Business Facilities - December 2008 - (Page 2) CONTENTS NUMBER 12 • VOLUME 41 ON THE COVER 2008 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEAL OF THE YEAR AWARDS 10 GOLD AWARD: NEW ENGINE FOR GROWTH IN VIRGINIA Virginia’s Gateway Region, which snared Rolls-Royce’s advanced manufacturing center, takes the top prize of our 16th annual competition. A joint effort with Virginia’s universities will create a unique research and training facility on the site, one of several creative incentives that impressed the judges. 13 SILVER AWARD: TENNESSEE GETS THE BIG PRIZE In one of the most highly anticipated location announcements of the year, Chattanooga landed Volkswagon’s new U.S. assembly plant. Our Silver Award winner, said to be the largest economic development initiative in the history of the state, will create more than 9,400 new jobs in the region. 14 BRONZE AWARD: ENRICHMENT IN IDAHO FALLS A commitment to a leadership position in nuclear energy and close cooperation by all regional agencies resulted in eastern Idaho’s selection as the site for AREVA’s $2-billion uranium enrichment facility. 15 HONORABLE MENTIONS Minnesota, Michigan, Utah and South Carolina, take a bow. A look at four projects that were all top contenders in this year’s competition. 13 SPECIAL REPORTS 17 INTERNATIONAL REACH FROM AMERICA’S HEARTLAND The Land of Lincoln is now the fifthlargest exporting state in the U.S. Get the details in our Illinois report. 17 DEPARTMENTS 6 FIRST WORD 7 SNAPSHOTS 21 SUPPLY CHAIN PRIORITIES D-1 Creating a strategic network is priority number one. Check out the rest of the todo list in our distribution industry focus. 10 21 COVER IMAGE: DESIGN BY JEFF CLAPP, GROUP C CREATIVE DIRECTOR Business Facilities December 2008 Volume 41, Number 12, 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 $52.00 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Business Facilities, P.O. Box 2060, Red Bank, NJ 07701 2 DECEMBER 2008
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Business Facilities - December 2008 Business Facilities - December 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: North Carolina Gold Award: New Engine for Growth in Virginia Silver Award: Tennessee Gets the Big Prize Bronze Award: Enrichment in Idaho Falls Honorable Mentions International Reach From America's Heartland Supply Chain Priorities Metro Spotlight: Greenville/ Spartanburg, SC The Magnolia State Has It All A Real Estate Mega-Merger State of the Year Ask the Expert Advertiser Index Business Facilities - December 2008 Business Facilities - December 2008 - Business Facilities - December 2008 (Page Cover1) Business Facilities - December 2008 - Business Facilities - December 2008 (Page Cover2) Business Facilities - December 2008 - Business Facilities - December 2008 (Page 1) Business Facilities - December 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Business Facilities - December 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Business Facilities - December 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Business Facilities - 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