Adrienne Selko

Senior Editor, IndustryWeek

Focus: Expansion Management & the Biotech & Life Sciences Industries

Email: aselko@industryweek.com

Follow Adrienne on Twitter: @ASelkoIW

Call: 216-931-9235

Senior Editor Adrienne Selko manages IndustryWeek’s Expansion Management, delivering ideas and information about how successful manufacturers leverage location to gain competitive advantage. She explores the strategies behind why companies located their headquarters, research institutes, factories, warehouse and distribution centers and other facilities where they did, and how they benefit from the decision.

Adrienne is also the editorial coordinator of the IndustryWeek Expansion Management Roundtable events, which unites economic development professionals to network and discuss the latest trends in site location.

As well, Adrienne tells the stories of successful companies in the biotechnology and life sciences industries.

In the past, Adrienne has managed IndustryWeek’s award-winning website, overseeing eNewletters, webinars, and contributed content. Before joining the staff, Adrienne was managing editor of corporate publications at a large regional financial institution. She also ran a public relations and marketing company that published a best-selling healthcare book.

Adrienne received a bachelor’s of business administration from the University of Michigan and is especially interested in wellness and natural health. 

Posts by Adrienne Selko

in Manufacturing Savvy May. 3, 2013

Going From 10 Qualified Candidates to One

   “A manufacturing job posting 20 years ago might have attracted 10 candidates. Today, we’re lucky to get one qualified....More
in Manufacturing Savvy Apr. 19, 2013

Manufacturers Know How to Make Things Happen

Yesterday talking to JB Brown, CEO of Bremen Casting in Indiana, I was reminded of why I admire manufacturers....More
in Manufacturing Savvy Apr. 12, 2013

Does Japan Have a Blank Check to Cheat?

“Haven’t we learned anything from the last decade?" asks industry group. " Large trade imbalances and barriers in autos, auto parts, and other....More
in Manufacturing Savvy Apr. 4, 2013

You Mean the US Military Didn't Have to Buy Domestic Steel?

I must not be paying close enough attention. It would seem to me that the U.S. Department of Defense would be required to buy U.S. steel for its....More
in Manufacturing Savvy Mar. 28, 2013

Reshoring is Not a Trend

So says Michael Heilala of Accenture at the EM Roundtable in the Rockies. Heilala, who as senior principal of the Global Manufacturing Strategic....More
in Manufacturing Savvy Mar. 22, 2013

Looking for $5.9 Billion in Government Funding to Expand in US?

As part of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program, the government has $25 billion to hand out....More
in Manufacturing Savvy Mar. 8, 2013

Need a Factory in Thailand? It's Already Built

While touring Thailand, I had a close up look at one of their industrial estates. These locations, often offering a free trade zone, are set up....More
in Manufacturing Savvy Mar. 7, 2013

Growth is the Name of the Game in Thailand

For this entire week, no matter where I go, all I hear is how this country is growing....More
in Manufacturing Savvy Feb. 28, 2013

Why is Manufacturing So Hot in Thailand?

I leave tomorrow for a weeklong visit to factories, ports and attend meetings, all of which will explain why so many companies have chosen to....More
in Manufacturing Savvy Feb. 14, 2013

The "State of the Union" for Private Manufacturing

Sales growth in 2012 remained strong, although the rate of growth slowed down from 2011....More
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This would be valid if only colleagues could interact. I have seen many workplaces in large organizations where only management can interact. All infomation must flow through managers. To make it worse the work layout does not support interactions. ... If you want the benefits of co-location you have to have the right management structure and the right physical structure!!!

on Feb. 26, 2013
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