Investor Watch: April 17, 2025
17 Apr 2025
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The April 17, 2025, edition of Investor Watch from Site Selection Magazine highlights national trends reshaping investment and development. A new report shows that Opportunity Zones have driven significant housing growth—adding over 313,000 new addresses since 2019 at a notably low subsidy cost. The issue also explores strategic sectors like uranium for nuclear energy, rising global investment in cybersecurity, and Indiana’s push into sustainable, agriculture-based manufacturing.
Additional spotlights include rural IT job growth through Provalus and the business-friendly momentum in Greater Des Moines. It’s a snapshot of the forces shaping where capital and talent are flowing next.
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