January 18, 2007
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How do you spell relief? In Michigan, it's F-O-R-D. The embattled automaker has at last pulled the trigger on investing US$1 billion in its plants in the Wolverine State.

Ford's truck plant in Dearborn is going to get a $208-million upgrade.

This week's SiteNet Dispatch also brings you new and exclusive stories from the January 2007 issue of Site Selection, including:

  • Site Selection's William Dorsey Service Provider Awards: "New and Improved" (Expanded Web Edition)
  • IAMC Insider: Meet Hallmark's Greg Long; CBRE's Trammell Crow acquisition; MACTEC's new international partnership; Unisys' outsourcing pact with Jones Lang LaSalle. (Expanded Web Edition)
  • Technology Toolbox: "Software Speeds Lease Analysis"
  • World Reports: Pirelli Tire begins manufacturing in Romania; "consumer-owners" launch new Scottish whisky line; Bangalore becomes Bengalooru; Alcatel expands in Antwerp; BearingPoint lands USAID contracts for Jordan, Serbia; Cement Keeping Global Growth Going.
  • Pacific Northwest Spotlight: "Speed to Market Propels Plants," featuring our exclusive interview with Mayor Mark Begich of Anchorage, Alaska (Expanded Web Edition)


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Intuit's Michael Gulasch uses software systems to accelerate lease and financial analyses at his fast-growing company.


There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence.
This week's installment includes:
  • "Norgine Invests in Denmark"
  • "Silicon Hive Launches Office in India"
  • "Mitsubishi Signs Deal to Build Russian Plant"
  • "Re'public Launches Office in Zurich"
  • "DHL to Strengthen Malaysian Presence"

Finally, have a sweet tooth? Then follow your taste buds to "Where in the World?" and suss out the city that's "the Ice Cream Capital of the World."

Copacetic clicking,

Jack Lyne
Site Selection Executive Editor of Interactive Publishing

Upcoming Conferences and Expositions of Note
Read more on the expanded events calendar at SiteNet.com.

GTLtec07
January 22 - 23, 2007 Sheraton Doha Hotel & Resort, Doha, Qatar

IEDC 2007 Leadership Summit
January 28 - 30, 2007 Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, CA

CREF 07
February 5 - 8, 2007, Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA

Taiwan + China Semiconductor Outlook 2007
February 7, 2007, Santa Clara, CA

2007 UEDA Winter Forum
February 21 - 22, 2007 , Savannah, GA

Spring 2007 IAMC Professional Forum
March 3 - 7, 2007, Amelia Island, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Cityscape Asia
April 10 - 12, 2007, Suntec Singapore
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Industry Week's 2007 Best Plants Conference
April 24 - 25, 2007 Hyatt Regency, Indianapolis, IN

Cityscape China
May 24 - 26, 2007, INTEX Shanghai International Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China
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