Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company (BLS & Co.)

Headed to the Utility Economic Development Association's Fall Forum in Scottsdale, AZ next week? So are BLS & Co.'s Tim Comerford and Haley Hop, MSED, MBA! We'd love to connect with you there. Stop by and say hello or drop a comment below!

In collaboration with our partner Tractus, we are excited to kick off our "Site Selection Issues" series! In this first installment, we’re diving into the top factors you need to consider when making location decisions in North America. What’s the most important factor when selecting a site in North America? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned for insights from around the globe.

BLS & Co. congratulates Eli Lilly and Company on its groundbreaking $4.5B Lilly Medicine Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana. This new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development will be located in the state's LEAP Research and Innovation District, where it will expand the Company's investment in the region to more than $13 billion. BLS & Co. is proud to have served as the Company's site selection, infrastructure and incentives advisor on this exciting project.

Have you noticed the rapid growth of data centers? Driven by AI and other emerging technologies, markets across the United States are struggling to find creative solutions to meet needs. Strategic partnerships between data centers, utilities, and communities are key to finding win-win solutions to meet the growing need for computing power. Check out my recent article to dive into a market update for data centers!

Are you at the Site Selectors Guild Fall Forum in Detroit this week? Be sure to check out BLS & Co.’s Michelle Comerford's panel "AI vs. The Guild: Collecting Data for a Project in Real-Time.” Drop a comment below if we'll see you there!

Today marks the historic groundbreaking for the $336M New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) redevelopment project, a landmark undertaking that will bring performance and studio spaces, new retail, and hundreds of apartments (of which 20% will affordable) to the heart of Newark, N.J., anchored by the world-class NJ Center for the Performing Arts. BLS & Co. is honored to have served as the financial advisor to NJPAC on this initiative. Congratulations to John Schreiber, Timothy Lizura, and the entire project team for conceiving and delivering this great paradigm  of downtown development to Newark. Congratulations and thanks also to Tim Sullivan, Jorge Santos, and the other members of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) team for their support with the Aspire award, which was key to completing the complex public/private financing structure required to enable this project. We are excited to see the impact this development will bring to the community and the arts. https://lnkd.in/dj7xvXkt

Headed to the Site Selectors Guild Fall Forum in Detroit next week? So is BLS & Co.'s Michelle Comerford, Andrew Shapiro and BLS & Co. partner Dennis J. Meseroll of Tractus. Catch Andrew and Dennis on the "Navigating Geopolitical Risk in Foreign Direct Investment" panel and make sure to say hello!

BLS & Co.'s Executive Managing Director Jay Biggins is speaking at this year's North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBiotech) Life Sciences Economic Development Summit! We'd love to connect with you there. If you'll be attending, don't hesitate to say hello and drop a comment below.

Headed to the Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC) Fall Forum in Quebec City next week? So is BLS & Co.'s Tracey Hyatt Bosman! We'd love to connect with you there. If you'll be attending, don't hesitate to say hello and drop a comment below.

Heard of the BIOSECURE Act, but want to know more? Check out my most recent article to learn how the biotechnology industry is keeping a watchful eye on proposed legislation that, according to some, could disrupt supply chains, reduce investment, limit R&D and cause widespread job loss.