Business Facilities -November 2008 - (Page 4) 8 29 19 DEPARTMENTS 8 CORPORATE MOVES: UTAH • Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Chooses Cedar City, UT for its New Plant 19 METRO SPOTLIGHT: JOHNSON CITY, TN With a highly ranked medical school, a growing workforce and the presence of international corporations, Johnson City is a tri-county success in Tennessee’s eastern expanse. 29 THE LONE STAR STATE FLEXES ITS MUSCLES Texas is bucking the economic trends and maintaining strong growth in income and employment. 35 SKY’S THE LIMIT FOR HIGH-TECH IN ARIZONA A skilled, knowledge-based workforce and a competitive business climate have given the Grand Canyon State one of the fastest-growing economies in the nation. 38 CORPORATE MOVES: PENNSYLVANIA • AutoZone Opens Distribution Center in Hazleton • Boston Beer Co. Taps Lehigh Valley Brewery • Cintas Creates 150 New Jobs in Philadelphia • German Solar Power Producer Chooses Allegheny County 38 44 35 44 ALABAMA’S TIDE ROLLS TO THE FUTURE An up-close look at how Governor Bob Riley is securing a beachhead in tomorrow’s industries by investing in a world-class robotics research, training and development complex. 46 IEDC 2008 AWARD WINNERS The International Economic Development Council announced the recipients of its annual Excellence in Economic Development Awards in Atlanta last month. Here’s a look at some of the winners. 47 ADVERTISER INDEX online BusinessFacilities.com Read Our Blog Did you know that: • A county in Alabama may file the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history? • A court-ordered program in Philadelphia has averted 80% of the foreclosures referred to it? • Iceland asked Russia to bail out its banks when Europe said no? You would know if you’d been keeping up with the Business Facilities Blog. Share your comments today: www.businessfacilities.com/blog @ Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa Huntington Beach, CA Nov. 9 – 11, 2008 “Business Facilities LiveXchange was a great event for us. This event allowed us to explore locations that we never would have considered and had even discounted.” —David Landsberger, President, Bel-Art Products Voice Your Opinion! The economic downturn is having a heavy impact on state and local budgets. Is your state cutting its economic development funding in ‘09? Take our online poll and let us know. Business Facilities LiveXchange is a FREE event for corporate executives who are responsible for choosing a new location for their company’s next move. www.BFLiveXchange.com 4 NOVEMBER 2008 http://www.BusinessFacilities.com http://www.BFLiveXchange.com http://www.BFLiveXchange.com http://www.businessfacilities.com/blog
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Business Facilities -November 2008 Business Facilities -November 2008 Contents First Word Sanpshots Corporate Moves: Utah Kodak Develops a Megasite in Upstate New York Anatomy of a Deal: Studley Finds a New Space for Myspace Metro Spotlight: Johnson City, TN A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics The Lone Star State Flexes Its Muscles Asia: A Portrait of Growth Sky's the Limit for High-tech in Arizona Corporate Moves: Pennsylvania Ohio Leads the Way Alabama's Tide Rolls to the Future IEDC 2008 Award Winners Advertiser Index Introducing Navigator Livexchange Business Facilities -November 2008 Business Facilities -November 2008 - Business Facilities -November 2008 (Page Cover1) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Business Facilities -November 2008 (Page Cover2) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Business Facilities -November 2008 (Page 1) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Business Facilities -November 2008 - First Word (Page 6) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Sanpshots (Page 7) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Corporate Moves: Utah (Page 8) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Corporate Moves: Utah (Page 9) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Kodak Develops a Megasite in Upstate New York (Page 10) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Kodak Develops a Megasite in Upstate New York (Page 11) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Kodak Develops a Megasite in Upstate New York (Page 12) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Anatomy of a Deal: Studley Finds a New Space for Myspace (Page 13) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Anatomy of a Deal: Studley Finds a New Space for Myspace (Page 14) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Anatomy of a Deal: Studley Finds a New Space for Myspace (Page 15) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Anatomy of a Deal: Studley Finds a New Space for Myspace (Page 16) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Anatomy of a Deal: Studley Finds a New Space for Myspace (Page 17) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Anatomy of a Deal: Studley Finds a New Space for Myspace (Page 18) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Metro Spotlight: Johnson City, TN (Page 19) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Metro Spotlight: Johnson City, TN (Page 20) Business Facilities -November 2008 - A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics (Page 21) Business Facilities -November 2008 - A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics (Page 22) Business Facilities -November 2008 - A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics (Page 23) Business Facilities -November 2008 - A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics (Page 24) Business Facilities -November 2008 - A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics (Page 25) Business Facilities -November 2008 - A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics (Page 26) Business Facilities -November 2008 - A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics (Page 27) Business Facilities -November 2008 - A Renaissance of Growth in Medical Plastics (Page 28) Business Facilities -November 2008 - The Lone Star State Flexes Its Muscles (Page 29) Business Facilities -November 2008 - The Lone Star State Flexes Its Muscles (Page 30) Business Facilities -November 2008 - The Lone Star State Flexes Its Muscles (Page 31) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Asia: A Portrait of Growth (Page 32) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Asia: A Portrait of Growth (Page 33) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Asia: A Portrait of Growth (Page 34) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Sky's the Limit for High-tech in Arizona (Page 35) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Sky's the Limit for High-tech in Arizona (Page 36) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Sky's the Limit for High-tech in Arizona (Page 37) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Corporate Moves: Pennsylvania (Page 38) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Corporate Moves: Pennsylvania (Page 39) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Ohio Leads the Way (Page 40) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Ohio Leads the Way (Page 41) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Ohio Leads the Way (Page 42) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Ohio Leads the Way (Page 43) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Alabama's Tide Rolls to the Future (Page 44) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Alabama's Tide Rolls to the Future (Page 45) Business Facilities -November 2008 - IEDC 2008 Award Winners (Page 46) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 47) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Introducing Navigator Livexchange (Page 48) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Introducing Navigator Livexchange (Page Cover3) Business Facilities -November 2008 - Introducing Navigator Livexchange (Page Cover4)
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