International Factors

A New Look at the Turks and Caicos Islands by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, February 1991. Booming resort development could signal a takeoff for the strategically situated islands.
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Business Location Goes Global: All the World's a Stage for New Facilities by Tim Venable from Site Selection, February 1995. The Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America continue to be the most active global regions in attracting facility investments, but South America and Africa are also becoming key players.
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CEO Confidential: Law and Order First! by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, October 1993. The recent tragedy in Sri Lanka reminds us how difficult it is to carry out development projects amid anarchy.
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Chemicals, Cars Dominate in 1991 As Giant Facilities Take Global Tack by Hoyt E. Coffee from Site Selection, February 1992. The biggest-money manufacturers spread their dollars around the globe in 1991.
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Chiba: Tokyo's New Front Door by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, December 1991. Japan's Chiba Prefecture is emerging as one of the world's top development areas.
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Development Groups Cast Abroad for International Facility Investments by Tim Venable from Site Selection, April 1990. Development groups use a variety of means to obtain global facility investments.
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EEC Outpost in the Caribbean by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, August 1990. Unlike other Caribbean islands which have become struggling independents, Martinique and Guadeloupe have emerged as thriving, integral departments of France.
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Europe 1992 Holds Promise of Proliferating Plant Locations by Marcel De Meirleir from Site Selection, February 1990. Toppling free trade barriers and the rising tide of pan-European opportunities are catalyzing wide-sweeping changes and challenges for corporate real estate executives.
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Europe's Move to Single Market in '92 Stimulates Wealth of New Regional Business Incentives by Philip Lowe from Site Selection, April 1991. The European community is exploring new policies to reduce regional disparities and enhance investment opportunities.
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Eurotunnel Spurs Development of New Sites by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, February 1990. A look at some of the new projects in the U.K.'s Kent County, one of the areas which will enjoy immediate tunnel impact.
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Facility Development Challenges in China by Kenneth Munkacy from Koll China Real Estate Company, . While the specific tasks and events on a construction pert chart are similar from one country to the next, what differs is how such tasks are implemented. In China, understanding of the local conditions and practices, plus a good dose of cultural sensitivity, are required for successful project delivery.
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Free-Trade Winds Help Warm Up Global Investment Climate by Laura C. Lyne from Site Selection, October 1992. Impending free-trade agreements and emerging economies may make global relocation decisions more competitive than ever.
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French TGV Is Making Tracks by Laura Jones-Kelley from Site Selection, February 1991. An update on France's high-speed train project.
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From Trading Blocs to the Eastern Bloc, Global Investment Competition Intensifies by Laura Jones-Kelly from Site Selection, October 1990. Past, present and proposed political changes are the catalyst for increased competition as investment incentives are touted from Taiwan to Tonga.
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Fujitsu PC Corp. CEO Akio Hanada: Coming to America ...and Just About Everywhere Else by Jack Lyne from Site Selection, . Fujitsu Ltd.'s brand new subsidiary is part of its bold drive to "be the world information technology leader as soon as possible," as Hanada politely explains.
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Global Business Climates: Free Trade Reigns by Audrey Pennington from Site Selection, October 1995. Cross-border business is an economic imperative for many companies, and it's also become a major issue in assessing national business climates.
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Global Facilities Go Gangbusters Developing nations' go-go growth is changing many corporate expansion strategies.
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Investment Curtain Rises as Wall Falls: A New Era Dawns in Eastern Europe by Tim Venable from Site Selection, October 1990. Many potential problems loom, but major corporations are venturing into Eastern Europe in search of new facility locations.
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Jubail and Yanbu: Saudi Arabia's Industrial Oases by Hoyt E. Coffee from Site Selection, August 1992.
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Kansai/Osaka: Where the Big Projects Flourish by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, April 1991. Japan is no longer just Tokyo. The Kansai region around Osaka is emerging as a world center of development.
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Leasing Facilities in Europe - A Corporate Perspective by James A. Martin from Industrial Development, April 1991. Before committing their companies to leases in Europe, U.S. corporate real estate planners should know the similarities and differences between the European leasing system and what they are used to in the United States.
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Libya's $27 Billion Watershed Project by Laura Jones-Kelley from Site Selection, April 1991. Construction is under way on the 745-mile (1,200 km) Great Man-Made River.
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Major North American Developers Paving Path to Europe by Deborah S. Fusi from Site Selection, December 1990. Several well-established North American firms are making a name for themselves in the expanding overseas commercial real estate market.
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Managing International Real Estate at Hewlett-Packard by Dennis Raney from Industrial Development, April 1990. A new worldwide organization of real estate managers and corporate staff specialists will help Hewlett-Packard create investment value for shareholders, while meeting the space requirements of global operating entities.
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Non-U.S. Facilities Top List of 1989's Largest Capital Investments by Tim Venable from Site Selection, February 1990. 1989's Top 10 U.S. Facilities identified by investment, employment and square footage of floor area.
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Puerto Rico: Super SEZ by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, October 1990. Puerto Rico is the pioneer and pacesetter among special economic zones (SEZs) around the world. Now, strategic decisions must be made about the future.
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Science Parks Continue Global Expansion by Tim Venable from Site Selection, June 1992. They're called many different names, but science parks continue to proliferate.
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Service Taxes, International Site Selection and the `Green' Movement Dominate Executives' Political Focus by Jack Lyne from Site Selection, October 1990. A look at the major geo-political factors affecting modern facility-location decisions.
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Sixth European Seminar Addresses the Globalization of Industrial Investments by Hazel Duffy from Site Selection, April 1991. Real estate and development professionals from around the world came together in Florence to discuss Europe's future in the global investment scenario.
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Stock Shoots Up for U.S. Midwest, Emerging Nations in '94 Business Climate Rankings by Jack Lyne from Site Selection, October 1994. The Sunbelt still rules in the U.S. rankings, butthe Midwest miracle" also shines through. Rising upstarts like Mexico and China nip at the old guard's heels in SS's global rankings."
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Thai Project Brings Two Worlds to Port by Laura Jones-Kelley from Site Selection, December 1990. A look at the proposed Trans-Thai Land Bridge, which will connect the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of Thailand.
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The Lure of Global Investment Dollars is Spurring Many Nations to Seriously Fish for Business by Laura C. Lyne from Site Selection, October 1991. Includes more than 20 investment incentives for over 50 countries around the globe.
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The New Hong Kong Metroplex by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, June 1991. New development strategies are attracting innovative investors.
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The New Singapore Hinterland by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, August 1991. Singapore enters a joint venture with Malaysia and Indonesia.
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The Spanish Riviera by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, December 1990. From Barcelona to Gibraltar, the Mediterranean Coast of Spain is alive with development plans and projects.
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Turkey's Great Anatolia Project: Turning Arid Land into a New Fertile Crescent by Laura C. Lyne from Site Selection, October 1991. $20 billion project said to be one of the biggest regional development schemes in the world and most comprehensive enterprise ever carried out in Turkey.
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U.S.-Mexico Free Trade: Numerous New Facilities Likely - And More U.S. Jobs by Jack Lyne from Site Selection, October 1991. Corporate executives predict free trade will produce some results that are squarely at odds with anti-FTA rhetoric.
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Western Australia: Big, Remote, Challenging by McKinley Conway from Site Selection, June 1990. Alert global investors can't afford to ignore the investment opportunities in this distant land.
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