Menu Item

The Three Sites Philly is Pitching to Amazon

Jay Biggins was interviewed by Jacob Adelman, Staff Writer at the Philly Inquirer regarding the Amazon HQ2 location search announcement.

By highlighting Schuylkill Yards, uCity Square, and the Navy Yard, Philadelphia can demonstrate an edge over most other cities, which don’t have similarly large, readily developable tracts, said Jay Biggins, executive managing director of the site-selection consultancy BLS & Co. in Princeton.

“It’s hard to come up with sites of the scale required to handle this size development that are already under common ownership and are in densely populated major metros,” said Biggins, whose firm has helped companies including Prudential Financial Inc. and Subaru of America Inc. select sites for new headquarters and other facilities.

Click here to view the full article.

Jay Biggins

Executive Managing Director

Jay is the Executive Managing Director at Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co., one of the most highly regarded site selection and incentives advisory firms in North America. BLS & Co. helps manage the complexities associated with finding optimal locations and securing incentives to support new ventures.

Source:
The Philadelphia Inquirer
right pointing arrow
right pointing arrow
right pointing arrow

the latest from bls & Co.

right pointing arrow

Interested in Learning More?

Contact us today at 609.924.9775 or info@blsstrategies.comto schedule an initial consultation.
Menu Item