Chris Lloyd's Speaking, Media & Publications

Speaker, Data Center Keynote, Onward New River Valley Data Center Summit, March 19, 2026

Presenter, Virginia Political Update 2026, Hampton Roads Chamber Regional Board of Directors and Trustee Meeting in Norfolk, VA, March 18, 2026

Presenter, "Emerging Industries Summit: Data Centers", Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance, January 14, 2026

Presenter, "Mobility and Economic Development", The Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee, October 30, 2025

Presenter, "How Does Maine Stack Up? – A Site Selector’s View", October 30, 2024

Presenter, "Policy and Project Trends in Economic Development", Southern Municipal Conference, October 23, 2025

Presenter, "2024 National Legislative & Presidential Update: Implications for Tax Professionals", October 21, 2024

Presenter, "Data Centers - Policies and Trends", Chesapeake, October 9, 2025

Speaker, "Keynote Speech on Storytelling in Economic Development", VEDA, September 19, 2025

Speaker, "Hot Political Issues and Trends in Economic Development", GEDA, September 17, 2025

Presenter, "A Site Selector’s View on Economic Development Trends and Strategy", September 8, 2025

Presenter, "Federal Policy Changes and Opportunities for Economic Development", August 28, 2025

Presenter, The Role of Housing in Economic Development Site Selection, Chmura, April 16, 2025

Don’t Be an Economic Development One Hit Wonder, VEDA, April 4, 2025

Presenter, How Does Maine Stack Up? – A Site Selector’s View, October 30, 2024

Presenter, 2024 National Legislative & Presidential Update: Implications for Tax Professionals, October 21, 2024

Speaker, Team California’s Meet the Consultants Site Selection and Economic Development Forum, August 4, 2024

Speaker, Richmond Development Opportunities, February 13, 2024

Speaker, "Data Centers Case Study," Site Selectors Guild Fall Forum, October 2023

Speaker, VEDA 2023 Fall Conference

Site Selectors Top 10 – The Business Climate Impact on Attraction and Retention, West Michigan Policy Forum, 2022

Speaker, VEDA 2022 Fall Conference

Keynote Speaker, 2021 ED Now: Planning for Economic Development Success, OhioSE Economic Development, October 15, 2021

Featured Speaker, Team Volusia EDC Board Meeting, August 6, 2021

Speaker, "Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): How this hot topic connects to economic development," Indiana Economic Development Association, August 2, 2021

Speaker, The New Incentives Landscape, Practising Law Institute (PLI), Webinar, March 9, 2021

2021 ED Now: Planning for Economic Development Success, OhioSE Economic Development, October 15, 2021

Speaker, Reopening Virginia: Considerations for Employers and Businesses, June 12, 2020

Speaker, Reopening Colleges and Universities: COVID-19 Funding, Legal Insights and Safety Protocols, May 29, 2020

Speaker, Bridging the COVID-19 Gap – How to Preserve Incentives When the Future Is Unclear, May 4, 2020

Speaker, VEDA 2020 Fall Conference

Speaker, Is Winter Coming? Avoiding the Game of Thrones Incentives Political Feeding Frenzy, Institute for Professionals in Taxation, November 14, 2019

Keynote Speaker, 136th Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting 2018, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, June 7, 2018

Speaker, "Econ Dev Talks," International Economic Development Council, December 20, 2017

Speaker, Bladen County Committee of 100 Annual Meeting, July 19, 2017

Speaker, 2017 Infrastructure Outlook, Webinar, March 2, 2017

Speaker, Two-Part Food and Beverage Industry Outlook Presentation, February 24, 2017

Growing Your Organization Amid Local Pressure – The Politics of Local Economic Development, September 21, 2016

Public Private Partnership Success Stories – The Virginia Experience, McGuireWoods Consulting Georgia P3 Seminar, June 11, 2015

An Insiders View on Site Selection, October 30, 2013 (Presentation)

