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	<title>Develop This! #649 The New Rules of Site Selection: Power, Risk, and the Future of Industrial Location Strategy</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[What are the new rules shaping where major industrial projects choose to land? In this episode of Develop This!, Dennis Fraise speaks with Courtney Dunbar, Director of Site Selection at Burns &#38; McDonnell, to unpack how technology, geopolitics, and infrastructure demands are reshaping modern site selection. Courtney breaks down how today’s location decisions are being influenced far beyond traditional cost [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>Develop This! #644 Beyond Cost: What’s Really Driving Global Site Selection Today</title>
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	<title>DevelopThis! #641 The War for Talent Is Over—Now What? A Global Perspective with Patsy Van Hove</title>
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	<title>DevelopThis! #621 Beyond the RFP: How Communities Win in Today’s Site Selection Landscape</title>
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	<title>DevelopThis! #614 Raising the Bar on Site Readiness: Standards, Speed, and Site Selection</title>
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	<title>DevelopThis! #618 The Site Selectors Guild Explained: Standards, Strategy, and the Future of Site Selection</title>
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	<title>DevelopThis! #611 From First Impression to Final Decision: The Art and Science of the Site Visit</title>
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