Location Intelligence Newsletter
June 2024

Location Intelligence Newsletter

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Site Selection Group, portfolio management, small to mid-sized companies, playbook, corporate real estate
Our playbook has ten steps for optimizing your real estate portfolio.

Site Selection Group Releases Real Estate Portfolio Management Playbook for Small to Mid-Sized Companies

While Fortune 500 companies often have entire departments dedicated to managing their real estate portfolios, some small and mid-sized companies face challenges in effectively managing theirs. Often. they lack the internal staffing, technology, and other resources to oversee their real estate portfolio.

To help optimize corporate real estate portfolios, Site Selection Group has released a whitepaper identifying 10 steps to help guide a small and mid-size company with multiple locations. These steps are not all-encompassing, but they provide a simple guide to help you gain control of your real estate and drive savings to your bottom line.?

Click here for our guide to optimizing your real estate portfolio.?


CHIPS Act, semiconductor, site selection, economic incentives, Intel, Samsung, real estate, Site Selection Group
The CHIPS Act represents more than just financial incentives—it is a cornerstone policy driving the U.S. back to its status as a global leader in high-tech manufacturing.

CHIPS Act Spurs Massive Semiconductor Industry Site Selection Project Announcements

The U.S. was a global leader in semiconductors a few decades ago, producing an estimated 40% of the world’s supply. The U.S.’s market share has declined to only 10% as global demand increased to power smartphones, mobile devices and the latest AI technology. To strengthen the U.S. semiconductor supply chain, Congress passed the bipartisan CHIPS Act in 2022. Since then it has catalyzed an unprecedented wave of site selection projects across the United States, positioning the U.S. at the forefront of global semiconductor innovation and manufacturing.?

With over $350 billion in private investments announced so far, the economic development impact on job creation and capital investment is profound.

Click here to see where the largest economic impacts are being made and their implications for site selection.


Call center, Site Selection Group, business process outsourcing, BPO, Africa, workforce, infrastructure, contact center
With continued investment and favorable demographics, the future looks bright for Africa's role in the international BPO industry.

The Rise of Call Centers and Business Process Outsourcing in Africa

The call center industry in Africa is experiencing a remarkable boom with the growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. With its unique blend of a young, multilingual workforce, improving technological infrastructure, and supportive governmental policies, Africa continues to be an attractive destination for international investments. As an update to our recent blogs on Africa, Site Selection Group wanted to provide additional insight into the factors driving this growth, discuss the challenges in the region and highlight some of the recent projects that underline the continent's rising prominence in the global call center landscape.

Click here to learn the factors driving growth, the challenges that may come, and a list of the notable recent BPO projects in Africa.


Office market, lease expirations, tenant improvement allowance, rental rate, CMBS loans, remote work, hybrid work, tenants, landlords
With over 1 billion square feet of office space currently available for lease in the U.S., landlords face increased pressure to attract and retain tenants

2025 Office Lease Expirations Creating a Dynamic Office Market for Tenants

As 2025 approaches, a significant shift is poised to reshape the U.S. office market. Current projections estimate that approximately 150 million square feet of office space will see lease expirations in that year alone. This substantial figure underscores a broader market transformation driven by evolving work dynamics and changing tenant preferences.

Scope of lease expirations

The volume of office space nearing lease expiration significantly surpasses the segments typically covered under CMBS loans, indicating a widespread impact across the office market landscape.

Click here to understand the opportunities, challenges, and considerations the upcoming flood of lease expirations will create for office tenants.


Call center, Site Selection Group, location trends, onshore, nearshore, offshore, AI, hybrid
The call center location trends demonstrate how deeply interconnected global markets, technology and local economic factors are in today's business environment.

Exploring Call Center Location Trends: Insights and Market Data

In recent years, the call center industry has seen transformative shifts in how and where these critical customer service hubs are located. From burgeoning markets in Southeast Asia to the resurgence of onshore centers in the U.S. and Europe, the dynamics of location strategy offer a glimpse into the broader trends in labor markets, technological advancements and business strategy. According to Site Selection Group’s latest Call Center Location Trends Report, 180,176 call center jobs were created globally across 155 project announcements. This blog post delves into current call center location trends, supported by the latest market data, and explores the implications for businesses considering their operational geography.

For the current four trends, our insights, and the available strategic benefits, click here.


Commercial real estate, construction costs, office, industrial, retail, labor, materials
As we move forward, navigating these cost dynamics will be crucial for success in the evolving commercial real estate landscape.

Navigating the Rising Tide: The Surge in Commercial Real Estate Construction Costs

Over the past three to four years, the commercial real estate sector has witnessed a substantial increase in construction costs for all real estate types including office, industrial, retail, clinical and other specialty uses. Fluctuating material costs, labor shortages and regulatory changes have combined to push the price of building skyward. This blog explores these trends, backed by specific data on material cost increases and their implications for developers, investors and end-users in the commercial real estate market.

To understand the cost surge, how different regions vary, and the implications for the market, click here.


Site Selection Group is a leading provider of global location advisory, economic incentives, and corporate real estate services. Our purpose is to deliver conflict-free solutions that enable our clients to make a positive impact in their communities. Our mission is to connect companies to the optimal locations through our integrated service offerings which include: Location Advisory Consulting, Economic Incentive Services, Corporate Real Estate Services, and Economic Development Consulting.

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