Since 1987, The Walker Companies have represented major retailers and industrial corporations in their search for the best solution for new distribution or manufacturing capacity.

Our research is customized to the needs of the client, and examines every element that has a bearing on the quality and viability of a community for a major capital investment:

• Transportation cost and infrastructure
• Labor quality, availability and cost
• Labor union threat
• Tax burden
• Financing structure
• Incentives
• Site and facility development/design
• Access to critical infrastructure or resources
• Quality of life

Our proprietary site selection optimization model, WISER, can shave months off a location consulting project, and incorporates into the analysis variables that cannot be evaluated by other consultants.

We are the only location consulting firm that integrates site selection, incentives negotiation, real estate services, design and construction management, and equity financing capabilities to provide corporate clients with turnkey expertise to manage a project from conception to occupancy.

Through our Walker Acquisition Fund, we also act as principals in acquiring and developing industrial properties on a nationwide basis.  We operate on an “open book” basis and will offer profit-sharing arrangements for build-to-suit lease situations.  We also acquire existing properties, with or without a leaseback, which may facilitate a client’s tax-deferred exchange strategy.