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This week's SiteNet Dispatch brings you fresh reporting from the July issue of Site Selection:
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| Second Look |
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When we reported on the early 2009 selection of Manhattan, Kan., as the site of the new $451-million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), six years' worth  of documentation and analysis appeared pretty thorough (see the story for a link to those documents). But it's not thorough enough for the Government Accountability Office, whose critique of that decision by the Dept. of Homeland Security, leaked to The Washington Post, has prompted a House subcommittee hearing that is taking place today. The hearing comes three weeks after Senate approval of initial funding for the project.
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (right) and the rest of the Kansas congressional delegation this week called concerns over the NBAF location in Tornado Alley "disingenuous."
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 There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:
- "Kaseya Expands into New Zealand"
- "Validus Establishes Office in Germany"
- "Audi to Open New Plant in China"
- "POSCO Plans New Plant in India"
- "Global Crossing Launches Dutch Centre"
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- Ready 'n' Rarin' to Go for Everyone
You can now get the entire July edition of the award-winning Site Selection online by simply using our new reader. By using the "Navigate" menu in the upper left-hand corner, resourceful readers can also:
- qualify to receive a free subscription.
- request additional digital delivery of Site Selection.
- renew your subscription to the magazine.
Read it all now!
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| Editor's Note |
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 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:
Click here to access and download, gratis, the complete text of Project New America.
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- Upcoming Conferences & Expositions of Note
Read about and link to these conferences and many more listed in the events calendar at SiteNet.com.
- August 28 - September 2, 2009 SASHTO 2009: Moving Us Forward
- August 30, 2009 - September 4, 2009 Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems
- September 6 - 9, 2009 Smart Rivers 2009: The Future of Inland Water Navigation
- September 19-23 IAMC Fall 2009 Professional Forum - Minneapolis-St. Paul
- September 21 - 23, 2009 2009 World Stem Cell Summit
- October 7 - 9, 2009 IFMA's World Workplace 2009 Convention & Expo
- October 16 - 17, 2009 CCIM & IREM Success Series 2009: Real Estate Professionals, Issues, So
- October 20 - 22, 2009 Planning Down: Economic Life Within Ecological Limits
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| "Why do I read Site Selection?" |
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As a dedicated community and economic researcher, it's in my blood to want to compare our metro and state to everywhere else. The well-designed Site Selection rankings frequently validate Greater Des Moines' economic development efforts, at the same time offering that all-important outside opinion of our area's caliber for business and life. But, honestly, who could resist opening a magazine with Bob Gravlee's whimsical Governor's Cup portraits on the cover? They put a smile on my face every bit as big as a good ranking!
