September 28, 2006
Jorgen Bundgaard Hansen, senior vice president, global operations for Denmark-based medical device firm Coloplast, tells Site Selection why the company consolidated its U.S. headquarters in Minneapolis.

As corporate real estate pros and their service provider and economic developer colleagues prepare to set out for the Fall 2006 IAMC Professional Forum in Williamsburg, we set before you the newest content from the September 2006 issue of Site Selection. Visit siteselection.com to read:

  • Medical Devices: "Patient Proximity"
  • Texas Spotlight: "Make Yourself Comfortable"
  • Northern California Spotlight: "Connections Counter Costs" (expanded Web edition)

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

  • "Alcatel Launches Centre in Antwerp"
  • "Orica's Growth in Sweden"
  • "Helge Nyberg Inaugurates French Office"
  • "Banco Itau Opens Office in Hong Kong"
  • "Candover Establishes Office in Italy"

It's also time for a new "Where In the World?" quiz. In our last game, just over half of respondents correctly named Rio Uruguay as the South American river that lies between Argentina and Uruguay and also lies at the heart of some industrial development tension. Our new quiz asks you about a Pacific Northwest capital of moviemaking. But don't be too quick to guess how it ends.

Finally, following the lead of our print publication, siteselection.com has applied for interactive membership in media auditing organization BPA Worldwide, the first in our publishing niche to seek such independent validation. The first audit just arrived in our mailbox, and we're happy to report a healthy mix of hits across our variety of online resources, from SiteNet's Online Insider to magazine feature stories to directories. Once you check out our initial numbers, check out the potential for achieving your own numbers through SiteNet marketing.


Copacetic clicking,

Adam Bruns
Managing Editor,
Site Selection Magazine

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Upcoming Conferences and Expositions of Note
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MIPIM Asia
September 27 - 29, 2006, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Hong Kong
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IAMC Fall 2006 Professional Forum
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.

Expo Real
October 23 - 25, 2006, New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Munich, Germany
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NAIOP 2006 Annual Conference
October 30 - November 2, 2006, San Francisco Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA
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FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show
October 31 - November 2, 2006, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
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Cityscape 2006
December 4 - 6, 2006, Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, U.A.E
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