Site Selection

03/05/2025

Our March, 2024 Governor's Cup edition has hit mailboxes 📬 Site Selection recognizes the state with the most qualifying new and expanded facilities per capita, which South Dakota claims for the second time for its capital investment activity in 2024. Texas wins for the 13th straight time for having the most qualified projects of any state. Read more at https://siteselection.com/issue/site-selection-march-2025/

Office of the Governor Greg Abbott | Kristi Noem | Texas Economic Development Corporation | Texas Economic Development

The 2024 Governor’s Cups

02/20/2025

Efforts to engage the next generation in skilled trades are helping address labor shortages. With that being said, the industry’s significant labor shortages are contributing to a domino effect of issues, including America’s housing crisis. Read why a career in the construction trade can be a rewarding path for a lot of folks who don't see college as a way forward. 🏠 https://siteselection.com/trade-education-lay-the-foundation-build-the-future/

National Association of Home Builders | Associated General Contractors of America

America has a massive shortage of trained workers in the trades. Here are some places that are fixing that.

02/19/2025

Why would a high-tech California drone maker select the Columbus Region of Central Ohio for a $900 million manufacturing investment? Read how Ohio wins the biggest defense manufacturing project the U.S. has seen in years. https://siteselection.com/drone-maker-lands-900-million-project-in-central-ohio/

JobsOhio | Governor Mike DeWine | Mike DeWine

After surveying its global prospects and fielding offers almost too good to be true, closely held Arctic Circle-based multinational S.C. Ltd. (SCL) has decided to keep the home fires burning at the North Pole

02/18/2025

With a record wave of investment going into building new data centers worldwide, demand for qualified workers to staff these mission-critical facilities has never been greater. Read how employers are using non-traditional methods for best hiring and retention results. https://siteselection.com/to-staff-a-data-center-think-outside-the-box/

Grand Rapids Community College | Michigan Economic Development Corporation | Virginia Economic Development Partnership | Greater Richmond Partnership | The Right Place | QTS Data Centers | NomadFuturist | JLL

JLL, QTS and Grand Rapids are building new talent pools by starting upstream.

02/06/2025

The Speedway Commerce Center, new homes, and quality-of-life amenities are just a few factors being developed in San Bernardino County as it is on trajectory to become a city of 400,000 people. Read more from economic development leaders on their driving factors for expansion https://siteselection.com/san-bernardino-county-california/

California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) | California Association for Local Economic Development | CBRE | Ontario International Airport | City of Ontario, California - Government | San Bernardino County | NASCAR

02/03/2025

Want to learn how to support entrepreneurs? Read how Pflugerville, Texas is setting new standards of leadership when it comes to helping entrepreneurs and their new ventures succeed. https://siteselection.com/new-business-is-popping-up-everywhere-in-pflugerville/

Texas Economic Development | Pflugerville Community Development Corporation | Texas Economic Development Corporation

01/31/2025

Site 36’s transformation marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Wyoming, Michigan. Previously a General Motors stamping plant and cornerstone of the city’s economy, the 75-acre site sat vacant for nearly 15 years following the plant’s closure in 2009. Now, with three innovative companies breathing new life into this space and bringing hundreds of jobs with them, Site 36 is once again one of the community’s strongest pillars. Read more at https://siteselection.com/site-36act-ii/

Corewell Health | Michigan Economic Development Corporation | Consumers Energy | City of Wyoming - City Hall | Franklin Partners, LLC | General Motors

01/30/2025

If you want to know what influences the thinking of site selectors and why they tend to favor Southern states, it pays to know the location factors that they value the most. We polled site consultants nationwide and asked them to give us their best business climate states and their favorite cities for headquarters. Familiar places topped their lists: Georgia, the Carolinas, Dallas, Charlotte, Atlanta. Read more at https://siteselection.com/site-selectors-survey-why-site-selectors-love-the-south/

Conway Data, Inc. | Global Location Strategies | Garner Economics, LLC | Georgia Department of Economic Development | Metro Atlanta Chamber | Southern Economic Development Council

Georgia claims top spot in annual consultants’ poll, followed by the Carolinas.

01/29/2025

Child care, affordable housing, and AI are just a few of the many challenges confronting employers and workers alike as mounting labor shortages threaten the growth and stability of several major U.S. industries. Read how economic development leaders collect their thoughts on what is needed to address these issues. https://siteselection.com/the-7-biggest-workforce-challenges-of-2025/

We reached out to multiple experts to find the seven biggest workforce challenges of 2025.

01/29/2025

01/28/2025

Who says you can't reverse brain drain? Michigan did, and the proof is in the data. The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia analyzed the population change rates for 25-to-44-year-olds around the country and found that Michigan had the fifth-highest growth rate for this coveted demographic over the past decade.

Read how Michigan engineered a lightning-fast turnaround in its talent pool. https://siteselection.com/how-michigan-engineered-a-lightning-fast-turnaround-in-its-talent-pool/

UPS | Ford Motor Company | Xos Trucks | Michigan Economic Development Corporation | Great Lakes Economic Development Council | Detroit Regional Partnership

How Michigan engineered a lightning-fast turnaround in its talent pool.

01/16/2025

Our January, State of the States edition has hit mailboxes 📬 You will find Site Selection's annually released legislative and policy updates, statistics, demographics, cost insights, and project news for each state. Access the full digital version here! https://siteselection.com/issue/site-selection-january-2025/

2025 State of the States

12/29/2024

Today we honor the life of President Jimmy Carter, who served with our founder Mac Conway in the Georgia Senate during the 60s.

11/27/2024

We wish you a happy Thanksgiving!! 🦃 As we focus on the things to be thankful for Site Selection and Conway Data, Inc. are thankful for our readers, advertisers, staff, contributing writers, Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC), and all involved in the economic development ecosystem!

11/11/2024

Site Selection honors all those who have served for our country on this Veterans Day! 🇺🇸

11/07/2024

Have you seen our new website ⁉️💻Our goal was to redesign our site to be more modern and visually oriented. This site focuses on highlighting the content most in demand by our readers and delivering it to you in real time alongside our print publication. We encourage you to browse our new site for up-to-date content on what is happening in the industry, share that award-winning content online via social media, and access data right at your fingertips. Thank you, and happy browsing! https://siteselection.com/

09/30/2024

You know a state commerce department is doing something right when it achieves 1,250% of its goal for capital investment from growing companies. Learn what’s happening in the booming region of Greater Phoenix in two reports that cover its infrastructure that is laying the groundwork for innovation, and new projects. https://siteselection.com/issues/2024/sep/greater-phoenix-intelligence-report.cfm?utm_source=InvestorWatch&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editorial

Arizona Commerce Authority| Greater Phoenix Economic Council| Greater Phoenix Chamber| Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation | Arizona State University | W. P. Carey School of Business - ASU | Micron Technology | Intel | Maricopa County | Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation | Maricopa Community Colleges | Lowe's Foundation | Plaza Companies | GPEC | The Mack Group - Real Estate Consultants | Arizona State Land Department | Mack Institute for Innovation Management | Western Alliance Bank

Laying the Foundation for Innovation:

09/20/2024

Site Selection Magazine was in Denver, Colorado for the 2024 International Economic Development Council annual conference! Attendees stopped by our booth to pick up recent issues, swag, and joined us for a game of co****le.