April 16, 2009

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Site Selection magazine

This week's SiteNet Dispatch delivers delivers expanded stories from the latest edition of Site Selection:

In the U.S. Northeast, building, retaining and retraining a 21st century labor pool is the top priority. See how the labor sheds are shifting in Job One: Capture Mobile Workers.

Project case studies from Cargill, Barry Callebaut and GM illustrate why growing in Africa makes perfect sense, in Affordable Cars and Chocolate Bars.

Netherlands-based consultancy DHV weighs in on formulating a port development strategy in challenging times, in our maritime industries special advertising section Terminals Are Not the End.

IPA World News

There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:
- "Redeem Launches Hong Kong Office"
- "ABB Invests Further in Poland"
- "Site Intelligence Expands in Australia"
- "Pohjola Eyes Expansion in Baltics"
- "Helsinn to Invest in Ireland"

Digital Edition

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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.
- 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 4 - 7, 2009 - Windpower 2009
- May 5 - 7, 2009 - 2009 CDFA Annual Development Finance Summit
- May 7 - 8, 2009 - Gaining Ground: Energy and the Future of Cities
- May 11 - 14, 2009 - Shared Services & Outsourcing Week
- June 10 - 11, 2009 - World Forum for Direct Investment

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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