INDEX 26TH ANNUAL EDITORIAL INDEX The following is a compilation of 203 editorial features and commentaries published by Area Development in 1991. CASE HISTORIES Weathering the Economic Storm (Feb.) An Expert Looks at Quality-of-Life Factors (Apr.) The Immigration Dichotomy (Feb.) Factoring the Site-Selection Equation (Apr.) Financial Services Sector Needs Fundamental Change Telecommunications: A Far-Reaching Capability (Mar.) (Apr.) How Long Will the Recession Last? (Mar.) Allocating Liability for Environmental Contamination Real Estate Brokers’ Changing Role (Mar.) (Apr.) Buying Up: A Tax-Free Transaction (Mar.) Working Out for Good Financial Health (Apr.) It's Time To Plan For the New World Order (Apr.) Integrating Strategic Planning with the Management The Manufacturing Renaissance Fosters Economic Process (May) Growth (Apr.) A New Breed of Business Parks (May) Reliance on Free Markets Encourages Economic Manufacturing Sector Weathering the Recession Growth (May) (June) Making the Right Connections for Economic Well-Being Corporate Real Estate Pros Share Methods and (May) Concerns (July) Rediscovering America (May) “Perking Up” the Work Force (Aug.) The Critical Education-Economy Link (May) An Eastern Approach Yields Western Results (Oct.) Facing Facts and Forging Agendas (May) Assessing Environmental Impact (Oct.) Reviving the GATT (May) The Thriving Manufacturing Sector (Dec.) Financing Innovative Renovation (May) Japanese Investments in the U.S. — Boom or Bust? (May) COMMUNITY RELATIONS War and Recession Trigger Cautious Moves (May) An Expert Looks at Quality-of-Life Factors (Apr.) State of the Union — A Review of Economic Conditions Making the Right Moves (Apr.) (June) New Towns Mitigate Growing Pains (July) Manufacturing Sector Weathering the Recession (June) Putting Defense Spending Cuts into Perspective (Aug.) The Ups and Downs of Business Cycles (Oct.) CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN A Free Market in the USSR — Problems and Potential Construction Program Management Key to Successful (Nov.) Development (Feb.) Beware of Rapid Growth During Economic Recovery Port Facilities Harbor Advantages (Mar.) (Nov.) Life in the Fast Lane — The Fast-Track Project (Mar.) Defense Spending Cuts Engender a Peace Dividend Warehouses for the Twenty-First Century (Mar.) (Dec.) Telecommunications: A Far-Reaching Capability (Apr.) The Thriving Manufacturing Sector (Dec.) A Breath of Fresh Air for the Workplace (June) Multistory Opportunities Adding Up (June) Anticipation: The Watchword of Renovation (Dec.) EDUCATION AND TRAINING An Expert Looks at Quality-of-Life Factors (Apr.) Skilled and Productive Labor is Vital to Economic ECONOMICS Growth (May) An Appreciation of Dollar Depreciation (Jan.) The Critical Education-Economy Link (May) The Economic Growth Agenda of the 102nd Congress Facing Facts and Forging Agendas (May) (Jan.) A Nation of Doers (May) Creating Jobs in Manufacturing — Expensive But Training Executives for the Global Arena (Oct.) Worth It (Feb.) Tooling Up the Work Force (Oct.) FEBRUARY 1992 New Approaches Abound in Utility Area Port Washington, N.Y. (Mar.) Development (Nov.) The Manufacturing Renaissance Fosters Economic Growth by Jerry Jasinowski, President, National ENERGY Association of Manufacturers (Apr.) Services Encourage Local Development (Feb.) Purchasing Properties from the RTC by Susan “Co-Operative” Rural Development Efforts (Feb.) Eastridge and Judie Scalise, ESI Corporation, Natural Gas Outlook — Good Supply and Changing Washington, D.C. (Apr.) Markets (Feb.) Allocating Liability for Environmental Contamination by Generating Economic Growth (Feb.) Terrence