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FROM SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE, MARCH 2024 ISSUE


ILLINOIS

How Kankakee County Secured the Largest EV Battery Investment in Illinois to Date

Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion in September selected a former Kmart warehouse in Manteno as the location of its latest project, a $2 billion gigafactory.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION CERTIFIED SITES

Class I Railroads Continue to Roll Out Sites and Results

If railroads are the industrial circulatory system, ready-to-develop locations along their routes are the vital cells of the national economy.

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PROJECT BULLETIN


Thomaston, Georgia; Itirapina, Sao Paulo, Brazil; St. Joseph, Indiana

News briefs derived from data in the Conway Projects Database offer details about projects from Brightmark Energy, Honda Motor Co. and Amazon Web Services.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

Photo from Kentucky Derby Day 2017 by Adam Bruns

Speaking of Kentucky, a certain Run for the Roses is scheduled to take place there this coming Saturday. Exactly 20 years ago when Smarty Jones won the Kentucky Derby, Jack Lyne documented the story “Beyond Smarty’s Derby Party” from the lush, rolling hills of Gainsborough Farm to policy debates about industry incentives in the state capital of Frankfort. As for Smarty Jones, he went on to almost capture the Triple Crown (finishing second in the Belmont Stakes), earned more than $7.6 million for his owners and today stands for a stud fee of $3,500, having sired 36 stakes winners.

KENTUCKY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 2024

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SITE SELECTION RECOMMENDS

Securian Financial’s headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, secured Fitwel certification in 2019.

Photo courtesy of Securian Financial

Searchable by location, developer or star rating, the global Fitwel Project Directory provides performance data on more than 3,300 projects registered and certified globally by the organization, which rates and certifies buildings and communities by their ability to support and strengthen health and well-being. Updated Fitwel data are fed each year into the multifaceted index behind Site Selection’s annual Sustainability Rankings results of which are currently being tabulated for publication in the magazine’s July issue.

THE FUTURE IS TEXAS


The Digital Edition of the 2024 Texas Economic Development Guide Is Here

In March, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated Texas winning the prestigious Site Selection Governor's Cup for a record 12th year in a row. This brand new annual edition of the Texas Economic Development Guide shows you how Texas consistently lands more corporate facility investment projects than any other state in America.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Photo courtesy of Porsche

Porsche has a global network of Porsche Experience Centers (PECs) where drivers can put vehicles through their paces. This one is located in Franciacorta in northern Italy. The company is building its 10th PEC in Toronto.