Avoid These Red Flags, Deal Killers, and Blunders in Site Selection
23 Jun 2026
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The world of site selection has always been a high-stakes game of timing, logistics, and negotiation. But the conditions shaping project decisions today are more complex, more compressed, and more punishing of mistakes than at any point in recent memory. The margin for error has shrunk to almost nothing, and the old playbook is increasingly obsolete.
To find out what's really killing deals in 2026, Area Development went straight to the people in the room when projects go sideways. What we heard was a consistent story about speed, uncertainty, and the growing mismatch between how the private sector moves and how the public sector responds.
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