A Pulse Check on the State of Site Selection

A Pulse Check on the State of Site Selection from Site Selectors Guild

15 Apr 2026


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If there’s one unmistakable takeaway from the 2026 site selection landscape so far, it’s this: investment activity remains strong, but certainty is harder than ever to secure.

At the Site Selectors Guild’s 2026 Spring Conference, Guild Members gathered for a timely pulse check on the state of site selection, grounded in the Guild’s latest research and informed by real-time, active project work. Moderated by DCI’s Robyn Domber, Senior Vice President of Research, the discussion featured insights from Gregg Wassmansdorf, Jay Garner, Jeannette Goldsmith, Jerry Szatan and Elias van Herwaarden—each advising projects across sectors, geographies and investment types.

What emerged closely mirrors the findings of the 2026 State of Site Selection Pulse Check report: today’s market is active and opportunity-rich, but navigating it requires deeper due diligence, multiple scenario planning and more realistic expectations than in years past.

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