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Breaking RFIs into phases improves accuracy and speed. Quest Site Solutions, a site selection consulting firm, is choosing a modern, tech-forward approach to site selection RFI management that signals to economic developers they respect and value your time. Inside the Lasso software,...

Simple steps put counties on the same stage as larger locations. Several counties are showing that they can raise their profile with simple moves, giving site selectors a more complete view of available sites, buildings, and labor within their communities....

If your data isn’t visible, you’re invisible. Workforce data is not just a nice-to-have. It determines who makes it past the first screen. If your workforce data is private, you probably won’t even hear about the opportunity. Too many communities...

Partnerships at regional scale shape competitiveness. While attending the Southern Economic Development Council’s annual conference in Oklahoma, the Strata team met with representatives of the Cherokee Nation. Covering 14 counties and making major investments in workforce and site readiness, their...

State infrastructure planning shows where capacity will grow. At the Missouri Governor’s Conference, the launch of the “Transportation 2030” initiative underscored how state-level infrastructure planning shapes competitiveness. For selectors, it signals where capacity will be built. For developers, it highlights the...

MidAmerica Industrial Park The Strata Platforms team attended a virtual site visit of the MidAmerica Industrial Park while attending the Southern Economic Development Council’s annual conference last month in Oklahoma. One of the largest industrial parks in the USA, MidAmerica...

Proprietary datasets are now built into your workflow. Site Shepherd is Strata’s analysis platform for comparing properties and communities across hundreds of data points. Previously, subscribers could bring in private datasets, but only by manually uploading them each time. Now, those...

The successor to Janet Ady is bringing a new generation of consulting forward with Strata tools. Carolyn Chrisman, PhD, founder of Chrisman Consulting, was hand-selected and mentored by Janet before her retirement from Ady Advantage. With deep experience in both...

Any location marketer can list properties on the LocationOne Property Marketplace. You don’t need to be a software subscriber to share your properties on the LocationOne Property Marketplace. It is just $250 for the first listing with volume discounts after...

Conversations behind the scenes of site selection. Strata is a convener of industry voices, and The Ribbon Cut podcast brings those conversations to the community. Hosted by Charles Houser and Susan Donkers, the show invites foreign direct investors, corporate end-users, and the...