Looking Ahead: Predictions for 2025
20 Dec 2024
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Disruptive factors continue to push companies to mitigate risk in location decisions and build more resilient operating models. Read on for a preview of what Guild members predict for site selection projects in the year ahead.
A Slowdown in Megaprojects
Guild members predict that the number of megaprojects will slow in 2025 as many have been underway and public policy changes and the reallocation of governmental spending to other priorities will require companies to shoulder more risk.
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