Data Center Suppliers - Locating New Production Operations in the US

July 2026: With an expected annual growth of 17%, the US data center industry will grow exponentially the next years. This means also for companies in the data center supply chain great business opportunities. Many suppliers are now evaluating how and where to add manufacturing capacity while balancing labor availability, energy costs, incentives, operational risk and speed to market. To support these decisions, BCI Global recently hosted an executive webinar focused on manufacturing location strategy for data center suppliers ‘Locating New Production Operations in the US’.

What is covered in this presentation:

• How to make the right location decision for our new (production/distribution) operations in North America in an objective and data driven process taking all cost factors, quality of the business environment factors and risk factors into account?
• How to assess labor markets on a metro/city level considering availability, skills levels and costs?
• What are the most important trends in location factors in the US (and Mexico and Central America) for production plants? What about current and expected energy costs, tax rates and also logistics and safety levels?
• Opportunities and pitfalls regarding economic incentives and favorable taxes when setting up a new plant in the US?

Presented by:

• René Buck, CEO, BCI Global, contact René via Rene.Buck@bciglobal.com
• Allison Turner, Vice President North Amerika, BCI Global, contact Allison via Allison.Turner@bciglobal.com
• Johan Beukema, Global Head Location Strategies & Site Selection, BCI Global, contact Johan via Johan.Beukema@bciglobal.com
• Jim Renzas, Senior Director, BCI Global, contact Jim via Jim.Renzas@bciglobal.com

Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms (for 8 years in a row) BCI Global is the trusted consulting leader for manufacturing footprint optimization, end-to-end supply chain strategies and location & site selection in North America and also in Europe and Asia. With teams in Atlanta,San Francisco and LA; in Europe (in The Netherlands and in Frankfurt) and in Asia in Singapore, Shanghai, Taipei and Delhi we support companies across different industries such as data centers, industrial, high tech, semicon, and materials.