In The News

 

Recognized as a leading authority in the field of corporate site selection, The Boyd Company is frequently cited by the national business press as an authoritative source in its coverage of corporate location trends and the economy. A representative sample of such news articles follows.

Arizona Daily Star......May 27, 2001, "Improved Call Centers Pay Well, Boost Tucson's High Tech Future"

 

Arizona Republic ..... April 22, 2010, "Business Leaders Worry Arizona's Immigration Bill May Keep Tourists, Employers Away"

 

Arizona Republic ... January 6, 2010, , "Ariz. GOP Outlines Tax-Cut Plan as Strategy to Spur Job Growth"

 

Arizona Republic.....May 20, 2005, "Valley Benefits as Low Cost Keeps Offices Here"

 

Atlanta Business Chronicle......March 5, 2010, "Atlanta's in the Sweet Spot for Corporate Locations"

 

Atlanta Business Chronicle......May 28, 2004, "Study: Atlanta Cheaper than Most Cities"


Austin American-Statesman.....Dec 4, 2005, "Destination: Central Texas"

 

Austin American-Statesman.....May 7, 2006, "Charter Amendments Spur Debate on Incentives"

 

Baltimore Sun ..... March 31, 2010, "Shattuck Helping to Lure Northrop's Headquarters to Maryland" (.pdf)

 

Bay Bio.....August 8, 2005, "What it Costs to Operate a Biotech Facility" (.pdf)

 

Bloomberg News.....August 26, 2005, "Delaware Residents Say MBNA's Takeover Will Cost Jobs, Revenue"

 

Boston Herald.....July 16, 2007, "High-cost headquarters: Pricey Hub offices ranked No. 4"

BusinessWeek .... November 1, 2009, "Editorial:  A New Model" (.pdf)

 

BusinessWeek.....August 11, 2008, "Best and Worst Places for Data Centers" (.pdf)

 

BusinessWeek.....May 25, 2008,"Sour News for Sweet Industry in the State" (.pdf)

 

BusinessWeek.....July 12, 2005, "Rewriting the Location Handbook"

 

Calgary Herald......Oct 8, 2004, "Head Offices Costs Lowest in Calgary" (.pdf)

Call Center Magazine.....March 2006, "What Wages Tell you -- and What They Don't"


Call Center Magazine......August 2000, "Industry Leaders"

 

Canadian Business......September 19, 2008, "The Best Cities to do Business in Canada" (.pdf)

Canadian Business......September 25, 2006, "The Best Places to do Business in Canada" (.pdf)

Canadian Business Magazine......Nov 22, 2004, "The Best Cities for Business in Canada"

CBS News....... November 29, 2009, "Recession Slows Plan to Build Bunker Data Centers"

Charlotte Business Journal .... June 11, 2010, "Charlotte Ranks High as Market for Bank Data Security Facilities"

Dairy Foods Magazine ... May 2009, "The Cost of Manufacturing Functional Foods"

Des Moines Register......August 21, 2008, "Microsoft Data Center to be Built in West Des Moines"

 

Desert Valley Times.... August 3, 2010, "Mesquite Rates High as Potential Manufacturing Site"

Ethanol Producer Magazine .... June 2010, "Healthy Living:  DDG's New Function"

Evening Sun ...... May 1, 2009, "Complex Takes Search for Workers to the Web"

Fast Company ..... December 2008/January 2009, "Houston Launches Multimillion-Dollar Effort to Shield Its Economy"

Finance and Commerce......July 2, 2003, "Stiff Competition for Biotechs"

 

First Monday Magazine .... October 30, 2009, "Best Foot Forward"

Florida Trend.....October 2006, "A Trip Through Cubicle Country"

Fresno Bee  ....... October 24, 2009, "Industrial Park Planned Near Kingsburg"

Greensboro News & Record.......June 24, 2004, "Dell May Weigh Many Sites"

Greensboro News & Record......Nov 30, 2004, "Some Believe Incentives Wasted on Big Business"

High Point Enterprise .... June 8, 2010, "Furniture's Future: Study Identifies Area  Among Top 10 Least Expensive Places for Factories"

InformationWeek .... October 23, 2006, "The Best and Worst Cities for Data Centers"

International Customer Service Management Institute.....September 1, 2006, "A Look at Latin America"

Journal of Commerce ... August 2, 2010, "Warehousing Builds a Buffer Zone"

