March 19, 2009

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Vroom to Grow:
The US$22-billion-a-year U.S. motorsports business has expanded in strikingly fast-track fashion. In this week's SiteNet Dispatch, an industry insider looks at the American auto-racing sector's evolution - and where the industry is clustering its symbiotic operations. Site Selection Online (03/19/2009)

Left: Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Richard Petty

High-Horsepower Economics: The field revs up and gets ready for the start of the 2008 Indianapolis 500. Held at the 250,000-capacity Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indy 500 has a walloping annual economic impact of $366.6 million on the local economy.
Photo: The359

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This week we also present the latest batch of reporting from the March 2009 issue of Site Selection including:

Illinois: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Cargill executives and others explain why there's a New Day Dawning in the Land of Lincoln.

Left: Richard M. Daley, Mayor, City of Chicago

Investment Profile: An in-depth report looks at how Diversity Drives Southwest Louisiana's economic growth.

Left: Stephen Moret, Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development

Project Finance: According to an exclusive survey on how corporate real estate directors are responding to the current economic climate, The Only Way Out Is Through.

Editor's View: Editor in Chief Mark Arend speaks of Wind Farms and Windfalls.

IPA World News

There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:
- "Tomorrow Options to Launch UK Office"
- "Tralin Opens Regional Office in Switzerland"
- "Futuremark Corp Expands in China"
- "Omron to Close Plant in UK"
- "Softline Opens Branch in Vietnam"

Editor's Note

Project New America: Also available online, free of charge, is Site Selection Publisher McKinley Conway's timely new book, Project New America. Conway's 45th book, Project New America offers a detailed plan for national investment in alternative energy to create millions of jobs and make the nation energy independent. Additional material online includes:

Conway's commentary on how Project New America meshes with the Obama recovery plan.
Experts' opinions about Project New America, including endorsements from economic developers and opinion leaders from around the country.
The Project New America Energy Industries Index, featuring a listing of energy companies by nation and state.

Click here to access and download, gratis, the complete text of Project New America.

Upcoming Industry Events

Upcoming Conferences & Expositions of Note
Read about and link to these conferences and many more listed in the events calendar at SiteNet.com.
- March 23 - 25, 2009 - Supply Chain Management Master Planning and Special Economic and Industrial Development Zones
- March 26 - 27, 2009 - Gaining Ground: Sustainable Urban Development Leadership Summit
- March 31 - April 3, 2009 - LogiChem Europe 2009
- April 2 - 3, 2009 - Supply Chain Management Summit
- April 27 - 29, 2009 - EE Global: Energy Efficiency Global Forum & Exposition
- April 27 - 29, 2009 - Airport Cities
- April 29 - May 1, 2009 - Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Annual Conference
- May 2 - 6, 2009 - Spring 2009 IAMC Professional Forum
- May 5 - 7, 2009 - 2009 CDFA Annual Development Finance Summit

Where in the World?

That's One Big . . . Er, Bird: Yes, that uncommon contraption pictured on the left actually is an enormous chicken, seven stories' worth of sheet metal, soaring to a height of 56 feet (17 meters). This eccentric structure has become an iconic landmark in a major U.S. metropolitan area.

See if you can name the suburban city that the "Big Chicken" calls home - and find out why it's lasted there for 46 years in our new "Where in the World?"

Looking for more geographical challenges?
Check the Where In The World Archive!

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