HALCYON BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS - Key Persons
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Senior Managing Director, Newmark
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- General Manager, Tochi Advisors
- General Manager, Tochi Advisors ( Q3 2020 )
The coronavirus pandemic has affected foreign direct investment from Europe, but some positive signs are seen going forward.
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- Chief Investment Officer, Ontario Investment Office ( Location Canada 2017 )
- Ontario 's First Chief Investment Officer ( CIO )
Allan O'Dette was appointed as Ontario's first Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in April 2017. He leads the newly created Ontario Investment Office, which has both a domestic and international facing mandate to secure increased investment in key sectors while strengthening the overall competitiveness of Ontario firms. More
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Executive Managing Director, Business Incentives Practice, Cushman & Wakefield
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- Principal, Blackshaw Partners LLC ( Location USA 2018 )
An interview with Franck Mouriaux, chief engineer at RUAG Schweiz and project manager at RUAG Space in Florida, helps shed light on the process and challenges a foreign company faces when setting up a facility in the U.
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- Partner, Economic and Advisory, Canada, Deloitte ( Location Canada 2020 )
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- Managing Director in the Business Incentives Practice at Cushman & Wakefield
- Managing Director, Business Incentives Practice, Cushman & Wakefield
- Managing Director, Business Incentives Practice, Cushman & Wakefield ( Location USA 2019 )
Ann Petersen is a managing director in the Business Incentives Practice at Cushman & Wakefield. Ann has 15 years of experience negotiating and implementing incentives for her clients, including providing complex financial analysis and utilizing her legal background to provide creative savings solutions through legal analysis, tax legislation, and letter rulings. Prior to her current position at CW, Ann worked at JLL in the Business and Economic Incentives practice and KPMG, LLP within the State and Local Tax practice. Ann is a Minnesota native, and holds a BA in Economics and a JD from Hamline University. She is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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- Senior Economist, Oxford Economics
Unlike in past expansions, growth may spread across more cities as more people have the freedom to work remotely from their preferred locations.
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- Director of Corporate Real Estate, Werner Enterprises, Inc. ( Location Canada 2016 )
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- Executive Director, Ontario East Economic Development Commission ( Q3 2018 )
Relationships are key to knowing what site selectors and investors are seeking, to learning their needs, and to helping them succeed.
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Executive Managing Director, Business Incentives Practice, Cushman & Wakefield
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Managing Partner, Atlas Insight
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Vice President, Corporate Development, Graycor
- Vice President, Corporate Development, Graycor ( Q3 2020 )
As costs and risks of lengthy supply chains become even more apparent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more U.S. companies may consider reshoring their operations to the Americas.
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- Partner, EY Americas Indirect Tax Inbound
Brian Smith, Partner, EY Americas Indirect Tax Inbound and US Location Investment Services Leader, Ernst & Young LLP and Carter Wood, Senior Manager, US Indirect Tax Inbound and Global Location Investment, Ernst & Young LLP (Q2 2019)
Partner Brian Smith and Senior Manager Carter Wood, both with Ernst & Young LLP, spoke with Area Development about foreign direct investment in the U.S. after their presentation, "Attracting, Expanding and Managing FDI in a Disruptive World," at our Miami Consultants Forum. This article was based on an interview conducted by Margy Sweeney, Founder and CEO, Akrete, Inc. and Area Development Editorial Board member. More
Brian Smith, Partner, EY Americas Indirect Tax Inbound and US Location Investment Services Leader, Ernst & Young LLP and Zachary Weinstein, Manager, Indirect Tax Practice, EY (Location USA 2019)
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- CEO & Founder, Chmura Economics & Analytics
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- Director, Co - Lead Food & Beverage Advisory Group, Cushman & Wakefield
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Vice President, Site Selection Group
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Managing Director, Americas Consulting, CBRE
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Energy & Location Strategist
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Site Selection & Economic Development Leader, Burns & McDonnell
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- Staff Editor, Area Development ( 2019 Auto / Aero Site Guide )
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- Practice Leader, Location Strategies and Economic Development, Oxford Economics, Inc. ( Location USA 2019 )
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- Senior Counsel, Thompson Hine LLP ( Location Canada 2022 )
- Senior Counsel, Thompson Hine LLP ( Location USA 2019 )
Canada holds a strategic position as a critical investment destination in a new era of global supply chains and sourcing.
