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US CITIES AND STATES OF THE FUTURE 2005/06

The search is on for the US Cities and States of the Future. From March onwards fDi magazine is going to name the cities and states whose prospects and potential mark them out as key locations of the future.

Throughout the next few months, we will be inviting investment promotion agencies, economic development agencies and governments to supply us with information and to give us reasons why their location should win this prestigious award that will be the talk of the inward investment community.

A panel of judges drawn from fDi magazine, US and international location consultancies and other expert sources will examine the evidence to see which cities and states will be named the US City of the Future 2005/06 and US State of the Future 2005/06. Winners will be able to use these titles as a central part of their marketing strategies.

THE COMPETITION IS IN THREE PARTS.

ROUND I

fDi s April/May 2005 issue will name the US City and State of the Future in each of the 11 regions below:

The West:

  1. Mountain States: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah
  2. Pacific: Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii
  3. South West: Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

The Midwest:

  1. Northern Plain States: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa
  2. Southern Plain States: Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri

The Southeast:

  1. Deep South: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina
  2. Mid South: West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas
  3. Mid Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina

The Northeast:

  1. Great Lakes States: Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
  2. New England: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont
  3. North-East States: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Round II

First-round winners will go on to compete for the honors in the four broader geographical regions:

The West
The Midwest
The Southeast
The Northeast

The City and State of the Future in each region will be announced in the June/July 2005 issue of fDi magazine.

Round III

Finally, the very best city and state in each group will compete for the top awards of US City and US State of the Future 2005/06.

There will also be overall awards for the best locations in the following categories:

  • Best economic potential
  • Most cost effective
  • Best human resources
  • Best transport system
  • Best IT and telecommunications infrastructure
  • Best quality of life
  • Best inward investment promotion strategy

Round III results will be announced along with the round III results in the June/July 2005 issue of fDi.

HOW TO ENTER

To compete in fDi s US Cities and States of the Future 2005/06 competition please complete the questionnaire below keeping your answers short and precise (this will count in your favour with the judges) and giving sources for data. REPLIES LONGER TO INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS LONGER THAN 50 WORDS (EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFIED) MAY COUNT NEGATIVELY.

Where regional data are unavailable, national figures are acceptable provided they are clearly identified. If you do not have the exact data requested, please feel free to give similar relevant data, so long as this is clearly explained. Please give the most recent figures available, specifying to which year they refer.

Please return the questionnaire to Karen Thuermer by Sunday 20th, February 2005. ALL REPLIES MUST BE ON THE OFFICIAL FORM WITHOUT ADDITIONAL MATERIALS.

For comments and questions, please contact Karen Thuermer. Tel: +1 703 837 0685, Fax: +1 703 837 0655, E-mail: karenFDImagazine@aol.com.


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