Over the last 38 years, Business Facilities has established itself as a leading full-service media brand specializing in the site selection marketplace. Through a monthly magazine, e-mail newsletters, a news portal, and its LiveXchange event, Business Facilities has created a dynamic community for C-level executives and economic development organizations. Each of the brand's channels educates corporate executives on issues related to choosing the best location for their growing companies, giving Business Facilities tremendous reach into the site selection marketplace.

Business Facilities was an early pioneer in the site selection marketplace. It has been the leading source of intelligence on corporate expansion and relocation since 1968, covering the full range of the experience-from "how-to" information on comparing the financial incentives offered by different communities around the world, to profiles of the latest relocations undertaken by major corporations. The Business Facilities brand consistently focuses on innovative, strategic ideas that help C-Level executives make the best location choices.

Business Facilities Editorial Focus

The editorial team at Business Facilities regularly evaluates its progress in fulfilling the brand's mission: to provide timely information about and evaluations of global locations; proven strategy for selecting corporate expansion destinations; and relevant news and interviews to our readership of C-Level executives across the United States. Our content is carefully engineered to be delivered in print, on the Web, and through e-newsletters in order to maximize the opportunities for our readers to make Business Facilities a key part of their location search.

In keeping with our mission, each issue offers at least one in-depth, feature-length story on a highly topical issue, such as the trends in corporate growth within biotechnology, legal questions that affect the location search process such as eminent domain, or how top executives should decide whether to expand manufacturing operations overseas or in the United States. Business Facilities also publishes a regular stream of high-profile special features that encourage readers to open the magazine and read through it; recent examples include interviews with prominent site selectors from corporations like Nissan and ProLogis, our Annual Rankings Report, 25 Top Relocation Tips compiled from a vast array of sources, and our Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards. Other reports on important topics like mixed-use developments, Enterprise Zones, research parks and incubators, and Foreign-Trade Zones keep the Business Facilities reader up-to-date on the major topics he or she needs to be familiar with during a site search. The editors continue to unveil new features to keep readers coming back-for example, the Business Facilities Annual Salary Survey and the Reader of the Year award.

In addition to the coverage of issues and strategy, each and every issue of Business Facilities offers a wealth of location-specific coverage. From our Business Reports covering the latest developments in business climate in U.S. states and Canadian provinces; to Metro Spotlights on the world's most intriguing cities, large and small; to the Corporate Moves department, listing the latest major companies choosing U.S. states and explaining why they made their decision, Business Facilities keeps its readers thoroughly informed. International Profiles of countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America are a regular feature as well.

All of this is presented in an updated format that's graphically engaging and respectful of the reader's busy schedule. The latest of our regular design updates includes not only a reengineering of the way we communicate our regular features to our readers, but the introduction of new departments as well, such as Snapshots, a page containing general news plus a short interview with a industry leader we think our readers should know more about, or Ask the Expert, a Q&A column enabling readers to anonymously submit questions for our columnist, a principal at one of the world's leading location consulting firms. These are joined by other columns and departments that make an appearance several times throughout the year, such as State News (important news updates from the 50 states); Going Global (a roundup of the latest international relocation news); Location Advisor (an expert in a field of interest to our readership presents his or her perspective or strategy tips); and Making the Move (a Q&A feature with a member of the site selection team from a recent major relocation-often one of our own readers). The editorial team welcomes feedback from Business Facilities readers, and often assists them personally with finding economic development contacts at locations worldwide.

Editorial Team Bios

Jack Rogers, Editor in Chief

Jack has been a publishing professional for more than 20 years. He began his career as a daily newspaper reporter in northern New Jersey, covering government and politics. Jack has worked for a variety of major business trade publications as a senior editor writing about a wide range of subjects, including U.S. manufacturing, plastics processing, commodities prices, and heavy equipment. Before joining Business Facilities this year as Editor in Chief, Jack served as Managing Editor for two major monthly trade magazines, Online Editor for a website covering Internet security issues, and as an Acquisitions Editor for peer-reviewed business journals and books. He has attended numerous international trade shows, conferences, and trade association meetings. Jack is a graduate of Rutgers University, where he majored in history.

Michelle Janowitz, Managing Editor

Michelle joined Business Facilities in October 2004. She writes and travels regularly on behalf of the magazine, and has been instrumental in developing new editorial features and in the development and execution of Business Facilities LiveXchange. Michelle holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Northeastern University.

 

Bill Trüb, Associate Editor

Bill joined Business Facilities in 2007. He bylines a range of articles and regularly conducts interviews with corporate executives. Prior to his editorial role, Bill became a certified teacher of English as a foreign language through the University of Cambridge. In 2004, he received his Masters degree in creative writing from Cardiff University in Wales, and his poetry has been anthologized in 2005 and 2008. Bill completed his undergraduate studies at Moravian College in Pennsylvania and has previously worked in student affairs.

 

Business Facilities also draws on the talents of a number of experienced freelance writers and other contributors.

Editorial Advisory Board

Representative from the Board of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC): FRANK MANCINI, JR., MANAGING MEMBER, HARBORAGE, LLC