Data Center Demand Stabilizes Amid Changing Market Forces - Area Development
Pre-leasing slows, location criteria evolve, and real estate tax structures face pressure from leaner buildouts.| Area Development
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As global supply chains grow more complex, Orlando International Airport demonstrates how proactive governance and land availability can enable agile, scalable business expansion.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Speed, workforce alignment, and energy infrastructure now define the best states for doing business — not just incentives or tax breaks. Our exclusive rankings break down how the top performers are staying ahead in a tightening market.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
JLL recently launched an Advanced Manufacturing group to meet the moment, and Area Development spoke with group leaders Greg Matter, Vice Chair, Industrials, and Meaghan Elwell, Division President of Global Industrials, to get their real estate playbook for the new era. This conversation has been edited for space and style.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Companies choosing where to locate life sciences facilities are prioritizing talent pipelines and workforce adaptability.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Reestablishing the value of the office has driven trends in workplace investment and location strategy| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
As the industry accelerates toward electrification and advanced mobility, site selectors and real estate teams are prioritizing adaptable facilities, talent proximity, and logistical readiness over traditional scale.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Cold storage and grocery-anchored retail are proving to be safe havens as consumer behavior shifts and CRE volatility grows.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
CEO Rick Hoskins explains how the fast-growing air filter company selects its sites, scales its labor-heavy operation, and maintains speed-to-customer across multiple U.S. regions.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
MABA reframes conservation policy by emphasizing incentives, partnerships, and business-friendly opportunities across sectors.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
New challenges—from automation to federal fallout—are testing how companies manage risk in incentive-backed projects| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
“Charm City” is forging technology partnerships to build an AI workforce equipped to serve every industry.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Area Development magazine caught up with its Q2 guest editors, Ford Graham and Steven Pearce from McGuireWoods consulting, to talk about their reporting on data center supply chains. We also invited Ermengarde Jabir Director of Economic Research at Moody’s to join the discussion.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Site selection doesn’t start with “where” — it starts with alignment, clarity and structure.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Power, ports, and unpredictability are pushing manufacturers to rethink their entire real estate approach.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
AI. Energy. $90 billion. Pittsburgh’s high-profile summit wasn’t just a photo op—it was a coordinated move to signal site readiness and sector leadership. Here’s why states are turning summits into strategy.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Astrobotic CEO John Thornton says the race to establish sites on the Moon is already underway—and location matters as much as it does on Earth.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Cold storage with character? Karis Cold’s Stockyards Cold facility in Chicago blends infrastructure with public art—redefining what it means to build a logistics hub in a legacy district.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Karis Cold’s Ken Verne joins Area Development to talk about urban infill opportunities, automation readiness, ESG strategy, and why facilities need to be designed for 2030—not just today’s needs.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Power supply, infrastructure, and specs often fall short for manufacturers eyeing overbuilt logistics sites.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
As grid capacity tightens, manufacturers must treat energy as a core site selection filter.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
How site selectors score locations — and what executives should know about the process.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Learn how to separate marketing spin from real-world readiness when evaluating community proposals.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Why You Should Question Every Stat in a Site Proposal.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Vacant factories might be the smartest place to expand—if you know what to look for.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Manufacturers can’t afford delays—here’s what to ask for before picking your next site.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Site selection starts with infrastructure, not charm — here’s how EDOs can prepare.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
As EV momentum slows and tariffs rise, automotive companies are reworking supply chains, production plans, and location strategies to adapt to a rapidly changing market.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
As trade tensions mount, Canada’s supply chain reboot aims to retain foreign investment and reduce risk exposure.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Once dominated by legacy clusters, aerospace site selection is evolving rapidly as companies prioritize speed, workforce specialization, and strategic proximity.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Consumers want cleaner labels, smaller portions, and local stories—and food brands are racing to keep up. Site consultant Scott Kuppermann explains how these evolving demands are changing everything.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Small modular reactors could help meet surging demand for energy in manufacturing and data centers.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Maritime Prosperity Zones could reshape shipbuilding and repair across the U.S. — if defined and used wisely.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Georgia’s newest innovation district bets big on climate-ready infrastructure and long-term planning.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Targeted infrastructure, homegrown workforce strategies, and transparent community engagement helped bring Stardust Power to town.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
How Mississippi is turning a federal legacy into a commercial space hub.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
International executives reveal what’s driving their U.S. site decisions amid policy changes and workforce pressure| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
How tariffs and economic incentives are influencing FDI and location decisions.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Construction firms are navigating supply shocks, labor shortages and policy pressures with smarter, early-stage coordination.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Rapid deployment of battery storage solutions solves reliability issues and even provides new revenue streams for industrial operations.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Faced with the prospect of building a massive $700 million surface reservoir, Greeley instead pursued something few communities have dared to try.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Embedding automation into leases may offer companies a smarter way to balance risk, cost and productivity.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Employers must modernize their training programs if they want to attract and retain the next generation.| Area Development Online Current Issue Feed
Pre-leasing slows, location criteria evolve, and real estate tax structures face pressure from leaner buildouts.| 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
New market tax credits offer millions in upfront funding for projects that create jobs and serve underserved communities.| Area Development
A surprising encounter reveals why environmental due diligence isn’t just paperwork — it’s protection.| Area Development
How spaceport development could drive economic growth in new places.| Area Development
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Electrons Are the New Gatekeepers| Area Development
Around the Horn: Data Center Supply Chains — What's Next?| Area Development
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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
Infrastructure can power your supply chain—but only when planned with foresight.| Area Development
Talent shortages, financing volatility, and supply chain shifts define the life sciences outlook.| Area Development
Automation and policy incentives could reshape the future of American textile production.| Area Development
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
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
How suppliers and innovators have powered the explosive growth of America’s data center infrastructure.| Area Development
How shovel-ready sites and talent programs are helping Virginia win major manufacturing projects.| Area Development
Companies are looking beyond cost and factoring in culture, politics, and community fit for resilience.| Area Development
A return to American manufacturing demands more than factories — it requires coordinated, community-wide ecosystem development| Area Development
Why manufacturers should treat site selection as a form of risk management — not just opportunity hunting.| Area Development
Surging energy demands, grid instability, and ESG pressures are changing how companies choose new facility locations.| Area Development
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
Companies face growing challenges as tariffs, political shifts, and trade policies disrupt location strategies.| Area Development
Rising wages, grid strain, and policy shifts are changing the calculus for manufacturers in North America.| Area Development
Flexible utilities and workforce pipelines are essential to meet growing life sciences manufacturing demand.| Area Development
Planning new facilities now requires deeper segmentation, faster timelines, and more nuanced incentive approaches.| Area Development
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
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
What developers need to know about how states are regulating data centers—and utilities are shifting the cost burden.| Area Development
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
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
