Magazine Highlights

The right location plays a crucial role in moving cargo through combined transportation methods.

Communities with pre-certified sites are prepared for companies to quickly relocate or expand to their region and begin building immediately.

Locations are attracting aerospace & defense companies with highly educated workers, advanced manufacturing capabilities, and supply chain networks.

For military veterans seeking employment, private sector programs are part of an ecosystem to connect with marketable skills.

The 2022 Deal of the Year Impact Awards recognize project investments that will have significant impact in their new or expanded locations, focusing on a specific aspect of the project.

Here are this year’s Deal of the Year award winners, starting with Platinum Winner Empire State Development, for Micron Technology's $100B investment in New York State.

The 2022 Gold Deal of the Year award goes to JobsOhio: Intel is investing $20 billion to build its first semiconductor facility in the U.S. in four decades, choosing Licking County, Ohio.

Orange County Economic Development Corporation: Along Texas’ Gulf Coast, Chevron Phillips Chemical solidifies it roots with an $8 billion integrated polymers facility, in a joint venture with QatarEnergy named Golden Triangle Polymers Company LLC

The 2022 Bronze Deal of the Year award goes to the Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Joint Development Authority for bringing Hyundai Motor Group’s $5 billion EV and battery manufacturing plant to Georgia.

Throughout 2022, the Tar Heel State steadily attracted and retained business investment with its regional approach and world-class resources.

Utilities help keep economies growing: These Top Utilities of 2023 provide energy and play a vital role in the site selection process.

Stuart McWhorter, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development, explains how an efficient economic growth strategy propels job creation and education in the Volunteer State.

A bedrock of commerce, transportation infrastructure is significant to location decisions.

Lee Lawson, President & CEO, Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance, shares why this coastal Alabama county is the seventh fastest-growing area in the nation.

Shifting priorities are impacting the way consumers want to shop, and retailers are changing their site selection in response.

Jim Plump, CEcD, FM, HLM, Executive Director, Jackson County Industrial Development Corp. shares why business in this South-Central Indiana region is on the move.

With domestic travel on the rise, the tourism and hospitality industries still have a journey ahead to full recovery.

Gene Goddard, MetroHartford Alliance, shares how a centuries-old insurance and finance foundation supports the city’s evolution to fintech and insurtech.

In response to market forces, companies across the auto industry are seeking sites that support their production, supply chain, and other demands.

Leaps and bounds at life sciences companies have spurred evolution in site selection decisions.