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Industrial Site Selection

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Your Partner in Data-Driven, Integrated Location Strategy

Selecting an industrial site is a major business decision, not just a real estate transaction. The right location drives efficiency and growth, while a less suitable site can create operational challenges, impact your supply chain, and increase costs. Critical factors such as labor, transportation, and utilities must be carefully considered to ensure long-term success.

We turn site selection into a competitive advantage, offering data-driven insights that transform your real estate into a strategic asset. Leveraging advanced tools and deep market knowledge, we find locations that reduce risk, lower costs, and fuel growth. We help you navigate complexity and capitalize on opportunities across the country.

DELIVERING RESULTS

250+
years of combined team experience
12+
complex site selection projects managed over the past five years
$12B+
of investment managed and delivered

What Sets Us Apart

End-to-End Integration

From strategy to delivery, a single point of contact coordinates every step. This integrated approach closes communication gaps, speeds up timelines, and ensures every workstream aligns with your objectives. The result is a seamless experience tailored to your business goals.

Data-Driven Decision-Making

Gut instinct has no place in site selection. We use proprietary analytics to evaluate supply chains, labor data, map infrastructure, and model operating costs. Our network optimization software finds the ideal location to minimize costs and meet service requirements. Every recommendation is backed by hard data.

Local Expertise, National Reach

Site selection requires macro perspective and micro precision. Our teams blend national market intelligence with deep local knowledge of regulations, utilities, and labor dynamics. We leverage relationships and expertise to de-risk site decisions and unlock value others miss.

Incentives That Move the Needle

Incentives make a good site great. We create competition among jurisdictions to secure cash grants, tax abatements, and utility rate reductions. Our team structures packages that improve project economics, accelerate timelines, and reduce total real estate costs to enhance your ROI.

Risk Mitigation Through Due Diligence

Unforeseen risks can destroy budgets. We conduct comprehensive due diligence on environmental constraints, permitting timelines, labor availability, and climate hazards. We identify vulnerabilities early and develop mitigation strategies to protect your investment and ensure operational continuity.

Speed to Market Without Compromise

Time is capital. Our streamlined approach compresses decision cycles through parallel workstreams and proactive engagement. We pre-qualify sites, expedite permitting, and manage construction to deliver fully operational facilities on schedule while mitigating risk and maintaining quality.

Services

Industries & Subservices



Distribution


We analyze freight, customer proximity, and labor to find your best site. For e-commerce, retail, food & beverage, and 3PL clients, our supply chain modeling pinpoints markets where speed, cost, and scalability align. We evaluate transport access (road, rail, port, air) to cut last-mile times and shipping costs.

Manufacturing


Precision is key. We evaluate critical variables like utility capacity, water supply, and supplier proximity. Our team manages complex regulations and coordinates with utilities to confirm timelines and costs, ensuring your facility is built for long-term operational success.

Supply Chain Optimization


Location is just one piece. We use market-leading data tools to model your entire supply chain, finding the optimal number, size, location, and operating strategy to cut costs and meet service goals. Our scenarios can significantly reduce logistics costs and improve delivery times, aligning your portfolio with demand.

Learn more about Supply Chain & Logistics Advisory

Labor & Workforce Analytics


Our proprietary tools analyze labor markets to mitigate operational risks and ensure your chosen location has the right workforce at the right cost for the long-term. We rank locations on factors like skilled labor supply, demand, scalability, sustainability, and union exposure to find the best fit for your long-term talent needs.

Business Incentives & Economic Development


Your investment has value. We create competition between locations to secure incentives like cash grants, tax abatements, and training assistance. Our team negotiates packages that reduce real estate costs, minimize risk, and build strong public-private partnerships for your new facility.

Learn more about our Business Incentives Services

Project & Development Services


Execution is everything. Our team manages your project from concept to completion, overseeing design, permitting, and construction. We optimize layouts and find cost savings, delivering projects on time and on budget. We mitigate risk and ensure your operation launches successfully.

Learn more about our Project Development Services

Financial Analysis & Transaction Structuring


Real estate decisions are capital decisions. We analyze total operating costs, including labor, logistics, and taxes, and compare lease vs. own scenarios. By partnering with experts, we structure creative deals and build financial models tailored to uncover cost savings and maximize value for confident, data-driven decisions.

Learn more about Equity, Debt & Structured Finance

Team

Ben Harris (image)
Benjamin Harris

Head of Industrial Consulting, Americas
Atlanta, United States

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Jason Tolliver Indianapolis Industrial Strategic Accounts
Jason Tolliver

President, Americas Logistics & Industrial Services
Indianapolis, United States

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We believe a fully holistic data-driven approach helps guide your business to the optimal business solution. While no project is the same, we generally suggest considering supply chain, labor, real estate, infrastructure, financial (incentives/capital markets) and construction-related factors to fully vet each location opportunity.

Transportation access is vital for industrial site selection because it directly affects operational efficiency, cost structure, and supply chain performance. Locations with robust transportation networks (ports, highways, rail and airports) support efficient movement of goods. Access to logistics hubs and distribution centers enhances flexibility and scalability. Proximity to suppliers and raw materials reduces freight costs and delivery times. Additionally, easy access to highways, rail, ports and airports lowers distribution costs and improves customer service. Good transportation planning enables faster delivery and greater responsiveness to demand.

The war for talent in today's market environment can make or break the success of any operation. We ensure your new location has sufficient access to the talent you need today, at a cost that meets your budget, and the community support through partnerships and training programs to drive employment growth over the long term.

The risks of selecting the wrong site are many and can be fatal to your business. Unexpected cost overruns, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical risk, natural disasters, utility disruptions, and many other factors can come into play if an effective site selection strategy is not employed prior to selecting a site.

In today's market environment where various utilities like power and water are scarce, it is important to understand a site's ability to serve your operation from all aspects of your utility demands. Having early conversations with the site owners and the utility partners that serve the site is critical to establish an understanding of the capacities, service timing, and costs associated with infrastructure investments and ongoing service.

Incentives cannot make a bad site good; however, they can make a good site great. You are making a long-term investment in a community that will benefit significantly from your business. We believe that carries substantial value that local and state governments should support you in through various incentive programs. Whether it’s low taxes, various grant programs, community partnerships, infrastructure offsets or utility rate reductions, we help negotiate a successful long-term public-private partnership that it mutually beneficial for you and the community you choose.

Supply chain resilience is a critical factor in site selection because it directly impacts a company's ability to maintain operations during disruptions and adapt to changing market conditions. Natural disasters, geopolitical instability, and pandemics can disrupt supply chains. Choosing a site with access to multiple transportation modes, reliable infrastructure, and proximity to alternative suppliers helps reduce vulnerability. Resilient locations allow for redundancy and contingency planning, minimizing downtime.

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