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
SITE SELECTORS SURVEY: Go Where You’re HAPPY
20 Jan 2026
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For site selectors, that means the South.
If you think sunshine made John Denver happy, just wait until you see what national site selection consultants had to say in the 2026 Site Selectors Survey.
When legendary folk singer Denver wrote the classic song “Sunshine On My Shoulders” in 1971, he said he wrote it because when “you’re waiting for the sun to shine, you remember how sometimes just the sun itself can make you feel good.”
If that is true, then site consultants must be humming that tune a lot as once again they’ve voted the sun-splashed locations of the South as their favorite destinations for business facility projects for what is now a record 15 years in a row.
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