May/June 2008 | Trade and Industry Development
 

May/June 2008

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

Site Location – Small or Large
 
Summer is just around the corner – this is usually a peak season for selling/buying a home. Think back to when you bought your last home. What was the first thing you did? Did you make a “must have” list? You know, that list of those things your new home “must have” – four bedrooms, two-car garage, large yard, in good school district, etc. The list may have been long, but chances are, at the top were size, location and amenities.
 
Site selection when buying a home is a very similar process to that of locating (or relocating) a business or industry – small or large. Whether that business is in the automotive industry, the aerospace industry, or the fuel cell industry, there are definite site selection parameters to be considered.
 
Read this issue to get important information concerning site selection for these industries, as well as learning what the USFCC, SAE and AIA are doing to help promote these industries. Also read what Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky and Ohio are doing to influence your next site location decision.

In this issue

Arkansas - A Natural For Business

BY: Maria Luisa M. Haley

Arkansas – The Natural State – is also the natural choice for business. Their dedicated workforce, competitive incentives, attractive cost-of-living, research, training, distribution infrastructure and valuable partnerships have propelled Arkansas as a natural for manufacturing and knowledge-based companies.   It’s why companies such as LM Glasfiber, American Airlines and Dassault Falcon Jet recently decided to open new plants or expand existing plants in the state. In fact, manufacturing – particularly aerospace – continues to play a vital role in Arkansas’s economy. more....

  Features
1
Aerospace & Defense: Flying High While Well Grounded
2
Parameters and Pitfalls in Siting Automotive and Automotive Suppliers
3
Site Selection for the Fuel Cell Industry
  Outlooks
1
US Fuel Cell Council
2
Aerospace Industry Going Strong, AIA Pushing Election Issues
3
Announcements from SAE
  Special Reports
1
The Ultra Megasite
  Spotlights
1
Arkansas - A Natural For Business
2
Alabama - A Better Place to Build a Better World
3
Kentucky
4
Ohio - The State of Perfect Balance