The Second Space Race - Area Development
How spaceport development could drive economic growth in new places.| Area Development
Front Line: Reclaiming the Launchpad| Area Development
Electrons Are the New Gatekeepers| Area Development
What We’re Getting Wrong About Gen Z’s Future in the Skilled Trades| Area Development
Two decades of dealmaking, diversification, and economic momentum — this year’s Shovel Awards celebrate the states digging deepest to build the future.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
New market tax credits offer millions in upfront funding for projects that create jobs and serve underserved communities.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
A surprising encounter reveals why environmental due diligence isn’t just paperwork — it’s protection.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Food related projects remain resilient as tariff pressures shake other sectors of commercial real estate| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
How spaceport development could drive economic growth in new places.| Area Development
Area development covers the intersection of business, place and people, providing essential site selection, facility planning, economic and workforce development information to decision-making executives and business owners..| www.areadevelopment.com
Electrons Are the New Gatekeepers| Area Development
Around the Horn: Data Center Supply Chains — What's Next?| Area Development
Coverage of government economic development policy and legislation, corporate tax environment and ease of doing business / business climate| Area Development
How Consumer Trends Are Reshaping Food Facilities| Area Development
The factors and strategy that a corporate executive must consider when expanding or relocating business operations| Area Development
If you’re reading this magazine, you’re likely grappling with questions that don’t have easy answers: Where will the next constraint show up? What will this election cycle do to capital flows? How do you build resilience without losing speed?| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Infrastructure can power your supply chain—but only when planned with foresight.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Talent shortages, financing volatility, and supply chain shifts define the life sciences outlook.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Automation and policy incentives could reshape the future of American textile production.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
With federal action slowing and market forces accelerating, private firms are finding that the most effective policy responses—on issues like energy, housing, and workforce—are coming from state and local governments with the agility to act.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
With QTS rapidly scaling to meet hyperscaler and enterprise demand across North America and Europe, Co-CEO David Robey shares his perspective on site selection, utilities, incentives, and what’s next for the industry. Robey, who previously served as COO, brings a tactical mindset to an evolving set of location priorities.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
How suppliers and innovators have powered the explosive growth of America’s data center infrastructure.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Headcount-focused incentives punish evolving companies, payroll helps reward a different kind of growth.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
How shovel-ready sites and talent programs are helping Virginia win major manufacturing projects.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Location, logistics parks, and workforce are a dominant force in this state’s distribution strategy.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
The state cements its role in defense innovation with a transformative investment in autonomous weapons manufacturing.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Michigan upgrades ports, invests in tech, and links talent to global trade for smarter, resilient supply chains.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
From AI and fusion to biomanufacturing, Wisconsin’s tech economy is attracting global and local bets.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Companies are looking beyond cost and factoring in culture, politics, and community fit for resilience.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
A return to American manufacturing demands more than factories — it requires coordinated, community-wide ecosystem development| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Why manufacturers should treat site selection as a form of risk management — not just opportunity hunting.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Surging energy demands, grid instability, and ESG pressures are changing how companies choose new facility locations.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
With supply chain pressures mounting, America’s logistics network is being rebuilt from the ground up and states are competing for the infrastructure edge by investing in ports, air cargo, and cold storage.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Companies face growing challenges as tariffs, political shifts, and trade policies disrupt location strategies.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Rising wages, grid strain, and policy shifts are changing the calculus for manufacturers in North America.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Flexible utilities and workforce pipelines are essential to meet growing life sciences manufacturing demand.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Planning new facilities now requires deeper segmentation, faster timelines, and more nuanced incentive approaches.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Once dismissed as decorative, workplace art is now being embraced as a powerful tool for improving employee well-being, productivity, and a company’s public image.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
States and cities have tied incentives to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals — such as subcontracting targets or workforce composition — but a new executive order from the Trump administration and related lawsuits are raising the legal stakes. That raises new questions about what’s lawful and what’s not when it comes to DEI, affirmative action, and the use of contracting targets — and how that may impact your next location decision.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
What developers need to know about how states are regulating data centers—and utilities are shifting the cost burden.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
LiquidStack CEO Joe Capes on choosing Texas for expansion, working through AI supply chain shocks, and why hot water is the future of cooling.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Scaling a pilot into full production requires smart planning, the right team, and constant flexibility.| Area Development
Meaghan Elwell serves as the President of the Industrials Division at JLL Work Dynamics, where she oversees global outsourcing relationships across various sectors, including Manufacturing, Aviation, Automotive, Logistics, Oil & Gas, and Utilities. With over 20 years at JLL, she has extensive experience in managing corporate relationships and large real estate portfolios.| Area Development
Preparing a mega site requires more than acreage and ambition—it means aligning zoning, utilities, and documentation to reduce investor risk, compress timelines, and compete for transformative manufacturing and industrial projects.| Area Development
How companies can adapt to evolving utility policies, secure reliable power, and mitigate risks in a shifting electric landscape.| Area Development
René Buck has spent the last four decades helping global companies choose where to build. As founder and CEO of BCI Global (Buck Consultants International), he’s led location strategy, site selection projects and supply chain projects across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.| Area Development
Site selectors and engineers must be extra cautious dealing with energetics, like ammunition and explosives.| Area Development
It’s looking like a question of when, not if. A look ahead at this emerging technology — and what it means for economic development.| Area Development
Energy, tariffs, and trade are going to be a moving target in the coming months.| Area Development
Four Key Considerations for Building Strong Relationships with Local Governments in Industrial Development.| Area Development
Aging data centers face mounting pressures to evolve as 55 percent of facilities are over a decade old. Strategic upgrades can unlock new levels of reliability, scalability, and energy efficiency.| Area Development
