Site Selection

What Site Selection does

Site Selection is a B2B publishing and data business operated by Conway Data, Inc., focused on corporate expansion, site selection, facility planning, and foreign direct investment intelligence. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, the company has produced a monthly magazine for over four decades and positions itself as a leading U.S. publication in the corporate real estate and economic development field. Its core technology asset is the proprietary Conway Projects Database, which tracks corporate facility investment projects across industries and geographies and feeds all of the company's signature annual rankings, including the Governor's Cup, America's Best Counties, Sustainability Rankings, Global Best to Invest, and Prosperity Cup.

The company's product surface extends well beyond the print magazine to include a digital edition, four email newsletters (Investor Watch, Online Insider, Project Bulletin, Snapshot), Intelligence Reports, State & Area Guides, Workforce Guides, The World's Most Competitive Cities Reports, Investment Profiles, Area Spotlights, Resource Guides and Directories, and, most recently, the Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings developed with Startup Blink. Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring magazine and newsletter subscriptions, display and sponsored advertising (including a documented 2026 editorial calendar), and one-time purchases of specialized guides and reports. The customer base is distributed across corporate real estate and facility planning professionals, economic development organizations, site selection consultants, and multinational corporations, with the publication distributed globally via digital and print channels. Site Selection is privately held, with no disclosed institutional investment, no public ticker, and a headcount in the 11-50 range.

Name

Site Selection

Legal name

Conway Data, Inc.

Website

https://siteselection.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Site Selection is a B2B publication and data business (operated by Conway Data, Inc.) that tracks corporate facility investment and produces proprietary rankings serving corporate real estate executives, site selectors, and economic development organizations globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Intelligence Publishing

NAICS

Directory and Mailing List Publishers (51314), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B / Industrial Market Research (MPAAALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Marketing Database & Contact Data Providers (B2B/B2C Lists) (BPAFAKAF)

Keywords

• Corporate site selection
• Economic development intelligence
• Facility planning publication
• Foreign direct investment data
• Corporate expansion rankings

Headquarters

HQ city

Peachtree City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Print and digital magazine subscriptions providing access to monthly/quarterly issues covering corporate expansion, location analysis, and economic development topics.
2. Advertising: Paid advertising opportunities within the magazine and on the website, including display ads, sponsored content, and promotional placements for economic development organizations, corporations, and service providers.
3. Newsletter Subscriptions: Email newsletters including Investor Watch, Online Insider, Project Bulletin, and Snapshot delivering targeted industry news and project updates.
4. Special Reports and Guides: Sale of specialized reports, guides, and intelligence reports such as State & Area Guides, Workforce Guides, and The World's Most Competitive Cities Reports.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Site Selection publishes a B2B magazine and associated digital content covering corporate expansion, facility planning, location analysis, and foreign direct investment. Its core intelligence asset is the proprietary Conway Projects Database, which tracks corporate facility projects worldwide and powers signature annual rankings such as the Governor's Cup, Sustainability Rankings, Global Best to Invest, and America's Best Counties. The company also sells intelligence reports, state and area guides, workforce guides, and competitive cities reports to professional subscribers.

Product overview

Site Selection Magazine is a publication operated by Conway Data, Inc. that serves as the leading source for corporate expansion, facility planning, location analysis, and global economic development intelligence. The company's core product is Site Selection Magazine, supplemented by the proprietary Conway Projects Database used to generate its signature rankings such as the Governor's Cup, America's Best Counties, Sustainability Rankings, and Global Startup Ecosystem Rankings. Additional products include Intelligence Reports providing regional and sector-specific analysis, Investment Profiles highlighting specific locations, Area Spotlights covering geographic regions, Resource Guides and Directories for economic development professionals, State & Area Guides, Workforce Guides, World Most Competitive Cities Reports, and various newsletters including the Investor Watch Newsletter. The publication maintains digital edition access and offers subscription services for both print magazine and e-newsletters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Selection Magazine Print and digital B2B magazine covering corporate expansion, facility planning, location analysis, and foreign direct investment, providing editorial coverage, rankings, and analysis on business location decisions and global economic development trends.
• Conway Projects Database Proprietary database tracking corporate facility projects, capital investments, and economic development activity across industries and geographies, licensed to subscribers for project research and ranking analytics.
• Intelligence Reports In-depth regional and sector-specific economic development reports providing analysis, statistics, and project news for various U.S. states and international regions, sold as one-time purchases.
• State & Area Guides Reference guides providing detailed information on U.S. states and specific areas for business location decisions, including demographic, cost, and infrastructure insights.
• Workforce Guides Resources focused on workforce development, talent availability, and labor market analysis supporting site selection and corporate expansion decisions.
• The World's Most Competitive Cities Reports Research reports ranking and analyzing global cities based on competitiveness factors for business investment and corporate location decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mississauga ranked as one of Canada's best locations for business for ninth consecutive year

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• fDi Intelligence (Financial Times): fDi Intelligence is a Financial Times-owned service covering foreign direct investment strategy and global economic development, providing an online intelligence and rankings platform directly comparable to Site Selection's Global Best to Invest franchise.
• Expansion Solutions Magazine: Expansion Solutions is a B2B publication serving economic development professionals and corporate site selectors, with editorial content and rankings that directly compete with Site Selection in the same niche.
• Trade & Industry Development (TID) Magazine: Trade & Industry Development is a B2B magazine and online platform focused on site selection, economic development, and corporate facility planning, targeting the same EDO and site selector readership as Site Selection.
• Business Facilities Magazine: Business Facilities is a B2B publication targeting corporate site selectors and economic development organizations with rankings, reports, and analysis, competing directly with Site Selection for the same EDO and corporate real estate audience.
• Area Development Magazine: Area Development is a long-running B2B publication and online resource covering corporate site selection, facility planning, and economic development, making it the most direct peer to Site Selection in audience, content, and rankings focus.

Others

• CBRE Global Research & Consulting: CBRE's research division publishes site selection, location strategy, and economic development insights, competing for the attention of corporate real estate and site selection professionals that Site Selection serves.
• JLL Corporate Real Estate Services: JLL is a global commercial real estate services firm that publishes location intelligence and corporate real estate research, serving an overlapping corporate site selector audience but as a CRE services firm rather than a media publication.
• Cushman & Wakefield Global Research: Cushman & Wakefield produces proprietary location and market intelligence reports on global real estate and corporate facility planning, addressing the same corporate decision-makers as Site Selection but as a CRE services provider.

Broad incumbents

• The Economist Intelligence Unit: The EIU is a major global business intelligence provider producing country, city, and industry research used in corporate location and investment decisions, offering overlapping coverage to Site Selection's global rankings franchise but at a much broader scale.

Emerging players

• Dodge Construction Outlook (Dodge Data & Analytics): Dodge Construction Outlook tracks commercial and industrial construction starts and project pipelines, providing corporate facility project data that partially overlaps with Conway's Projects Database and serves similar corporate real estate and EDO customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/siteSelection
• Facebookfacebook.com/SiteSelection
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/site-selection-magazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/siteselectionmagazine

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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