Illinois is the nation’s 6th largest state in the union with 12.7 M people but its strategic location in the middle of the United States relates to a global airport and driven by the U.S.’s third largest city positions Illinois for corporate site location projects.   Key demographic measures that impact corporate site location decisions […]

Indiana’s General Assembly made substantial investments in the state’s economic development programs primarily around two critical strategies: site development and workforce development. Site development has been an Indiana focus for some time. the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) reached a significant milestone in the Strategic Sites Inventory (SSI) program this spring, identifying over 300 new,

Indiana is a global leader in manufacturing by any measure and in line with the traditional manufacturing strength of the Great Lakes region of the United States. Industry clusters are regional concentrations of related industries.[i] Clusters consist of companies, suppliers, and service providers, as well as government agencies and other institutions that provide education, information,

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) leads the state’s economic development effort, and a wide range of state economic development incentives are provided for job creation and business investment, redevelopment and quality of place, innovation and entrepreneurship, research, and development, site development and skills training, including the following incentive programs: The state of Indiana offers

Taxes levied by local and state governments have a major impact on a company’s corporate site location decisions. Taxes by the state and local governments are a critical component of measuring the cost of doing business in a region.  Different local and state governments tax businesses differently. What and how much local and state governments

Housing is joining workforce development to become a major corporate site location issue.  Regions not growing are failing to develop substantial residential growth.  Finally, rural regions are losing population at an alarming rate and desperately need new residential products to retain existing employers and to keep their young people.  No matter where you are in

Indiana is the nation’s 27th largest state in the union with 6.8M people but its strategic location in the Great Lakes Region has made the Hoosier state a long-time leader in the manufacturing industry and an important role in the pharmaceutical and other industries driven by the growing Indianapolis region.  Indianapolis, the state’s capital and

The Montrose Group, a national corporate site location, economic development and public policy consulting firm is excited to announce that Ryan Scribner is joining the firm as Director of Economic Development. Ryan Scribner provides corporate site location, economic development advisory, and planning services to companies and communities based upon 20 years of public and private

The transition of the global auto industry from internal combustion engages to Electric Vehicles (EVs) is not news.  While EVs still make up a relatively small share of overall sales in the U.S., sales have risen considerably in recent years. According to the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, sales in 2021 totaled more than 466,000 units,

Michigan is a global leader in manufacturing by any measure and in line with the traditional manufacturing strength of the Great Lakes region of the United States. Industry clusters are regional concentrations of related industries.[i] Clusters consist of companies, suppliers, and service providers, as well as government agencies and other institutions that provide education, information,