Answering the budding energy crisis challenges needs to begin with understanding how the United States delivers one of its most precious commodities – electricity.  It seems like everything we use requires more electricity to run. As shopping becomes an experience on our smartphones with fewer trips to the mall, cars transition to electricity, and automation […]

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The federal government based upon several new programs creates opportunities for Electric Vehicle related companies and corporate site location projects. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) provides over $320 B in incentives designed to increase clean energy production in the United States, support energy innovation, and encourage investing in disadvantaged communities and projects that

EV companies considering a supply chain investment need to negotiate for economic development incentives.  All states will use economic development incentives to attract EV suppliers but Ohio offers a worthy model for review.  Ohio offers extended local property tax abatements and Tax Increment Financing (TIF), construction materials sales tax exemptions, and special state economic development

While the location of large-scale EV battery production facilities may slow in 2024, the development of the EV battery supply chain for existing EV battery facilities will not.  As the map of the EV Battery Belt from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas illustrates, EV battery facilities have been announced and are developing across the

Workforce development still matters when it comes to attracting Electric Vehicle (EV) battery production and suppliers.  A two percent drop in the U.S. civilian labor participation rate driven by the expedited retirement rates of the Baby Boom generation spurred by COVID-19 keeps the availability of skilled workers a central issue for companies with existing and

Situated at the forefront of innovation, the Midwest emerges as a strategic hub for the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Boasting a rich automotive manufacturing legacy and proximity to the largest fresh surface water system on earth (Great Lakes), the region provides an ideal environment for companies venturing into electrification manufacturing. The LG EV facility offers

The Ohio Tax Credit Authority on January 29, 2024, granted a Transformational Mixed Used Development (TMUD) state tax credit to two Montrose Group clients for redevelopment of the Ohio Building in Sidney, Ohio which was awarded $998,562 in a TMUD tax credit and the Thompson Building in East Liverpool which was awarded $212,950 in a

After ringing in the new year, Ohio is also kicking off the 2024 election cycle and racing towards the March 19 primary. This year’s primary not only features the nomination to determine which candidates will represent their party for President of the United States, and who will go up against Senator Sherrod Brown for Ohio’s

Housing will see a rise as a major policy issue in 2024 as rising interest rates impact the development of housing that has struggled to keep pace with increasing economic investment.  The availability of housing impacts a company’s decision to grow as a 1.5% drop-in US labor participation rate after COVID is making the recruitment