Interested in setting up or expanding operations in the US? Thinking of bringing your manufacturing operation to the US?

The United States has become a more competitive destination for foreign direct investment due in part to:

• Rising labor costs in many developing countries combined with slower wage growth in the U.S.;
• Lengthening supply chains and increasing costs to ship products to North America;
• The increasing importance of speed-to-market for consumer products;
• Growing demand for products “Made in the USA;” and
• A heightened focus on risk minimization

While these and other trends are driving new U.S. market investment; companies that are unfamiliar with the social, economic, geographic, regulatory and political complexities involved with choosing a best U.S. location can find themselves very quickly overwhelmed.

Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co (BLS & Co) is devoted to bringing clarity to the business location decision-making process, with a particular emphasis on the 22,500 cities and towns, 3,000 counties and fifty states that comprise the United States.   Our team of experienced professionals can help you identify, evaluate and select the optimal location for your operation and secure useful and meaningful state and local tax credits and other business incentives.

Whether to reshore or nearshore an operation to the U.S. maintains a complex proposition. As experts in the field of site selection throughout North America, BLS & Co principals have authored numerous resource materials and articles relating to trends in foreign direct investment, reshoring, and site selection in the U.S.:

BLS & Co. Resources and Guides:

• 2017 State Incentives Resource Guide
• “Selecting the Best Location for Your U.S. Manufacturing Plant”
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Estimator

BLS & Co. Capabilities to Serve Industry:

• Consulting Services For The Life Sciences Industries
• Consulting Services For Manufacturing / Distribution Companies

BLS & Co. Recent Articles:

• Trade & Industry Development, “So You Think You Want to Reshore .. But Aren’t Sure Where to Start?,” appeared June 1, 2016 by Michelle Comerford
• BLS & Co. and Tractus Asia, “A Comparison of U.S. & China Electricity Costs,” was published May 20, 2016
• Trade & Industry Development, “Is 2015 the Tipping Point for Reshoring,” appeared May 2015 by Michelle Comerford
• fDi Magazine, “Corporate Service Jobs: Coming or Going?” appeared April 2015, by Tracey Hyatt Bosman
• Industry Week, “Reshoring: The Manufacturer’s Checklist,” appeared August 2014, by Ben Weisfuse and Michelle Comerford
• Inbound Logistics, “5 Issues to Consider Before Selecting Your Next Site,” appeared June 2014, by Michelle Comerford
• Industry Week, “The Importance (Or Non-Importance?) of Right-To-Work in Location Decisions,” appeared June 2012, by Tracey Hyatt Bosman
• Trade & Industry Development, “How the Bio-Pharma Industry Chooses the Best U.S. Locations,” appeared May 2016, by Andrew Shapiro

For questions or more information on how BLS & Co. may assist you in finding the right location, please contact us at +1 (609) 924-9775 or info@blsstrategies.com.