Site Selection
Consultants in
Columbus, Ohio.
Headquartered on East Gay Street. Working wherever the project needs to go.
Vista Site Selection is headquartered in downtown Columbus, Ohio. We help companies decide where to locate, expand, or relocate, then secure and protect the incentives that make the project work, in Ohio and across more than 40 states. Ohio is home ground: our team works the state's incentive programs every year, from Transformational Mixed-Use Development (TMUD) tax credits to brownfield remediation grants.
45%+
Of TMUD dollars awarded
Vista represented more than 45% of the dollars awarded in the first five years of Ohio's TMUD program.
4
Of the 7 largest TMUD awards
Only seven projects have ever received a TMUD award of $20 million or more. Vista represented four of them.
1,000+
Projects supported
Location and incentives work across more than 40 states, led from Columbus.
Ohio's programs, worked from the inside.
What being based in Columbus means for your project, in Ohio or anywhere else.
Ohio incentives, firsthand
Over the first five years of Ohio's TMUD program, Vista represented more than 40% of the winning applications and more than 45% of the dollars awarded. In Central Ohio, projects Vista represented have received more than half of the region's TMUD dollars.
Experience on the other side of the table
Chris Magill, a partner at Vista, previously served as executive director of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority at the Ohio Department of Development. He knows how Ohio evaluates a project because he used to run the process.
Known in Columbus
Chris was named to Columbus Business First's 2022 40 Under 40 class and received a Columbus Business First BizTech Award for advancing the Central Ohio economy through data analytics.
Not only Ohio
Columbus is our base, not our boundary. Vista has supported more than 1,000 projects across more than 40 states, and the same team runs site strategy, incentives, and analytics together on every one.
One team. One engine.
Site strategy, incentives, and analytics, integrated from day one. No handoffs. No silos.
Site selection for Ohio and beyond
Market screening, labor analysis, and site shortlisting for companies choosing between Ohio locations, or deciding whether Ohio beats the other states on the list.
Ohio incentives strategy & negotiation
Statutory and discretionary Ohio incentives, including TMUD tax credits, structured and negotiated as part of the location decision, not after it.
Incentive compliance
Tracking commitments and reporting after the award, so negotiated value is actually captured over the life of the agreement.
Economic & fiscal impact analysis
Impact studies that quantify jobs, wages, and tax revenue for the communities and councils that have to approve a project.
Four stages. Zero drift.
Frame the decision
Define the project's needs, constraints, and deal-breakers before any location is on the table.
Model the markets
Screen Ohio communities, and competing states when it makes sense, against labor, cost, logistics, and risk.
Shape the incentives
Run competitive conversations with the jurisdictions in play and structure an incentive package that holds up.
Execute confidently
Support diligence, agreements, and announcements, then manage compliance so value keeps flowing after the ribbon-cutting.
Columbus, Ohio FAQ
Is Vista Site Selection based in Columbus, Ohio?
Yes. Vista is headquartered at 52 East Gay Street in downtown Columbus, Ohio. We work on projects in Ohio and across more than 40 states.
Do you only work on Ohio projects?
No. Columbus is our home base, but Vista has supported more than 1,000 projects across more than 40 states. For Ohio companies, that means we can tell you honestly when another state is the better fit, and when Ohio wins.
What is the Ohio TMUD tax credit?
TMUD is Ohio's Transformational Mixed-Use Development tax credit program, awarded to large mixed-use projects through a competitive application process. Over the program's first five years, Vista represented more than 40% of the winning applications and more than 45% of the dollars awarded.
Which Ohio incentives does Vista work with?
Ohio's statutory and discretionary economic development incentives, including TMUD tax credits, along with programs such as the state's brownfield remediation and building demolition grants. The right mix depends on the project, which is why we build the incentive strategy into the location decision from the start.
How do I reach Vista's Columbus office?
Call 614.385.1818, email info@vistasiteselection.com, or use the contact form on this site. Our office is at 52 East Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
Building in Ohio, or deciding whether to?
Tell us about the project. We'll tell you how Ohio compares, which incentives fit, and what it takes to win them.