Turkey: a country with a storied past and a complex present, the land that stands as "the geographical linchpin between Europe and Asia." Fresh back from a weeklong Turkish tour, Site Selection Managing Editor Adam Bruns serves up a meaty, in-depth report on that nation's business climate in this week's Site Selection Online Insider report.
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| East-West Gateway to Growth: Important enough over the centuries to be laid siege to more than 20 times, Istanbul today hosts other kinds of empires, with recent expansions including Coca-Cola and GE Healthcare. |
This week's SiteNet Dispatch brings readers new and exclusive stories from the recently published July 2008 Site Selection, including:
- Food Processing: "Home Cooking"
- World Reports: "A New Bridge Across the Mersey"; plus much more, including BD's Chinese expansion; a German company's passage to India; and Lenovo's growth in Poland."
- Missouri: "Leaving on a High Note"
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| New Way to Ferry 'Cross the Mersey: UK motorists by 2014 will be able to cross the storied Mersey River on this new US$767-million bridge near Liverpool. |
There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:
- "Daewoo to Build Automotive Site in Poland"
- "Continental Inaugurates HBS Plant in China"
- "Oceantalk Opens Singapore Sales Service Centre"
- "Nifco to Expand R&D in South Korea"
- "ArcelorMittal Increases Production in Romania"
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| Outgoing Missouri Gov. Mark Blunt sat down with Site Selection and discussed his pro-business legacy. |
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Big Bird: That outsized fellow that's pictured on the right is "the world's largest penguin" - 27 feet (8.2 meters) tall and weighing in at 10,000 pounds (4,500 kilograms). See if you can name the city in which the penguin stands - and find out how it got there - in our new "Where in the World?"
Web Award: The Site Selection Web site was recently recognized with an APEX Award of Excellence. APEX Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence.
Copacetic clicking,
Jack Lyne
Site Selection Executive Editor of Interactive Publishing
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Upcoming Conferences and Expositions of Note
Read more on the expanded events calendar at SiteNet.com. |
- August 17 - 19, 2008 Americas Competitiveness Forum Atlanta, GA
- August 27 - 29, 2008 International Conference: Urban Development, Regeneration and Finance University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- September 8 - 11, 2008 CIFIT - China International Fair for Investment & Trade Xiamen, China
- September 8 - 10, 2008 Infrastructure Finance Summit Sutton Place Hotel, Chicago, IL
- September 13 - 17, 2008 IAMC Fall 2008 Professional Forum The Skirvin Hilton and the Colcord, Oklahoma City, OK
- October 6 - 8, 2008 Expo Real New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Munich, Germany
- October 6 - 9, 2008 Cityscape Dubai Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, U.A.E.
- October 19 - 22, 2008 IEDC Annual Conference Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
- October 20 - 22, 2008 North American Port & Intermodal Finance & Investment Summit St. Regis Hotel, Houston, TX
- October 20 - 23, 2008 Development 08 (NAIOP Annual Conference) The Hotel at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
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