Transparency and Infrastructure Foresight as Competitive Advantages

Even well-positioned projects can falter when critical details emerge late.

How AI Is Reshaping the Way Communities Compete for Investment

Why earned media—not websites—is becoming the front door to site selection.

The Evolving Landscape of AI Infrastructure

AI is reshaping site strategy. This episode explores compressing “Time to First Token,” power-first location decisions, and the execution discipline executives need as data centers scale, faster than real estate cycles.

Last Word: When Incentives Lead, Projects Follow—Often in the Wrong Direction

Why chasing the biggest package can derail site selection decisions before they begin.

Energy, Infrastructure, and Innovation: Building America's Future

From advanced nuclear to mass-timber logistics facilities and Atlanta’s next growth chapter, this podcast episode connects the dots on energy, workforce, and infrastructure decisions shaping competitive locations nationwide.

Editor's Note: Raising the Bar on Readiness

JLL, InfraPartners Bet Prefab Can Cut AI Data Center Timelines by Up to 22 Months

A new build model overlaps site work and fabrication to accelerate AI infrastructure delivery.

When Natural Gas Can’t Move, Compute Can

How North Dakota’s stranded natural gas can drive AI.

Phillip Morris International Starting Building Before Plans

How a factory went from an idea to operational in about two years.

Forestry and Related Products: Why Location Mistakes Are So Hard to Undo

What corporate site selection teams must understand before committing long-term capital.

Last Word: Don’t Lose by Winning

As site scarcity shifts corporate decisions from parcels to people, execution—not assets—is becoming the real differentiator.

Tariffs After the Supreme Court: A Detour, Not a Dead End

The Court blocks the administration’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs, but alternative legal pathways — and political will — suggest trade duties will remain embedded in the operating environment.

Economic Developer Role Shifting from Deal-Making to Systems Stewardship

New research shows how economic development leadership is shifting beyond deals and incentives.

Montgomery County, Maryland: A Global Hub for Growth and Innovation

Just outside Washington, D.C., Montgomery County pairs one of the nation’s most educated workforces with federal research assets, transit-connected development, and a deep life sciences cluster poised for its next phase of expansion.

Advanced Manufacturing Isn’t a Buzzword—It’s a Different Location Strategy

Why companies expanding today must rethink labor, sites, and operational resilience.

An Innovative, Delicious Solution to an Invasive Threat

Virginia is transforming an invasive blue catfish population into an economic development opportunity, supporting seafood processing, rural job growth and environmental restoration along the Chesapeake Bay.

What Companies Need from Modern Manufacturing Sites

Capital, infrastructure, power and workforce now define competitive manufacturing locations.

Oklahoma’s Competitive Edge: Low Cost, High Performance

A central U.S. location delivering cost stability, logistics reach and industry-focused workforce development.

Why Uncertainty — Not Demand — Is Slowing Foreign Investment in the U.S.

For first-time foreign investors, confidence — not incentives — has become the gating factor.

2026 Data Center Outlook: What Actually Changes Next

Demand is a given. Power, timelines, and execution are not — and that’s where 2026 decisions are getting made.

Potential Energy: Why Power Availability is Driving Site Selection

In today’s economic development landscape, power availability is no longer an item on a checklist — it's often the entire list.

Capitalizing on the OBBBA Before the 2026 Cliff

Discover how the OBBBA creates a short-lived opportunity for modular developers to accelerate deductions, leverage restored bonus depreciation, and meet tight 2026 energy-incentive deadlines.

When Property Law Becomes a Location Constraint

How ownership restrictions are complicating industrial site selection.

Industries of the Future Aren’t Speculative Anymore

How federal capital, private investment, and place are quietly reshaping U.S. manufacturing.