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FIRST WORD 44 APPLE STREET, SUITE 3 • TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY 07724 (732) 842-7433 • (800) 524-0337 • FAX (732) 758-6634 VOLUME 41 NUMBER 4 A First and Final Word www.BusinessFacilities.com EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER TED COENE tcoene@groupc.com T EDITOR IN CHIEF KARIM KHAN kkhan@groupc.com his is goodbye—after seven and a half years at Business Facilities, I’m moving on to a new set of challenges. For me at least, there will be no more First Word columns, no more LiveXchange networking events, no more BF Blog. Editing this magazine has been the chance of a lifetime, so it’s with some sadness that I pass the reins. Fortunately, the new editor in chief of Business Facilities is extremely well qualified to lead this magazine and its associated properties, and I suspect you’ll enjoy reading the magazine he produces more than ever. Please turn to this column in May for an introduction. A few parting thoughts: First, I want to express my deep respect for the economic developers around the world. Their work is complicated; they are dual agents, representing their companies as well as their communities; they are frequently required to justify their existence; and they must have the skills of a master salesperson, marketer, city planner, project manager, and customer relationship specialist to succeed. Second, I believe we’re entering an era of a new breed of successful companies with missions that go beyond profit—and beyond lip service to concepts like sustainability, corporate citizenship, and “do no evil.” If you’re such a company, there is no better time to showcase your commitment than when you relocate or expand. Finally, thank you to everyone I’ve met while working at Business Facilities. It’s been my pleasure and honor to know you, and I hope we’ll keep in touch. MANAGING EDITOR MICHELLE JANOWITZ mjanowitz@groupc.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR BILL TRÜB btrub@groupc.com EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD PHILIP W. ANDERSON, PHD, PRESIDENT AND CEO, P.W. ANDERSON & PARTNERS, INC.; DEL BIRCH, VICE PRESIDENT, ExecutivePulse, INC.; JAN DICKINSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE DICKINSON CONSULTING GROUP; MICHAEL P. HICKEY, PRESIDENT, HICKEY & ASSOCIATES; STUART MACKAY, FRANK MANCINI, JR., MANAGING MEMBER, HARBORAGE, LLC; PRESIDENT, MMK CONSULTING; DON SCHJELDAHL, DIRECTOR OF THE FACILITIES LOCATION GROUP, THE AUSTIN CO.; FREDERICK METZ SHEPPARD, MANAGING DIRECTOR, QUADRAL GROUP; FRANK J. SHERWOOD, VICE PRESIDENT, STAUBACH CORPORATE SERVICES, HOWARD R. SILVERMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO, THE CAI GLOBAL GROUP INC.; MARK SWEENEY, SENIOR PRINCIPAL, MCCALLUM SWEENEY CONSULTING; JERRY SZATAN, PRINCIPAL, SZATAN & ASSOCIATES PRODUCTION MANAGER LUANN RATHEMACHER luann@groupc.com GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR JEFFREY CLAPP clapp@groupc.com SENIOR DESIGNER MEGAN KNIGHT mknight@groupc.com SENIOR WEB DESIGNER GLADYS ROLDAN groldan@groupc.com ADVERTISING NATIONAL SALES MANAGER: U.S. AND EUROPE JIM SEMPLE jsemple@groupc.com SR. ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: U.S. AND CARIBBEAN BEN NACHSIN bnachsin@groupc.com SR. ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES, WEST COAST, MEXICO, CANADA, ASIA/PACIFIC, SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICA DAVE GOLDSTEIN dgoldstein@groupc.com WEBMASTER PETER MCCABE pmccabe@groupc.com AD TRAFFICKING MANAGER JUDY NOWELL jnowell@groupc.com VP MARKETING AND CIRCULATION BILL MACRAE bmacrae@groupc.com MARKETING DIRECTOR MARY ELLEN MCCANDLESS maryellen@groupc.com CIRCULATION MANAGER/SALES ASSISTANT CATHY ASTE caste@groupc.com GROUP C COMMUNICATIONS, INC. EDGAR T. COENE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUSAN COENE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TED COENE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LYLE CONNOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MANAGING PARTNER MANAGING PARTNER COMPTROLLER BUSINESS FACILITIES IS A PUBLICATION OF GROUP C COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ©COPYRIGHT 2008 BY GROUP C COMMUNICATIONS; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PROUD MEMBERS OF: Karim Khan kkhan@groupc.com 6 APRIL 2008 http://www.BusinessFacilities.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities - April 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: Ohio Businesses On the Move Corporate Moves: Nebraska If You Build It, They Will Come A Tale of Two Industries Economic Transformation In the Islands Diversity: A New York State of Mind Growing in the Sun Key Kansas Industries Get a Boost How To Choose the Right Commercial Real Estate Broker Missouri Downtowns Dare to Dream Advertiser Index Ask the Expert

Business Facilities - April 2008

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