Melissa is an exceptional partner in regional economic development. Her ability to coordinate seamlessly with Alliant Energy ensures that Winnebago and Worth counties are always positioned for growth. She is proactive, deeply knowledgeable, and highly collaborative- bringing her into a project early is a guarantee that things will move forward efficiently and successfully.
— Chad Hansen , Alliant Energy
The New Industrial Ecosystem
24 Oct 2022
News
Far beyond ports, hubs, and transportation networks, the new industrial ecosystem requires a cross-section of executive decision-makers to take a proactive data-driven stance on location strategies and logistics planning. Shifts across complex, geopolitical and socio-economic systems are happening too quickly, and the costs are too high not to rely on a data-driven approach to meeting the common industrial sector challenges that include the following:
- Highly competitive site selection due to low inventory of available space and soaring real estate costs
- Sharp increases in costs of supplies, inventory stocking, transportation, and energy
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