October 22, 2009

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Brian McGowan, formerly California's deputy secretary for economic development and commerce, on Sept. 15 was appointed by the Obama administration as U.S. deputy assistant secretary of commerce for economic development and COO for the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Today you'll read his first comments to the national press since his appointment in our Special Report, "'We Don't Know It All.'"

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This week's SiteNet Dispatch also features crisp reporting and fresh insights from the most recent issue of Site Selection:

The Texas economy, including its vaunted logistics sector, is taking on a green tint, reports Senior Editor John McCurry in "Clean Energy."

An acquisition fuels a medical diagnostics company's expansion among the Saguaro north of Tucson, in "Help Wanted."

In our special advertising section on biotech location strategies, veteran economic development consultant Jay Garner examines the elements necessary for communities to be in the hunt, in "Site Selection for R&D Facilities."

Expansion to increase concrete tower
production in Saxony-Anhalt

WEC Turmbau GmbH, exclusive supplier of the wind turbine builders ENERCON, is expanding its production site in Magdeburg. This means more concrete towers for wind turbines can be built in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt in the future. The €35-million expansion will create approximately 100 jobs. Production capacity will increase from 15 to 25 concrete tower segments per day. In addition, motorway, rail and waterway connections at the new site in the Hansehafen will make distribution of the concrete segments easier in the future.

“Saxony-Anhalt has become a top location for renewable energy in just a few years. Around 20,000 people in this area now work in this industry,” says Trade and Industry Secretary Dr Reiner Haseloff.

In Saxony-Anhalt, almost every third kilowatt hour of generated electricity is now obtained from renewable energy sources. Wind power supplies the largest contribution with 71 percent. Biomass, with a share of 25 percent, takes second place with its contribution to environmentally and climate-friendly electricity production.

www.invest-in-saxony-anhalt.com

Wind energy plants active in Saxony-Anhalt delivered 4.4 million kWh, twice as much as three years ago.

In 2007, around 6.2 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity were generated from renewable energy in Saxony-Anhalt. That is 51 percent more than the previous year. The amount of overall electricity generation in Saxony-Anhalt amounted to 32 percent, which means almost every third kilowatt hour was obtained from renewable energy.

Wind power supplied the largest contribution with 71 per cent.

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IPA World News

There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:
- "Asustek Establishes Swiss Office"
- "Renault Announces Investments in UK"
- "Paulig Builds Plant in Russia"
- "Wartsila Launches Service Centre in Russia"
- "K + N Expands in Poland"

Upcoming Industry Events

Read about and link to these conferences and many more listed in the events calendar at SiteNet.com.

October 21 - 23, 2009 AURP 2009 Annual Conference
October 21 - 24, 2009 National Maquiladora and Manufacturing Industry Convention
November 2 - 5, 2009 Procurecon 2009
November 11 - 13, 2009 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
November 16 - 18, 2009 Brownfields 2009 Conference
December 7 - 10, 2009 National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Meeting
December 9 - 10, 2009 World Free Zone Convention

IAMC Future Sites Watch

April 24-28 Spring 2010 Forum, The Broadmoor - Colorado Springs, CO
October 2-6 Fall 2010 Forum, The Homestead - Hot Springs, VA
April 30 - May 4 Spring 2011 Forum, Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa, Albuquerque, NM
September 10-14 Fall 2011 Forum, Loews Philadelphia Hotel Philadelphia, PA
April 21-25 Spring 2012 Forum, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines - Austin, TX

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