Editorial Calendar 2008
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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 (EDDY) 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.
January—
On The Cover—
2008 Site Seekers' Guide
Bonus Distribution—All Trade Shows Throughout 2008
Marketing Extras—Bonus List - 500 Manufacturing Executives,
Online Real Estate Listings
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February—
On The Cover—
Capturing the Creative Class, How to Choose Locations,
Build Facilities, and Establish Work Cultures That Attract the Next
Generation
Industry Focus—Automotive, Partner: Ward's Auto World
Special Focus—Alabama
Corporate Moves—Ohio, Texas, Wyoming
Business Reports—Indiana, Kentucky, New Mexico, Virginia, Ontario,
Canada
International—Czech Republic
Real Estate Management— Winning Lease Negotiation Strategies
Metro Spotlights—Overland Park, KS Long Island, NY
Bonus Distribution—SAE 2008 World Congress, MIPIM - The International
Property Market
Marketing Extras—Online Real Estate Listings
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March—
On The Cover—
Outside the Clusters: The Best Undiscovered Biotechnology
Cities, Everyone Knows the Major Biotechnology ClustersÑWe Uncover
the Best Cities for Biotech Businesses In Search of a Better Alternative
Industry Focus—Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, Partner:
BioPharm/ Pharmaceutical Executive
Special Focus—Iowa, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
Corporate Moves—Illinois, Minnesota, South Carolina
Business Reports—California, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire,
Vermont
International—Luxembourg
Real Estate Management— Financing Your Project
Metro Spotlights—Jersey City, NJ, Salt Lake City, UT
Bonus Distribution—BIO 2008
Marketing Extras—Bonus List - 500 Pharmaceutical Executives,
Online Real Estate Listings
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April—
On The Cover—
Top Executive Interview, A Top-Level Executive Talks to
Business Facilities About Real Estate and Corporate Location Strategy
Industry Focus—Plastics and Medical Devices, Partner: Modern
Plastics/MD&DI
Special Focus—Arizona, New York
Corporate Moves—Nebraska, Oklahoma
Business Reports—Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi
International—Caribbean
Real Estate Management— How to Choose A Broker
Metro Spotlights—Columbus, OH, Sioux City, IA
Bonus Distribution—Medical Design & Manufacturing East/ Plastec
East
Marketing Extras—Online Real Estate Listings
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May—
On The Cover—
Major Expansion Case Study, A-to-Z Coverage of One Large
Company's Expansion: How Executives Planned For It, Where They Stumbled,
and Why They Succeeded
Industry Focus—Retail, Call Centers
Special Focus—Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina
Corporate Moves—Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington
Business Reports—Connecticut, Rhode Island, Utah
International—United Kingdom
Real Estate Management— Military Base Reuse
Metro Spotlights—Albuquerque, NM, Richmond, VA
Bonus Distribution—ICSC Spring Convention
Marketing Extras—Bonus List - 500 Corporate Executives, Online
Real Estate Listings
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June—
On The Cover—
Going Green, A Look at Location Trends Among Green-Technology
Companies and Companies That Want to Go Green
Industry Focus—Logistics, Partner: Logistics, Management Film,
Television, and Digital Media Industries
Special Focus—Mayors' Reports, Virginia
Corporate Moves—Alabama, Maryland, Oregon
Business Reports—Maine, Ohio, Idaho, New Brunswick, Canada
International—Spain
Real Estate Management— Environmental Due Diligence
Metro Spotlights—Austin, TX, New Mexico BorderPlex
Marketing Extras—Online Real Estate Listings
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July—
On The Cover—
Business Facilities Fourth Annual Rankings Report,
Locations Competing for New Business Are Ranked By Industry, Tax,
Business Climate, Labor, and Much More
Industry Focus—Food Processing
Special Focus—Indiana, Canada
Corporate Moves—Georgia, New Mexico, New York
Business Reports—Illinois, Montana, Pennsylvania
International—Asia
Real Estate Management— Sale-Leaseback Case Study
Metro Spotlights—Inland Empire, CA
Marketing Extras—Bonus List - 500 Food Processing Executives,
Online Real Estate Listings
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August—
On The Cover—
Top Wired Communities, A Wired Community Has More Than
Great Digital InfrastructureÉFind Out What Communities Are Doing to
Attract High-Tech Companies
Industry Focus—Aerospace and Defense, Financial Centers
Special Focus—Texas, Louisiana
Corporate Moves—Florida, Mississippi, North Dakota, New
Hampshire, South Dakota
Business Reports—Delaware, Nebraska, West Virginia
International—Hungary, Italy
Real Estate Management— Mastering Construction Scheduling
and Costs
Metro Spotlights—Mobile, AL, Stillwater, OK
Marketing Extras—Bonus List - 500 Technology Executives, Online
Real Estate Listings
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September—
On The Cover—
Editors' Location Picks, Business Facilities Editors Choose
the Locations They Don't Want Readers to Miss
Industry Focus—Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, Partner:
BioPharm/ Pharmaceutical Executive
Special Focus—California, Kansas, Missouri
Corporate Moves—Michigan, Tennessee, Virginia
Business Reports—Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina, Wisconsin
International—Germany
Real Estate Management— Real Estate Roundtable, Real
Estate Professionals from Major Firms Discuss Current Issues
Metro Spotlights—Boston, MA, Spokane, WA
Marketing Extras—Online Real Estate Listings
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October—
On The Cover—
25 Essential Relocation Tips, Our 2008 Business Facilities
LiveXchange Speakers Share Their Best Advice For a Successful Project
Industry Focus—Electronics Research & Manufacturing, Information
Technology & Data Centers
Special Focus—New Mexico, Georgia, Ports and Foreign-Trade
Zones
Corporate Moves—Connecticut, Kentucky, Utah
Business Reports—Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,
Puerto Rico
International—Austria
Real Estate Management— How to Choose a Developer
Metro Spotlights—Asheville, NC, Phoenix, AZ
Bonus Distribution—Business Facilities LiveXChange
Marketing Extras—Bonus List - 500 Technology Executives, Online
Real Estate Listings
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November—
On The Cover—14th
Annual Global Issue, A Tour of Business Climates and Corporate Investment
Opportunities Around the World
Industry Focus—Plastics and Medical Devices, Partner: Modern
Plastics/MD&DI
Special Focus—Invest in Europe, Ohio, Wyoming
Corporate Moves—Indiana, Nevada, Pennsylvania
Business Reports—Alabama, Arizona, Tennessee, Texas
International—GLOBAL
Real Estate Management— Managing Your Overseas Real Estate
Portfolio
Metro Spotlights—GLOBAL CITIES
Bonus Distribution—Medical Design & Manufacturing West
Marketing Extras—Bonus List - 500 Global Executives, Online
Real Estate Listings
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December—
On The Cover—
Economic Development Deal of the Year Award, The Highest-Impact
Relocation and Expansion Projects of 2008, Annual Reader Salary
Survey
Industry Focus—Distribution Centers, Partner: Supply Chain
Management
Special Focus—Illinois, Mississippi
Corporate Moves—California, North Carolina
Business Reports—Arkansas, Florida, Maryland
International—El Salvador, Mexico
Real Estate Management— Buy vs. Lease: Which is Right for
You?
Metro Spotlights—Greenville/ Spartanburg, SC, Oklahoma City,
OK
Marketing Extras—Online Real Estate Listings
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