Canada's ability to serve as a platform for global trade into and from North America, while developing a series of innovative tools for next-generation growth, is one of its greatest strengths.
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- Principal, Waypoint Advisors LLC ( Location USA 2018 )
A poorly managed RFP process may cause delays, distractions, and produce bad information for your next project. A well-executed process considers the goals of the project and crafts an RFP process with that end in mind.
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Managing Director, Hickey & Associates
Workforce availability with the necessary skills and local partnerships are two trends driving investment to mid-size markets.
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Director, Site Selection Services, Walbridge
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Managing Director, Business and Economic Incentives, JLL
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- Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets
E. Erin Walsh, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets (GM) and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (CS), U.S. Department of Commerce (Location USA 2018)
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Vice Chairman, CBRE
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- Chief Engineer at RUAG Schweiz
- Project Manager at RUAG Space
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- Editor
- Editor, Area Development Magazine
- Editor, Area Development Magazine ( Q3 2016 )
The rising reliance on digital content and data sovereignty laws are driving demand for data center space.
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- Leader of Atlantic R & D and Government Incentives, Grant Thornton LLP ( Location Canada 2017 )
Canada's strong mix of funding programs makes it a location worth considering for companies expanding their global R&D footprint.
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- Senior Managing Director, Global Corporate Services, Newmark and Gabriel Dion, Director, Global Strategy, Newmark ( Location Canada 2021 )
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- President & CEO, the CAI Global Group and Marc Beauchamp, Managing Director, Hickey Canada ( Location Canada 2016 )
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- CEO, Invest in Canada ( Location Canada 2020 )
Its highly educated workforce, open and inclusive society, and support for business will ease your company's investment in Canada.
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- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing, U.S. Department of Commerce ( Location USA 2019 )
Now, more than ever, is the time to invest and do business in the USA, which has entered an era of unprecedented economic revival.
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- Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson ( US ) LLP
Proximity to existing automotive OEMs and suppliers already located in the southeastern U.S. is just one of the factors drawing new EV projects to the region.
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- Managing Director, Investor Services, Cushman & Wakefield ( Location USA 2018 )
Multinational firms continue to make significant investments in U.S. manufacturing facilities and logistics networks regardless of vagaries in trade policy.
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- Partner, Nelson Mullins ( Q4 2019 )
How can site selectors survive and also find fresh opportunities in a world where not only tariffs, but also national boundaries and trade barriers, will become more meaningful than they have been in the recent past? More
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Managing Director, Supply Chain Advisory, CBRE Consulting
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- Senior Vice President of External Affairs at the Global Business Alliance
- Senior Vice President, External Affairs, Global Business Alliance ( Q2 2021 ) Area Development 's Editor
Area Development's editor recently asked Jonathan Samford, Senior Vice President of External Affairs at the Global Business Alliance, about the importance of FDI to the U.S. economy and why U.S. workers - as well as U.S. supplier companies - benefit from this investment.
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- Senior Vice President / Associate Partner, Ernst & Young and Elizabeth Pringle, Associate Partner, Ernst & Young ( Location Canada 2022 )
States in the mountain region are pulling out the stops to attract advanced technology companies. Nowhere is this more true than in Nevada, where Tesla is building its gigafactory, which will be the world's largest and most advanced battery factory.
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- Interim Chief Executive Officer, Invest in Canada ( Location Canada 2021 )
A rebounding economy - along with access to top talent and unmatched market access - makes Canada a top choice for investment.
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- Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
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- President & Chief Economic Officer, One Columbus ( Q2 2020 )
The value and impact of FDI will remain an important part of the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Senior Manager, Location Analysis and Incentives, Maxis Advisors
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Managing Director, Hickey Canada ( Location Canada 2017 )
- Managing Director, Hickey Canada ( Location Canada 2018 )
- Managing Director, Hickey Canada ( Location Canada 2019 )
- Managing Director, Hickey Canada ( Location Canada 2020 )
- Managing Director, Hickey Canada ( Location Canada 2021 )
- Managing Director, Hickey Canada ( Location Canada 2022 )
- Managing Director, Hickey Canada ( Location Canada 2023 )
- Managing Director, Hickey Canada ( Q2 2020 )
- President and CEO, CAI Global Group
Through their ESG-oriented policies, Canada's federal and provincial governments are working to position themselves as an attractive investment destination for businesses seeking sustainable long-term growth.
