Caldwell to present at economic development forum
February 28, 2018
Didi Caldwell, founding principal of Global Location Strategies, will be a featured panelist on Tuesday, March 6 at the 2018 Winter Forum of the Utility Economic Development Association (UEDA). Widely considered a leading authority in site selection and economic development for energy-intensive projects, Caldwell, along with her fellow panelists, will discuss business location trends for 2018 and how they are expected to impact utilities.
Hosted by Duke Energy and SCANA, the 2018 UEDA Winter Forum is an educational and networking event providing insight into critical issues affecting utilities, site selection and economic development. The conference will be held March 5-7 at the Westin Poinsett Hotel in Greenville, S.C. Approximately 100 people from across the U.S. are registered to attend.
With more than 19 years’ experience, Caldwell has led site selection consulting projects throughout North and South America, Canada, Europe and Asia. Her firm, which spun off of Fluor Corporation in 2009, specializes in energy, automotive, aerospace, pulp and paper, chemicals, mining, textiles, logistics, consumer products and the biotech industries. She also serves on the board of directors of the Site Selectors Guild, the world’s foremost organization for site selection consultants, and is a frequent speaker at economic development conferences.
About Global Location Strategies
Established in 1974, Global Location Strategies (GLS) is one of the world’s most experienced and reputable site selection firms specializing in capital- and resource-intensive facilities. With services that span the globe, GLS has conducted site searches in more than 50 countries for companies with particular concentration in pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, chemical/petrochemicals, metals/polymers/composites, paper, and automotive. The company offers a full suite of site selection services, including location benchmarking, site selection, incentive negotiation, technical site due diligence, and alignment and training. Economic development services include industrial site audits, site competitiveness studies, strategic site identification and industrial asset optimization. GLS is headquartered in Greenville, S.C. For more information, visit www.GlobalLocationStrategies.com.
About UEDA
Established in 2001, the Utility Economic Development Association, Inc. (UEDA) is dedicated to providing members with timely utility and industry focused educational opportunities, relevant training and networking opportunities designed facilitate and help achieve individual regional and corporate goals in an evolving and changing investor-owned electric and gas utility environment. Association members are economic development professionals with investor-owned electric and gas utilities as well as regional allies and industry service providers in the United States and Canada.