• Quoted, Crash course: County commissioners hear data center presentation, Salisbury Post, August 18, 2026
• Quoted, Chesapeake event informs the public about data centers, Wavy News Chesapeake, June 2, 2026
• Quoted, Austins Megasites on Display, Austin Business Journal, May 7, 2026
• Quoted, Peters seeks to block data centers despite state law, Catalyst, May 2, 2026
• Co-Author, A More Civil Data Center Discourse, Site Selection Magazine
• Quoted, Accessing Talent: Job One in Headquarters Location, Expansion Solutions Magazine, April 28, 2026
• Mentioned, "Will Virginia senator, 82, curb data center boom?", Rappahannock News, April 28, 2026
• Quoted, "Q&A: McGuireWoods’ Christopher Lloyd on the impact of tariffs on manufacturing development," Institute for Real Estate Operating Companies, March 4, 2026
• Quoted, "Virginia secures $12 billion pharma investments with rapid site readiness in 2025," Virginia Business, March 2, 2026
• Quoted, "Proposal to eliminate data center tax break creates strange bedfellows in Virginia," Radio IQ, February 27, 2026
• Quoted, "National trends impacting the Florida economy," St. Pete Economic Development Corp., February 27, 2026
• Author, Virginia Executive Order No. 3 Aims to Speed Up Housing Approvals, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 22, 2026
• Quoted, "What Foot Locker’s Dead HQ Deal Means for St. Petersburg," Tampa Bay Business Journal, November 19, 2025
• Quoted, "DATA CENTERS: State Legislation Seeks to Capitalize on Data Center Boom," Site Selection Magazine, July 2025
• Quoted, "Phoenix’s tech momentum fuels Arizona’s strong business attraction ranking," Phoenix Business Journal, May 2, 2025
• Quoted, "GJEP hosts annual economic summit," The Daily Sentinel, April 28, 2025
• Quoted, "GJ has economic allure, but has hurdles to clear," The Business Times, April 28, 2025
• Author, Virginia Governor Returns Data Center Bill to Assembly, Regulations Pending, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 14, 2025
• Author, Virginia Legislative Session Concludes on Positive Note for Data Center Industry, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, February 27, 2025
• Author, Virginia’s Data Center Industry: A Look Back for Insight on Future Legislation, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 8, 2025
• Author, Virginia Finalizes Review of Data Center Industry, Offering Guidance for 2025, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, December 9, 2024
• Quoted, "Virginia is for HQs: Commonwealth attracts major companies," Virginia Business, October 31, 2024
• Author, "How Does Maine Stack Up? – A Site Selector’s View," McGuireWoods Consulting, October 30, 2024
• Author, "2024 National Legislative & Presidential Update: Implications for Tax Professionals," 2024 IPT Credits and Incentives Symposium, October 20-23, 2024
• Mentioned, "State economic forum drops by Tulare County," The Sun Gazette, August 16, 2024
• Author, Demand for Data Center Projects Remains High Across Virginia With Varying Levels of Regulation, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, August 5, 2024
• Mentioned, "Louisiana Economic Development to undergo major restructure under new law," Nola.com, June 11, 2024
• Author, With JLARC Study, Virginia Continues Review of Data Center Industry, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 28, 2024
• Co-author, "How to Overcome NIMBYism in Data Centers," Area Development, May 2024
• Mentioned, "Long Beach Economic Partnership Launches Inaugural “All Ready Here” Site Selectors Conference," Morningstar, May 2, 2024
• Author, Louisiana Senate Commerce Committee, SB 494, (39:00), April 17, 2024
• Author, Data Center Industry Sees Increased State-Level Legislative Efforts in Virginia, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 24, 2024
• Mentioned, "Virginia plays ‘catchup’ on megasites; bill would speed up game," Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 2024
• Author, 2023 Top States Commentary: The Importance of Speed to Market, Area Development, September 2023
• Author, Virginia Resets Data Center Equipment Assessments, Tax Changes on Horizon, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 31, 2022
• Author, Data Centers Still Critical in 2022 for Infrastructure, Environmental and Policy Developments, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, February 22, 2022
• Quoted, "Fine Tuning: P3 projects have a lot of moving parts and the details matter," Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, October 1, 2021
• Quoted, "The U.S. Workforce is Changing – Opportunities and Challenges for Companies," Transatlantic Business and Investment Council, September 23, 2021
• Quoted, "Incentives Brighten Site Selection Decisions," Inbound Logistics, August 27, 2021
• Author, American Rescue Plan Implementation, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, July 29, 2021