M. Fay (Apr.) Achieving a National Energy Policy (May) Computerized Site Information by Paul Emilius, Sr., Directory of Electric/Gas Utilities (Oct.) President, and Maureen Caulfield, Consultant, GEOD Electric Utilities Offer Price and Service Inducements Corp., Newfoundland, N.J. (Apr.) (Nov.) Making the Right Moves by Ralph U. Thomas, President, Palmetto Economic Development Corporation (Apr.) ENVIRONMENT Reliance on Free Markets Encourages Economic Allocating Liability for Environmental Contamination Growth by President George Bush (May) (Apr.) Low-Cost Capital Encourages Economic Growth by Computerized Site Information (Apr.) Jack Kemp, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing Making the Right Moves (Apr.) and Urban Development (May) A Breath of Fresh Air for the Workplace (June) Skilled and Productive Labor is Vital to Economic Corporate Real Estate Pros Share Methods and Growth by Lynn Martin, U.S. Secretary of Labor Concerns (July) (May) Title Ill of Clean Air Act Will Have Major Impact (Sept.) Making the Right Connections for Economic Well-Being Protection of the Wetlands — A Vital Environmental by Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of Transportation Concern (Oct.) (May) Assessing Environmental Impact (Oct.) The One, Two, Three of Site Selection (Oct.) Integrating Strategic Planning with the Management Living With Title Ill of the Clean Air Act (Nov.) Process by Raymond V. Gilmartin, President and CEO, Becton Dickinson and Company (May) EXECUTIVE BY-LINES Rediscovering America by Robert E. Allen, Chairman, Rural Areas Provide Green Pastures for Industry by AT&T (May) Fred Gassaway, Vice President, National Rural The Critical Education-Economy Link by John F. Akers, Developers Association (Jan.) Chairman of the Board, International Business Construction Program Management Key to Successful Machines Corporation (May) Development by Yehudi Gaffen, President, Gafcon, Facing Facts and Forging Agendas by Joseph T. Inc. (Feb.) Gorman, Chairman, President, and CEO, TRW, Inc. Services Encourage Local Development by Barry J. (May) Moline, American Public Power Association (Feb.) Reviving the GATT by Donald V. Fites, Chairman and “Co-Operative” Rural Development Efforts by Dan CEO, Caterpillar, Inc. (May) Kamerman, Manager of Economic Development, A Nation of Doers by Norman R. Augustine, Chairman National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and CEO, Martin Marietta Corporation (May) Washington, D.C. (Feb.) Quality Begets Quality: The Imperative of Skilled Labor Generating Economic Growth by Sally Hooks, Manager, by Randall L. Clark, Chairman and CEO, Dunlop Tire Marketing Services, Edison Electric Institute (Feb.) Corp. (May) Strikeout on Labor/Management Accord? by Woodruff Japanese Investments in the U.S. - Boom or Bust? by Imberman, Ph.D., Imberman and DeForest (Feb.) Frances L. Kernodle, Vice President of Marketing, The Immigration Dichotomy by Willis Appleton, Law International, Inc. (May) University Research Center (Feb.) A Breath of Fresh Air for the Workplace by Gray Preserving the Vitality of the Manufacturing Sector by Robertson, President, Healthy Buildings Randall Clark, Chairman and CEO, Dunlop Tire International, Inc. (June) Corp., and Chairman, Upstate New York Roundtable An Able Approach to Accommodating Disabilities by Jim on Manufacturing (Mar.) Worthy, University Research Center (June) Life in the Fast Lane — The Fast-Track Project by David New Towns Mitigate Growing Pains by Thomas L. Lee, J. Brotman, Sr. Vice President/Principal, RTKL CEO, The Newhall Land & Farming Company (July) Associates, Inc., Los Angeles (Mar.) You