Bryan Beatty’s Post

Massive inflows in investment dollars don't match committed funds into actual infrastructure projects. Everyone's waiting to see the US election results. That tells me we can expect a massive increase in projects once the election is over. Economic Developers should prepare for next year's increase in energy infrastructure project opportunities. #energytransition #renewablenergy #economicdevelopment

This week, I've been sharing insightful Compare reports from ZoomProspector Enterprise, highlighting key data on Demographics, Labor Force, and consumer spending in Colorado and Denver versus California and Texas and cities therein. Today, let's delve into the Talent Pool of the Denver Metro area, thanks to the Town of Erie CO's ZoomProspector Enterprise's Talent Report. This report offers valuable insights into University and College degrees within a 50-mile radius of Erie, encompassing Denver and neighboring areas, along with Trade School certifications. Explore the details here: https://lnkd.in/gUHKVZSJ #economicdevelopment #tradeschools #workforce #laborforce

On Monday, I shared a report comparing Colorado, Texas, and California from the GoBiz ZoomCommunity. Today, let's delve deeper into three cities within each state, this time thanks to the Oncor Electric ZoomCommunity. Explore the Demographic report via the link below to view Education Attainment, Household income distribution, and more. Use the menu items on the left for detailed insights and navigate through Consumer Spending, Labor Force, and US Census data using the tabs at the top. #siteselection #zoomprospector #gisplanning #economicdevelopment

Next month I'll join my colleagues and Economic Developers from around the world at IEDC's annual conference in Denver. I thought it would be interesting to use ZoomProspector Enterprise's Compare Communities feature (Courtesy of the State of California's ZoomCommunity) to analyze the states of Colorado, Texas and California. (see link below). Interesting high level findings: California and Texas are converging in population, but Colorado competes with California in terms of Household income and educational attainment. There's more, much much more, that you can explore in this report which uses data from Applied Geographic Solutions, Inc. and the US Census. #economicdevelopment #siteselection

2 years on, the Inflation Reduction and CHIPS Acts continue to evolve, representing ongoing opportunities for Economic Developers in the US. Leveraging these key pieces of legislation can drive manufacturing growth in local communities. #EconomicDevelopment #ManufacturingOpportunities

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with site selectors and Economic Developers about the opportunities in California. GIS Planning was founded in 1997 in Northern California and we have clients that adopted the early versions of our ZoomProspector Enterprise site selection platform. Advantage Stockton is one example. We host ZoomProspector Enterprise on a MicroSite for them. They've incorporated numerous GIS layers from their city ESRI system to show specific local data, while we provide and update the core demographic, consumer spending and labor force stats among many other data points. #economicdevelopment #siteselection #stockton https://lnkd.in/gR6St3WD

This week I received a firehose of information and insights at Team California's Meet the Consultants event in Visalia California. I particularly enjoyed the update from GoBiz's @Poonum Patel which coincidently included a screenshot of our ZoomCommunity site selection portal, free for anyone to use to find their perfect location in the Golden State. https://lnkd.in/gXSbeJXc #economicdevelopment #GoBiz #California #siteselection

Congratulations on AV Edge, a regional Economic Development Organization that serves parts of northern LA and Kern Counties in California, on going live with ZoomProspector Enterprise! #siteselection #economicdevelopment https://lnkd.in/gNgPhb2S

I look forward to connecting and reconnecting with Economic Developers and Site Selection consultants next week. If you plan to attend as well, let's meet! #Siteselection #economicdevelopment #TeamCalifornia

Since GIS Planning became part of the FT, a lot has changed, but a lot has not. The core GIS Planning team of Pablo Monzon, Jeff Suneson, Chris G. remain on the team, still developing ZoomProspector Enterprise and ZoomTour. We are now joined by an expanded products suite, each with a strong data and support team behind them. We also now offer consulting and training services as well (see below for more info): #economicdevelopment #FDI #siteselection