DT #682 Inside Site Selection: What Communities Must Do to Win Projects
Develop This: Economic and Community Development

DT #682 Inside Site Selection: What Communities Must Do to Win Projects

B1IntermediateSeptember 9, 202635 min

What really happens before a company announces a major investment—and how do communities make the shortlist? In this episode of Develop This!, Dennis Fraise sits down with Seth Martindale, Vice Chairman at CBRE, to explore the behind-the-scenes world of site selection and what it takes for communities to compete for major economic development projects. Seth explains the extensive analysis that happens long before a project becomes public, from evaluating infrastructure and workforce availability to assessing risk, political stability, and long-term business viability. He also shares how AI and advanced data tools are making site se...

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Welcome to Develop This, the number one podcast for economic and community development professionals with your host, Dennis Frasie. Today's Develop This episode is in partnership with the Site Selectors Guild. Welcome back to another edition of the Develop This podcast.

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This is Dennis and today we're doing another one of our special shows in conjunction with at the Site Selectors Guild, and I'm very happy to welcome to develop this Seth Martindale, the Vice Chairman of CBRE.

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So Seth, welcome to Develop This. Thanks for having me, I appreciate it. Yeah, hey, you know, we're gonna be talking about what I think is a really fascinating topic today.

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