Also: Unprecedented Impact from Supply-Chain Turmoil//Technology has made buildings far less efficient//Next-Generation Economic Clusters
Site & Facility Planning
This Week
Friday, January 14th, 2022
This Week's Must Reads
However, some shippers are quite literally, trying to get around these disruptions. Today on the Indicator, we track the route of the Happy Rover. A vessel that took the long way from Shanghai all the way to the Port of Cleveland. (NPR.org)
The assessments from regional Fed banks mark new attempts by economic policy makers to measure disruptions driven by the pandemic and shipping strains. (WSJ)
These emerging economic clusters have jump-started industries and accelerated economic development in mature and developing markets worldwide. (Kearney)
Advances in artificial cooling, heating, and computer-aided design have introduced wasteful building styles that are less environmentally friendly. (Fast Company)
NET Power says it can deliver zero-emission electricity to the Texas grid, but is its sustainable-energy business sustainable? (Texas Monthly)

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Notable Project Announcements
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Alertus Technologies, a leader in emergency mass notification systems, will relocate and expand operations in Baltimore, Maryland. The project is expected to create 220 jobs.
2
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, will invest $365 million to build a highly advanced recycling center, adjacent to the company’s existing automotive finishing plant in Guthrie, Kentucky. The project is expected to create 140 new jobs.
3
Intact Technology, a software consulting and managed services firm, will invest $1.5 million to establish a second location in the City of Richmond, Virginia. The project is expected to create 125 new jobs.
4
Nucor Corporation will build its new $2.7 billion state-of-the-art sheet mill in Mason County, West Virginia. The project is expected to create 800 jobs when complete.
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Integrated steel producer U.S. Steel Corporation will locate an advanced steel making plant in Osceola, Arkansas. The $3 billion project is expected to create at least 900 full-time direct and indirect jobs.
Around The Web
No, you're not imagining it. Some grocery store shelves are bare again, conjuring bad memories of spring 2020 for many. (NPR)
Federal stimulus, soaring tax revenue, and curbed costs have combined to give state and local governments more cash than for years. (Barron's)
Susan Babinec believes cutting-edge science will put the U.S. in the lead again on crucial technology (WSJ)
The bar has been permanently raised on global logistics real estate. The sector made up nearly a quarter of all commercial real estate investment globally in 2021, according to JLL. Prime yields compressed to 4.4 percent. Demand is at a record high, with net absorption reaching as high as 183 percent in Asia Pacific. (JLL)
Flanked by row after row of the new electric models Toyota plans to release this decade, it appeared the carmaker’s boss Akio Toyoda was preparing to throw the company’s full weight behind battery-powered vehicles. (Financial Post)
Following the Industrial Revolution’s steam power, electrification in the 1800s, and the Digital Revolution of the late 20th century, Industry 4.0’s innovative smart technology is unlocking the next steps in automation. (Visual Capitalist)
United Van Lines released the company’s 45th Annual National Movers Study today, which indicates Americans were on the move to lower-density areas and to be closer to their families throughout last year. (United Van Lines)
Canada is joining Mexico in formally disputing how the U.S. interprets rules governing the origin of vehicle parts under the trilateral trade agreement between the countries. (Bloomberg)
The Great Resignation, the Great Reshuffle and even the Big Quit — many names are being thrown around in an attempt to describe the state of the U.S.’s workforce patterns over the past year and a half. No matter how you refer to it — though I tend to lean towards Great Reshuffle, as workers aren’t simply “leaving” the workforce, they are seeking new jobs — the phenomena presents new opportunities for both employers and employees. (news.yahoo.com)
The uptick in remote and hybrid work is causing organizations to rethink how they use their office space. More than 50 percent of respondents to our recent survey noted they are optimizing their real-estate portfolios or have already done so. At the top of their list are flexible desk arrangements and early lease termination. (McKinsey & Company)
Learn the significance of the infrastructure bill, which regions will benefit the most and how it will impact the U.S. economy and commercial real estate (CRE) property markets. (Cushman & Wakefield)
How four cities are trying to survive future droughts, from expanding reservoirs and tapping neighboring watersheds to pushing conservation efforts. (Bloomberg)
Ohio is believed to be in the running for what would be its biggest economic development prize of all time: a major computer chip-making operation with a potential investment of tens of billions of dollars. (The Columbus Dispatch)
When Remington Arms announced in November its decision to move its global headquarters to west Georgia, bringing 850 jobs, it became the latest in a string of gun-makers relocating to the Peach State. (ajc)
Shipping congestion is improving on some fronts, but consumers just keep spending and long-term infrastructure overhauls take time. Plus, Boeing’s 787 woes weigh on international travel schedules, and the deals of the week.  (Bloomberg)
Hundreds of dockworks are ill or quarantining, union says; Vessels parked off Long Island left Asia and Europe weeks ago (Bloomberg)
The Boise-based memory-chip maker is considering sites in Arizona, California, Texas and North Carolina, the Triangle Business Journal in Raleigh, North Carolina, reported, citing multiple unnamed sources. A company spokesperson would not say Thursday whether Boise is among the candidates. (Idaho Statesman)
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