No wonder it's called "Project Gorilla": It's a US$10-billion facility with 1,800 employees that would be the first new U.S. oil refinery built since 1976. And right now, that gorilla is thinking about settling down in South Dakota, as this week's SiteNet Dispatch reports.   Little Town, Big Changes: The 3,882-acre (155-hectare) Hyperion Energy Center would be 12 miles (19 km.) north of Elk Point, S.D. (pictured) - and it would be twice as large as the small city. This issue of the SiteNet Dispatch brings you new and exclusive stories from the January 2008 issue of Site Selection, including: Indiana: "Hoosier Hotspots" Michigan: "Test Track for New Factories" Technology Toolbox: "Software Expedites Tax Time for High-Tech Manufacturer" THE SITENET DISPATCH IS SPONSORED BY: New Jersey Commerce.

Still Vroom to Grow: Cars still flourish in the Motor City, as evidenced by the Dodge Viper SRT10 (pictured) assembled by hand at Chrysler's Detroit plant. Michigan officials, in fact, believe that such facilities are the wave of the future for high-tech, advanced manufacturing. There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes: "Fujifilm to Launch Indian Subsidiary" "SAP Expands R&D in Shanghai" "SuperVisual Opens Office in Spain" "Pindar Opens French Office" "Outokumpu Expands Centre in France" Web Learning about LEED Design Looms: Want to learn more about sustainable design and LEED certifying both new and existing buildings? U. S. Green Buildings Council certified trainer Kim Chamness is going to discuss that and more during the Industrial Asset Management Council's Feb. 26th Web-cast starting at 11:00 a.m. EST. For more information and registration (which is open to members and non-members alike), go to http://www.iamc.org/regions/webcast1.cfm. Where in the World? The city pictured here is known as "the television manufacturing capital of the world." Can you name it? Copacetic clicking, Jack Lyne Site Selection Executive Editor of Interactive Publishing

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