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Meet Top Site Selection Consultants at the Fourth Annual Site Selection Network Annual Conference
in Columbus, Ohio on September 24 and 25, 2010!

The site for Fourth Annual SSN Annual Conference 2010 is Columbus, Ohio! If you are planning to attend the IEDC Annual Conference in Columbus on September 26th-29th you can spend the evening of the 24th and the entire day of the 25th with ten of the world's top site selection consultants. You don't even have to move your room as the SSN Conference will be held at the Columbus Hyatt Hotel, the same as IEDC's main conference hotel.

Last year's conference was a sell-out and we expect this year's conference to sell-out early as well. Here are some comments from last year's participants:

 

Dear James,

It was pleasure meeting you at the SSN Conference. I enjoyed the presentations and the exchange of ideas. I hope to have the chance in the future to share more with you about the assets Grenada Mississippi has to offer.

Regards,

Pablo Diaz
Executive Director 
Grenada, Mississippi Economic Development District

For more information, check out the Conference Agenda and Registration form or contact the Site Selection Network at jrenzas@ssnnetwork.com.

Site Selection Network Featured in BusinessWeek Article.
December 29, 2008 - New York, New York



The Site Selection Network was featured last week in a BusinessWeek.com article on locating businesses in the Americas as a solution for smaller businesses seeking new locations. We thought that you might enjoy reading it as well as a related slideshow.

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/dec2008/sb20081229_004920.htm

and a related slideshow:

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/12/1230_state_tax/index.htm

Of course, smaller businesses make up over 80 percent of the job creating companies, so as a member of the Site Selection Network, you are in good company.


Site Selection Network Second Annual Conference in San Francisco a Hit with Conference Attendees.
October 4,2008 - Berkeley, California

A successful conference in the City by the Bay was the order of the day for Site Selection Network members and attendees. The focus of this year’s conference was on three days of seminars and panels on current economic development trends in
high profile target industries such as biotechnology, logistics, alternative energy, and real estate conducted by the CEO's that make those industries go. Attendees also were able to fine tune their own EDO operations with seminars on finance, industry targeting, incentive development, community marketing, and trade show
management by the nation's leading consultants in those fields. Case studies of actual Site Selection Network projects featuring executives from the solar power and biotechnology industries were a highlight of the event. Offsite tours of biotechnology companies in the Bay Area provide real-world experience on factors that are critical to a successful location. Throw in a World class venue like the Claremont Resort and fine dining in the San Francisco area and a highly educational/entertaining event emerged. Here are some quotes from the attendees of this year's conference..

James,

Today is my first day back in the office from my travels last week.  I just wanted to congratulate you on a very successful conference.  I was very pleased to get to meet you and become somewhat acquainted…

Thanks again for a great conference.  I really enjoyed it.

Phil Tate
K-REDI  ( Kirksville Regional economic Development, Inc )

 

Hi Jim.  I thought there was some really good content in the meetings the last several days.

I know some of the speakers said we could access to their presentations?
I missed some due to trying to meet with the various speakers.

Can you make the power points available?  I told Don and Ed I planned to borrow shamelessly from their presentations because I'm trying to develop a clean tech/energy presentation that I have to do in couple of weeks.  I'd like to use several of the charts and graphs.

Thanks

Gary Mallon
Greater Spokane Incorporated
Technology Industry Manager
Economic Development
Business Attraction & Expansion


Hi Jim,

Thank you for the opportunity to further discuss the training school for wind turbine maintenance. I will call you on Monday along with a project manager. Let me know what time works best.

I enjoyed the conference. There is value in having the ability to interact with smaller numbers. It was productive as well as informative. Thanks for including us.

Have a good weekend.

Lynn Storen
Vice President, Business Development
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce


Hi Jim - Great seeing you last week.  I was glad to have the chance to catch up with you and met a couple very nice folks as well.  I also got a chance to catch up with Jim Colson which was great.  Feel free to call myself or Dave and let us know when you are in town we will gladly take you to lunch and catch up.  Thanks again.

Brian Freedman
Director
Economic Development Department
City of Glendale


Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) partners with Site Selection Network.
May 9,2007 - Boston, Massachusetts

Conclusion of a successful 2007 Bio International Convention ended with the announcement of an partnership between The Biotechnology Industry Organization and Site Solution Netowrk. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) was founded in 1993 to represent biotechnology companies at the local, state, federal and international levels.


GE Commercial Finance partners with Site Selection Network.
April 23,2007 - Mission Viejo, California

Site Selection Network has signed an exclusive agreement with G E Commercial Finance to provide a comprehensive program that includes site selection, incentive and compliance management, energy and other "green" programs, and the wide array of finance options offered through the GE Real Estate program in a single source "turnkey" economic development program for expanding or relocating companies.


