Wabash named Top 100 Micropolitan by Site Selector Magazine for second year in a row

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[Site Selector Magazine] has awarded the Governor’s Cup annually since 1988, based on new and expanded corporate facilities as tracked by the proprietary Conway Projects Database. Site Selection, published by Conway Data, is the senior publication in the corporate real estate and economic development fields. The magazine’s yearly analyses are regarded by corporate real estate analysts as “the industry scoreboard” and are closely watched by more than 41,000 qualified subscribers, most of whom are involved in corporate facility location decisions at the CEO/President/COO level. 

Populated all year long by the Conway Data research team led by Daniel Boyer and Karen Medernach, Site Selection’s Conway Projects Database focuses on new corporate end-user facility projects with significant impact, including headquarters, manufacturing plants, R&D operations, data centers and logistics sites, among others. It does not track retail and government projects, nor schools, hospitals or infrastructure investments. New facilities and expansions included in the analyses must meet at least one of three criteria: (a) a capital investment of at least US$1 million, (b) at least 20 new jobs or (c) at least 20,000 sq. ft. of new floor area. 

In the magazine's ranking of Top Micropolitans — cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people which cover at least one county — Findlay, Ohio, once again was tops among the nation's 543 micropolitan areas, tallying 24 projects last year after scoring 25 the previous year. Second place went to Greenville, Ohio, with 16 projects, followed by New Philadelphia-Dover, Ohio, and Wooster, Ohio, in a tie for No. 3. Indeed, as documented by Site Selection Senior Editor Gary Daughters, Ohio accounts for five of the top six and 20 Top Micros (representing 135 total projects) among the Top 100 and ties recognized by Site Selection. Georgia had 13 Top Micros for second place, while Illinois took third place with 11. The highest-ranking non-Ohio Top Micros are Cullman, Alabama, at No. 5 with 12 projects, followed by Auburn, Indiana; Tupelo, Mississippi; and Danville, Virginia, in a tie for No. 8. 

The City of Wabash was tied for 39th place on the annual list with 3 projects fitting within the Governor's Cup criteria.

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