Can Be a Winner in the Incentives Game by William Warehouses for the Twenty-First Century by Fred M. Shapiro, Vice President, PHH Fantus Corporation Fenster, President, Fred Fenster Associates, Inc., (July) 146 AREA DEVELOPMENT Corporate Real Estate Pros Share Methods and The Economic Growth Agenda of the 102nd Congress Concerns by Mark W. Hoewing, Executive Director, (Jan.) NACORE (International Association of Corporate Unemployment Expenses Rendered Less Taxing (Jan.) Real Estate Executives) (July) Directory of State Incentives (Jan.) NAFTA: A Boon to the U.S. Economy by John Agather, 1990 Legislative Wrap-Up — Part 2: International Issues President, Marparts Service, Inc. (Aug.) (Feb.) Toward a New Industrial Policy by David L. Littmann, Financial Services Sector Needs Fundamental Change First Vice President and Senior Economist, Affiliated (Mar.) Bank, Chicago, Illinois (Sept.) How Long Will the Recession Last? (Mar.) The Americans with Disabilities Act — Compliance May Tax Legacy of 1990 (Mar.) Be Costly by Robert E. Smietana, President of Fifield Buying Up: A Tax-Free Transaction (Mar.) Asset Management, Inc. (Oct.) Purchasing Properties From The RTC (Apr.) Tooling Up the Work Force by Jim Bishop, University Forging Safe and Profitable Banking Relationships Research Center (Oct.) (Apr.) Beware of Rapid Growth During Economic Recovery by Allocating Liability for Environmental Contamination lan B. Sharlit, President, Durkee/Sharlit Associates, (Apr.) Los Angeles (Nov.) Computerized Site Information (Apr.) Airport Development Can Spell Long-Term Economic Addendum to 1991 Economic Development Directory Growth by Scott O’Donnell, Director, Allegheny (Apr.) County Department of Aviation, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Dec.) Government and Business Leaders — Concerns for A Strategic Plan for Change by David P. Tabor, AIA, America’s Problems (May) Director of Facilities Management, and Thomas S. Reliance on Free Markets Encourages Economic Woodward, AIA, Senior Associate, Heery Growth (May) International, Inc. (Dec.) Reducing the Cost of Capital Encourages Economic Making a Smart Move by B. Alan Whitson, RPA (Dec.) Growth (May) Location as a Competitive Advantage by B. Alan Skilled and Productive Labor is Vital to Economic Whitson, RPA (Dec.) Growth (May) Making the Right Connections for Economic Well-Being FINANCING (May) Rural Areas Provide Green Pastures for Industry (Jan.) Reviving the GATT (May) The Sluggish Lending Market (Feb.) Achieving a National Energy Policy (May) Financial Services Sector Needs Fundamental Change Medical Costs — One Big Headache (May) (Mar.) State of the Union — A Review of Economic Conditions Purchasing Properties From The RTC (Apr.) (June) Forging Safe and Profitable Banking Relationships Economic Development — The Regional Programs (Apr.) (June) Status of the Industrial Condo (Apr.) Immoral, Illegal, and Tax Deductible? (June) Working Out for Good Financial Health (Apr.) An Able Approach to Accommodating Disabilities (June) Reducing the Cost of Capital Encourages Economic Leaving Family Leave Up to the Employer (June) Growth (May) Globalization of Companies Advances International Financing Innovative Renovation (May) Trade (July) A New Breed of Business Parks (May) Banking Reform, 1991 (July) War and Recession Trigger Cautious Moves (May) You Can Be a Winner in the Incentives Game (July) Medical Costs — One Big Headache (May) Partying for a Tax Deduction (July) Banking Reform, 1991 (July) Amchams and Binationals: Something Ventured, Much A Constructive Financial Approach (Aug.) Gained (July) The Americans With Disabilities Act — Compliance May Do