Fidelity Investments' latest growth surge is all about size writ large. The nation's largest mutual fund company, with US$1.3 trillion of assets under management, has decided to add 2,000 well-paying jobs inside the biggest research park in the U.S. North Carolina helped seal the deal to enlarge its burgeoning financial services industry by ponying up its own hefty investment: a $69-million incentive package.

	TRIANGLE TIME: Carolina's $69-million subsidy package was "very important," explained Fidelity's Don Haile (bottom left), in the decision to build a $100-million campus in Research Triangle Park, home to a host of business heavyweights like GlaxoSmithKline (right) and Aventis (left).

This edition of the SiteNet Dispatch also unveils the latest batch of articles from the July 2006 issue of Site Selection. Visit siteselection.com to read:

• Missouri Spotlight: "Solid as a Rock"
• Oklahoma Spotlight: "Energy Plant Set to
  Double Its Size"
• Special Advertising Section: "New Technology Changing New York State"

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

• "Fortis Invests in Copenhagen Business Centre"
• "BMW Creates UK Jobs with Mini Expansion"
• "Tetra Pak Invests in China"
• "Eiken Chemical Launches New Plant in China"
• "Ara Shoes Closes Down in Austria"

Colleague Adam Bruns is taking some well-deserved vacation this week, so it's me here once again, still wishing you one and all . . .

Copacetic clicking,

Jack Lyne
Site Selection Executive Editor of Interactive Publishing

This SiteNet Dispatch is sponsored by Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development.

Many states can claim central location. But Kentucky takes it a step further. We've got the United Parcel Service's $1 billion-plus global air hub.

This means Kentucky businesses can get their products, papers and packages into the stream of commerce later in the day than just about anywhere else in America. And that means they get to their destinations that much faster.

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Japan-U.S. Midwest: Racing to the Future Together
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September 19 - 20, 2006, The Westin New York at Times Square, New York, NY

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September 19 - 20, 2006 Università Statale di Milano, Milan, Italy

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September 30 — October 4, 2006, Williamsburg, Virginia
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Associated Owners & Developers 2006 National Conference
October 23 — 24, 2006 Hotel Monaco, Washington, D.C.

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October 23 — 25, 2006, New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Munich, Germany
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December 4 — 6, 2006, Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, U.A.E
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