In the 1980's, the single most popular site for Dutch corporate bases has been Georgia.

"For them the details are everything," he said, pointing to Greenwich's property taxes, which remain comparatively reasonable, thanks to a strong corporate base.

Also, there are tax advantages for keeping the corporate base in another country while operating in the United States.

"We have a very small corporate base," she said.

"The corporate base worked for awhile," she said.

Corona also serves as the corporate base for its Monster Energy products.

"We had never established a corporate base for donations," he said.

The company rented several floors in a downtown high-rise as its new corporate base.

The Detroit metropolitan area, including Windsor, Ontario, has about five million people and a large corporate base.

But, good news apart, Scotland's corporate base has indeed been eroded.