The SiteNet Dispatch's first issue of 2008 kicks off the brand-new year with a very full slate of expansion projects. This installment of Project Watch includes in-depth looks at: Akron's successful effort to retain Goodyear's 3,500-employee headquarters, which will spark 2.45 million sq. ft. (220,500 sq. m.) of new construction and redevelopment, as well as creating as many as 8,500 additional jobs; Illinois' winning bid to land the US$1.75 FutureGen project; and Alabama's rapid inward surge of auto-industry suppliers. Tire Maker Won't Retire From Ohio: Pictured is Goodyear's current headquarters in Akron, the company's home for all of its 108-year history. The tire maker announced in December that its new headquarters will be built in Akron as well. Photo: Bruce Ford, City of Akron This Dispatch brings you new and exclusive stories from the still-smokin'-off-the-press January 2008 issue of Site Selection, including: THE SITENET DISPATCH IS SPONSORED BY: Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and State of New Jersey.

Cover Story - the Green Imperative: "A Sustainability Playbook" Project Finance: "A Score for Songdo" (Expanded Web Edition) Editorial Profile - Terrebonne Parish, La.: "Launching a Job Engine" Editorial Profile - Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: "Firms Warm Up to 'Solar Valley' " Editor's View: "The World That Works" Solar Power inside the Auto Industry: This solar array at General Motors' site in Rancho Cucamonga is one of the largest in the U.S., providing half of the electricity necessary to operate the facility and sending unneeded electricity back to the local power grid. Photo: GM There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes: "BlueSky Launches Subsidiary in Germany" "BASF Opens Plant in China" "XL Telecom & Energy to Invest in Spain" "Peugeot to Establish Russian Plant" "Toyota Opens Plant in Russia" Copacetic clicking, Jack Lyne Site Selection Executive Editor of Interactive Publishing

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