• Guest, "America’s Top States for Business," The News with Shepard Smith, CNBC, July 13, 2021
• Quoted, "How remote work changed the way companies think about where to keep offices," CNBC, July 7, 2021
• Quoted, "After Wisconsin’s Foxconn debacle, states and companies rethink giant subsidies," CNBC, June 29, 2021
• Quoted, "Texas outshines Arizona, all other states, in luring California headquarters relocations," Phoenix Business Journal, June 29, 2021
• Quoted, "Site selector: Phoenix positioned well for both office, industrial coming out of Covid," Phoenix Business Journal, June 18, 2021
• Quoted, "Economic momentum is strong, but lack of external perception could hurt us," Richmond Time Dispatch, May 9, 2021
• Author, "There is No Infrastructure Santa Claus – How Rural Communities can Meet their Infrastructure Needs," 2018 Annual NREDA Conference, November 7, 2018 (Presentation)
• Author, "Winning Economic Development Strategies," 10th Winchester-Frederick Business Forum Luncheon, September 27, 2018 (Presentation)
• Author, "The Foundations of Virginia Economic Development Policy," Virginia Institute for Economic Development, September 19, 2018 (Presentation)
• Author, Trump Orders Streamlined Permitting for Infrastructure Projects, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, August 17, 2017
• Critical Site Selection Factor #1: Availability of Skilled Labor, Area Development, Q4 2016
• Righting the ship?, Virginia Business, November 30, 2016
• The Foundations of Virginia Economic Development Policy, September 28, 2016
• Global site consultants tour region, discuss infrastructure, talent, and competitiveness, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, September 21, 2016
• Business site selection consultants get bird's eye view of metro Denver, Denver Business Journal, September 16, 2016
• Economic forum at William and Mary explores uniting region, Daily Press, August 23, 2016
• Airport Economic Development Strategies, August 17, 2016
• Winning The Political War Against Public Private Partnerships, June 28, 2016
• Winning The Battle Against Economic Development and Incentives, June 8, 2016
• Virginia Economic Development Policy Update - The 2016 Virginia General Assembly, April 14, 2016
• Despite Enterprise Florida turmoil on job incentives, site selectors find plenty to praise in Tampa, Tampa Bay Times, April 8, 2016
• To spur regional projects, millions in funds ready to 'go', Work It SOVA, March 25, 2016
• P3 Frameworks in the DC Region, Eno Center for Transportation - DC Mayor's Office P3 Summit, December 9, 2015 (Presentation)
• Federal spending cuts have taken a toll on Virginia's economy, The Virginian Pilot, December 4, 2015
• Economic growth plan GO Virginia presented to local officials, The Daily Progress, December 1, 2015
• The Politics of Local Economic Development: How To Use Facts to Stay Above the Fray, Ohio Economic Developers Association, October 23, 2015 (Presentation)
• An Insider's View of Site Selection and Incentives Policy, King George County Economic Development Forum, October 21, 2015 (Presentation)
• Airport Economic Development Strategies: Best Practices for Attracting Jobs and Investments, Georgia Airports Association, October 15, 2015 (Presentation)
• New Frontiers in Logistics Site Selection, Logistics Development Forum, August 5, 2015
• The Politics of Local Economic Development: How to Use Facts to Stay Above the Fray, National Rural Economic Developers Association, July 15, 2015
• While Christie seeks top job, N.J. looks for any job, June 30, 2015
• Natchitoches on the move Ð Red River Roadshow Showcases Natchitoches Assets, May 19, 2015
• Despite big job promises, incentives often fail to deliver, October 14, 2014
• Incentives: The Good, the Bad, and Your Responsibility: Building a Defensible and Transparent Incentives Policy, September 25, 2014
• PTI officials say bridge and taxiway will open huge opportunities, July 11, 2014
• Winning the War Against Incentives: Building a Defensible and Transparent Incentives Policy, May 16, 2014
• National site selectors size up Nashville, Nashville Business Journal, May 14, 2014
• National site selectors size up Nashville, March 14, 2014
• JAXUSA: How deals are done, April 8, 2014
• Successful Siting: Choose the Right Land or Existing Building for a Food and Beverage Operation, Food and Drink Magazine, March 5, 2014
• Five questions Boeing will be asking Greensboro and the Triad, December 6, 2013
• Public-private partnerships, September 27, 2013
• Developers, builders back Georgia public-private partnerships law, August 20, 2013
• Area's 'sense of place' helps with economic development, speaker tells CVPED, June 28, 2013
• Author, Maryland Approves Public-Private Partnership (P3) Legislation, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 24, 2013
• The CFO's Role in the Site Selection Process, January 24, 2011
• How local businesses can tap the stimulus funds, April 6, 2009