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White papers and playbooks drawn from 15+ years and $8B in advised investments. Practical frameworks for site selection, economic development, and the decisions that determine competitive positioning for decades.

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Playbook12 pagesMay 2026

The Site Selector's Playbook

A Step-by-Step Guide to Industrial Location Decisions

A $350M manufacturing investment will generate $560M in payroll over 20 years and determine your operational competitiveness for the next two decades. This playbook presents the validation-first methodology used to advise $50M–$3B+ industrial location decisions — a framework that eliminates fatal flaws before they become expensive mistakes.

Devin Hillsdon-Smith, Hyphen Strategies·Corporate
White Paper13 pagesMay 2026

From Dirt to Deal-Ready

The New Economics of Certified Sites

Indiana has 47 certified sites. Only 11 can deliver 20+ MW of power within 24 months. This white paper presents a validation-first framework for certified site development that allows resource-constrained EDOs to compete for transformational projects through strategic site selection, intelligence asymmetry, and creative financing — without trying to match $50M megasite budgets.

Devin Hillsdon-Smith, Hyphen Strategies·Economic Development

More white papers and playbooks in progress.

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