News, thought leadership, and updates from the Vista Site Selection team.
Vista Site Selection co-sponsored the 2026 Vorys Economic Development Incentives Conference in Columbus, Ohio on February 28. Today’s entry focuses on “Commercial Real Estate Trends in 2026,” a panel where, Vista’s senior managing director, Matt Samler, chatted with experts on where they see the industry commercial development headed.
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Vista Site Selection co-sponsored the 2026 Vorys Economic Development Incentives Conference in Columbus, Ohio on February 28. This is the first in a series of posts highlighting panels and presentations.
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Vista Site Selection is pleased to introduce The Grid by Vista, an interactive playground that brings our depth of site selection data and analytics to the masses.
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Vista Site Selection is pleased to introduce Taylor Blanks, our new program support manager, bringing strong project management experience from the defense and aerospace industries.
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Vista Site Selection was proud to showcase our new Weighted Site Matrix Tool at the 2025 edition of the AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
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Jeff Troan, a senior managing director for Vista Site Selection, recently authored an article for the 2025 Quarter 3 issue of Area Development magazine on maritime prosperity zone shipbuilding incentives.
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Vista Site Selection is happy to introduce Andrea Dishler, our new senior vice president of project management, bringing deep expertise from the aerospace and defense industries.
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Chris Magill, a managing director for Vista Site Selection, was quoted several times in a recent Columbus Business First article on how Ohio uses economic development incentives to accelerate local economies.
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Vista Site Selection is pleased to introduce James Maples, Ph.D, our new lead economist, bringing expertise in economic impact studies and IMPLAN modeling.
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Vista Site Selection is pleased to introduce Janie Hanna, our new vice president of program management, bringing over a decade of economic development experience.
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The Sundance Film Festival announced it would move to Boulder, CO after 40 years in Park City. Here are four site selection factors behind the decision — and what your project can learn from it.
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Vista Site Selection co-sponsored the 10th annual Vorys Economic Development Incentives Conference, participating in panels on AI, data analytics and manufacturing trends in site selection.
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Vista Site Selection assisted seven projects that earned benefits as part of Ohio's TMUD program, collecting $58 million in awards — 58% of the funds distributed during 2024.
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A look back at what Vista accomplished during 2024 — innovative data analytics tools, talented new hires, and continued leadership in site selection.
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New developments in artificial intelligence and nuclear power are making the futures of both industries increasingly intertwined — and Vista has the tools for both.
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Vista Site Selection brings an enormous trove of site selection data and analytics to users' fingertips with the Vista View mapping tool — an intuitive GIS experience for just $500 per month.
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Vista Site Selection has added the Data Center Site Selection Tool to its collection, providing key insights into regional infrastructure tied to data center development projects.
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Vista Site Selection is pleased to introduce Julie Miller, our new managing director and head of the incentives compliance practice, bringing 20 years of site selection experience.
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Vista Site Selection Managing Director Chris Magill was presented a Columbus Business First BizTech Award for pushing the Central Ohio economy forward through advanced data analytics.
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The Economist's 'Carrie Bradshaw Index' tracks affordability for single occupants — and the data shows American cities are getting more affordable for solo living. Here's what it means for developers.
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The IOC isn't hiring Vista for Olympic city site selection — but the most important component of modern Olympic site selection is something we know well: transportation infrastructure.
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Site Selection Magazine's list of America's Best Counties for economic development shows Texas hosting four of the top 10 counties. Here's why the Lone Star State dominates.
Read more → Vista compiles vast amounts of site selection data to help clients select optimal sites. Here's a thought experiment using population projections for residential development.
Read more → One of sports' biggest stories — the potential move of the Chiefs and Royals — is a masterclass in how site selection incentives make major economic ventures come together.
Read more → Data analytics software is essential for making informed site selection decisions in defense and aerospace. Here's how population analytics reveal workforce trends — using airline pilots as a case study.
Read more → A case study using Vista's proprietary model to identify the best location in Michigan to lay fiber optic cable — combining audience demand, cost efficiency, and demographic targeting.
Read more → Vista releases the Area Overview Report tool — comprehensive demographic landscape analysis to assist economic development organizations and businesses in site selection decisions.
Read more → Some of us at Vista really love to eat at Cava. So we used our data and analytics to run a site selection model and determine potential new locations for Cava restaurants in Texas.
Read more → One key factor for Department of Defense projects is labor supply. Here's why it matters and how Vista's site selection analytics professionals can assist.
Read more → Vista announces a 1.5-day interactive course at Space Florida focused on incorporating advanced workforce analytics, site selection and business incentives into federal government proposals.
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Vista Site Selection co-presented the 9th Annual Vorys Economic Development Incentives Conference, welcoming over 350 attendees from around the U.S.
Read more → Vista Site Selection assisted clients in winning 57% ($57 million) of the TMUD dollars awarded in the program's third round, including the two highest-scored applications.
Read more → Jeff Troan, a managing director of Vista Site Selection, was interviewed on The Business Facilities Podcast discussing the value of data analytics for aerospace and defense site selection.
Read more → Learn how residential developers can use a dashboard developed by Vista to find ideal areas for potential development.
Read more → Chris Magill was quoted in a Columbus Business First story on the continuation of Ohio's brownfield remediation and building demolition programs with half a billion dollars set aside.
Read more → Vista's Matt Samler and Chris Magill co-presented a webinar on site selection best practices as part of the Vorys Grow in Ohio 12-part webinar series.
Read more → We explore the data to determine what type of labor supply is most crucial when choosing where to open a battery manufacturing site.
Read more → Vista's Evan Stair provides a short analysis of the best location to deliver to the most people within a one-day drive time.
Read more → We dive into the data and see what type of labor supply is most crucial when choosing where to open an aerospace product and parts manufacturing facility.
Read more → Vista uses data and analytics coupled with strategic analysis to help retailers prepare for strategic growth and make informed decisions about store locations.
Read more → Vista's Evan Stair provides a quick analysis of how data sources can identify areas in the United States with the most customer service representatives at an affordable hourly wage.
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