Trade & Industry Development

Welcome to Trade & Industry Development

Each issue of Trade & Industry Development focuses on location strategies distinctly addressing the specific issues of a different industry audience. From automotive and aerospace to pharmaceutical and technology, T&ID works with site selection experts and industry associations to cover site selection and facility planning for the fastest growing industries – addressing concerns, trends and outlooks for each to simplify the process and assist in a smooth transition.

In this issue...
Making Incentives Work

There has been a great deal of press recently on incentives deals gone bad due to the collapsing economy and the inability of companies to fulfill their job creation and investment obligations under existing incentives agreements.

For example, the Associated Press reported recently that Target Corporation was assessed an additional $600,000 by DeKalb, Illinois for failing to fulfill its obligation to create at least 500 jobs at its local distribution center. Although Target missed its obligation by only 66 jobs, the failure of the company to proactively address the... Read More: Digital Version or Text Version