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U.S. incentives for ethanol production totaled a whopping US$5 billion last year, and they look like they're going to get a lot higher. But are those hefty ethanol incentives fueling a national boon or a boondoggle?
Lending Their Ears: Almost one quarter of the U.S. corn crop now goes to ethanol production plants like the one pictured on the left.
Photos: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
This week's SiteNet Dispatch brings you new and exclusive stories from the July 2007 issue of Site Selection, including:
Louisiana Spotlight: "Bring It On" (Expanded Web Edition)
Big Bayou: Louisiana's surge of large-scale LNG terminal projects includes the $440-million Main Pass Energy Hub (pictured) that's taking shape 37 miles (60 km.) from Venice, La.
“We try to make sure our roof can stand winds of over 100 miles per hour.”
David Jarrett, vice president of real estate and facilities for business process outsourcer ACS.
Read this week's selections of of newly posted content to find out which territory inspires such preparations.
There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:
"MicroEmissive Displays Opens German Facility"
"Valtech Expands Operations in Wales"
"Accenture Launches New Centre in the Philippines"
"Unilever to Cut 20,000 Jobs"
"QIAGEN Opens Office in Hong Kong"
Years before yesterday's maiden U.S. flight, Todd Pawlowski (above) helped lead Virgin America's site selection for its California headquarters.
Virgin, after setting up its American headquarters in San Francisco, yesterday launched its maiden U.S. flight. Ah, but where might Richard Branson & Co. be without the little North American town that's known as "the Cradle of Aviation"? Can you name that city? Send your geographic wits skyward and test-fly your geographic wits in our latest "Where in the World?"
Finally, like to take a peek at Site Selection's new ideas in its up-to-the-minute editorial calendar for 2008? Here it is.
Copacetic clicking,
Jack Lyne Site Selection Executive Editor of Interactive Publishing
Upcoming Conferences and Expositions of Note
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October 16 - 18, 2007 Cityscape, Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sponsored by:
October 16 - 19, 2007 NAIOP 2007 Annual Meeting, The Omni Hotel @ CNN Center, Atlanta, GA Sponsored by:
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