2024 Global Groundwork Index
Repeat Investors
Ohio and Indianapolis once again top the Global Groundwork Index rankings, while the UK leads the way abroad.
QUALITY OF LIFE
Does Your State Make the Cut?
Recent WalletHub analysis reveals the best states to live in and, more specifically, the states with the best quality of life.
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
Spreading the Streetcar Love
With a proven record of promoting growth, Portland’s neighborhood rail is set to expand.
RARE EARTH OPERATIONS
The Critical Minerals Supply Chain Is Coming Home
Processing critical minerals domestically is ramping up as companies invest in facilities designed to bring the supply chain home from overseas.
OUTDOOR RECREATION
Opportunity Arises in the Great Outdoors
The U.S. outdoor recreation economy is booming, and several western states are capitalizing on that momentum.
Consumers Energy
‘Let’s Move Some Dirt’
Michigan takes another road to industrial site development.
ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA
Beauty and the Best Location
The co-owner of salon tool company Olivia Garden describes why Antioch and the Bay Area make sense for this global leader.
Asia
Thailand’s Investment Hub
A new, nine-square-mile Capital City is being developed in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor, which is at the forefront of the country’s foreign investment strategy.
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Qatar Has Space to Innovate
We explore the $45 billion Lusail City, new incentives for AI and tech in Saudi Arabia, and the massive Tasreef Project in Dubai.
NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS
Pending CHIPS funds boost a $3.8 billion Indiana project; a solar cell manufacturing facility will create 900 New Mexico jobs; two Mexican states win Harman plants; Amazon plans to open a Puerto Rico delivery center and a data
World Reports
Pfizer expands in Singapore; a green hydrogen facility takes shape in Germany; Malaysia lands a silicon carbide power semiconductor fab; Portugal to host Europe’s largest colocation site.
STATE SPOTLIGHT
California
FIELD NOTES FROM 6 CALIFORNIAS
STATE SPOTLIGHT
North Carolina
A $4.1 billion investment from Denmark’s Novo Nordisk offers a view into a strong ecosystem of higher education partnership and support.
STATE SPOTLIGHT
Arkansas
How a Farm Store Firm Fell in Love With Arkansas
STATE SPOTLIGHT
Texas
What Large Power Users Need to Know About
UPSTATE NEW YORK
Power Is the Name of the Game
Upstate New York’s burgeoning semiconductor sector is poised for a welcome jolt.
I-80 CORRIDOR
I-80 Becomes the Information Highway
Sites along this Interstate are proving to be the right ones for data centers, especially in northern Indiana.
DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
CITY WITHIN A CITY
Centennial Yards sets the tone for Atlanta’s future.
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
GREATER PHOENIX INTELLIGENCE REPORT
PROJECTS & PROGRESS
Breaking New Ground: Projects and progress stretch across multiple industries and an entire region.
GREATER PHOENIX INTELLIGENCE REPORT
INFRASTRUCTURE
Laying the Foundation for Innovation: