Investing in America

The FT-Nikkei Investing in America ranking is a snapshot of the best US cities for foreign multinationals to do business. This report looks at the biggest challenges facing overseas investors in the US, how the winning cities are pulling in more deals — and why the laggards are falling behind. Read more on how we calculated the FT-Nikkei Investing in America ranking.

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The best US cities for international business

The Financial Times and Nikkei looked at over three dozen metrics to discover the top US destinations for foreign multinationals to invest

Top stories

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Houston takes top spot in FT-Nikkei rankings by moving beyond oil
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California hustles to attract foreign investors’ money
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Japanese companies place US bets on Texas
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Ohio’s rustbelt turns into a magnet for chip fabs

America's industrial revival

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Can America’s south-east unseat Detroit as ‘Motown’ of the EV age?
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‘Our secret weapon’: how a university bolstered Phoenix’s rise as US chip capital
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From Brooklyn to Albany, the Hudson eyes a commercial revival
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Biden’s flagship acts trigger subsidy wars

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Cleveland’s civic leaders say ‘you can change the city’

Number 18 on the FT-Nikkei Investing in America list is putting in work

The China conundrum

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China culls spend in response to US trade hostility
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Shein’s US push complicated by its Chinese roots
Venture capital investment
US groups lobby to refine proposed limits on China investment
Mergers & Acquisitions
Chinese deal activity in US slumps to lowest level in 17 years

Past winners

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Rustbelt renaissance: Pittsburgh becomes an FDI standout
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Why Japan remains the biggest investor in the US
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Miami prevails in FT-Nikkei ranking by expanding appeal beyond Latin America
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Georgia wins top EV contracts thanks to long South Korea courtship

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