September 2, 2021
September 2, 2021
AEP Ranks as a Top Utility for Site Selection Again in 2021
Site Selection magazine has named AEP a top utility for economic development in its 2021 ranking. The annual ranking is based on the company’s corporate project investment and job creation on a cumulative and per-capita basis.
Site Selection magazine has named AEP a top utility for economic development in its 2021 ranking. The annual ranking is based on the company’s corporate project investment and job creation on a cumulative and per-capita basis.
April 18, 2021
Driving Growth and Investment
Many communities have struggled with the prospect of ongoing economic uncertainty during the pandemic. Local businesses have shuttered, creating a need for more jobs and opportunities for residents.
Throughout the pandemic, we have doubled down on efforts to create opportunities for businesses and communities across our service footprint. And now more than ever, our work is making a significant impact.
March 25, 2021
March 25, 2021
Vanater appointed to WV Governor’s Workforce Development Board
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has appointed Heather Vanater, AEP-Appalachian Power economic and business development manager, to the West Virginia Workforce Development Board.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has appointed Heather Vanater, AEP-Appalachian Power economic and business development manager, to the West Virginia Workforce Development Board.
September 23, 2020
Site Selection & Utility Economic Development Incentives: Here’s What You Need to Know
Once you’ve narrowed your site search geographically and identified prospective properties that meet your needs, you may look for differentiators to help narrow your options further.
September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019
Port Improvements Support the Industrial Boom in Corpus Christi
In 2015, the Port of Corpus Christi opened up for crude oil export and has since undergone an industrial boom. In just four years, it has become the fourth largest port in the United States. Oil and gas development has sparked an economic renaissance in the region, and a number of new port improvements are underway to ensure that it continues well into the future.
In 2015, the Port of Corpus Christi opened up for crude oil export and has since undergone an industrial boom. In just four years, it has become the fourth largest port in the United States. Oil and gas development has sparked an economic renaissance in the region, and a number of new port improvements are underway to ensure that it continues well into the future.
August 27, 2019
Edge Computing Meets Data Centers’ Need for Speed
It’s easy to get very fast data center service when you live in a major market such as New York, Chicago, Dallas or San Francisco. Large population centers like these have mega-sites and fiber optic backbones capable of moving high volumes of near-instantaneous data.
August 7, 2019
August 7, 2019
Inform and Enrich Your Property Search
Our recent blog posts describe how our site and building database makes over 600 properties across 11 states available through one interface that can be easily searched based on the criteria that matters most for your site selection project. This database also features powerful advanced functionality to enrich your property search with preconfigured tools and access to other valuable data layers.
Our recent blog posts describe how our site and building database makes over 600 properties across 11 states available through one interface that can be easily searched based on the criteria that matters most for your site selection project. This database also features powerful advanced functionality to enrich your property search with preconfigured tools and access to other valuable data layers.
August 7, 2019
August 7, 2019
Leverage Our Easy-To-Use Tools to Locate Your Next Industrial Project
Our site and building database is an excellent resource to search our development-ready AEP Quality Sites, as well as over 600 other industrial sites and buildings throughout our 11-state service territory. It has a straight-forward and intuitive functionality similar to most common online mapping applications, including user-friendly filtering and the ability to search by specific criteria.
Our site and building database is an excellent resource to search our development-ready AEP Quality Sites, as well as over 600 other industrial sites and buildings throughout our 11-state service territory. It has a straight-forward and intuitive functionality similar to most common online mapping applications, including user-friendly filtering and the ability to search by specific criteria.
June 12, 2019
Faster Speed-to-Market for Micro-Data Centers
The business case for micro-data centers is growing stronger by the day as the rollout of 5G gets underway. While its full nationwide deployment is anticipated by 2020, 5G’s bright future promises are already generating a lot of energy. Many industry players, including both enterprises and data center service providers, aren’t waiting to secure the best coverage locations. If you’re not already doing the same, the time to act is now.
April 9, 2018
Italian Company Chooses AEP-Owned River Rail Site for $360M Investment
Sofidel, an Italy-based paper tissue manufacturer, held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 16, 2018 for its integrated paper production plant in Inola, Oklahoma. The project, which will locate in the AEP-owned Inola River Rail Industrial Park, includes the construction of a 1.8-million square foot plant that will support 300 jobs. The company investing $360 million over three years.
March 20, 2018
Taking Data Centers to the Edge
The concept of edge computing is fairly new but easy to understand: when you put your data centers as close to end users as possible, data processing and storage become virtually instantaneous, bringing the power of cloud services right to your company’s door. As corporations have realized the value of having a distributed architecture of data centers located near data sources, investment in new edge data centers has exploded, growing at an annual rate of 27.6 percent. AEP has played a big role in the development of these edge computing data centers — because AEP is well-positioned to push power to the edge.
November 10, 2017
Follow in Facebook’s Footsteps: Why Ohio is a Prime Location for Data Centers
In August 2017, Facebook announced plans to build a $750 million data center in New Albany, Ohio. At 900,000 square feet, it would be the largest data center project in central Ohio to date.
October 13, 2017
Utility Incentives Drive Economic Development
Working with a utility partner on your site selection process provides numerous benefits — a knowledgeable economic development team, local insights and partnerships, and, of course, energy expertise. Many large electric utilities also offer incentives to their clients.
June 30, 2017
Meeting the Industrial Sector’s Renewable Energy Needs
Wind and solar energy accounted for over 10% of U.S. power generation for the first time in March 2017, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. This follows a record year in 2016 for clean energy development as more than half of new generation sources brought online last year were renewables (U.S. Energy Information Administration). The trend is going to continue at a rapid pace; the EIA predicts nearly 70 GW of new wind and solar capacity will be added by 2021.
June 23, 2017
Sofidel: U.S. Expansion Success with a Utility Partner
Our AEP economic development team just wrapped another successful showing at SelectUSA Investment Summit — the premier event for foreign companies considering sites in the U.S. for relocation or expansion.
June 22, 2017
Campbell Soup Selects AEP Certified Site in Findlay, Ohio
Campbell Soup Supply Company will construct a new distribution center in Findlay, Ohio on one of AEP Ohio’s Certified Food & Beverage Sites—the Midwest I-75 Logistics Park.
April 25, 2017
Tips for Siting Your Next Business Location
If you’ve never made a corporate location decision, it is easy to make mistakes. Here are some tips to help you make the right selection for your next location.
April 17, 2017
What Makes Good Communities Great?
That was the questioned posed and answered during two PSO-sponsored economic development forums held in February in Tulsa and Lawton. Led by veteran economic development and site selection professional, Jay Garner of Garner Economics, LLC, the forums provided economic development training for over one hundred city and county officials, economic development boards, and other PSO economic development partners. Here are some key takeaways from Garner’s presentation.