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Reshoring & FDI Resources

Thinking of bringing your manufacturing operation to the U.S., but not sure where to start?

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SelectUSA Investment Summit
June 23-26, 2024

Please find below a list of leaders from BLS & Co. who attended the 2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit. We look forward to connecting further to discuss how BLS & Co. can best support your business needs.

Andrew Shapiro

Managing Director

Tracey Hyatt Bosman, CEcD

Managing Director

Michelle Comerford

Project Director / Industrial & Supply Chain Practice Leader

Stephanie M. Mercado, Esq.

Project Director

The United States has become a more competitive destination for foreign and domestic companies to invest in manufacturing operations due in part to:

  • Rising labor costs in many developing countries combined with slower wage growth in the U.S.
  • Increasing costs to ship products to North America
  • Increasing importance of speed-to-market for consumer products
  • Growing demand for products “Made in the USA”
  • A heightened focus on risk minimization, including supply chain risk and intellectual property protection

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.  

Our Recent reshoring articles

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Navigating Renewable Energy Strategies in Location Selection

BLS & Co. Senior VP Tim Comerford, Project Manager Tracey Hyatt Bosman, Tractus partner Michael Hirou and Location Decisions partner Andreas Dressler discuss the increasing importance for businesses to align location strategies with renewable energy goals, outlining various renewable energy options, challenges and incentives, with a focus on the U.S. market.

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Summary and Implications of CHIPS and Science Act for Location Decisions

The CHIPS and Science Act provides funding to various programs to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor production by enhancing the United States workforce, manufacturing and research capacity in the semiconductor industry. BLS & Co. details how this might impact the industry and what companies might expect when applying for funds.

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Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act

BLS & Co.'s Project Director, Stephanie Mercado, and Managing Director, Tracey Hyatt Bosman, detail how the Inflation Reduction Act will increase clean energy production in the U.S. by supporting energy innovation and encouraging investment in disadvantaged communities.

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How to Select the Best Location for Serving the US Market

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.

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Reshoring Resources: A Guide

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.

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Discover the Perfect U.S. Location for Your Company

Embarking on the journey to establish your company’s first facility in the United States is an exciting yet complex endeavor. The vastness of the country, coupled with its diverse industry concentrations, cost structures, infrastructure and cultures, makes the site selection process a challenging task.

We're excited to introduce our new tool: a comprehensive regional resource guide designed to simplify your U.S. site selection process. This guide offers valuable insights into the varied opportunities across the country.

Explore the Northeast, Southern, Midwestern and Western regions as well as the Non-Contiguous U.S. HERE!

Resources & Guides

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.

Interested in Learning More?

Contact us today at 609.924.9775 or info@blsstrategies.comto learn how we can assist you in finding the right location.
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