In 2025, McGuireWoods Consulting’s Site Selection & Incentives Negotiation team delivered results for clients navigating complex location, investment and expansion decisions across the United States.
Across industry sectors including data centers; banking and finance; food and beverage manufacturing; wood and forestry products; real estate and land use; solar; battery energy storage systems (BESS); and warehouse and logistics, the team helped clients secure more than $1.2 billion in announced capital investment, support 800-plus direct jobs, and advance projects in 10 states through strategic site selection, incentive negotiations and coordination with state and local partners.
A key success in 2025 was data centers. The team supported more than $186 billion in announced data center capital investment and 4,000-plus direct data center jobs, reinforcing its role in one of the nation’s most competitive growth sectors.
These results reflect the team’s skill, market knowledge, and strong relationships, led by Chris Lloyd, Ford Graham, Steven Pearce and Joseph Beasley, and the trust clients place in McGuireWoods Consulting to move complex projects forward.
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