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  • Project Watch - JetBlue, New YorkWhat do Henry Ford, fertilizer and Wilson Pickett have in common? For the answer, read "Valley of Visions," this week's Snapshot From the Field.

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This week's SiteNet Dispatch also marks the debut of fresh content from our May 2010 issue of Site Selection:

  • Top DealsDriven by the needs of a changing global economy, some corporate facility investments rose above the rest in 2009. Read all about our Top Deals of the Year in New Purpose.
  • Top GroupsWhile other community agencies retrenched in 2009, the Top Groups of the Year redoubled their economic development efforts. How did they do it? Find out in Staying the Course.

  • Competitiveness AwardSeveral measures give the Commonwealth of Virginia bragging rights on the global economic development field, the most recent being Site Selection's 2009 Competitiveness Award, in Who's Afraid of Virginia?
IPA World News 
  • There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:

    • "Trelleborg Starts Production in Russia"

    • "Royal Vopak Invests in Spain"

    • "Siemens Establishes Flemish Data Centre"

    • "Kyocera Inaugurates Tech Centre in UK"

    • "E.ON Inaugurates Biomass Plants in Slovakia"
New Accolades 

  • Last week SiteSelection.com was the only business-to-business online magazine honored by the Magazine Association of the Southeast, an association of publishers from seven states, earning a silver Gamma Award. Site Selection's November 2009 print issue received an Honorable Mention citation for Best Single Issue in its business-to-business category.


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Editor's Note 

    Soar to New Heights: More than 60 years of adventures in both aviation and economic development give McKinley Conway, the globetrotting and visionary founder of Site Selection publisher Conway Data, a truly unique perspective. His brand new book, "Economic Development: A Flight Plan for Success," provides valuable guidance for new leaders in the field and refreshing insights for development executives at any level. Read more about it here and order it directly from Amazon.com.

    Airport Cities 21: The New Global Transport Centers of the 21st Century: Which major airports will dominate the world air transport system in the early 21st century? The author looks at new airports at Denver, Osaka, Hong Kong, and Munich and discusses their impact on global development. Also, the book discusses site requirements and planning concepts for new global airports and related facilities. Order it directly from Amazon.com.

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