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We're on a mission to help companies of all sizes identify the best locations, secure incentives, obtain development approvals and optimize energy strategies.
BLS & Co. has represented Citigroup on projects throughout North America.
BLS & Co. has represented Citigroup on projects throughout North America. We managed the development and implementation of an incentive strategy for two mirror 300,000 sf data center facilities, one in Ohio and one in Texas. The incentives in both locations included real and personal property tax abatements. In Ohio, BLS & Co. structured a unique public financing, including the creation of a Port Authority.
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 your ideal location for your company's HQ, R&D Facilities, and more.
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.
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Please find below a list of leaders from BLS & Co. who attended the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit. We are thrilled to see the conference had another successful year and look forward to connecting to discuss how BLS & Co. can best support your business needs.
Access the slides from Jay Biggins' presentation at the 2023 SelectUSA Summit, "Understanding the Role of U.S. State and Local Taxes in the Investment Decision."
Access the IRA Resources from Tracey Hyatt Bosman's presentation at the 2023 SelectUSA Summit, "Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act."
The United States has become a more competitive destination for foreign and domestic companies to invest in manufacturing operations due in part to:
While these and other trends are driving new U.S. market investment, companies that are unfamiliar with the social, economic, geographic, regulatory and political complexities involved with choosing the optimal U.S. location can find themselves very quickly overwhelmed.
Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. (BLS & Co.) is devoted to bringing clarity to the business location decision-making process. Our team of experienced professionals can help you identify, evaluate and select the optimal location for your operation and secure useful and meaningful state and local tax credits and other business incentives.
Given the tariffs uncertainty and changing global market dynamics, many companies are grappling with the question of where they should manufacture products in order to best serve the US market. This webinar will walk through all of the factors to be considered, as well as introduce you to the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model, a free tool to help evaluate business costs in the U.S. compared to other countries. In addition, the webinar will discuss what site selection factors to consider when evaluating North American locations for your investment.
Global economics, consumer demand, innovation and technology are impacting location strategies for all kinds of manufacturing industries.
But, it is a complex proposition. How should a company compare costs of operating in the U.S. versus overseas? What factors are important to consider? How should non-cash factors such as risks and opportunity costs, be accounted for?
BLS & Co. has partnered with the Reshoring Initiative to help provide a full scope of services around guiding companies through the processes of reshoring or locating in the U.S. for the first time. Our step by step guide below will help guide you through a decision making process.
Looking for resources to decide whether a U.S. manufacturing plant location is right for your business? Thinking about bringing operations to the U.S., but not sure where to start?
Whether to reshore or nearshore an operation to the U.S. maintains a complex proposition. As experts in the field of site selection throughout North America, BLS & Co. principals have authored numerous resource materials and articles relating to trends in foreign direct investment, reshoring and site selection in the U.S.
