The Best of the 2006 SB&D 100

1. Best Headquarter Relocation Deal - Nissan - Williamson County TN

2. Best Headquarter Expansion Deal - Aflac - Columbus GA

3. Best Medical Project - Texas Institute of Genomic Medicine - College Station TX

4. Best Automaker Announcement - DaimlerChrysler, Fenton MO

5. Best Automotive Supplier Deal - DENSO - Maryville TN

6. Best Aerospace/Aviation Announcement - EADS - Mobile AL

7. Best Deal No One Noticed - National Security Agency - San Antonio TX

  8. Best Biotech Project, Period - North Carolina Research Campus - Kannapolis NC

9. Second-Best Biotech Project - Hudson-Alpha Institute - Huntsville AL

10. Best Expanded Biotech Project - MedImmune - Frederick MD

11. Best Manufacturing Deal Announced by a Japanese Company - Shintech - Iberville LA

12. Third-Best Rural South Deal - Tech-Wood - Greenwood SC

13. Second-Best Rural South Deal - Hilmar Cheese - Dalhart TX

14. Best Rural South Deal - Grant Forest Products - Allendale and Clarendon County SC

15. Best Financial Services Announcement - Washington Mutual - San Antonio TX

16. Most Unusual Deal - Galveston Offshore Wind Project - Galveston TX

17. Best Deal Announced by a California-Based Company - Countrywide - Several Locations in the South

18. Best Deal Announced by a New York-Based Company - PepsiCo - Wythe County VA

19. Best Deal Announced by a Massachusetts-Based Company - Fidelity Investments - Covington KY

20. Best Deal Announced by a Company Based in Bermuda - Accenture - Austin TX

21. Best Deal Announced by a U.K.-Based Company - GSK - Wake County NC

22. Best Deal Announced by a Netherlands-Based Company - DSM Dyneema - Pitt Co NC

23. Best Deal Announced by a Chinese Company - Lenova - Research Triangle NC

24. Best Deal Announced by an Austrian Company - Kronospan - Calhoun County AL

25. Best Deal Announced by a Swiss Company - Holcim - Ste Genevieve County MO

26. Best Deal Announced by a German-Based Company - EADS - Mobile AL

27. Best Corporate Campus Deal - AMD - Austin TX

28. Best New Micropolitan Market Project - SeverCorr - Lowndes County MS

29. Best Distribution Project - Target - Midway GA

30. Best Food Processing Announcement - Dole Fresh Vegetables - Gaston County NC

31. Best Medical Devices Project - MedTronic - Memphis TN

32. Best Agribusiness Deal - Perdue Farms - Houston Co GA

33. Best Deal in Alabama - EADS - Mobile AL

34. Best Deal in Arkansas - Cardinal Health Care - Sherwood AR

35. Best Deal Announced in Florida - Wal-Mart Distribution Center - DeSoto County FL

36. Best Deal Announced in Georgia - Aflac - Columbus GA

37. Best Deal Announced in Kansas - Prescription Solutions - Overland Park KS

38. Best Deal Announced in Kentucky - Fidelity Investments - Covington KY

39. Best Deal Announced in Louisiana - Shintech - Iberville Parish LA

40. Best Deal Announced in Maryland - BRAC - Multiple Locations in Maryland

41. Best Deal Announced in Mississippi - SeverCorr - Lowndes County MS

42. Best Deal Announced in Missouri - DaimlerChrysler - Fenton MO

43. Best Deal Announced in North Carolina - N.C. Research Campus - Kannapolis NC

44. Best Deal Announced in Oklahoma - Dell - Oklahoma City OK

45. Best Deal Announced in South Carolina - QVC - Florence SC

46. Best Deal Announced in Tennessee - Nissan - Nashville TN

47. Best Deal Announced in Texas - Freescale Semiconductor - Austin TX

48. Best Deal Announced in Virginia - Philip Morris USA - Richmond VA

49. Best Deal Announced in West Virginia - International Coal - Taylor County W.V.

50. Best Deal in the South in 2005 - Micron Technologies - Manassas VA