May 21, 2009

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You don't see many Blockbuster Deals like this one these days. But health-care heavyweight Medtronic is bringing 1,400 new jobs to San Antonio, thanks to some Strong Texas Medicine.

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This week's SiteNet Dispatch also brings you newly published stories from the May issue of Site Selection:

Ron Starner explores how Alternative Energy projects are driven more than ever by The Quest for Grid Parity.

Our Investment Profile of the University of Toledo shows how the institution's resources are helping the solar energy sector rev up Northwest Ohio.

Think hospitality is dispensable? Think again, as North American Reports delivers insights on new projects from International Isotopes in New Mexico, Hilton Hotels Corp. in Virginia and a number of contact centers suddenly finding optimum conditions for job growth in, of all places, the United States.

Our Investment Profile of Bavaria, Germany, features an interview with Martin Zeil, Bavarian State Minister of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology.

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Dreyfus Group acquires Biodiesel plants in Wittenberg-Piesteritz

The Louis Dreyfus Commodities Group (LDC) has purchased Gate Global Alternative Energy Inc. (Switzerland). With this acquisition and other agreements, the LDC now owns 100 percent of the ultra-modern oil mill, as well as the refinery for biodiesel and Pharmaglycerin in Wittenberg. The facility is currently being commissioned.

"We want to express our gratitude to the state of Saxony-Anhalt for its valuable support and look forward to a good partnership with both the country and the local farming community", says Richard Allen, Global Manager for vegetable oils and biodiesel in LDCs.

The facility has in the mill a processing capacity of 1,500 tonnes of canola a day and is capable of producing 250,000 tonnes of coarse colza meal and 200,000 tonnes of biodiesel per year.

The Louis Dreyfus Commodities Group since 1851 has been one of the leading stakeholders on the international commodity markets. The group operates mills all over the world.

www.invest-in-saxony-anhalt.com

IPA World News

There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:
- "Clash-Media Expands into France"
- "Recticel Continues Expansion in Estonia"
- "Wolford to Begin Production in Slovenia"
- "ISS Launches Office in Singapore"
- "Ajinomoto Opens R&D Site in Russia"

Where in the World?

Dino-Mighty: That big girl pictured on the left is the "world's largest dinosaur" - a statue of a Tyrannosaurus Rex that stands 86 feet (26 meters) tall, stretches out to a length of 151 feet (46 meters), weighs a whopping 145,000 pounds (65,250 kilograms), and sits in a town that's called "the dinosaur capital of the world."

See if you can name that town - and discover the strange and beautiful natural wonders that lie there in this new edition of "Where in the World?"

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Check the Where In The World Archive!

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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.
- May 26 - 28, 2009 - REAL VIENNA
- May 26 - 28, 2009 - SRM 2009
- May 27 - 28, 2009 - 2009 Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit
- May 27 - 29, 2009 - Corporate Sustainability Summit
- June 1 - 4, 2009 - IASP World Conference on Science and Technology Parks
- June 2 - 5, 2009 - The Council for Community & Economic Research 49th Annual Conference
- June 8 - 10, 2009 - Intl. Conference on Industry Growth, Investment, and Competitiveness
- June 10 - 11, 2009 - World Forum for Direct Investment

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