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The October edition of your go-to resource for site selection and economic trends is live! This month, we’re unpacking the topics shaping the industry, from election impacts on site selection policies to shifting call center labor costs and the rise of future megacities. Here’s what’s inside: ·?????Trump vs Harris: Implications on Site Selection Project Activity ·?????Q3 2024 Distribution Real Estate Trends ·?????7 Critical Steps to Find the Right BPO Service Providers ·?????Louisiana Quality Jobs Program Overview ·?????Comparing Call Center Labor Costs: Key Nearshore & Offshore Locations ·?????U.S. Site Selection Profile: Building and Construction Materials ·?????Navigating the Shift Toward Full-Scale Office Returns in 2025 ·?????Five Things that May Affect the Global Call Center Industry in 2025 ·?????Optimizing Supply Chain Networks Through Transportation Cost Analysis ·?????The Rise of Tomorrow’s Megacities: Predicting America’s Urban Future What industry trends are you keeping an eye on as we head into 2025? Let us know in the comments!

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Big news for Kentucky! Site Selection Group played a key role in Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing's $712M investment, creating 1,572 jobs. Read more about Kentucky's largest 2024 investment here: https://bit.ly/4fUTs0a e-STORAGE Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

From the SEDC Winter Newsletter | Josh Bays from Site Selection Group, LLC contrasts megasites and megaprojects. #AmericanSouth

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Last week while I was attending the National Rural Economic Developers Association Annual Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska history was being made back in Kentucky. On Friday, representatives from Shelbyville and Shelby County, Kentucky including Shelby County Judge Executive Dan Ison along with Shelbyville Mayor Troy Ethington gathered with leadership from Canadian Solar Inc. and e-STORAGE to announce alongside Governor Andy Beshear the largest economic development project in Shelby County's history. The $712 million Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing project will establish a state-of-the-art, 6-gigawatt hour battery cell, module and packaging facility in a 1 million-square-foot building located right off of Interstate 64. The plant will produce batteries used by utilities and other customers to store energy at large scale. The batteries are about 20 feet long, 8 feet wide and nearly 9 feet tall that are paired with solar, wind or other forms of electricity generation. These BESS batteries are seen as playing a crucial role for both a green energy future and a secure power grid as demand for electricity continues to grow in the U.S. The project will create 1,572 jobs within the next 24 months. From the initial site visit during a driving thunderstorm with Russell Schmit of Canadian Solar and Josh Bays of Site Selection Group, LLC, our Kentucky team including Ashlee Chilton with Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development; Mary Beth Dennis, CMP and Ray Leathers with SHELBY COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC; and Jack Bragg with Shelby Energy kept solving the complex issues associated with landing a project of this magnitude. A big thank you goes out to Josh Bays and Rusty Schmit for having faith in Shelbyville and Kentucky to locate this amazing project here. We are so excited to welcome the Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing team into our Shelby Energy and Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Family and we look forward to seeing the ribbon-cutting next year. #KentuckysBrightFuture #NewKentuckyHome #CooperativeProud #RuralProud ________________ Site Selection Magazine; Site Selectors Guild; Touchstone Energy? Cooperative, Inc.; NRECA; Kentucky Electric Cooperatives; FDI Alliance International; East Kentucky Power Cooperative; PJM Interconnection

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Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local leaders and executives from Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing, a subsidiary of e-STORAGE, to announce the largest economic development project in Shelby County’s history and the largest jobs announcement in Kentucky in more than two years. The nearly $712 million project is creating 1,572 skilled, high-tech jobs, representing the third-largest project for job creation during the administration and the fourth-largest investment! ?? ??: https://lnkd.in/erGBWpHu #TeamKentucky #Manufacturing #Battery #EconomicDevelopment #JobGrowth #Investment #Tech

Back to the office? Major players are driving the shift back to in-office work, reshaping the office market. What does it mean for the future of real estate? Read our analysis: https://bit.ly/3CpSlXz

The wait is over! Our annual rankings of the Best States for Manufacturing in 2024 are here! Whether you're expanding, relocating, or just curious about where your state stands, don’t miss this essential guide for manufacturers and industry leaders: https://bit.ly/4fN75OU