The government's strategy to ensure the growth of its life sciences sector, along with the country's high-quality talent and low operational costs among other advantages, makes Canada the place to invest in the LSHT sector.
Although the pandemic caused FDI to slow, with its diverse workforce, Canada is experiencing a surge in Industry 4.0 projects and may benefit from U.S. firms nearshoring their supply chains.
Although it is still too early to say how investors to Canada will react to the USMCA, it does provide medium-term certainty to North American trade.
The global pandemic has accelerated a digital transformation of the workforce, a shift to just-in-case inventory management, redirecting of incentives, and other changes in business priorities.
Canada continues to be a premier investment destination and is dedicated to protecting its key industries, investing in innovation, and developing its workforce.
Despite the uncertain investment environment brought about by renegotiation of NAFTA and new U.S.-imposed tariffs, Canada continues to promote FDI by maintaining an open economy, investing in its workforce, and engaging in regional trade partnerships.
By facilitating trade and technological modernization, Canada continues to break into the investment attraction competition.
Marc Beauchamp, President and CEO, CAI Global Group, spoke with Area Development about recent Canadian and international investment projects in the U.S. from a site selection perspective after his presentation at our 2019 Houston Consultants Forum. More
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- Staff Editor
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Directory 2017 )
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Location Canada 2022 )
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Q1 2020 )
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Q2 2020 )
Although their economies have been traditionally resource-based, the Mountain States also have flourishing high-tech and alternative-energy sectors.
The states receiving this year's Shovel Awards are being recognized for their large numbers of high-impact economic development projects, including $1 billion+ deals with thousands of new jobs. Six states - California, Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, Nevada and Utah - are being awarded Gold Shovels in recognition of projects undertaken in 2015.
With a thriving base of both traditional and high-tech industries, Ontario is a top performer in Canada's economy.
With a strong mix of resource industries and emerging high tech, the Edmonton metropolitan region is one of the fastest-growing regions in Canada.
Expanded immigration will help Canada to fill its need for skilled workers as its high-tech industry sectors expand and its economy continues to grow.
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- President and CEO, Martek Global Services, Inc.
A tenant-based build-to-suit development provides complete transparency between the developer and tenant, enabling them to align their goals.
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- Manager
- Manager - EY Global Location Investment, Credits & Incentives Services, Ernst & Young LLP ( Q1 2020 )
Martin Polivka, Manager - EY Global Location Investment, Credits & Incentives Services, Ernst & Young LLP, spoke with Area Development about German mittelstand companies, after his presentation, "Mittelstand companies investing in the US" at our Charlotte Consultants Forum. More
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Partner, OnPace Partners
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- Business Development
- EXECUTIVE OFFICES
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- International Director and Headquarters Practice Group Co - Chair, JLL ( Location USA 2018 )
Following the recipe of labor, real estate, and incentives has become a proven framework for both foreign and domestic companies to make educated decisions on new sites.
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- Founding President, Consider Canada Cities Alliance ( Directory 2017 )
- Founding President, Consider Canada Cities Alliance ( Location Canada 2016 )
Combined with NAFTA, CETA provides companies located in Canada with preferential access to the world's two largest economies - the U.S. and the EU - that together with Canada represent half of the world's GDP.
Advanced technology companies are drawn by Canada's overall cost and other advantages, while recognizing the synergism found in its urban centers.
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- Senior Economist, Oxford Economics
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- President & CEO, Organization for International Investment ( OFII ) ( 2018 Auto / Aero Site Guide )
- President & CEO, Organization for International Investment ( OFII ) ( Q2 2019 )
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- Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Canadian Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development ( Location Canada 2018 )
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- Senior Manager, Business Tax Incentives, EY Canada ( Location Canada 2020 )
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- Specialist Leader, Enterprise Operations, Deloitte Consulting LLP ( Q1 2020 )
Area Development sat with Neale Rath, Specialist Leader, Enterprise Operations, Deloitte Consulting LLP, at our Charlotte Consultants Forum for a discussion on the face of Chinese industrial investment in the U.S. during an era of uncertainty.
