https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/ Expert guides, data and lessons from real projects on site selection, incentives and economic development, from the Vista Site Selection team. en-us Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-site-selection-consultant/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-site-selection-consultant/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Matt Samler Start with how the firm gets paid. Matt Samler on the four types of site selection consultants, the 10 questions to ask, and the red flags. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/gis-mapping-for-site-selection/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/gis-mapping-for-site-selection/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT William Floyd William Floyd on GIS mapping for site selection: start with the business question, go deeper than county averages, and test every map before you trust it. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/the-map-daddy-of-site-selection/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/the-map-daddy-of-site-selection/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT William Floyd One guy. Several aliases. One very public experiment. Meet William Floyd, the Map Daddy of Site Selection. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/how-incentive-clawbacks-work/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/how-incentive-clawbacks-work/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection A clawback can turn an earned incentive into a repayment demand years later. Here is what triggers one, how the math works, and how to prevent it. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/colorado-incentive-challenge-aerospace-defense/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/colorado-incentive-challenge-aerospace-defense/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT Andrea Dishler Colorado is a premier home for aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing. The challenge isn't finding incentives; it's turning them into real value. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-william-floyd-on-ai-workflows/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-william-floyd-on-ai-workflows/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection William Floyd led a workshop at the Select Oklahoma Conference, giving economic developers a practical guide to AI guardrails and prompting. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-site-selection-secures-ohio-tmud-tax-credits-for-five-clients/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-site-selection-secures-ohio-tmud-tax-credits-for-five-clients/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:28:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Five of the 13 projects awarded Ohio Transformational Mixed-Use Development (TMUD) tax credits this round were represented by Vista Site Selection. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/jeff-troan-explains-leveraged-zoning-in-new-video/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/jeff-troan-explains-leveraged-zoning-in-new-video/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:29:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Jeff Troan, partner and senior managing director at Vista, explains the concept of leveraged zoning in our new video, “The Art of Work.” https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-discusses-state-government-site-selection-programs/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-discusses-state-government-site-selection-programs/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:43:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Vista’s Julie Miller joined a panel at the Vorys Economic Development Incentives Conference on state-sponsored site selection programs. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-discusses-defense-commercial-real-estate/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-discusses-defense-commercial-real-estate/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:34:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Vista’s Matt Samler joined a commercial real estate trends panel at the Vorys Economic Development Incentives Conference. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-discusses-defense-aerospace-bae-systems/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-discusses-defense-aerospace-bae-systems/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Vista co-sponsored the 2026 Vorys Economic Development Incentives Conference in Columbus. First in a series on its panels and presentations. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/the-system-by-vista-free-site-selection-mapping/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/the-system-by-vista-free-site-selection-mapping/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection The System by Vista: a free, interactive way to explore more than 1,400 demographic variables across the U.S., built for fast market discovery. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/meet-taylor-blanks-program-support-manager/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/meet-taylor-blanks-program-support-manager/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Meet Taylor Blanks, Vista's program support manager, who brings project management experience from the defense and aerospace industries. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-afa-air-space-cyber-conference/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-afa-air-space-cyber-conference/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection 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. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/troan-maritime-prosperity-zone-shipbuilding/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/troan-maritime-prosperity-zone-shipbuilding/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Jeff Troan writes in Area Development (Q3 2025) about maritime prosperity zone incentives for shipbuilding. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/meet-andrea-dishler-svp-project-management/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/meet-andrea-dishler-svp-project-management/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Meet Andrea Dishler, Vista's senior vice president of project management, with deep expertise from the aerospace and defense industries. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/magill-ohio-economic-development-incentives/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/magill-ohio-economic-development-incentives/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Chris Magill was quoted in Columbus Business First on how Ohio uses economic development incentives to accelerate local economies. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/meet-james-maples-lead-economist/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/meet-james-maples-lead-economist/ Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Vista Site Selection is pleased to introduce James Maples, Ph.D, our new lead economist, bringing expertise in economic impact studies and IMPLAN modeling. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/meet-janie-hanna-vp-program-management/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/meet-janie-hanna-vp-program-management/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Meet Janie Hanna, Vista's vice president of program management, bringing over a decade of economic development experience. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/sundance-moved-to-boulder-site-selection-lessons/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/sundance-moved-to-boulder-site-selection-lessons/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Sundance is moving to Boulder after 40 years in Park City. Four site selection factors behind the decision, and what your project can learn from it. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-ai-analytics-manufacturing-conference/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-ai-analytics-manufacturing-conference/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection At the 10th annual Vorys Economic Development Incentives Conference, Vista joined panels on AI, data analytics and manufacturing site selection trends. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/seven-ohio-projects-tmud-tax-credits-2024/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/seven-ohio-projects-tmud-tax-credits-2024/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Vista helped seven projects earn Ohio TMUD awards in 2024: $58 million, or 58% of the funds distributed that year. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-pushed-data-analytics-forward-2024/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-pushed-data-analytics-forward-2024/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection A look back at what Vista accomplished during 2024, innovative data analytics tools, talented new hires, and continued leadership in site selection. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/nuclear-power-data-center-site-selection/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/nuclear-power-data-center-site-selection/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection AI and nuclear power are increasingly intertwined, and so are the site selection questions behind data centers and new energy supply. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-view-mapping-tool-gis-software/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/vista-view-mapping-tool-gis-software/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Vista View put layered, self-service GIS mapping in users' hands. Here's what it offered, and where Vista's free mapping lives today. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/data-center-site-selection-tool/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/data-center-site-selection-tool/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Vista's Data Center Site Selection Tool mapped the infrastructure behind data center projects: power, fiber, existing facilities and risk. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/meet-julie-miller-incentives-compliance/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/meet-julie-miller-incentives-compliance/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Meet Julie Miller, Vista's managing director and head of the incentives compliance practice. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/magill-biztech-award-site-selection-technology/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/magill-biztech-award-site-selection-technology/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection Chris Magill received a Columbus Business First BizTech Award for advancing the Central Ohio economy through data analytics. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/residential-development-sex-and-the-city/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/residential-development-sex-and-the-city/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection The Economist's 'Carrie Bradshaw Index' shows U.S. cities getting more affordable for solo living. Here's what that means for residential developers. https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/olympic-city-site-selection-la-2028/ https://www.vistasiteselection.com/blog/olympic-city-site-selection-la-2028/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT Vista Site Selection The most important part of modern Olympic site selection is something we know well: transportation infrastructure. A look at LA 2028.