Longshore invited to present at Economix 2017

John Longshore, a senior site selection consultant with Global Location Strategies, has been invited to speak at Economix 2017, a national economic development conference with a mission to enhance opportunities for attracting regional business investment. Held December 4-6 in New Orleans, Economix draws approximately 250 economic developers across the United States, Canada and the Virgin Islands who participate in a variety of engaging workshops and networking events with 25 site selection professionals while sharing best practices and discovering new tips and trends affecting business investment decisions.

Longshore was invited as a featured speaker due to his expertise in capital-, resource-, and labor-intensive manufacturing projects. He has helped lead site selection projects in the United States, Mexico, and Europe that have resulted in over $2 billion of capital investment and more than 1000 new jobs.

About Global Location Strategies

Established in 1974 as a service offering by Daniel International Construction Company, which later became Fluor Corporation, Global Location Strategies (GLS) is one of the world’s most experienced and reputable site selection firms specializing in capital-, labor-, and resource-intensive manufacturing. GLS has assisted thousands of clients in over 70 countries predominantly within the food and beverage, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, warehouse and distribution, automotive, advanced manufacturing, chemical/petrochemicals, paper, and metals/polymers/composites industries. The company provides 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. For more information, visit www.GlobalLocationStrategies.com.