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The information on expansion plans by different companies in the hurricane hit state of Florida is presented.

Information on the major air, land and sea projects planned in different countries and there importances in global economical growth are presented.

The traffic congestion problems in the southern states and the infrastructure plans and projects for meeting the transportation requirements of these states, are discussed. Various air, land and marine transportation projects underway are discussed. These projects will make the area more suitable for industrial purposes.

California's plans to allow truck transportation to docks at night are discussed. The traffic congestion problem has driven the state to this option. Marine terminal trucking operators like PierPass sustain the shipping on California's docks. Transload operations meant to diminish the high shipping costs are mentioned. Other economic developments in California are also discussed for ascertaining the suitability of the state as industrial location.

The executives of Pfizer, Sean Nugent and Paul Begin discuss about their companies plans regarding the research and development sites. Pfizer plans to reduce the number of its research and development sites from 26 to 14, in other words 5 million square foot area of facilities.

The site selection process by the automotive sector is discussed. Three new large OEM plants construction is expected in North America over the next decade.

The life and work of Senior Vice President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (TMMNA), Dennis Cuneo is presented. He defines the approach of his company to siting and operating plants.

The companies aim at making optimum use of the transport networks along with the multipurpose warehouses, which would then seem to be very cost effective. Thus it is very important for multinational companies to identify the logistics, production and real estate related problems.

Tony Marano, Vice President of Business Services at Lucent Technologies, discusses various aspects of the company's worldwide transition, including its approach to facility reconfiguration and its decision to outsource manufacturing.?

Ameren Economic Development has been assisting businesses in Missouri and Illinois in job creation. The company has helped secure $1.1 billion in investment to the region. Meanwhile, Donewald Distributing Co. is investing $10.5 million in a new facility in Illinois.

A review of the corporate investments made by several companies through setting up of facilities in the State of Kentucky, and the state's intention to overcome its lagging attitude in the areas of per capita income, average wages and university research and development, is presented.

The location where Colorado Springs area is situated is demographically beneficial for various companies since it provides well educated people, modernized technology and good communications network. There is a possibility of labor pool saturation in any market and also the time factor plays an important role, even in the Rockies, people are very much concerned about the number of hours they work.

The chief of Infineon Systems, Ulrich Schumacher, is of the opinion that in the near future from 2003 there would probably be only five distinct chipmakers along with a few foundries with their individual fabrication plants. Moreover, there seems to be a tendency for the companies to merge due to the increased costs and the growing need for capital.

The results of a survey of corporate end users and tenant rep advisors show that corporate credit conditions have driven their companies to place all facility expansion projects on hold, or pick and choose favorites among them. Many respondents also mentioned that current economic conditions are driving their organizations to examine costs very closely.