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. served as site selection and incentives advisor to Bristol Myers Squibb dating back more than two decades. Our engagements include have included complex and highly competitive nationwide searches for both manufacturing and office projects which have resulted in over $1 billion in announced investment.
BLS & Co. served as site selection and incentives consultant for Bristol Myers Squibb’s new North American Capability Center (NACC) in Tampa, Florida. BMS’ goal for the NACC was to house key enterprise services, including technology, finance and accounting, alongside research and analytics in a cost-effective market. The NACC project required BLS & Co. to identify and evaluate cost-effective, high-quality markets with diverse pools of talent.
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.
On April 7, the Maine House voted 82–62 to advance Legislative Document (LD) 307, a bill sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, that would impose a moratorium on artificial intelligence (AI) data centers with loads of 20 MW or greater until Nov. 1, 2027. The bill would also create the Maine Data Center Coordination Council, tasked with evaluating how large-scale facilities could affect ratepayers, grid reliability, natural resources, and local communities—with a final report due to the legislature by February 2027. There are currently no large-scale AI data centers operating in Maine, but high-profile projects have recently been announced in Sanford and Jay.
Maine’s move is one of the most concrete legislative responses yet to a wave of anxiety sweeping across communities throughout the country. But according to Tracey Hyatt Bosman, managing director, and Tim Comerford, senior vice president at Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. (BLS & Co.), much of that anxiety is fueled by misunderstanding—and the industry has more work to do in telling its own story.
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.
Tim Comerford leads a specially-designed interdisciplinary practice focused on assisting companies, developers, municipalities, and real estate advisors with issues that pertain to energy procurement, renewable installation, infrastructure assessments, and utility relocation, with a special focus on mission-critical facilities.
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
Project Director Michelle Comerford reflects on her term as Chair of the Site Selectors Guild and the role of site selectors today.
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. served as site selection and incentives advisor to Bristol Myers Squibb dating back more than two decades. Our engagements include have included complex and highly competitive nationwide searches for both manufacturing and office projects which have resulted in over $1 billion in announced investment.
BLS & Co. served as site selection and incentives consultant for Bristol Myers Squibb’s new North American Capability Center (NACC) in Tampa, Florida. BMS’ goal for the NACC was to house key enterprise services, including technology, finance and accounting, alongside research and analytics in a cost-effective market. The NACC project required BLS & Co. to identify and evaluate cost-effective, high-quality markets with diverse pools of talent.
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.