We're on a mission to help companies of all sizes identify the best locations, secure incentives, obtain development approvals and optimize energy strategies through Location Economics®.
BLS & Co. serves as location and incentives advisor to Roche, Swiss multinational healthcare leader, and its subsidiary Genentech, the South San Francisco-based biotechnology industry leader. Our engagements with Roche date back to 2012, supporting over $2.7 billion in announced investments.
BLS & Co. serves as location and incentives advisor to Roche, Swiss multinational healthcare company, and its subsidiary Genentech, the South San Francisco-based biotechnology industry leader. Our engagements with Roche date back to 2012with four major projects announced as of 2026:
BLS & Co. utilizes an assortment of services – a process we call Location Economics® – to advise clients on location decisions. Discover our variety of offerings to help you navigate the complex decision making processes that occur when searching for a new location for your organization.
BLS & Co. specializes in a variety of industries and our dedicated team is compromised of experts in nearly all major categories.
At BLS & Co., we have executed wide variety of projects for our clients, which includes facilities such as headquarters, warehouses, and data centers.
Stay up to date with BLS & Co. by exploring our latest news and musings on the world of site selection and more.
We're proud to provide a few key resources to help get you started on your site selection journey.
Search our North American database for the right location for your company's HQ, R&D Facilities, and more.
Browse our regional resource guide for site selection in the U.S.
If your organization is confronting complex and sensitive location decisions, please reach out to schedule a confidential conversation.
Interested in a career opportunity with BLS & Co.? Click below to learn more about our growing team and view all current openings.
BLS & Co.'s Michelle Comerford offers insight on the rapidly evolving logistics real estate industry for Logistics Management.
“Depending on the operation and business, being within two-day ground shipping to all U.S. population may suffice,” says Michelle Comerford, project director for industrial and supply chain practice leader at site selection advisory firm Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. “But, if you’re Amazon, or attempting to compete with Amazon, then you have your sights set on being able to deliver to most U.S. population much faster—eventually, within hours.”
While such demand is creating the perfect environment for speculative DC space, Comerford stresses that many developers are still cautious. “It was a long recovery for many following the recession a decade ago,” she adds. “Many found themselves with excess space.”
Read the full report here: https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/state_of_industrial_real_estate_its_crunch_time
Michelle Comerford is the Industrial & Supply Chain Practice Leader at Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co., one of the largest, most highly regarded site selection and incentives advisory firms in North America. BLS & Co. helps manage the complexities associated with finding optimal location and securing incentives to support new ventures. Michelle has recently been published in fDi Magazine, Inbound Logistics, Trade & Industry Development, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, among others.
Tracey Hyatt Bosman discusses how the rapid expansion of AI data centers is reshaping site selection, with power access, community sentiment and local regulations now driving where hyperscale projects can move forward.
Tracey Hyatt Bosman and Michelle Comerford discuss which communities are best positioned to attract and sustain long-term business investment amid an uncertain economy.
Tracey Hyatt Bosman spoke to Investment Monitor on the floor of the 2026 SelectUSA conference to discuss short and long term inflationary pressures on FDI
We're on a mission to help companies of all sizes identify the best locations, secure incentives, obtain development approvals and optimize energy strategies through Location Economics®.
BLS & Co. serves as location and incentives advisor to Roche, Swiss multinational healthcare leader, and its subsidiary Genentech, the South San Francisco-based biotechnology industry leader. Our engagements with Roche date back to 2012, supporting over $2.7 billion in announced investments.
BLS & Co. serves as location and incentives advisor to Roche, Swiss multinational healthcare company, and its subsidiary Genentech, the South San Francisco-based biotechnology industry leader. Our engagements with Roche date back to 2012with four major projects announced as of 2026:
BLS & Co. utilizes an assortment of services – a process we call Location Economics® – to advise clients on location decisions. Discover our variety of offerings to help you navigate the complex decision making processes that occur when searching for a new location for your organization.
BLS & Co. specializes in a variety of industries and our dedicated team is compromised of experts in nearly all major categories.
At BLS & Co., we have executed wide variety of projects for our clients, which includes facilities such as headquarters, warehouses, and data centers.
Stay up to date with BLS & Co. by exploring our latest news and musings on the world of site selection and more.
We're proud to provide a few key resources to help get you started on your site selection journey.
Search our North American database for the right location for your company's HQ, R&D Facilities, and more.
Browse our regional resource guide for site selection in the U.S.
If your organization is confronting complex and sensitive location decisions, please reach out to schedule a confidential conversation.
Interested in a career opportunity with BLS & Co.? Click below to learn more about our growing team and view all current openings.