Aerospace Industry Flying High With Site Selection Network.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), representing nearly 100 of the nations largest aerospace and aircraft manufacturing companies, has announced its exclusive endorsement and partnership with Site Selection Network and Location Management Services. SSN has signed agreements to provide site selection services to GAMA members.

GAMA represents the over $150 billion dollar annual aerospace manufacturing industry that includes high profile corporations such as Goodrich, Cessna, Boeing, Airbus, Lear, Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, Lockheed, Gulfstream, Piper, Raytheon, Embraer, and many others. The growth of the aerospace manufacturing in 2006 exceeded 12.9% versus a national general industry growth rate of only 3%. The aviation / aerospace industry represents over 1.2 million high paying jobs and is growing at nearly a million jobs per year as international demand for products in fast emerging industrial countries such as China and India fuel production.


Site Selection Network First Annual Networking Conference Hits The Jackpot!
February 22, 2007 – Las Vegas, NV

What happens in Vegas isn't going to stay in Vegas when it comes to the attendees at SSN's First Annual Networking Conference. Three days of seminars and panels on current economic development trends in high profile target industries such as biotechnology, logistics, automotive, commercial real estate, and medical device manufacturing conducted by the CEO's that make those industries go. Attendees also were able to fine tune their own EDO operations with seminars on finance, industry targeting, incentive development, community marketing, and trade show management by the nation's leading consultants in those fields. Throw in a World class venue like the Venetian, the Phantom of the Opera, and that entertainment that is uniquely Vegas, and you have attendees who said:

"Jim - first allow me to congratulate you, Kelly, Peter and John on what I thought was one of the better conferences I had ever attended. You can definitely count on me being at the next one, and bringing along a few more folks.".Art Whelan Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership

"Jim.a belated note to say how much I enjoyed the SSN Conference in Las Vegas last week. Your speaker lineup and program were just perfect. We are working hard to get this regional marketing organization off the ground and conferences like this are an excellent way for me to get connected with the right people. Thanks!.".W. Andrew Burke, The Regional Alliance for Economic Development

"Just a short note to thank you for what I sincerely hope was the "First Annual Networking Conference" put on SSN. Finally someone is delivering information that is coming largely from others in the trenches as well as folks in closely related professions. I came away with a lot of answered questions and sources to find information on issues that have never been clearly answered for me in the past. I have been in this business since 1966 and have been to an endless mix of "how to" conferences and seminars and some of those have been good but none of them have come to the grass roots level of filling in the detail that you and John Schuetz did.".Russell Staiger President/CEO Bismarck-Mandan Development Association

"Jim..I thought the Site Selection Network conference was great. Hopefully, more site selectors will attend in the future."...Michael Nuby Manager, Project Management, Southern California Edison


At The Golden Gate In 2008!

The site for SSN Annual Conference 2008 is the City by the Bay - San Francisco! Meet the industry leaders in aerospace, food processing, plastics, electronics and high tech, and life sciences in the city that gave birth to the Biotechnology Industry and Silicon Valley. Develop marketing and learn economic development techniques that are working for communities across the country. Once again, space will be limited, so reserved your space today.

Let Peter Han, Site Selection Network Director know of your interest to attend by emailing him at phan@ssnnetwork.com


More high growth industries endorse Site Selection Network…

Site Selection Network (SSN) is excited to announce two new exclusive endorsements of the SSN program. SSN has signed agreements to provide site selection services to the Association Connecting Electronic Industries (IPC) and the International Warehouse and Logistics Association (IWLA).

IPC, the largest high tech manufacturing association, represents 2,200 member companies that include all aspects of the electronics, circuit board, and high tech manufacturing industry. The electronics manufacturing industry is the leading growth industry in the Gross National Product, with a sustained growth thru 2005 of 5.7%, providing hundreds of thousands of skilled jobs in all 50 states. Site Selection Network will also provide site selection for the over 1,000 international members of IPC to assist in development of their North American high tech manufacturing and distribution locations.

IWLA represents over 400 of the nation’s largest companies focused on warehouse logistics providers, port operations, and distribution centers servicing the rapidly expanding areas of E-commerce, sourcing logistics, and the unprecedented growth in manufacturer / logistics provider relationships, both domestically and import. This industry accounted for 8.7% of the total U.S. Gross Domestic Product last year and is generating new job creation at a staggering 20% per year.

Click Here To Read About The New Partnership with Site Selection Network

 

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