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Our team at Ady Advantage is your source for economic development growth and diversification, whether you are a state, region, utility, or local EDO. We know how to assess and diagnose whatever issues you are facing, and develop solutions that work, whether it involves training, a rigorous economic analysis and plan, or a fresh approach to marketing your area.
And if you are a company looking to grow, diversify, expand, or relocate, we can help you with a range of programs from site selection to related topics such as talent recruitment strategies and the effects of automation on your industry and company.
SERVICES.
Site Selection.
Where and how you expand or contract your company’s geographic footprint is one of the most important decisions that your company will ever face. With access to numerous databases and proprietary techniques along with a bench strength that includes many projects across multiple sectors, Ady Advantage can identify locations, evaluate real estate options, and negotiate incentives on your behalf.
Economic Development.
We’ve helped over 400 economic development organizations (EDOs) tackle their most challenging and important issues. That gives us an extraordinary perspective and toolbox that allows Ady Advantage to help our ED clients create positive impacts and outcomes for their communities. Whether it’s training or a full-fledged economic development strategic plan, we can help lead the way.
Manufacturing.
Ady Advantage helps small and medium manufacturers grow and diversify their businesses by bringing an analysis-driven, market-based approach to opportunity identification and growth planning. Our strength is in industrial and B2B markets, where we bring market research, strategy, and marketing skills to bear.
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ADY INSIGHTS.
Communities Innovate to Confront Talent Shortage
Midwest Talent Strategy Inventory catalogs creative initiatives Midwestern communities are getting creative as they confront the challenge of talent recruitment and retention in a shrinking market. From sophisticated marketing campaigns to growing their own talent in...
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As I See It | Site Selection Industry Marks Its Centennial: Part 1 of 2 – The Early Years
The very first firm formally doing site selection, Fantus Factory Locating Service, was founded in Chicago in 1919, making this year the 100th anniversary of its founding. Coincidentally, during the 2019 Site Selectors Guild annual conference in Salt Lake City this...
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As I See It | Status Quo Is Not an Option
The world of economic development is not going through the usual incremental changes it's always gone through; it's going through massive step-changes. The sooner that EDOs and their Boards realize this, the sooner they can take stock of their own situation and make...
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