Guiding Location Decisions with Generational Impacts
We are the leading site selection and incentive negotiation firm for manufacturing and industrial companies. Whether you are expanding into a new market or scaling up a new technology, your location investment decision will not only impact your success but will also have an indelible mark on the community, your company, and your team. Wherever your search may lead, the GLS team is here to be your guide.
Our Lasting Impact
Global Location Strategies was initially formed in the 1970s within Fluor Corporation, a Fortune 500 engineering and construction firm, at their Greenville, South Carolina office.
In 2009, Global Location Strategies was outsourced from Fluor with Didi Caldwell at the helm. Since that time, GLS has grown from two employees to over a dozen with more than 100 years of cumulative site location and economic development experience.
Today, GLS is recognized as a trusted source for site selection and incentive negotiations, economic development consulting, and bespoke industry insights.
Location Strategy Experts
Our team has more than 100 years of cumulative experience matching companies and communities and we take pride in leveraging this knowledge to guide our clients’ site selection and incentives strategy.
Proven Results
GLS has supported both foreign and domestic clients with location advisory and incentive negotiations for their new, expanding, or relocating operations.
Years of Location Strategy Experience
Countries Evaluated by Our Team
Announced Capital Investment
Jobs Created by Our Projects
Our Company Spirit
We recruit talented individuals that live out our values and believe everyone on our team has a key role to play in the team’s success.
At GLS, we:
Are Serious, but Fun
We Built Industry-Disrupting Software
We developed and deployed custom software to revolutionize the site selection field. Designed for corporate site selectors, economic developers, and anyone involved in a location search, the suite of site selection software provides access to the sites, buildings, and data needed to evaluate your biggest decisions. This software can now be found at our company spinout, Strata Platforms.
Providing insight, foresight, and oversight for location decisions
Corporate Location Advisory
Our signature 360-degree analysis cross-references more than 850 data points for each location, delivering the clarity your team needs to move forward with confidence.