Update: On the Road to Recovery in Nepal

By Dean Whittaker The five-day news cycle of media has passed for the earthquake in Nepal, and our attention has moved on to other issues.  However, the recovery from the April 25th earthquake continues and will do so for decades.  Over 400,000 homes were destroyed...

“Wake up!!” – says Quake

By Sharad KC It was just another lazy Saturday afternoon when all of a sudden there was a wake up call. A call we Nepalese have been dreading for quite some time, although, we were never prepared for it. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck at the heart of the country,...

Whittaker Associates’ Most Active List

By Sharad KC Recently, Whittaker Associates compiled a list of companies that were active in opening new plants and expanding existing facilities in the United States. The list provides insight into the companies that were most active during a five year period from...

What Would It Take?

By Dean Whittaker What would it take to create a community within which companies would pay a premium to locate rather than seeking incentives to do so? In other words, what would these places need to have and be to compel companies to compete for the privilege to be...