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Data highlight the importance of urban areas, not nations, in driving development
The inaugural FT-Nikkei Investing in America ranking is a snapshot of the best US cities for foreign multinationals to do business in. This report looks at the biggest challenges facing overseas investors in the US, how the winning cities are pulling in more deals — and why the laggards are falling behind
America’s ‘culture wars’ are becoming a factor in relocation decisions
Once synonymous with post-industrial decline, the city has reinvented itself as a tech hub
The country leads the world in investing in America — but returns are not always easy to come by
Fierce competition has prompted a scaling back of ambition and a focus on market niches
Geopolitics and the pandemic put paid to the deals boom of the 2010s
Businesses from Europe and the Middle East are increasingly picking the Florida city as regional hub
Foreign investment has slumped as tech businesses migrate to other parts of the US
The Arizona capital’s history of semiconductor manufacturing helped it land a deal with the world’s largest chipmaker
Atlanta and Savannah have won billions of dollars in investments after decades of relationship building
Different companies have different priorities, but there’s lots of common ground too
Cfius’s new powers have slowed transactions, but most decide deals are still worth the effort
Two years ago, the US almost fell behind China in FDI. It is determined not to let that happen again
Orlando, New York and Boston round out leading cities in inaugural Investing in America report
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