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The Drive for Industrial Decarbonization and Impacts on Site Selection and Economic Development
Site selection decisions for manufacturers have historically been guided by traditional factors such as access to skilled labor, logistics infrastructure, and competitively priced utilities. Today at SDG, we see a shift among our heavy industrial clients taking a...
Siting Success: Mistake #5 Failure to Maintain Confidentiality
Our SDG “Top Ten” list covers the most frequent mistakes companies make in the site selection process. Check out the other installments of our countdown! Mistake #5: Failure to Maintain Confidentiality The adage “loose lips sink ships” coined in World War II for...
Siting Success: Mistake #6 Not Having Competing Sites
SDG’s TOP TEN LIST It’s time for the next installment of Strategic Development Group’s countdown. Our SDG “Top Ten” list covers the most frequent mistakes companies make in the site selection process. Check out the other installments of our countdown! Mistake #6: Not...
Siting Success: Mistake #7 Comparing Apples to Oranges
It’s time for the next installment of Strategic Development Group’s countdown. Our SDG “Top Ten” list covers the most frequent mistakes companies make in the site selection process. Check out the other installments of our countdown! Mistake #7: Comparing Apples to...
Siting Success: Mistake #8 Lack of Alignment
It’s time for the next installment of Strategic Development Group’s countdown. SDG and David Letterman’s Late Show “Top Ten” lists have something in common. We both have about 25+ years of experience. So, we made our own “Top Ten” list. The top ten most frequent...
Siting Success: #9 Selecting a Site that Doesn’t Accommodate the Future
It's time for the next installment of Strategic Development Group's countdown. The top ten most frequent mistakes companies make in the site selection process. It’s a common question we get from prospective clients looking to avoid the pitfalls of relocating or...
“SDG’s ethical and unbiased practices made us feel confident in our final site location and, ultimately, our investment.”
“Strategic Development Group provided significant value through their thorough site selection and incentive negotiation process, resulting in Sumiden’s new wire manufacturing facility in Dayton, Texas. SDG’s ethical and unbiased practices made us feel confident in our final site location and, ultimately, our investment.”
– Jon Cornelius
Executive Vice President/General Manager, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation