Area Development's 2027 Editorial Calendar

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Editorial Calendar

Q1 2027: The Cost of Growth

Annual Reports

  • 41st Annual Corporate & 23rd Annual Consultants Surveys
  • Talent Pipeline Ranking

Industry Dives

  • Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

Industry Coverage

  • Energy-Intensive Manufacturing
  • Electronics 
  • Cold Storage

Playbooks

Power, Infrastructure and Operating Cost

Market Reports

  • Industrial Real Estate & Sites
  • Power Markets
  • Data Center Markets

Special Reports

  • Power & Infrastructure
  • Talent Pipeline Ranking

Policy Coverage

  • Energy Policy
  • Permitting
  • Utility Regulation

Regional Policy Reports

  • Midwest
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • Mexico

    Q1 2027 Deadlines

  • Ad Close:
    2027-02-26
  • Materials Due:
    2027-03-05
  • Issue Mail:
    2027-03-26

Q2 2027: Where America Builds

Annual Reports

  • Gold & Silver Shovel Awards

Industry Dives

  • Life Sciences & Biomanufacturing

Industry Coverage

  • Chemicals/materials
  • Medical devices
  • Industrial equipment
  • Robotics

Playbooks

Sites, Construction and Speed-to-Market

Market Reports

  • Megasites
  • Construction & Development

Special Reports

  • FDI / Reshoring / Nearshoring
  • Site Readiness

Policy Coverage

  • Incentives
  • Reshoring policy
  • Site-development funding

Regional Policy Reports

  • Mountain/Plains
  • Pacific
  • South Atlantic

    Q2 2027 Deadlines

  • Ad Close:
    2027-05-14
  • Materials Due:
    2027-05-21
  • Issue Mail:
    2027-06-18

Q3 2027: The Competition for Projects

Annual Reports

  • Top States for Doing Business

Industry Dives

  • Aerospace, Defense & Space
  • Automotive & Mobility

Industry Coverage

  • Space economy
  • Aviation suppliers
  • Mobility technology
  • Batteries

Playbooks

Workforce, Execution and Competitiveness

Market Reports

  • Megasites
  • Construction & Development

Special Reports

  • Defense Industrial Base

Policy Coverage

  • Workforce Incentives
  • Defense Investment
  • State Competitiveness

Regional Policy Reports

  • Southwest
  • Southeast

    Q3 2027 Deadlines

  • Ad Close:
    2027-08-13
  • Materials Due:
    2027-08-20
  • Issue Mail:
    2027-09-17

Q4 2027: The Next Industrial Map

Annual Reports

  • Leading Metro Locations

Industry Dives

  • Semiconductors & Electronics
  • Food, Beverage & Agribusiness

Industry Coverage

  • Packaging 
  • Plastics
  • Agtech
  • Consumer Products

Playbooks

Future Readiness and Investment Positioning

Market Reports

  • 2028 Industrial Outlook
  • Emerging Manufacturing Markets

Special Reports

  • Who Builds the Workforce?
  • 2028 Location Strategy Outlook

Policy Coverage

  • Tax/regulatory Outlook
  • Federal Industrial Policy

Regional Policy Reports

  • Canada
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • New England

    Q4 2027 Deadlines

  • Ad Close:
    2027-11-05
  • Materials Due:
    2027-11-12
  • Issue Mail:
    2027-12-03

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

Bradley Migdal

Executive Managing Director, Americas, Strategic Consulting, Cushman & Wakefield

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

Executive Managing Director, Global Strategy, Newmark

Lauren Berry

Director, 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

Ramya Gowda

Managing Director, Global Strategy Consulting, Newmark

Brooklin Salemi

Senior Manager, Atlas Insight

Scott Canada

President, Mission Critical Team, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.