Economic development and site selection for expanding companies go hand in hand. Communities around the world have resources to provide to relocating companies. Businesses within industries such as manufacturing, retail, high-tech, R&D, energy, aerospace, telecommunications, distribution, medical, and automotive need to locate in areas that have very specific resources.

WEDA is offered as a free preliminary service to companies considering expansion or relocation. By using WEDA's services, a company has instant access to all the information they need to find the site that is just right for them.

For companies seeking a new location, WEDA consultants develop an extensive profile of the company's site requirements which is then cross-checked against WEDA's worldwide database of communities and sites, narrowing the search to areas offering the best combination of features and incentives. This short list of qualifying locations is then presented to the company, with specific details from the areas included.  Just one call to WEDA can save a company considerable time and money. Typical site selection projects require hundreds of hours of research and capital expenditures may exceed thousands of dollars.

Identifying communities, locating the right officials, evaluating their resources, comparing one area with another, and performing cost-benefit analysis can be exhausting and a highly expensive proposition.  WEDA's in-depth profiles of communities and sites throughout the U.S. and around the world, with full details on what is available, allow growing companies to consider possible sites in a systematic and scientific way.  WEDA cuts through the clutter and provides businesses that need to expand or relocate the exact information they need.