Winter 2013
Garner Economics, LLC provides innovative economic development solutions in a competitive global market.
Garner Economics offers site selection, analytical research, industry targeting, strategic planning and organizational development with a wealth of expertise to companies, communities, and organizations globally. Garner Economics is based in Atlanta, GA and has representative offices in both Europe and Asia.

"Southwest Indiana faced the difficult prospect of trying to complete another analysis of the region that wouldn't simply gather dust on a shelf. Jay and his team outlined a great process that met our primary goals of generating implementable recommendations that can be measured. Garner Economics has helped us create a clear road map that actually leads to the right direction."

 

-Greg Wathen, President & CEO

EDC of SW Indiana

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Ten years. New Look. Same Solutions that Work.
Jay Garner
  

By Jay Garner

President and Founder,

Garner Economics, LLC

 

It's hard to believe, but 10 years ago this month, I went on a leap of faith and started what was then called the Competitive Strategies Group. At that time, I had served as a local or regional economic development practitioner for 23 years. I was ready for a change. Read more by clicking here.  

Progress Report: U.S. Metros Wage Growth & Trends
By Tom Tveidt
Research Economist, Garner Economics

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National trends make for good headlines and broad simple generalizations of the economy, but in truth they are only aggregations of the activities happening within many unique local economies. The nation's 372 metropolitan areas represent the real economic dynamism underlying the headline trends, and rarely do they fall in lockstep. Click here to read the full report with a listing of every metro.

Cold Storage Facilities as an Industry Target

Tony Pitrone
Tony Pitrone - Primus Builders
By Tony Pitrone, Primus Builders
& Jay Garner, Garner Economics
  
As virtually every segment of the construction industry shrunk during this recession, the cold storage industry not only remained stable, it grew. A recent report by the United States Department of Agriculture stated that refrigerated warehouse capacity in the U.S. totaled 3.96 billion cubic feet on October 1, 2011. This is a two year-increase of nearly 4%, mostly attributed to new construction. Read the full article by clicking here.

Site Selectors Guild Conference Set To Meet Feb. 25-27


Over 200 registrants representing economic development groups throughout the United States, Canada and Europe will meet for the annual Site Selectors Guild Conference in New Orleans, February 25-27.

 

The Site Selectors Guild is a professional association comprised of the world's most respected site selection consultants. The mission of The Site Selectors Guild is to advance the profession of international corporate site selection by promoting the site selection profession and providing education, networking and other services to those interested in the site selection industry.

 

Jay Garner is a founding member of the Site Selectors Guild and a current member of its Board of Directors. To read more about the upcoming Site Selectors Guild Conference, click here.

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Jay Garner and Garner Economics is a founding member of the Site Selectors Guild.