Business Facilities - April 2008 - (Page 10) COVER STORY By Bill Trüb BUSINESSES ON THE MOVE In our fourth annual top executive interview, KPMG’s relocation and expansion expert, Hartley Powell, reveals site selection trends and the truth about financial incentives. F or an executive in charge of a corporate relocation or expansion project, the site selection process can feel overwhelming. A long list of factors must be considered when searching for the ideal site: Accessible facility space, a skilled workforce, proximity to distribution points or research centers, local tax climates, and available financial incentives are just a smattering of the innumerable factors that affect the decision-making process. Furthermore, staying on top of relocation trends can be difficult in the sprawling, fast-paced, and evolving global marketplace. With increasing frequency, foreign companies are breaking ground on U.S. soil and, reciprocally, American companies are crossing international borders to expand their business ventures. As such, it’s integral for site selectors to understand not only how relocations and expansions work stateside, but also how foreign countries and companies approach the process. To help you anticipate future trends and to shed light on the complexities of site selection, we conducted an in-depth interview with APRIL 2008 Hartley Powell, the national leader of KPMG’s Strategic Relocation & Expansion Services practice, which operates both domestically and globally as part of the firm’s Global Location and Expansion Services group. KPMG LLP, an audit, tax, and advisory firm, is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International, which employs 123,000 professionals with more than 7,100 partners in 145 countries. (The views and opinions are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of KPMG LLP. The information contained herein is general in nature and based on authorities that are subject to change. Applicability to specific situations should be determined by consulting your tax adviser.) 10
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