May 3, 2007
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Twirling up to a height of 2,000 feet (606.7 m.), the Chicago Spire would rank as the Western Hemisphere's tallest building. But will that strikingly designed US$2-billion-plus project actually be built? Some doubt it, but the Spire's Irish developer says he's revved up and ready to launch construction - soon.

Giant in a Land of Giants: The Chicago Spire (right center) towers above the Second City's nighttime skyline in this artist's rendering. To the left of the Spire, with the band of light around its top, is the 1,127-foot- (341.9-m.-) tall John Hancock Tower, foreshortened by its greater distance from Lake Michigan's shoreline.
Image: Shelbourne Development/Santiago Calatrava

This week's issue also brings you new and exclusive stories from the freshly printed May 2007 issue of Site Selection, including links to a year's worth of award-winning reporting on our award winners::

Good Call: Alabama Gov. Bob Riley helped persuade Verizon to locate a 1,300-job call center in Huntsville, part of a banner year that helped the Alabama Development Office win the 2006 Competitiveness Award.
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There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence.
This week's installment includes:
  • "F&P in Thai Move to Remain Competitive"
  • "TATAA Biocenter Opens Czech Office"
  • "UPM Launches Plant in Poland"
  • "Tetra Pak Expands in China"
  • "AstraZeneca Announces Cuts in Germany"

Offshoring jobs: It's a hot-button issue of the highest order. But what should national governments do about it? Protect all industries, protect only a few, or provide incentives for keeping jobs at home? Register your opinion in our new "What's Your Take?"

About that award winning: We're proud to announce that Site Selection last week took home a silver Gamma award for Best Single Issue from the Magazine Association of Georgia and the Southeast, for our September 2006 issue.

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Jack Lyne
Site Selection Executive Editor of Interactive Publishing

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