Business Facilities - July 2008 - (Page 2) CONTENTS NUMBER 7 • VOLUME 41 ON THE COVER 12 THE 2008 BUSINESS FACILITIES RANKINGS REPORT Our annual state and metropolitan rankings have been enhanced with expanded criteria for selecting the best of the best. The 2008 results reflect impressive diversity—and fierce competition between all localities. 50 14 2008 RANKINGS: BIOTECH BLASTS OFF Several feisty contenders challenge the reigning heavyweights in the hottest economic development growth sector. No knockouts here, but we crown the new champion in a closely fought decision. 18 2008 RANKINGS: GREEN WITH ENVY It seems like every locality is vying to be recognized for its environmental stewardship. We annoint the greenest of the green. 20 2008 RANKINGS: WARM CLIMATE FOR BUSINESS No evaluation of top-notch business locations is complete without consulting our annual benchmark for the best business climate. SPECIAL REPORTS 46 FOOD PROCESSING SITES: PROVIDING SUSTENANCE AS WELL AS NUTRITION As food prices soar, sustainability now is the key factor in choosing a new location with access to raw materials and a customer base. FEATURES 50 SALE-LEASEBACKS: EASING THE CREDIT CRUNCH Find out how corporate facility sale-leasebacks are quickly emerging as an increasingly large component of real estate investment sales as a key strategy to cope with the global credit crunch. 46 COVER IMAGE DESIGN BY JEFF CLAPP, GROUP C CREATIVE DIRECTOR 12 2 JULY 2008 Business Facilities July 2008 Volume 41, Number 7, USPS 875-100 (ISSN 0746 0023) is published monthly by Group C Media, Inc., 44 Apple Street, Suite 3, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724. Phone 732-842-7433. Fax 732-758-6634. Periodicals Postage Paid at Red Bank, NJ, and additional mailing offices. Paid subscription rate $30.00 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Business Facilities, P.O. Box 2060, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Business Facilities - July 2008 Business Facilities - July 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: New York The 2008 Business Facilities Rankings Report 2008 Rankings: Biotech Blasts Off 2008 Rankings: Green with Envy 2008 Rankings: Warm Climate for Business Nanotech Looms Large in Pennsylvania Metro Spotlight: Inland Empire, CA Food Processing Sites: Providing Sustenance as Well as Nutrition Sale-Leasebacks: Easing the Credit Crunch Corporate Moves: Georgia Metro Spotlight: Albuquerque, NM Advertiser Index Inside LiveXchange Business Facilities - July 2008 Business Facilities - July 2008 - Business Facilities - July 2008 (Page Cover1) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Business Facilities - July 2008 (Page Cover2) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Business Facilities - July 2008 (Page 1) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Business Facilities - 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July 2008 - Metro Spotlight: Inland Empire, CA (Page 44) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Metro Spotlight: Inland Empire, CA (Page 45) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Food Processing Sites: Providing Sustenance as Well as Nutrition (Page 46) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Food Processing Sites: Providing Sustenance as Well as Nutrition (Page 47) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Food Processing Sites: Providing Sustenance as Well as Nutrition (Page 48) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Food Processing Sites: Providing Sustenance as Well as Nutrition (Page 49) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Sale-Leasebacks: Easing the Credit Crunch (Page 50) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Sale-Leasebacks: Easing the Credit Crunch (Page 51) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Corporate Moves: Georgia (Page 52) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Corporate Moves: Georgia (Page 53) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Metro Spotlight: Albuquerque, NM (Page 54) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 55) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Inside LiveXchange (Page 56) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Inside LiveXchange (Page Cover3) Business Facilities - July 2008 - Inside LiveXchange (Page Cover4)
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