Area Development's 2026 Editorial Calendar

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Editorial Calendar

Q1 2026

Annual Reports

  • 40th Annual Corporate & 22nd Annual Consultants Surveys

Industry Dives

  • Clean Tech

Market Reports

  • Data Centers
  • Last Mile / Warehousing

Regional Policy Reports

  • Midwest
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • Mexico
Features

Robotics and Automation

Evolving Chip Supply Chains

Energy's Nuclear Future

    Q1 2026 Deadlines

  • Ad Close:
    2026-02-27
  • Materials Due:
    2026-03-06
  • Issue Mail:
    2026-03-27

Q2 2026

Annual Reports

  • 21st Annual Gold and Silver Shovel Awards

Industry Dives

  • Life Sciences
  • Aerospace & Defense

Market Reports

  • Corporate HQs
  • Biomanufacturing

Special Reports

  • FDI and Nearshoring

Regional Policy Reports

  • Mountain/Plains 
  • Pacific
  • South Atlantic
Features

Tariff Impact One Year In

Power Availability

Weather Crisis

    Q2 2026 Deadlines

  • Ad Close:
    2026-05-08
  • Materials Due:
    2026-05-15
  • Issue Mail:
    2026-06-12

Q3 2026

Annual Reports

  • 17th Annual Consultants Survey: Top States for Doing Business

Industry Dives

  • Automotive
  • Aerospace

Market Reports

  • Rail and Intermodal
  • Logistics and Infrastructure

Regional Policy Reports

  • Southwest
  • South
  • Midwest
Features

EV and Battery Buildouts

Whither Minerals?

AI and Workforce

Next In Last Mile

Aviation and Aerospace Support

    Q3 2026 Deadlines

  • Ad Close:
    2026-08-14
  • Materials Due:
    2026-08-21
  • Issue Mail:
    2026-09-18

Q4 2026

Annual Reports

2026's Leading Metro Locations

Industry Dives

  • Food and Beverage
  • Semiconductors
  • Agtech
  • Plastics

Market Reports

  • 2027 Industrial Outlook

Special Reports

  • Workforce Development

Regional Policy Reports

  • Canada
  • South Atlantic
  • New England
Features

Rural vs Urban

Grading Community Colleges

    Q4 2026 Deadlines

  • Ad Close:
    2026-11-09
  • Materials Due:
    2026-11-16
  • Issue Mail:
    2026-12-07

Editorial Board

Scott Kupperman

Founder, Kupperman Location Solutions

Eric Stavriotis

Vice Chairman, CBRE

Brian Corde

Managing Partner, Atlas Insight

Amy Gerber

Executive Managing Director, Business Incentives Practice, Cushman & Wakefield

Alexandra Segers

General Manager, Tochi Advisors

Dennis Cuneo

Former Senior Vice President, Toyota Motor North America; Owner , DC Strategic Advisors

Courtney Dunbar

Site Selection & Economic Development Leader, Burns & McDonnell

Stephen Gray

President & CEO, Gray Construction

Bradley Migdal

Executive Managing Director, Americas Strategic Consulting, Cushman & Wakefield

Brian Gallagher

Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development, PPC Partners, Inc.

Marc Beauchamp

President, SCI Global

David Hickey

Managing Director, Hickey & Associates

Chris Schwinden

Partner, Site Selection Group

Chris Volney

Managing Director, Americas Consulting, CBRE

Matthew Powers

Site Selection Lead, REDI Site Selection

Scott J. Ziance

Partner and Economic Incentives Practice Leader, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Chris Chmura, Ph.D.

CEO & Founder, Chmura Economics

Alan Reeves

Senior Managing Director, Global Strategy, Newmark

Lauren Berry

Senior Manager, Location Analysis and Incentives, Maxis Advisors

Courtland Robinson

Director of Business Development, Brasfield & Gorrie

Dianne Jones

Managing Director, Business and Economic Incentives, JLL

Joe Dunlap

Chief Supply Chain Officer, Legacy Investing