Projects

Representative Experience

The following list includes several of the projects for which Waypoint Advisor’s principal, Dave Cooper,
provided economic development consulting or incentive services:

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• Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. – Represented S&W as multi-state site selection consultant on relocation of headquarters and a significant portion of its operations to Maryville, TN (greater Knoxville area). This project involved an in-depth analysis of multiple states and site factors, resulting in the recently-announced greenfield development by this publicly-traded company.

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• Volkswagen Group of America (Chattanooga Automotive Manufacturing Plant) – National site selection counsel for location of $1 billion automotive manufacturing plant, employing over 3,500 people and producing 180,000 vehicles per year, as well as subsequent expansion of Chattanooga plant for SUV line (ranked among the “Top 10 Business Deals in North America” by Site Selection magazine).

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• Amazon.com – Part of national site selection team for HQ2. Incentives counsel on two Florida fulfillment centers (Miami and Jacksonville).

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• Tesla Motors, Inc. – Incentives counsel to Tesla Motors in the development of its $5 billion battery-manufacturing gigafactory in Storey County, Nevada, (ranked among the “Top 10 Business Deals in North America” by Site Selection magazine).

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• Microvast – Represented Company in securing PILOT property tax incentive as well as state and utility incentives for major battery manufacturing project in Clarksville, Tennessee.

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• Crown Health Care Laundry Services – Site selection and incentives counsel for development of commercial laundry operation in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area.

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• Hyundai Transys – Site selection and incentives counsel on $250M transmission manufacturing project to be located in West Point, Georgia.

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• Mercedes Global Service Parts Warehouse – Represented Scott G Davis Industrial Park on structuring project and land sale for Mercedes parts distribution center.

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• Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC – Represented Hyundai on expansion of Montgomery, Alabama OEM manufacturing facility.

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• Smith & Wesson/American Outdoor Brands Corp. – Site selection and incentives counsel to S&W/AOB on the location of a 600,000 square foot light assembly, distribution and office facility in Columbia, Missouri.

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• Roxul Inc. – Site selection and corporate counsel for Danish stone wool insulation manufacturer’s first U.S. plant, employing over 150 people with a capital investment in excess of $160 million, as well as two subsequent expansions of the plant for their ceiling tile division, which will add an additional 180 employees and another $50 million capital investment.

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• HEP Peak Clean Energy – Represented company in securing 20-year abatement for solar farm development.

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• Pharmaceutical manufacturing company – Site selection and incentives counsel on $130M manufacturing facility development.

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• OEM Automotive Manufacturer – Incentives counsel on major expansion with new line.

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• Clayton Homes – Incentives counsel on manufacturing facility in Tennessee.

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• LG Electronics – Incentives counsel on solar manufacturing facility.

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• Enviva – Incentives and deal counsel on $175M wood pellet manufacturing facility.

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• LightsourceBP – Incentives counsel on $120M solar farm development.

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• Wood Products Company #1 – Incentives counsel on $100M plant expansion in Florida.

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• Wood Products Company #2 – Incentives counsel on $150M greenfield project in Georgia.

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• Westervelt – Incentives counsel on $188M lumber facility in Alabama.

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• Chemical Company – Incentives counsel on $175M development of a cogeneration facility.

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• Chemical Company – Incentives counsel on $20M expansion project.

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• Yongsan Automotive – Incentives counsel on greenfield automotive supplier plant.

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• Senior Living Facility – Deal counsel on development of mixed-use project anchored by senior living facility.

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• Architecture Firm – Site selection and incentives counsel on headquarters relocation.

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• MTC Logistics - Incentives counsel on development of cold storage facility at Port of Mobile.

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• RORO Facility – Incentives counsel on development of roll-on roll-off automotive terminal. 

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• PulteGroup – Incentives counsel to publicly-traded national homebuilder relocating corporate headquarters from Detroit to Atlanta.

 

• VF Corporation – Incentives counsel to apparel conglomerate, VF Sportswear, in corporate relocation from Manhattan to New Jersey.

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• VF Corporation – Site selection counsel for distribution center project.

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• Infinity Insurance Company – Real estate and incentives counsel to publicly-traded automotive insurance provider in multiple corporate office transactions.

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• Torch Technologies, Inc. – Incentives counsel for major expansion of headquarters and operations facility of high-tech research, design, and engineering firm.

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• Cummings Aerospace, Inc. – Incentives counsel for expansion and relocation of engineering and technical services company in the aerospace industry.

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• CBC (AMERICA) Corp. – Site selection and incentives counsel to automotive supplier.

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• CMC Cometals – Incentives and real estate counsel to metal processing facility project in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.

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• Hibbett Sporting Goods – Site selection and real estate counsel to sporting goods distributor for distribution center.

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• Jim Wilson & Associates – Incentives counsel to 1.5 million square foot mall project.

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• Birmingham Barons Baseball – Represented City of Birmingham in negotiation of lease and development of downtown baseball stadium.

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• Birmingham Zoo – On a pro bono basis, negotiated and structured funding arrangements, which facilitated creation of “Trails of Africa” elephant exhibit at zoo.

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Speaking Engagements

Speaker at the following conferences and events, among others:

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• Tax Executives Institute in Hilton Head, SC

• Area Development Consultants’ Forum in Richmond, VA

• Area Development Consultants’ Forum in Indianapolis, IN

• Economic Development Association of Alabama conference

• Missouri Works statewide economic development conference

• Tennessee Valley Authority economic development forum

• Aerospace Alliance economic development conference