The decline in domestic flight volume on U.S. airlines raises some interesting questions on the role airports play in corporate site selection.

Categories: Research, Site Selection
Tagged: Airports, corporate headquarters, Site Selection, transportation,

All told, the Lone Star State recorded an eye-popping 761 facilities projects in 2012 – an average of nearly 15 a week.

Categories: Research, Site Selection
Tagged: Illinois, manufacturing, Marcellus Shale, Michigan, Ohio economy, Pennsylvania, Site Selection, Texas economy,

Quality of place can play a major role in site location decisions. Nearly two-thirds of business execs said they would be likely to highly likely to consider index scores as a factor in determining finalist communities for a project.

Categories: Quality of Life, Research, Site Selection
Tagged: American Dream State Ranking, Burghard Group, Livability, Quality of Place, Site Selection,

For the all the hits that California has taken on its business climate, it’s important to remember that it still has an abundance of assets, a huge concentration of talent and a critical mass of innovation that makes it attractive, both as a place to grow businesses and a place to recruit them away.

Categories: Site Selection
Tagged: Arizona, California economy, recruitment, Site Selection, Texas economy,

Top-notch talent, broadband infrastructure and cost-effective logistics are top priorities for companies looking at communities to relocate or expand in, according to site selection experts.

Categories: Site Selection
Tagged: Broadband, entrepreneurial networks, global supply chain, Innovation, Site Selection, talent attraction, workforce,

When it comes to working best with site selection professionals, economic development organizations might want to be sure to enroll in two schools – the new school of information easily accessible through mobile technology and the old school of personal relationships.

Categories: Site Selection
Tagged: corporate relocation, Site Selection,

Texas tops Site Selection’s 2011 Top State Business Climate rankings, with several other Southern states close behind. What’s behind the regional sweep? Here’s some insight.

Categories: Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: 2011 Best Business Climate Rankings, Austin Texas, Best Business Climate, El Paso Texas, Florida, Georgia, Gov. Rick Perry, Louisiana, North Carolina, San Antonio Texas, Site Selection, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, the South, Virginia,