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The Shifting Landscape of Location Strategy

August 13, 2026

The conditions that are influencing location decisions are experiencing accelerated change. Corporate real estate and site selection professionals are operating in an increasingly complex landscape that requires location evaluations that take a range of surging forces into account. Labor availability, housing affordability, population growth, infrastructure capacity and automation are among the dynamic factors contributing to the shifting landscape and are affecting relocation, expansion and capital investment decisions.

This piece draws on ongoing EY advisory work with communities and organizations across the U.S. to highlight some of the most significant forces for corporate location strategy — and what site selectors should be discerning.

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Looking to relocate or start your business in the Midwest? Businesses big and small can find the ideal location to site and grow their businesses in Montgomery County, Kansas.

Former Grandview Products, Inc.

Former Grandview Products, Inc.

200 N. Galveston • Cherryvale, KS 67335

Suited for several types of use, warehouse, manufacturing, storage or start up business.  Learn More

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Former KANSASWORKS, Inc.

317 N. Pennsylvania Avenue • Independence, KS 67301

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Former Ranew's Companies- Coffeyville Industrial Park

5184 Industrial Street • Coffeyville, KS 67337

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