SITES

US Megaregions as recognized by RPA (Nachtrab, 2020)

Varying widely in geography, intentions, and actions, the corporations investigated thus far provide a substantial starting point for the speculation of an America run by and for the supremacy of corporate territories. The thesis will get more mileage if these territories can be as distinct from each other as possible, not only in geographic location, but also in their denizens and built spaces/infrastructures. All “sites” are understood to be in relation to existing megaregions, and the analysis of these regions would be of a variety of scales, with emphasis on the “mega” scale.

American Airlines (Travel/Transit): Florida Megaregion, interests in megascale air-travel infrastructure, tourism, logistics, air in general.

Apple (Electronics): Northern California Megaregion, interests in aesthetics, potentially pollution remediation, perhaps data.

AT&T (Telecommunications): Across Continental U.S., interests in data infrastructure, analysis, information tracking/conspiracy, electromagnetism.

Berkshire Hathaway (Financials): Northeast Megaregion, interests in finance, control/governance, power.

CVS Health (Healthcare): Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion, interests in healthcare, drugs, trade, Big Pharma.

ExxonMobil (Oil and Gas): Gulf Coast Megaregion, interests in oil/natural resources, draining/terraforming, desalination, new geographies/borders.

General Motors (Automotive): Great Lakes Megaregion, interests in road networks, automation/AI, logistics.

Microsoft (Computer Software): Cascadia Megaregion, interests in software, electronics, data, virtual reality, digital worlds.

Walmart (Retail): Front Range Megaregion, interests in logistics, products, dominance, supply chains, manufacturing, distribution.

Walt Disney Company (Entertainment/Media): Southern California Megaregion, interests in seismic activity, media, image, “Disneyfication”, “Go Away Green”.