Sangamon Digest

Ryan McCrady, CEO of the Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance, told WTAX’s Morning Newswatch that the group’s first goal is getting to know the site-selection consultants companies hire when they look to locate operations, Capitol City Now reports. Those consultants also tell the alliance about national and global industrial trends.

McCrady said companies have traditionally chosen locations based on being close to suppliers or customers, but lately the availability of ready-to-go sites and access to electrical infrastructure have become very important — “not just because of the data centers.”