We Need NAFTA? (Aug.) Be Costly (Oct.) NAFTA: A Boon to the U.S. Economy (Aug.) How Healthy is Your Bank? (Dec.) Taking Advantage of Foreign-Trade Zones (Aug.) An Enterprising Location Decision (Aug.) Putting Defense Spending Cuts into Perspective (Aug.) GOVERNMENT AIDS AND CONTROLS The Possessions Tax Credit (Aug.) Economic Development - Changes and Challenges Electing to Expense Depreciable Assets (Aug.) (Jan.) Title Ill of Clean Air Act Will Have Major Impact (Sept.) An Appreciation of Dollar Depreciation (Jan.) Toward a New Industrial Policy (Sept.) 1990 Legislative Wrap-Up — Part 1: Domestic Issues New Moves in Transportation (Sept.) (Jan.) Making an “Even” Exchange (Sept.) FEBRUARY 1992 The Legislative Feud — A Civil Rights Stalemate (Sept.) NAFTA: A Boon to the U.S. Economy (Aug.) An Open Window for a Unique Tax Loophole (Sept.) Taking Advantage of Foreign-Trade Zones (Auy.) Military Base Closings Open Up Opportunities (Sept.) The Possessions Tax Credit (Aug.) Protection of the Wetlands — A Vital Environmental Growth Industries of the ’90s (Sept.) Concern (Oct.) How Competitive is Canada? (Sept.) The Americans With Disabilities Act — Compliance May An Eastern Approach Yields Western Results (Oct.) Be Costly (Oct.) Training Executives for the Global Arena (Oct.) New Notions About Notional Principal Contracts (Oct.) Directory of Canadian Economic Developers (Oct.) The Ups and Downs of Business Cycles (Oct.) Directory of European Economic Developers (Oct.) Piecing Together the Amenities Puzzle (Oct.) Directory of Economic Developers in the Bahamas, Directory of Economic Developers (Oct.) Caribbean, and Mexico (Oct.) Directory of Canadian Economic Developers (Oct.) A Free Market in the USSR - Problems and Potential Directory of Electric/Gas Utilities (Oct.) (Nov.) Directory of Railroads (Oct.) U.S. Still Prime Business Location (Nov.) Directory of European Economic Developers (Oct.) The Problems of 1991 (Dec.) Directory of Economic Developers in the Bahamas, Caribbean, and Mexico (Oct.) U.S. Still Prime Business Location (Nov.) LANDSCAPING AND SITE PREPARATION Living With Title Ill of the Clean Air Act (Nov.) The One, Two, Three of Site Selection (Oct.) Capitalizing Construction Interest (Nov.) The Problems of 1991 (Dec.) Defense Spending Cuts Engender a Peace Dividend LEGAL ASPECTS AND TAXES (Dec.) 1990 Legislative Wrap-Up - Part 1: Domestic Issues (Jan.) Unemployment Expenses Rendered Less Taxing (Jan.) INFRASTRUCTURE Weathering the Economic Storm (Feb.) Port Facilities Harbor Advantages (Mar.) Tax Legacy of 1990 (Mar.) Setting the Mode in Transportation (Mar.) Buying Up: A Tax-Free Transaction (Mar.) You Can Be a Winner in the Incentives Game (July) Purchasing Properties From the RTC (Apr.) New Moves in Transportation (Sept.) Reducing the Cost of Capital Encourages Economic Airport Development Can Spell Long-Term Economic Growth (May) Growth (Dec.) Immoral, Illegal, and Tax Deductible? (June) Partying for a Tax Deduction (July) An Enterprising Location Decision (Aug.) INTERNATIONAL Reducing Problems in Work Force Reductions (Aug.) 1990 Legislative Wrap-Up — Part 2: International Issues The Possessions Tax Credit (Aug.) (Feb.) Electing to Expense Depreciable Assets (Aug.) Maquiladora Progress Report (Feb.) Making an “Even” Exchange (Sept.) It's Time To Plan For the New World Order (Apr.) An Open Window for a Unique Tax Loophole (Sept.) Government and Business Leaders — Concerns for New Notions About Notional Principal Contracts (Oct.) America’s Problems (May) Capitalizing Construction Interest (Nov.) Reliance on Free Markets Encourages Economic Rehabilitation Services Cut Workers’ Compensation