Q1 2020)
Many locations that saw economic contractions have been able to revitalize themselves by instituting pro-business policies, developing innovative workforces, and drawing the right industry mix — sprinkled with a little bit of luck!
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Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q1 2020)
Cost-cutting, market and labor access, and proximity to others in an industry group are among the factors driving headquarters relocation decisions.
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Located at the epicenter of the nation’s tech industry, the Pacific region also benefits from a wealth of agricultural and natural resources as well as its locational advantages.
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Growth and collaboration mark the economic development picture in the Plains States, which have joined forces to compete against other more populous regions.
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Having an economic development program in place, ready to go, will help a community get back on its feet once the devastating threat of COVID-19 is behind us.
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As the industrial landscape shifts, occupiers need to seek out opportune markets as well as evaluate the impact of labor costs in order to be successful.
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Area Development recently asked SSOE Group’s CEO Vince DiPofi about his organization’s evolving geographic and industrial markets, use of technology, and the effect of innovations in design and construction.
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Bart Waldeck, CMO and Senior VP of Product Strategy, Tango Analytics (Q1 2020)
As businesses and the spaces they occupy continue to evolve, they must consider whether they are optimizing those spaces or whether changes can be made.
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