Heavy Equipment Manufacturing

ASSET TYPE: Manufacturing Facility/Headquarters

SERVICES: Location Strategy & Incentives

GOAL: Substantial investment was needed to legacy manufacturing facility. The solution was to find a new site or consolidate into another global center of excellence.

LOCATION: United States

PERFORMANCE DETAILS:
• Consolidation of Headquarters, Manufacturing and Logistics Operations
• Evaluation of prospective locations across upper midwest and the southeast USA
• Validated labor and workforce costs through Hickey-built forecast model
• Led turn-key, comprehensive incentive process
• Secured robust, customized government assistance including tax increment financing, state-level grant, and workforce training benefits.

RESULT:
• Largest urban manufacturing investment in the United States in the last 30 years
• Built a coalition of local, regional, state and national stakeholders to support the Project.
• Created a win-win partnership with neighborhood organizations, including the construction of parks and a new Riverwalk.
• Secured $100+ Million Incentive Package