Journalnow.com .... July 31, 2010, "City, County Land Caterpillar Plant"

Journalnow.com.....October 23, 2009, "Dell Says It Will Pay Back Local Incentives"

Kiplinger California Letter......Oct 6, 2004, "Nearly All California Cities Have Higher Costs than Competitors"

Las Vegas Review Journal......Feb 6, 2002, "LV Fares Well in Survey of Corporate Costs"

Las Vegas Review Journal......Dec 9, 2004, "No Personal Income Tax in Las Vegas Helps Lure Businesses"

Los Angeles Times......March 20, 2002, "Workers Feel Like Suckers"

Logistics Today .... January 2007, "Fine Tune Your Network Strategy" (.pdf)

Logistics Today.....April 2006, "A Taxing Situation for Shippers" (.pdf)

Material Handling Management ....... May  2010, "Report Compares Site Selection Costs for North American Cities"

 

Miami Herald......Sept 30, 2004, "Region Hoping Future Not Gone with the Wind"

NAIOP Magazine .... Summer 2005, "What It Costs to Operate a Corporate Office in Five Cities" (.pdf)

 

Nature BioTechnology......Oct 2003, "New Biotech Hubs Emerge as Industry Matures" (.pdf)

 

NB Business Journal ......July 17, 2009, "Can N.B. Land Google?" (.pdf)

NC ......... January 14, 2010, "Perdue Aims Incentives at Small Business" (.pdf)

NJBIZ Magazine......September 15, 2008, "Biotech Industry Continues to Grow" (.pdf)

NorthJersey.com  ....  November 30, 2009, "North Jersey Corporate Costs Fifth Highest" (.pdf)

Northwest Florida Daily News .... January 29, 2010, "Crestview One of Best Places" (.pdf)

Nutraceuticals World.......May 8, 2009, "The Next Frontier for Functional Foods" (.pdf)

Oklahoman .....  August 17, 2010, "Q&A with John Boyd, Jr., During a Recent Visit to Oklahoma City" (.pdf)

 

Ontario Newsletter......Winter 2003, "Site Selection Pioneer Bullish on Ontario" (.pdf)

Oregon Business Magazine ......... April 14, 2010, "Jobs Watch: Who's Moving Where, and Why"

Orange County Register......October 2, 2008, "O.C. 5th Most Costly To Do Business" (.pdf)

Palm Beach Post......Nov 11, 2004, "Study Rates County's Costs to Biotech"

Palm Beach Post.....July 18, 2005, "Storms Plunge Panhandle into Tug of War for its Soul"

 

Patriot News ..... May 16, 2010, "Sugar Prices in U.S., Pennsylvania's Corporate Tax Rate Might Force Hershey to Shift Jobs Overseas, Industry Cost Study Says"

 

Phoenix Business Journal .... April 23, 2010, "ASU Expanding Mayo Partnership, Eyeing Goodyear"

 

Phoenix Business Journal ...... April 9, 2010, "Washington State Competing Against Arizona for California Jobs"

 

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review .... December 25, 2009, "Region Reverses Trend, Begins Attracting Business HQs"

 

Plastics News......Jan 19, 2004, "Operating Costs Fan Relocation Fire Among Processors"

 

Plastics News......June 2, 2009, "Study Notes Costs of Operating Plastics Plants in North America"

 

Progressive Farmer......August 14, 2009, "Scientists Finding DDG's Have Nutritional Value for  Humans"

 

Press of Atlantic City .... August 23, 2009, "Here's Hoping the Aviation Park Takes Off"

 

Puget Sound Business Journal......May 21, 2004, "Study: Seattle is Among Costliest Cities"

 

R&D Executive Magazine.....Jan 2006, "Asia's Emerging R&D Hotspots"

 

Sacramento Bee.....August 9, 2008, "Sacramento Airport Flight Reductions Could Hurt Local Business" (.pdf)

 

Sacramento Bee.....July 2, 2009, "Rival States Hope California's Economic Woes Will Send Businesses Their Way" (.pdf)

 

San Bernardino Sun ...... September 30, 2008, "I.E. Competitor Seen" (.pdf)

 

SearchDataCenter.com..... December 4, 2007, "Data Center Site Selection Goes International" (.pdf)

 

Site Selection Magazine ....March 2010, "Air of Optimism Propels Deals in New Jersey" (.pdf)

 

Site Selection Magazine ....November 2008, "Southwest Delivers Savings to Logistics Space Users" (.pdf)

 

Site Selection Online ....July 15, 2010, "Recovering from Disaster:  What the BP Oil Spill Means for Economic Development in the Gulf Coast" (.pdf)

 

Stamford Advocate......July 14, 2004, "Study: Stamford Costly for Corporate HQs"


Sun-Sentinel.....Feb 21, 2006, "Despite Soaring House Prices, S. Florida Remains Attractive to Biotech Firms"

 

Telegraph-Journal.....July 15, 2009, "Advantage New Brunswick"

 

The Bakersfield Californian.....November 11, 2008, "Five Questions: Why is Kern Good for Distribution Centers?"


