August 17, 2006
Read our exclusive interview with Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

This week's SiteNet Dispatch takes you to projects around the globe: biotech in Sicily, biodiesel in Stuttgart, Ark., and a chart of new infrastructure coming to the Rocky Mountain region. For insightful stories from the July 2006 issue of Site Selection. Visit siteselection.com to read:

  • Arkansas Spotlight: "Fuel Farm"
  • Italy Spotlight: "Will Italy Build on Optimism?"
  • Rocky Mountain Region Review: "Gotta Have Backbone"
  • Special Advertising Section: "Leaders in Industrial Real Estate"

St. George, Utah, saw architectural glass fabricator Viracon break ground in May on a $25-million manufacturing plant.

There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:

  • "Mazda Opens New Support Centre in UK"
  • "TCL Builds Factory in India"
  • "Glaverbel Expands in Czech Republic"
  • "Basell to Build Plant Near Munich"
  • "Saint-Gobain Launches Romanian Plant"


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Adam Bruns
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Site Selection Magazine

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World Water Week
August 20 — 26, 2006, Stockholm City Conference Centre, Stockholm, Sweden

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