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- Executive Director, Reshoring Institute President, Blue Silk Consulting, ( Q1 2021 )
- Executive Director, Reshoring Institute President, Blue Silk Consulting, ( Q4 2018 )
When moving manufacturing out of China, there's a lot to consider, e.g., employment contracts, retrieval of tooling and molds, IP protection, and taxes and fees.
With the uncertain future of new tariffs and penalties, is it time to consider building a manufacturing site in the United States? More
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Partner and Economic Incentives Practice Leader, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- Founder, Kupperman Location Solutions
- Founder, Kupperman Location Solutions ( Location USA 2019 )
By properly defining their search and taking advantage of expert help, food and beverage companies can make a well-informed U.S. location decision.
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- Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
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- Member of the AD Editorial Board
- President & CEO, Gray, Inc
- President & CEO, Gray, Inc. ( 2019 Auto / Aero Site Guide )
- President & CEO, Gray, Inc. ( Location USA 2018 )
An improving business climate, including tax cuts and elimination of onerous regulations, bodes well for manufacturing in the United States.
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- Senior Economic Officer - San Francisco, Ontario 's Ministry of International Trade ( Location Canada 2016 )
- Senior Economic Officer - San Francisco, Ontario 's Ministry of International Trade ( Location Canada 2017 )
- Senior Economic Officer - San Francisco, Ontario 's Ministry of International Trade ( Q4 2016 )
A new generation of collaborative robots is increasing industrial efficiency and productivity while the increasing affordability of advanced robotics technology has the potential to quickly make smaller businesses more competitive. A key to unlocking that potential will be meeting the industry's need for skilled labor to drive robotics-related research and commercialization.
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- Staff Editor
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Location Canada 2017 )
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Location Canada 2018 )
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Q2 2019 )
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Q2 2020 )
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Q2 2021 )
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Q2 2022 )
- Staff Editor, Area Development ( Q2 2023 )
The leading metro areas are those poised for long-term growth and are often hubs of high-tech industry, where workers may benefit from an affordable cost of living.
Having a workforce with the right skills is an integral part of being a Top State for Doing Business - that's why training programs are so important.
The states considered the best locations for doing business according to an expert panel of location consultants are the highest performers in more than a dozen categories upon which companies make their site selection decisions.
The "Top States" report looks at some of the places ripe for successfully growing and doing business based on the views of our expert panel of consultants.
The Blue Oval City development is said to be Tennessee's biggest investment ever.
The Oracle project along the Cumberland River includes spending on public infrastructure improvements.
Area Development's annual Shovel Awards highlight the nation's swift post-pandemic economic recovery in 2021 with many projects being initiated that represent billions of dollars in investment and thousands of new jobs.
Their economies are faring well, but the Mountain States continue to keep themselves busy building new industries and supporting existing employers.
More than half a dozen of this year's Project of the Year awards are related to EVs or the batteries that will power them.
Often referred to as "fabs," the plants producing semiconductors are all big-money investments promising big job counts.
With concerns about climate change now supplanting pandemic fears, projects to produce EVs - and the semiconductors used by vehicles and other high-tech goods - come to the forefront in this year's Shovel Awards report.
Although 2020's global pandemic resulted in some projects being stalled or canceled, the annual Shovel Awards recognize many other new and expanded facilities plans that are on track and expected to created thousands of jobs and billions in investment.
While the current COVID-19 crisis may put some development on "pause," our annual Shovel Awards recognize states that garnered large job-creating and investment projects over the course of the previous year.
While e-commerce was creating thousands of jobs across the nation last year, high-profile, diverse projects in the manufacturing, information technology, financial services, energy, and other sectors were also making news.
A highly educated, diverse, low-cost workforce is drawing businesses to set up their facilities in Canada.
Canada's business advantages have been recognized for quite some time, resulting in the nation receiving numerous accolades.
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- Leader for Electric Vehicle Production in the U.S
Since 2013, Tennessee's thriving EV industry continues to make headlines with announcements of multimillion-dollar investments by EV manufacturers and suppliers.
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- Ontario Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade ( Location Canada 2019 )