Growth (May) Costs (Dec.) Rediscovering America (May) Reviving the GATT (May) Japanese Investments in the U.S. — Boom or Bust? MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING (May) Rural Areas Provide Green Pastures for Industry (Jan.) War and Recession Trigger Cautious Moves (May) Can Management Credibility Improve in 1991? (Jan.) Medical Costs — One Big Headache (May) Directory of State Incentives (Jan.) Export Success Depends on Lower Costs, Higher Construction Program Management Key to Successful Quality (June) Development (Feb.) Manufacturing Sector Weathering the Recession (June) Staffing Strategies for the ’90s (Feb.) Globalization of Companies Advances International Services Encourage Local Development (Feb.) Trade (July) “Co-Operative” Rural Development Efforts (Feb.) Amchams and Binationals: Something Ventured, Much Natural Gas Outlook — Good Supply and Changing Gained (July) Markets (Feb.) Do We Need NAFTA? (Aug.) Generating Economic Growth (Feb.) 148 AREA DEVELOPMENT Weathering the Economic Storm (Feb.) Creating Jobs in Manufacturing — Expensive But Strikeout on Labor/Management Accord (Feb.) Worth It (Feb.) Preserving the Vitality of the Manufacturing Sector Staffing Strategies for the 90s (Feb.) (Mar.) Strikeout on Labor/Management Accord (Feb.) Circling In on the Distribution Facility (Mar.) Maquiladora Progress Report (Feb.) Life in the Fast Lane — The Fast-Track Project (Mar.) The Immigration Dichotomy (Feb.) Warehouses for the Twenty-First Century (Mar.) Preserving the Vitality of the Manufacturing Sector The Manufacturing Renaissance Fosters Economic (Mar.) Growth (Apr.) Tax Legacy of 1990 (Mar.) Forging Safe and Profitable Banking Relationships The Manufacturing Renaissance Fosters Economic (Apr.) Growth (Apr.) Status of the Industrial Condo (Apr.) Skilled and Productive Labor is Vital to Economic Making the Right Moves (Apr.) Growth (May) Addendum to 1991 Economic Development Directory Making the Right Connections for Economic Well-Being (Apr.) (May) Integrating Strategic Planning with the Management A Nation of Doers (May) Process (May) Quality Begets Quality: The Imperative of Skilled Labor Rediscovering America (May) (May) Medical Costs — One Big Headache (May) Export Success Depends on Lower Costs, Higher Economic Development — The Regional Programs Quality (June) (June) You Too Can Improve Productivity (June) The Controlling Hand in Real Estate Deals (June) An Able Approach to Accommodating Disabilities (June) You Too Can Improve Productivity (June) Leaving Family Leave Up to the Employer (June) Site Selection Checklist (July) “Perking Up” the Work Force (Aug.) Figuring Operating Costs into the Location Analysis Manufacturing Is Alive and Well (Aug.) (July) Manufacturer - Supplier: A Relationship at Risk? (Aug.) Amchams and Binationals: Something Ventured, Much Reducing Problems in Work Force Reductions (Aug.) Gained (July) In Union, Strength? (Aug.) Manufacturing Is Alive and Well (Aug.) Growth Industries of the 90s (Sept.) Manufacturer - Supplier: A Relationship at Risk? (Aug.) What Are the Jobs of the ’90s? (Sept.) Growth Industries of the 90s (Sept.} How Competitive is Canada? (Sept.) Bargains Still Available in Postrecession Period (Oct.) An Eastern Approach Yields Western Results (Oct.) Piecing Together the Amenities Puzzle (Oct.) Training Executives for the Global Arena (Oct.) Directory of Economic Developers (Oct.) Tooling Up the Work Force (Oct.) Directory of Canadian Economic Developers (Oct.) Rehabilitation Services Cut Workers’ Compensation Directory of Electric/Gas Utilities (Oct.) Costs (Dec.) Directory of Railroads (Oct.) Directory of Economic Developers in the Bahamas, Caribbean, and Mexico (Oct.) