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ShortListNews complements our reference websites, market research work, and independent professional referral services with new custom search tools for business site selection decisions such as investment projects in new locations.  Background below.  

Executives: We help find what you are seeking as you research and select new business locations for expansion projects.

This is a free research and independent referral service, somewhat like a global concierge in this niche for top executives who are facing corporate site selection decisions.  About Us.

Download Cityscape USA conference brochure

(18 pages - 3.3 MB .pdf)

 

Background information

September 9-11, 2008  New York City, NY

Ask us about Cityscape USA

The global commercial real estate search tool makes it easy to find local contacts, market reports, and other information worldwide.  Other innovative market research tools remain under development. See our latest analysis of Business Roundtable CEO Survey results, and our analysis of US investment project trends in recent years.

Try our new Search: Americas feature - for the USA, Canada, and Mexico.  The state search tools make it easy to find content on over 2000 local economic development and chamber of commerce websites.  A similar Search: Europe feature covers 40 countries.

Our analysis of 2006 - 2007 visits to our state economic development directories is an indicator of the interests of our visitors.  In short, which were the "hot states" or regions among our 600,000 visitors last year?

We also help economic developers and the professional service providers in their cities and states to reach top executives who are responsible for the expansion plans of their companies. Ask us about targeted online advertising on this website, or about advertising in fDi magazine or their new fDi Atlas (published by FT Business - Financial Times group).
Date, Source, Topic, summary, and link for details Featured Links Featured Links
USA PR: September 9, 2008  Cityscape USA event in New York City for commercial real estate developers and global investors.  Event info.
USA News: June 18 2008 - The Business Roundtable released their quarterly CEO Survey results.  Refer to our 2002-2008 analysis, including their latest PR.
Media: July 2007 - Fortune magazine has released their new Global 500 list.  We share our point of view on the changing global distribution of it.
USA News: May 10, 2007 - The White House has announced a new Open Economies Policy Statement which includes the Invest in America initiative at the US Department of Commerce.  (see background details, PR, and sources).
Regional News: April 23, 2007 - fDi magazine will announce the selections for the 2007 North American Cities of the Future awards.
May 8, 2007 - A private event during BIO 2007 in Boston shared consultant research about global investment trends in the life sciences / biotech sector.

US Project Trends

1994 - 2006

Analysis of Directory Visits by State

Global Analysis of Regional Directory Visits

 

Toronto on fDi Atlas

Enterprise Florida

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Huntsville, Alabama

Surprise, Arizona

Background information - Cityscape USA

We provide independent referrals for capital investment project planning.

Our analysis of Business Roundtable

CEO Survey 2002-2008 Results

Analysis of US Regional Directory Visits on our reference website

fDi Atlas

Explanation - fDi Atlas

North American Cities of the Future

list of award winners - April 2007

Search back issues of fDi

fDi magazine - Foreign Direct Investment - is published by

the Financial Times group

Growth from 200,000 to 600,000+ visits per year in just 3 years

Chart of monthly website visitors, 2004 - 2007

Contact: Bruce Donnelly  TEL 847-304-4655  Chicago. 

Bruce Donnelly handles US marketing and advertising sales for fDi
fDi, as a Financial Times specialty magazine in this niche market, is the most trusted source on foreign direct investment.  Search back issues of fDi.
Who reads fDi?   C-level executives at large companies worldwide.  40% US.
Examples of fDi advertisers.  This is a sample - not a complete list.
New for May 2007 - the fDi Atlas as advertised in the Financial Times
Try the unique custom search tools at www.OnTheShortList.com 

World Business Chicago

Our directory of local, national, and international business forums makes it easier to find organizations through which global business leaders collaborate on issues related to world affairs, foreign relations, global trade and competitiveness, as well as economic development issues and corporate or personal philanthropy.
What are 2008 US presidential election candidates saying on topics related to business growth?  Try our new research tool for their campaign websites and the offices they already hold.
Visit our selective directory of humanitarian, charitable, and philanthropic community services, as well as our "green" directory with resources related to sustainable economic development.
     
What is ShortListNews.com?

This is a new way to consolidate and openly share useful information in this niche market through online collaboration among many professionals.

Global Direct Investment Solutions is a global reference guide and independent referral service - like a concierge service for executives in this niche - to support business location strategies and site selection decisions by sharing over 25,000 resources and contacts worldwide.
This ties together three networks of contacts to share knowledge which can help executives to plan capital investment projects in new locations.
bulletProfessional service providers specialized in this niche
bulletEconomic development professionals
bulletExecutives responsible for business location decisions

More details will be shared as the 2007 launch plan moves forward.

OnTheShortList provides business location research reports and search tools with more selective and detailed content, including links to search fDi magazine and other unique features such as Area Search, USA Search, Europe Search, CRE Search, Event Search and Media Search.

Contact us to discuss how our work can support corporate project plans as well as economic development and professional services marketing by helping to introduce relevant contacts to each other more efficiently.

Try our unique custom Search tool above.  You can add it to your own iGoogle home page with the "Add to Google" button.  There are also other custom search tools on this website for US regions and states which you can save for future reference the same way. Contact us to become a PR, news, or professional contributor (free).  Please refer to the Add News guidance in this regard.  We will feature qualified professional contributors of content through our Links page.
Our new Search: Americas service makes it easy to search through multiple states in a region as well as multiple counties, cities and other local economic development websites within any US state.

This unique research tool for business site selection decisions will soon be available in all US states, Canada, and Mexico.

We selectively share relevant news, press releases, professional insights, global contacts, and business location research tools. 

Refer to the links above to Add News (free) or Advertise at low cost on the most relevant pages.

 

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