| This section
provides insights shared by leading site selection consultants and other
professionals in this market. Follow
this link for an explanation of this section.
Copies of many presentations made at various CoreNet Global
Summit conferences are available for reference through their website.
Refer
also to
Professional Awards and Comparative Rankings for information about
leading professionals and organizations in the direct investment field. |
| Article topic and link,
Author, and publication where it appeared or event at which it was presented |
Summary |
Consulting Firm, GUIDE
Service Profile
link for background, contact |
Consultant, Biographic
Profile |
Date written or last
updated |
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"Life Sciences Sector Drives Real Estate Growth"
Related August 2007 article in fDi magazine - "Europe
and North America Equal in Pharma Survey" |
July 2007
Cushman & Wakefield research report about real estate trends in the Life
Sciences industry in Europe and North America |
Cushman &
Wakefield - Research and Global Life Science Practice Group |
Bob Hess |
July 2007 |
| Book : "Location
Location Location - A Plant Location and Site Selection Guide"
Contact us about how to buy a copy |
Includes site
evaluation questionnaire and location profiling tools for business location
selection decisions and corporate location strategy and expansion planning
by this veteran global site selection consultant. |
Business
Location International |
Marcel De
Meirleir |
March 2006 |
| "Site
Selection in the New Europe", in
Expansion
Management magazine. The article is not yet available online,
and article access is now restricted only to subscribers. Contact
directly for a copy. |
Investment
trends in the changing European market, and implications for the location
selection process. |
Buck Consultants International |
René Buck |
March 2003 |
| List of
various articles posted on their website. Note their
DEALS financial model and data for project planning. |
Incentives
negotiation, site selection process, comparative financial modeling tools
and local data for project planning |
DEALTEK, Ltd. |
Rhett Weiss |
various |
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The Role
of Websites in Facilities Location , by Dennis Donovan |
Overview of
the use of websites in the business location selection process, with
specific examples of available resources for various selection factors, both
from independently published sources and local area representatives. |
WDG Consulting, LLC (The Wadley Donovan Group) |
Dennis Donovan |
May 16, 2002 |
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Emerging Corporate Location Trends , by Dennis Donovan, written for
CoreNet Global's "Corporate Real Estate Leader" magazine |
Describes the
location strategy and planning process, critical selection factors, and some
Internet data sources. |
WDG Consulting, LLC (The Wadley Donovan Group) |
Dennis Donovan |
Nov. 5, 2002 |
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The Latest in Data for Site Selection , by Robyn Domber |
Another review
of available websites and their appropriate use for research on selection
factors for site selection |
WDG Consulting, LLC (The Wadley Donovan Group) |
Dennis Donovan |
Nov 2001 |
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Disaster Risk
and Site Selection , by Dennis Donovan, for Business XPansion Journal |
Overview of
enterprise risk management issues for business continuity (natural
disasters, war, terrorism, fire, etc.) and the impact on location decisions |
WDG Consulting, LLC (The Wadley Donovan Group) |
Dennis Donovan |
Sept. 23, 2002 |
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Due Diligence for Brownfields , by James Wadley |
"Brownfield"
sites may offer advantages such as established labor pools, but require due
diligence because of some of the risks from prior use of a site |
WDG Consulting, LLC (The Wadley Donovan Group) |
Dennis Donovan |
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Non
Metro Areas for Customer Contact Centers , by Dennis Donovan for Contact
Professional Magazine |
Using the
politically correct term of the moment for call centers, this article
explores the location selection issues for such centers as they have needed
to find labor markets beyond the more traditional and familiar urban
centers. Many of the same issues apply to "shared services centers" or
other types of "back office" operations which can be shifted to low cost
locations. |
WDG Consulting, LLC (The Wadley Donovan Group) |
Dennis Donovan |
Nov. 11, 2002 |
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On The Fast Track, for Business Facilities magazine |
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The Austin Company, Facilities Location Services |
Don Schjeldahl |
February 2001 |
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Choose a
New Site in 15 Easy Steps, for Business Facilities magazine |
Overview of
the site selection process, but it's not as "easy" as it looks at first |
The Austin Company, Facilities Location Services |
Don Schjeldahl |
January 2001 |
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Getting The
Most From Your Community Visit, for Business Facilities magazine |
Planning and
performing visits to a potential business location |
The Austin Company , Facilities Location Services |
Don Schjeldahl |
July 2000 |
| Tapping The
Resources of The EDO, for Area Development magazine |
How to work
with economic development organizations for project planning |
The Austin Company , Facilities Location Services |
Don Schjeldahl |
May 1997 |
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Graphical
"Funnel" for Corporate Executives, on this website |
Overview of
the investment decision process, from the high-level, exploratory "long
list" of alternatives to the final "short list" choices, negotiation, and
implementation, showing how the SICR and GUIDE services apply. |
Global Direct
Investment Solutions |
Bruce Donnelly |
Feb. 5, 2003 |
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GUIDE :
Graphic Executive Summary, on this website |
Graphic
illustrating how the various GUIDE services address the need for factual
data as well as prior investor experience to support investment decisions in
a consistent way by organizing local knowledge in advance with participating
area representatives. |
Global Direct
Investment Solutions |
Bruce Donnelly |
Feb. 5, 2003 |
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Economic development strategy |
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Tips for fundraising success |
Suggestions
for how to develop more effective fundraising campaigns |
STELLAR Fundraising Executives
Inc. |
Terry Cusack |
Dec 2003 |
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Regionalism and Public/Private Partnerships, for BizSites NewsFlash (Plants
Sites & Parks sponsored newsletter for development agencies) |
Encouraging
local economic development agencies to work together, not just for
fundraising purposes, but to promote investment more efficiently by thinking
in terms of economic areas rather than political or geographic ones |
STELLAR Fundraising Executives
Inc. |
Terry Cusack |
Oct 2002 |
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trend analysis |
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FDI Confidence Index, Vol. 5 |
Periodic
survey of executives plus secondary source research and analysis into FDI
trends |
The
Global Business Policy Council, by
AT Kearney (an EDS
company) |
AT Kearney |
Sept 2002 |
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FDI Confidence Index, Vol. 4 |
Periodic
survey of executives plus secondary source research and analysis into FDI
trends |
The
Global Business Policy Council, by
AT Kearney (an EDS
company) |
AT Kearney |
Feb 2001 |
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AT Kearney / Foreign Policy Magazine Globalization Index 2003 |
Periodic
analysis of global trends, published in
Foreign Policy magazine Jan/Feb
2003 |
AT Kearney |
AT Kearney |
Jan 2003 |
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Foreign Direct Investment Survey |
Study for The
World Bank - MIGA Investment Marketing Services |
Deloitte & Touche Fantus |
Deloitte &
Touche |
Jan 2002 |
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Explanation
Executives may find articles by
consultants, or articles which quote them about their experiences with
clients, to be helpful as general background.
The articles listed here may include market research, trends, case
studies, descriptions of the investment decision process, project tips and
pitfalls to avoid, or many other topics. We seek
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related services, such as other types of specialists. |
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