Key Dates in the History of Conway, Inc.

Conducts the first regional Science-Industry Conference in Winston-Salem, NC.

Conducts the Southern Industrial Wastes Conference in New Orleans, LA. This pioneering effort to establish environmental planning standards occurs long before the federal government becomes involved in the issue.

Launches Industrial Development, the first publication devoted to Investment geography, corporate facility planning and area development. This magazine would later be renamed Site Selection.

Launches the Site Selection Handbook, the first comprehensive compilation of data on development organizations.

Purchases Manufacturers Record, a Baltimore-based publication that dates back to the 1880’s. It would later be merged with Industrial Development.

Introduces the Community Audit, which is subsequently adopted in communities around the world.

Produces Blueprint for Progress motion picture, which wins second prize at the International File Festival in Puerto Rico.

Authors the Area Development Guide, a text for community and area economic developers. 

Conducts Editorial Survey of the United Kingdom, the first of many such studies of nations around the globe.

Creates the Industrial Development Research Council and conducts very first IDRC seminar in New York, NY. IDRC would later become CoreNet Global.

Publishes Sites for Science, an early study of the potential for research parks.

Conway’s Weather Handbook is selected by the New York Public Library as one of the best reference books of the year.

Selected to prepare Invest in the USA report for distribution by U. S. Consulates overseas.

Conducts the first Inter-American Development Conference for the U.S. State Department in Caracas, Venezuela.

Publishes the first annual report on the legislative climates of all 50 states.

Publishes the Glossary of Terminology for Facility Planners, IDRC’s first research report.

Conducts first national seminar on Fly-In Development at Cape Kennedy, FL.

Publishes Corporate Facility Planning Survey report.

Establishes annual Conway/IDRC award for outstanding work in environmental planning.

Produces first Survey of Salaries and Job Responsibities for Corporate Facility Planners report.

Publishes Industrial Facility Planning book.

 Publishes The Airport City book.

Publishes New Industries of the Seventies book.
 

Drafts Code of Ethics for IDRC professionals working in geo-economic field.

Publishes industry's first Survey of Consultants report.

Launches The Site Report, a register of new corporate facilities.

Launches SiteNet, the first telecommunications system serving the development field. This unique electronic information service would later become a portal on the World Wide Web.

Plans and builds a Geo-Economics Research Center in Technology Park/Atlanta, GA.

Opens IDRC World Site Scan Laboratory at headquarters building in Atlanta, GA.

Publishes the SiteNet World Guide.

Establishes IDRC Europe chapter.

Presents the first Conway Safe Skies Award in honor of heroism to protect air travelers from acts of terrorism.

Publishes the Site World book of global corporate strategies.

Leads delegation to Hong Kong and Singapore to lay groundwork for IDRC Asia-Pacific chapter.

Conducts the first World Development Council conference in Hawaii.

Launches the GeoFax document delivery system.

Publishes Geo-Economics: The New Science.

Holds historic seminars in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

SiteNet electronic information service moves to the World Wide Web.

Conway Data, Inc. moves into new world headquarters facility in Technology Park in Norcross, GA, a Northeast Atlanta suburb in Gwinnett County.

Establishes the Industrial Asset Management Council, a professional association of senior facility executives at large manufacturing companies. In just 12 months, the organization grows to more than 260 members.

In partnership with the U.S.-Cuba Trade Association, hosts the U.S.-Cuba Business Conference in Cancun and Havana.

Site Selection publishes its 50th anniversary edition in January.

Site Selection magazine launches Global Best to Invest rankings.

The passing of Founder McKinley “Mac” Conway.

Conway Data, Inc. acquires New York-based The Pont Group and creates the Conway PR & Marketing Division.

Conway Data, Inc. Acquires London-based Red Hot Locations (now Conway Events), a globally respected FDI event management firm which organizes the annual World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment.

IAMC celebrates 10th Anniversary in Omaha, Neb.

Launches the Global FDI Association.

Conway Data, Inc. opens up Asian office in Penang, Malaysia.

Conway Data acquires Berlin-based Terrain Consulting and creates Conway Advisory Division.

Launches Custom Content division.

Opens offices in Auckland, New Zealand.

Relaunches the New Plant Database as the Conway Projects Database, along with a revamped and expanded Conway Analytics Report.