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 healthcare company, and its subsidiary Genentech, the South San Francisco-based biotechnology industry leader. Our engagements with Roche date back to 2012 with 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.
Andy Shapiro was interviewed by Eric Litke, reporter at PolitiFact Wisconsin regarding what it means to be in the "Top 10" for business, and who decides that?
Site selectors, who analyze state and local business climates for a living, say such rankings are trying to paint broadly and objectively what is inherently specific and subjective.
"There is no ‘best’ state (or states) for every type of business," Andrew Shapiro, managing director of site selection company Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company, said in an email. "These rankings can be methodologically suspect and as a result can vary wildly from survey to survey and from year to year."
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Andy Shapiro heads the firm's location advisory practice from its San Francisco Bay Area office, helping clients translate their business objectives and strategic vision into rational, balanced location decisions. His primary responsibilities include site selection, feasibility economic impact analysis and market analysis.
Part one of our three part analysis of the life sciences industry examines how scientific innovation, tax reform, industrial policy and federal pricing and trade pressures converged to drive the wave of U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing investment in the 2020s.
Senior Vice President Tim Comerford recently spoke with TechTarget about the role of power, infrastructure and permitting in accelerating data center development — and why there’s no simple shortcut to getting projects online.
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.
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 healthcare company, and its subsidiary Genentech, the South San Francisco-based biotechnology industry leader. Our engagements with Roche date back to 2012 with 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.