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Beware of Rapid Growth During Economic Recovery Construction Program Management Key to Successful (Nov.) Development (Feb.) Electric Utilities Offer Price and Service Inducements Services Encourage Local Development (Feb.) (Nov.) “Co-Operative” Rural Development Efforts (Feb.) New Approaches Abound in Utility Area Development Generating Economic Growth (Feb.) (Nov.) Real Estate Brokers’ Changing Role (Mar.) Corporate Executives Rate Site Selection Factors (Dec.) Life in the Fast Lane — The Fast-Track Project (Mar.) A Strategic Plan for Change (Dec.) Anticipation: The Watchword of Renovation (Dec.) Making A Smart Move (Dec.) Location as a Competitive Advantage (Dec.) Evaluating Site Data to Meet Specific Needs (Dec.) SITE SELECTION How Healthy is Your Bank? (Dec.) Site Selection Scorecard Organizes Location Data (Jan.) Services Encourage Local Development (Feb.) PERSONNEL AND LABOR “Co-Operative” Rural Development Efforts (Feb.) Can Management Credibility Improve in 1991? (Jan.) Generating Economic Growth (Feb.) 1990 Legislative Wrap-Up — Part 1: Domestic Issues Circling In on the Distribution Facility (Mar.) (Jan.) Real Estate Brokers’ Changing Role (Mar.) FEBRUARY 1992 An Expert Looks at Quality-of-Life Factors (Apr.) State Report Surveys Factoring the Site-Selection Equation (Apr.) Alabama (July) Computerized Site Information (Apr.) Alaska (Nov.) Making the Right Moves (Apr.) Arizona (Dec.) A New Breed of Business Parks (May) Arkansas (Nov.) Site Selection Checklist (July) California (Sept.) Corporate Real Estate Pros Share Methods and Colorado (July) Concerns (July) Connecticut (Aug.) Delaware (Mar.) Figuring Operating Costs into the Location Analysis Florida (May) (July) Georgia (June) Military Base Closings Open Up Opportunities (Sept.) Hawaii (Aug.) Bargains Still Available in Postrecession Period (Oct.) Idaho (Dec.) The One, Two, Three of Site Selection (Oct.) Illinois (Aug.) Directory of European Economic Developers (Oct.) Indiana (Dec.) Electric Utilities Offer Price and Service Inducements lowa (Mar.) (Nov.) Kansas (Feb.) Kentucky (June) New Approaches Abound in Utility Area Development Louisiana (Sept.) (Nov.) Maine (July) Corporate Executives Rate Site Selection Factors (Dec.) Maryland (June) Making A Smart Move (Dec.) Massachusetts (May) Location as a Competitive Advantage (Dec.) Michigan (Apr.) Evaluating Site Data to Meet Specific Needs (Dec.) Minnesota (Dec.) Mississippi (Feb.) Missouri (Apr.) Montana (July) TRANSPORTATION FACTORS Nebraska (Aug.) Rural Areas Provide Green Pastures for Industry (Jan.) Nevada (Mar.) Port Facilities Harbor Advantages (Mar.) New Hampshire (June) Setting the Mode in Transportation (Mar.) New Jersey (Sept.) Warehouses for the Twenty-First Century (Mar.) New Mexico (Nov.) Factoring the Site-Selection Equation (Apr.) New York (Mar.) Making the Right Connections for Economic Well-Being North Carolina (Apr.) North Dakota (May) (May) Ohio (Sept.) New Moves in Transportation (Sept.) Oklahoma (Feb.) Directory of Railroads (Oct.) Oregon (Nov.) Airport Development Can Spell Long-Term Economic Pennsylvania (Nov.) Growth (Dec.) Puerto Rico (Nov.) Rhode Island (Apr.) South Carolina (Feb.) South Dakota (June) Tennessee (May) Texas (Feb.) Utah (Sept.) Vermont (Sept.) Virginia (Aug.) Washington (Apr.) West Virginia (Mar.) Wisconsin (Nov.) Wyoming (Dec.) Provincial Report Surveys Alberta (Feb.) British Columbia (Mar.) New Brunswick (Dec.) Newfoundland (May) Nova Scotia (Apr.) Manitoba (July) Ontario (Aug.) Quebec (May) Saskatchewan (June) AREA DEVELOPMENT