About Us

THE IDEAL PARTNER TO HELP COMPANIES WITH SITE LOCATION DECISIONS

Austin Consulting’s team of professional business location consultants can guide you through the entire site selection process, from start to finish. We provide businesses with the expertise and information needed to make intelligent, well-informed decisions when selecting locations for facilities.

We have extensive experience supporting manufacturing and industrial clients from around the globe on location strategy, site selection, labor market evaluations, incentives negotiation and due diligence. Whether you’re adding a new plant to increase capacity, replacing a dated facility, or looking to optimize your production and distribution footprint, Austin’s location consultants can help you make the right decision. Our deliverables range from preliminary site location studies to comprehensive and in-depth site location evaluations, depending on the project’s needs.

Our full-time team of site location consultants has more than 130 years of combined experience in site location consulting, economic development, real estate, incentives consulting, data analysis, and related work.  

the austin consulting promise

The ideal location strategy carefully considers how site selection impacts all facets of your business.

expertise

Your recommendations will be grounded in a blend of professional experience and a thorough evaluation of the most relevant information and data.

risk minimization

We’ll employ a competitive site selection process to ensure we negotiate and secure the best possible deal for you, both in terms of the property and incentives.

value

We will help you achieve cost savings through our evaluation and negotiations, while recommending locations that can support and sustain operating requirements.

commitment and integrity

We are committed to doing whatever it takes to ensure the success of your project.

OUR VALUES SET US APART

Our objective, in-house team of consultants have years of experience in professional site selection consulting and related backgrounds. 

Our engagements are confidential. We are unbiased with respect to location, real estate, or incentives; our fees are transparent and competitive. We have experience across a wide range of geographies and strong relationships with state and local economic development organizations. We consider each assignment, large or small, to be equally important to our clients. We focus on delivering quality results through a client-focused approach.

value

We are fully committed to delivering value to your organization. Tangible examples include near-term cost savings, long-term operating cost minimization, incentives and risk mitigation.

Strategy

We understand each project is different. Selecting a new location has immediate implications and long-term impacts on your business. We take the time to understand your business and look for opportunities to achieve ancillary benefits throughout the project.

Quality

Make a confident and informed decision based on quality information and data. Our research team is highly skilled in labor market and demographic analysis, financial and operating cost evaluation, transportation cost modeling, economic modeling, and supply chain research.

Experience

We are supported by a world-class team of engineering and construction professionals. We have expertise evaluating technical issues ranging from electrical redundancy, rail feasibility, wastewater discharge and unique building requirements, to identifying issues that can impact site development, schedule and project cost

Passion

You’ll know right away you are working with a passionate team of individuals who take pride in their work. We thrive on new challenges and staying current on location and industry trends. We also have a proven ability to adapt to market and operational pressures that require responsiveness.

Collaboration

Nobody understands your business better than you. We act as an extension of your team and gather input from key stakeholders and departments within your organization to improve decision-making and alignment.