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Top Global Site Location Consultants Form Site Selectors Guild

siteSelectorsGuild_logoFor Immediate Release
March 10, 2011
For more information, contact us at:
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Top Global Site Location Consultants Form Site Selectors Guild

It was announced today that a consortium of top global site location consultants have formed the Site Selectors Guild. Board President Bob Ady also stated that a new website (www.siteselectorsguild.com) has been activated to promote the Guild’s value to corporations and Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) who can utilize the services of Guild members in the advancement of economic development.

Founded in 2010 by twelve internationally respected site selectors, The Site Selectors Guild facilitates direct contact between corporations seeking guidance in facility placement and qualified site selection companies. The Guild also serves EDOs by offering access to a network of globally renowned site selectors with opportunities for education and professional development, including webinars, local, regional and national forums, and meetings.

As the first and only group of its kind, the Site Selectors Guild brings together a dynamic network of site selectors from around the world, pooling their talent and expertise to create an invaluable resource, unmatched in its quality, for both corporations seeking site selection assistance and EDOs seeking professional networking opportunity with location influencers. All members of the Site Selectors Guild have been nominated and approved by their peers in the site selection industry.

Throughout the year, The Site Selectors Guild will hold events around the nation, bringing together economic development organizations and site selectors for a chance to network and keep abreast of timely topics in the site selection field. On April 10-12, Team Texas is hosting the first inaugural Site Selectors Guild Forum in Austin for Texas Economic Developers. The South Dakota Economic Development Association will also host some members of the Guild at its spring event, April 27, 2011. Last December, members of the Guild worked with selected local EDOs at the Mid-America Economic Development Council (MAEDC) conference to advise them on their marketing presentations.

Current members of the Guild include:
(*) denotes a member of the Board of Directors

Bob Ady*
Ady International Company

Angelos Angelou
Angelou Economics

Tracey Hyatt Bosman*
Grubb & Ellis Company

Darin Buelow
Deloitte Consulting LLP

Dennis Donovan
Wadley Donovan Gutshaw Consulting LLC

Deane Foote*
Foote Consulting Group LLC

Jay Garner*
Garner Economics LLC

Will Hearn
Site Dynamics, LLC

Bob Hess
Newmark Knight Frank

Jason Hickey
Hickey and Associates

Mike Mullis
J.M. Mullis Inc.

Don C. Schjeldahl
Austin Consulting

Andrew H. Shapiro
Biggins Lacy Shapiro

Roel Spee
Plant Location International, IBM Global

Mark Sweeney
McCallum Sweeney Consulting

Jerry Szatan*
Szatan & Associates Inc.

Jonathan Sangster
CBRE Consulting

Phil Schneider
Deloitte Consulting LLP

David Zaharchuk
IBM Global Business Services

For more information and to see how The Site Selectors Guild can benefit you, please contact us at info@siteselectorsguild.com, or visit us on the web at www.siteselectorsguild.com.

The Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce Dinner in Phoenix…

Dale Benish of the Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce (GRCC) in Michigan held a lovely dinner at McCormick and Schmick’s downtown Phoenix. In attendance at the dinner were Deane Foote, President of Foote Consulting Group; Dale Benish, Business Development Manager for GRCC; Saul Grohs, a Founding Partner of Location Advisory Services, Inc.; Paige Webster, Site Selection Consultant for Foote Consulting Group; and Don Rodie, Senior Director at Cushman & Wakefield in Phoenix.  The dinner was held Monday, February 21, 2011, and was an “invitation-only” event for local site selectors.

Deane Foote, Dale Benish, Saul Grohs, and Paige Webster (pictured clockwise from bottom left) enjoy dinner at McCormick & Schmick's in Phoenix.
Deane Foote, Dale Benish, Saul Grohs, and Paige Webster (pictured clockwise from bottom left) enjoy dinner at McCormick & Schmick's in Phoenix.


FCG kicks off new labor analysis in Roswell/Artesia, NM…

Deane, Jack, and Paige enjoyed a few days in the Roswell/Artesia, NM area beginning work on a new labor analysis.

Jack and Deane tour downtown Artesia with it's unique, award winning sculptures!
Jack and Deane tour downtown Artesia with it's unique, award winning sculptures!
Paige and Jack downtown Artesia, NM.
Paige and Jack downtown Artesia, NM.

QC Inc. is officially open for business!

Emily at the new QC Inc. business incubator in Queen Creek, AZ.
Emily at the new QC Inc. business incubator in Queen Creek, AZ.

Deane and I had the pleasure of attending the Grand Opening of Queen Creek’s new business incubator, QC Inc. on Wednesday (02/09/2011) evening. The facility, which is located at 22713 S. Ellsworth Road, Building A, looks absolutely amazing! There are great office spaces available, social networking areas, access to top-of-the-line office machinery, coffee bar, a privacy office, and a lovely conference room sponsored by SRP. Anyone in the Queen Creek area with a home or small business would highly benefit from QC Inc.! The incubator location actually houses the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce, and has partnered with My Brother’s Office, an incubation hosting facility.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:30 PM was held by the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce, and included several speakers. The first was Kim Moyers, the Economic Development Specialist for the Town of Queen Creek, followed by: Mayor Gail Barney; Lee Ester of SRP; Marquis Scott, MEd., President/Executive Director of the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce; and Jeff Cutler from My Brother’s Office. Foote Consulting Group received a mention as well, as we conducted the initial feasibility study for the incubator. We caught up with many of our fellow economic development contacts, and made some new ones too. Kim Moyers gave us the grand tour, and we dined on the awesome spread catered by a nearby smokehouse. It was a superb event. We wish QC Inc. all the best!

Brochures from the QC Inc.
Brochures from the QC Inc.
Kim Moyers talks about the QC Inc.
Kim Moyers talks about the QC Inc.
Mayor Barney speaks to attendees of the QC Inc. Grand Opening
Mayor Barney speaks to attendees of the QC Inc. Grand Opening

MAEDC Site Selectors Roundtable

Deane was recently featured in Site Selection magazine for his participation at the Site Selectors Roundtable at the Mid-America Economic Development Council (MAEDC) 2010 Competitiveness Conference in Chicago. Deane, along with our associate Don Schjeldahl from the Austin Group, and others, shared their thoughts regarding the “ramifications of the 2010 elections on incentive programs and other aspects of economic development.” The article, by Ron Starner of Conway Data, can be found here: Changing Tax Climate Affects Plant Movement

Would you rather hear the roundtable discussion? If so, please go here: Site Selectors Roundtable MP3

Way to go, guys!