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ST.
LOUIS AT BIOTECH CROSSROADS, UNION-TRIBUNE SAYS
In a series of three January articles, the San Diego Union-Tribune
took note of the burgeoning biotech presence in St. Louis. Reporter
Terri Somers wrote that a number of St. Louis biotech firms are
completing clinical trials on new products, and must soon decide
where to locate their multimillion-dollar manufacturing facilities.
Somers also examined state and local efforts around the country
to support the biotech industry, including Washington, D.C., St.
Louis and Wisconsin.
“For more than two decades, business leaders and philanthropists
in St. Louis tossed about the idea of creating a biotechnology center
in the city to replace the jobs and technology lost in the downsizing
of other industries, including defense, in the late 1980s,”
Somers wrote. “Those plans are finally coming to fruition.”
ST. LOUIS AMONG TOP 10 FOR EXPANSION &
RELOCATION
Breaking into the top 10 for the first time, the St. Louis area
now ranks No. 9 on the list of the most desirable regions in which
to relocate or expand, according to the March 2004 issue of Plants
Sites & Parks (PS&P).
This is the seventh year for the survey of metropolitan areas, in
which corporate executives across the nation are asked to identify
the top three regions they are considering for expansion or relocation.
Factors cited include availability and quality of workforce; access
to transportation; general costs; location/logistics/market access;
taxes; and cooperation from state and local governments and economic
development organizations.
Margaret Talley-Seijn, associate editor of PS&P, elaborated
on the magazine’s findings in a recent story in the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch. “[In] 1999 and 2000, everyone was
picking the most high-profile areas,” Talley-Seijn said. “Now...they’re
coming back to areas like Kansas City and St. Louis...[which] have
managed to put together successful regional economic development
agencies.”
Adding further evidence of a shift, the January issue of Expansion
Management magazine ranked St. Louis in the top half of locations
nationwide for desirable business expansion or relocation. The magazine
determined the ranking of the nation’s 50 “Hottest Cities”
by asking 70 anonymous site selection consultants to evaluate 370
U.S. metro areas based on which regions their clients found the
most attractive.
TAYLOR-MORLEY EARNS 2003 CONSTRUCTECH
VISION AWARD
For using technology in an innovative way to successfully grow market
share, Taylor-Morley Homes received a 2003 Constructech magazine
Vision Award. The awards honor construction companies that have
successfully applied modern technologies to their everyday businesses.
Specifically, Taylor-Morley took a high-tech approach when choosing
a site for Richmond Place, a new home development in North St. Louis
County. Collecting data from 5,000 consumer questionnaires, the
company conducted a spatial analysis using geographical and demographic
databases. Combined with aerial photography, this information was
used to locate a territory to purchase.
As a result, Richmond Place generated a high sales volume before
a single home was started. As a Constructech judge said in
the November 2003 issue, “Taylor-Morley has demonstrated how
to effectively analyze large amounts of data to improve sales.”
ANHEUSER-BUSCH RECOGNIZED FOR DIVERSITY
DiversityBusiness.com
has ranked Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. among the top 50 U.S. corporations
for multi-cultural business opportunities. The list was compiled
by polling thousands of diversity-owned businesses on such factors
as the volume, consistency and quality of business opportunities
granted to women and minority-owned companies.
Other companies with a significant St. Louis presence that made
the list include: The Boeing Company; Bank of America; SBC; Ford
Motor Company; Verizon; United Parcel Service; and Pfizer Inc.
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