We're on a mission to help companies of all sizes identify the best locations, secure incentives, obtain development approvals and optimize energy strategies through Location Economics®.
BLS & Co. serves as location and incentives advisor to Roche, Swiss multinational healthcare leader, and its subsidiary Genentech, the South San Francisco-based biotechnology industry leader. Our engagements with Roche date back to 2012, supporting over $2.7 billion in announced investments.
BLS & Co. serves aslocation and incentives advisor to Roche, Swiss multinational healthcarecompany, and its subsidiary Genentech, the South San Francisco-basedbiotechnology industry leader. Our engagements with Roche date back to 2012with four major projects announced as of 2026:
BLS & Co. utilizes an assortment of services – a process we call Location Economics® – to advise clients on location decisions. Discover our variety of offerings to help you navigate the complex decision making processes that occur when searching for a new location for your organization.
BLS & Co. specializes in a variety of industries and our dedicated team is compromised of experts in nearly all major categories.
At BLS & Co., we have executed wide variety of projects for our clients, which includes facilities such as headquarters, warehouses, and data centers.
Stay up to date with BLS & Co. by exploring our latest news and musings on the world of site selection and more.
We're proud to provide a few key resources to help get you started on your site selection journey.
Search our North American database for the right location for your company's HQ, R&D Facilities, and more.
Browse our regional resource guide for site selection in the U.S.
If your organization is confronting complex and sensitive location decisions, please reach out to schedule a confidential conversation.
Interested in a career opportunity with BLS & Co.? Click below to learn more about our growing team and view all current openings.
According to Tracey Hyatt Bosman, Managing Director of Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company, “risk calculus” is another major factor for location consideration.
“The industry’s risk calculus has shifted,” Bosman said. “A decade ago, developers focused heavily on natural disaster exposure, avoiding flight paths, and physical security concerns. Today, power availability, interconnection timelines, zoning constraints, and community sentiment are far more likely to govern site viability.”
Data centers have become the subject of increased public and political scrutiny.
“Data center projects have become highly visible developments that often trigger broader debates about grid reliability, utility costs, environmental impacts, and quality-of-life considerations,” Bosman said. “As facilities expand into new markets and closer proximity to population centers, communities are demonstrating a greater willingness to challenge projects perceived as infrastructure-intensive or visually disruptive.”
Tracey Hyatt Bosman develops and executes incentives and location selection strategies for BLS & Co.'s corporate and institutional clients. She is a certified economic developer with twenty years of professional experience across a wide range of sectors, including data centers, manufacturing, headquarters, back office and contact center operations, and logistics.
Tracey Hyatt Bosman discusses how the rapid expansion of AI data centers is reshaping site selection, with power access, community sentiment and local regulations now driving where hyperscale projects can move forward.
Tracey Hyatt Bosman and Michelle Comerford discuss which communities are best positioned to attract and sustain long-term business investment amid an uncertain economy.
Tracey Hyatt Bosman spoke to Investment Monitor on the floor of the 2026 SelectUSA conference to discuss short and long term inflationary pressures on FDI
We're on a mission to help companies of all sizes identify the best locations, secure incentives, obtain development approvals and optimize energy strategies through Location Economics®.
BLS & Co. serves as location and incentives advisor to Roche, Swiss multinational healthcare leader, and its subsidiary Genentech, the South San Francisco-based biotechnology industry leader. Our engagements with Roche date back to 2012, supporting over $2.7 billion in announced investments.
BLS & Co. serves aslocation and incentives advisor to Roche, Swiss multinational healthcarecompany, and its subsidiary Genentech, the South San Francisco-basedbiotechnology industry leader. Our engagements with Roche date back to 2012with four major projects announced as of 2026:
BLS & Co. utilizes an assortment of services – a process we call Location Economics® – to advise clients on location decisions. Discover our variety of offerings to help you navigate the complex decision making processes that occur when searching for a new location for your organization.
BLS & Co. specializes in a variety of industries and our dedicated team is compromised of experts in nearly all major categories.
At BLS & Co., we have executed wide variety of projects for our clients, which includes facilities such as headquarters, warehouses, and data centers.
Stay up to date with BLS & Co. by exploring our latest news and musings on the world of site selection and more.
We're proud to provide a few key resources to help get you started on your site selection journey.
Search our North American database for the right location for your company's HQ, R&D Facilities, and more.
Browse our regional resource guide for site selection in the U.S.
If your organization is confronting complex and sensitive location decisions, please reach out to schedule a confidential conversation.
Interested in a career opportunity with BLS & Co.? Click below to learn more about our growing team and view all current openings.