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2022 Year in Review
The global economic landscape continued to demonstrate that change is the only constant. At SDG, we did what we do best, simplify the complex site selection process for new - and repeat - clients. Over $5.5 Billion Our active projects in 2022 total $5,571,752,000 of...
SDG Client COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY SELECTS BERKELEY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA AS SITE OF ITS FOURTH MICRO MILL
Berkeley County, WV- Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) (“CMC”) announced today Berkeley County, West Virginia, will be the site of its fourth micro mill (MM4). The project, budgeted to cost approximately $450 million net of incentives, is expected to have an...
SDG Client Bridgestone in Abilene, Texas Invests $60 Million to Expand Retread Tire Plant
NASHVILLE, TN ― Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced September 22, 2022 a $60 million expansion of its Bridgestone Bandag, LLC manufacturing plant in Abilene, Texas. The 50,000-square- foot expansion of the plant is aimed at the growing demand for the...
Bridgestone Announces $550 Million Expansion and 380 new manufacturing jobs in Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee- Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) recently announced a major expansion and modernization of its Warren County, Tennessee Truck and Bus Radial (TBR) Tire Plant located in Morrison. The $550 million investment will add 380 new jobs and expand the...
Recent or Upcoming Speaking Engagements
November 14, 2022
Advanced Economic Development Leadership Program Class Instruction: Overview of Site Selection and Economic Development
Kansas City, Missouri
August 17, 2022
I-77 Alliance
Annual Meeting Keynote Address: Trends in Site Selection
Chester, South Carolina
May 5, 2022
Bradley Forum
Presentation on Site Selection Trends
Nashville, Tennessee
April 5, 2022
North Carolina’s Northeast
Perspectives on Site Selection
Virtual Presentation
April 3, 2022
Business Facilities Magazine LiveXchange
Presentation on Site Selection Trends
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 29-30, 2022
Area Development Conference
Presentation on Trends and Best Practices in ED
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 10, 2022
Team Volusia Annual Conference Keynote Address
Daytona, Florida
March 2-4, 2022
Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference
San Diego, California
February 24, 2022
Next Move Group Annual Conference
Site Selection Speaker
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 17, 2022
Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC)
Winter Conference Keynote Address
Sugarland, Texas
“Their fluid and flexible approach helped us to reachour project goals and timelines during our multi-state evaluationof sites for a new manufacturing facilitY.”
“Strategic Development Group truly understood that our project needs were evolving. Their fluid and flexible approach helped us to reach our project goals and timelines during our multi-state evaluation of sites for a new manufacturing facility in New Castle, Indiana. SDG’s ability to present concise summaries of site conditions, development costs, incentives and recommendations were critical for our management’s ability to make a final site location decision.”
– Ted Moore
Vice President of Operations, MICRONUTRIENTS, INC.
