Tracey Hyatt Bosman, CEcD, managing director at Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company (BLS & Co.), has been awarded the CRE®(Counselor of Real Estate) credential by The Counselors of Real Estate®, an international group of high-profile real estate practitioners who provide expert advisory services to clients on complex real property and land-related matters.

As managing director of BLS & Co., one of the largest specialty site selection and incentives advisory consulting firms in North America, Bosman develops and executes location selection strategies for corporate and institutional clients. She has advised world-renowned companies in identifying the optimal locations, securing incentives, obtaining development approvals, and designing energy and other infrastructure strategies.

“This recognition is a reflection of the strategic, data-driven approach we bring to every client engagement at BLS & Co., and it reinforces the importance of objective, high-integrity counsel in today’s complex location and incentives landscape,” said Bosman. “I’m proud to be recognized alongside the industry's most respected advisors in this community that values rigorous thinking, collaboration, and trusted expertise at the highest level.”

With more than twenty years of experience across a wide range of sectors, including data centers, manufacturing, headquarters, back office and contact center operations, and logistics, Bosman has established herself as a leader within BLS & Co. She is a certified economic developer, having worked at the county and state levels, including as vice president of policy and operations for the Chicago-area Lake County Partners and Senior Manager of prospect activities for the South Carolina Department of Commerce.

Established in 1953, the Counselors of Real Estate is an international professional organization whose members provide objective, reliable advice and counsel on matters affecting all forms of real property in the United States and abroad. Members include ranking representatives of real estate consulting, financial, legal and accounting firms as well as leaders of Wall Street, government and academia.

Membership in The Counselors of Real Estate is selective and extended by invitation only, attesting to the practitioner’s expertise and proven competence in his or her chosen area of real estate. Members receive the CRE credential in recognition of proven superior problem-solving ability. Counselors must adhere to a strict Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice and are recognized in the marketplace as having consistently demonstrated the highest levels of knowledge, experience, integrity, and judgment. Fewer than 1,100 real estate professionals currently hold the CRE credential.