The Bergen Record.....October 8, 2006,"N.J. Fighting to Keep Jobs from Leaving" (.pdf)

The Buffalo News.....October 5, 2006,"Spinoff Jobs Expected from HSBC's Data Center"


The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area.....November 20, 2009, "Power Surge: Data Centers Become a Strategic Play for Triad"

The Dallas Morning News......August 28, 2007, "Dallas Looks Good as HQ Site"

The Dallas Morning News......June 18, 2009, "Dallas Fed Chief:  Businesses Ripe for Texas to Steal"

The Dallas Morning News......September 15, 2009, "Mayor Tom Leppert Calls on CEOs to Relocate Firms to Dallas"

The Data Center Journal..... August 15, 2007,"Data Center Space May Become Harder to Find" (.pdf)

The Economist.....May 22, 2008,"Down on the Server Farm" (.pdf)

The Globe and Mail......May 19, 2003, "Costs Drive Site Selection: Economist Helps Clients Account for Variables Involved in Choosing Locations"

The Manufacturer.......Jan 31, 2004, "Easier Said than Done: Moving Operations Offshore is More Complicated than Generally Perceived..."

The National Real Estate Investor.......March 19, 2007, "Energy Costs Color Data Center Boom"

The New York Times......July 17, 1994, "The Moncton Miracle: Bi-Lingual Phone Chat"

The News & Observer......June 5, 2005, "Ok, there are really only 94"

The News & Observer.....January 18,2007,"Rivals May Steal RTP's Thunder"

The Patriot News.....February 25, 2007,"Low Costs in Mexico Appeal to U.S. Firms"

The Salt Lake Tribune.....September 25, 2008,"Utah Attractive to Distributors" (.pdf)

The Scientist....March, 2010,"BioBusiness: A Penny Saved" (.pdf)

The Wall Street Journal......Oct 15, 2002, "Location, Location, Location"

The Wall Street Journal.....July 5, 2005, "Global Goods Jugglers..."

The Wall Street Journal .... February 13, 2009,"States Recruit Worried Californians"

Traffic World Magazine.....June 11, 2007,"Prices Stacking Higher"

Traffic World Magazine.....December 8, 2008,"Big Win for Little Guys"

Upgrade Magazine......April 2002, "New Rules for Software and Information Industry Site Selection" (.pdf)

USA Today .... July 12, 2005, "Annual Cost to Run a Corporate Office" (.pdf)

Utah CEO ..... December 2008, "Strengths for Utah Businessess in 2009"

Washington Business Magazine.....Summer 2010, "Quincy's Low Key, High Tech Revolution"

 

Washington Times.....May 12, 2005, "Biotech Companies Leave Montgomery County"

Wichita Eagle......July 25, 2010, "Wichita Officials Fight to Retain Aviation Companies" (.pdf)

 

Winnipeg Free Press......February 26, 2009, "Functional Foods May Loom Large" (.pdf)

 

Winston-Salem Journal ..... October 11, 2009, "Incentives and Dell: Company's Plan to Leave After Less Than Five Years Reignites Debate on How Far Government Should Go to Lure Private Business"

 

Winston-Salem Journal....April 14, 2009, "Bringing Us Together: Federal Agency's Decision to Split Triad Ultimately Hurt Region, Officials Say"

Winston-Salem Journal.....April 17, 2006, "Greensboro is in the Race for a Big Toyota Plant"

Winston-Salem Journal.....June 24, 2005, "Leaders Confident about Dell Deal"

 

York Daily Record.....March 1, 2009, "A Move for the Patties"

 

York Sunday News ....... November 6, 2009, "Harley's Choice:  Kentucky or York"

 

York Sunday News .....May 15, 2009, "Are There Greener Pastures for Harley-Davidson"