USA - Far West

This section includes articles related to area economic development, corporate relocation, company expansion and site selection news throughout Far West USA.



Bellevue Washington

Salesforce Opens Seattle Area Engineering & Innovation Hub

World's fastest-growing top 10 enterprise software company plans to double local workforce to 500 in Bellevue, WA.

High-Growth Sector

Statewide legal marijuana is a $6.7-billion industry that may all go up in smoke if the Justice Department enforces federal laws prohibiting it.

Crystal Ball 2017

Don't get tricked by fake news: BF's got the real deal on next year's headlines.
economic development

Communities Get Environmental, Economic Development Help From EPA

The EPA will provide 25 communities with technical assistance to pursue development strategies that advance clean air, clean water, economic development and other local goals.
San Francisco Bay Area Manufacturing

Bay Area Cities Collaborate To Boost Regional Manufacturing

The cities of San Francisco, San Jose, Fremont and Oakland in collaboration with nonprofit SFMade release results of the first-ever Bay Area State of Urban Manufacturing Report.
Amazon

Amazon Plans Third Nevada Fulfillment Center

The new 800,000-square-foot North Las Vegas facility will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs.
Boeing consolidation

Boeing Consolidating Defense, Space Sites

The effort to improve efficiency will bring jobs to Boeing's Los Angeles County, St. Louis, and Huntsville locations.
Los Angeles Porsche

$60M Porsche Experience Center Opens In Los Angeles

The 53-acre complex will serve as the company's premier West Coast destination for the public, and features a driver development track, a race car exhibit and fine-dining restaurant.
Cimpress Reno Nevada

Cimpress Opens First U.S. Manufacturing Operation In Nevada

The customized products company will open its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Reno, with plans to add 150 new jobs.
Silicon Valley NextEV

NextEV Opens North American HQ In California

The new facility, in the heart of the Silicon Valley, will employ 400 and serve as the company’s center of global software development.
Smithsonian Institution

Vox Populi

The keepers of the nation's treasures have turned to online crowdfunding to preserve them.
office markets

NYC Most, Huntsville Least Expensive U.S. Office Markets

BOMA has compiled a list of the most and least expensive office markets in the U.S., accounting for both operating expenses and rental rates.
ports and FTZ

Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Ports and FTZs are beneficial locations for all of your business needs, providing the transportation link that gets your goods where they need to go.

Ministry of Information

If you think the debate over electronic surveillance has been settled, think again.
Livermore California

California Lands Automotive Supplier’s First West Coast Plant

DRÄXLMAIER will invest $24 million and create 300 new jobs at its new Livermore, CA manufacturing plant.

Open Borders

Seattle and Vancouver ponder the creation of a Cascadia Innovation Corridor that would span the U.S.-Canada border.
energy efficiency scorecard

Energy Efficiency: California Regains Top Spot, Ties With Massachusetts

ACEEE’s 10th Anniversary Energy Efficiency Scorecard shows VT, RI, CT, NY rounding out top 5; MO, ME, and MI are three Most Improved States.
Reno Nevada

Technology Startup Capstak Opens Nevada HQ

Capstak co-founders considered both national and global markets to headquarter the company, but decided Reno was the most strategic fit.

Sprawl or Tall?

Los Angeles, finally running out of room to build out, is struggling with a growing imperative to build up.

The Great Migration

The residents of an island village in Alaska have voted to move to the entire town to the mainland.
tax credits

Listen Now: Living And Learning In Lubbock, Texas, With John Osborne, CEO, Lubbock EDA

Lubbock EDA CEO John Osborne discusses business climate and downtown revitalization in the Business Facilities Podcast.
2023 Deals Of The Year

2023 Deals Of The Year

Entries for Deal of the Year awards spanned industries, investment types, and winning strategies. Here are the stories of this year’s picks.
Texas 2023 State of the Year

2023 State Of The Year: Opportunity Awaits In Texas

A robust business climate and strategic growth during 2023 earns the Lone Star State this recognition.

[VIDEO] Get More for Your Business in Ardmore. Oklahoma

The ADA owns three industrial parks and several single sites and buildings, giving our organization both the power and incentive to negotiate favorable terms for expanding companies.

Location Spotlight: Santee Cooper – CAMP HALL

Camp Hall is a first-of-its-kind, master-planned industrial work space located in a business epicenter of the South and at the heart of modern Southern culture — Charleston, S.C.