Attracting investment is a complex business. In addition to having the correct combination of access, labor, infrastructure, and real estate assets, local and state or provincial governments are increasingly being called upon to offer grants, tax breaks, and other business incentives to make deals happen. 

With our decades of experience in both corporate site selection and economic development, we help governments and other stakeholders better understand when and if such policies are truly warranted. We help governments better understand their true competitiveness and – if such policies are still desired – how to construct them to be transparent, predictable, and result in a net benefit to all involved. We also help governments to evaluate policies already in place to better assess their effectiveness and true return on investment (or lack thereof) to the community. Our services include: 

• Competitiveness assessment 
• Sector analysis and benchmarking 
• Return on investment and municipal finance assessment