The Business Facilities Podcast

The Business Facilities Podcast

Hosted by Editorial Director Anne Cosgrove, the Business Facilities Podcast features interviews with economic development leaders discussing the strategies they’re using to grow their communities, and site selectors sharing their expertise on today’s hottest issues.

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June 24, 2025 24 mins

From its coast on the Atlantic Ocean to its vast inland waterways, North Carolina provides an extensive network for companies throughout the marine industry to thrive. We spoke with Bob Peele, Director at the North Carolina Marine Industrial Authority, to explore what the state offers companies in the marine industry, including boat building, commercial fishing, and the products and services supporting those businesses. Presented b...

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Presented by ElectriCities of North Carolina, this conversation shares a look into the Golden LEAF Foundation’s impact across the state. Borne through the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturers, this nonprofit is focused on increasing economic opportunity in rural communities through grantmaking. While its industry focus is broad, the biomanufacturing sector has seen great strides with the help of the Founda...
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With a momentous 2024 for investment in Minnesota, including $12 billion from high-growth industries, Catalina Valencia, Director of Business Development with the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development talks about the Star of the North as a hotbed of growth
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February 18, 2025 23 mins

From the Port of Virginia to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion and an eye on air cargo facilities, the Commonwealth of Virginia connects business to markets domestically and globally.

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From launch to legacy, companies find opportunity for growth and profitability in the Palmetto State. Hear success stories, and what the future holds for the next generation of business.

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Lubbock (Texas) Economic Development Alliance CEO John Osborne discusses the current state of Lubbock’s economy, how downtown revitalization has generated more interest in the area and much more.

 

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Taking the helm in Fall 2023, Aaron Demerson, President & CEO of Texas Economic Development Corporation (TxEDC) delves into his vision to continue to grow the state's success. With workforce as one driving force, the Lone Star State is firing on all cylinders as a desirable location for new and existing businesses across all industries.

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Workforce remains a top factor in site selection. Companies in aerospace and defense are no exception. Jeff Troan, Managing Director at Vista Site Selection, discusses the data analytics tool his firm employs to work with clients to identify locations that offer the workforce demographics they require. His experience in the aerospace industry includes three decades at Lockheed Martin, and he brings this perspective to discussion. W...

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As President of State Tax Credits at OnCentive, Sabrina Champagne and her team work with companies during their relocation and expansion projects to ensure these clients are capturing all the federal, state, and local tax credits available to the company's specific situation. A proactive and dedicated focus on tax credits helps to reduce the total scope of these projects, both during and after the initial relocation or expansion.  ...

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October 16, 2023 13 mins

As Founder and President of SelectGlobal, Michael Edgar works with companies and communities to create foreign direct investment solutions. With a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises, Edgar provides a quick insight on factors that add up to achieving FDI project success. We caught up with him at Business Facilities LiveXchange Emerging Industries in Columbus, OH.

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August 15, 2023 32 mins

With the proliferation high growth, tech centric industry that includes advanced manufacturing, data centers, electric vehicles, chip manufacturing, and AI and robotics, both site selectors and communities are adapting to new and evolving requirements for company relocation and expansion projects. In this podcast, we interview Mike Grella of Grella Partnership Strategies and Carl Nelson of Infrastructure Ready to talk about what th...

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August 2, 2023 26 mins

The wave of companies looking to reshore and nearshore their manufacturing operations shows no sign of abating. Rosemary Coates, Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, shares her perspective on planning and implementing a return to the U.S., including the rebuilding of domestic supply chains across the U.S for traditional and emerging industries. 

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You’re ready to relocate or expand, but do the locations on the shortlist have the people you need to keep business moving and thriving? Across industries, the ongoing shortage of skilled or ready to train employees makes workforce one of the tougher items on today’s site selection checklist. This panel discussion with site selectors, recorded at the 2023 Business Facilities LiveXchange, covers insights from their exp...

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Recorded at the 2023 Business Facilities LiveXchange, this presentation by Taylor Murray of Maxis Advisors discusses business incentives for expanding or relocating companies. What kinds of incentives are most impactful for a project? How do economic incentives and tax policy affect site selection decisions? Taylor also discusses national and state level policy trends that affect economic development and how client companies evalua...

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Recorded at the 2023 Business Facilities LiveXchange, this presentation by Dr. Anirban Basu of Sage Policy Group provides in-depth analysis of the major factors shaping economic outcomes, including central bank policymaking, worker attitudes, business confidence, and geopolitics. It then turns toward a forecast for the year to come, highlighting the major risks that economic stakeholders will likely encounter.

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