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Chris Lloyd's Speaking, Media & Publications
Chris Lloyd's Speaking, Media & Publications
Browse a collection of Chris Lloyd's speaking engagements, media appearances, podcasts, published articles and presentations.
Speaking & Presentations
- Presenter, "National Trends Impacting the Florida Economy – 7 Charts," St. Pete Economic Development Corp.’s Annual Meeting, St. Pete EDC, February 18, 2026
- Featured Guest, "Data center summit looks to clear up misconceptions," WDBJ7 News, January 14, 2026
- Featured Guest, "Future of Data Centers in Virginia," WSLS10 News, January 14, 2026
- Presenter, "Emerging Industries Summit: Data Centers," Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance, January 14, 2026
- Presenter, "Mobility and Economic Development," The Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee, October 30, 2025
- Speaker, "Policy and Project Trends in Economic Development," Southern Municipal Conference, October 23, 2025
- Presenter, "Data Centers - Policies and Trends," Chesapeake, October 9, 2025
- Panelist, "Illinois Economic Development Association 2025 Site Selectors Forum," IEDA, September 23, 2025
- Presenter, How Does Maine Stack Up? – A Site Selector’s View, October 30, 2024
- Presenter, 2024 National Legislative & Presidential Update: Implications for Tax Professionals, October 21, 2024
- Speaker, Team California’s Meet the Consultants Site Selection and Economic Development Forum, August 4, 2024
- Speaker, Richmond Development Opportunities, February 13, 2024
- Speaker, "Data Centers Case Study," Site Selectors Guild Fall Forum, October 2023
- Keynote Speaker, "2021 ED Now: Planning for Economic Development Success," OhioSE Economic Development, October 15, 2021
- Featured Speaker, Team Volusia EDC Board Meeting, August 6, 2021
- Speaker, "Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): How this hot topic connects to economic development," Indiana Economic Development Association, August 2, 2021
- Speaker, "The New Incentives Landscape," Hot Topics in State and Local Tax 2021, Practising Law Institute (PLI), Webinar, March 9, 2021
- Speaker, Reopening Virginia: Considerations for Employers and Businesses, June 12, 2020
- Speaker, Reopening Colleges and Universities: COVID-19 Funding, Legal Insights and Safety Protocols, May 29, 2020
- Speaker, Bridging the COVID-19 Gap – How to Preserve Incentives When the Future Is Unclear, May 4, 2020
- Speaker, Is Winter Coming? Avoiding the Game of Thrones Incentives Political Feeding Frenzy, Institute for Professionals in Taxation, November 14, 2019
- Keynote Speaker, 136th Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting 2018, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, June 7, 2018
- Speaker, "Econ Dev Talks," International Economic Development Council, December 20, 2017
- Speaker, Bladen County Committee of 100 Annual Meeting, July 19, 2017
- Speaker, 2017 Infrastructure Outlook, Webinar, March 2, 2017
- Speaker, Two-Part Food and Beverage Industry Outlook Presentation, February 24, 2017
- Growing Your Organization Amid Local Pressure Ð The Politics of Local Economic Development, September 21, 2016
- Public Private Partnership Success Stories Ð The Virginia Experience, McGuireWoods Consulting Georgia P3 Seminar, June 11, 2015
- An Insiders View on Site Selection, October 30, 2013 (Presentation)
- Data Center Keynote, Onward New River Valley Data Center Summit, March 19, 2026
- Virginia Political Update 2026, Hampton Roads Chamber Regional Board of Directors and Trustee Meeting in Norfolk, VA, March 18, 2026
- National Trends Impacting the Florida Economy – 7 Charts, St. Pete Economic Development Corp.’s Annual Meeting, St. Pete EDC, February 18, 2026
- Emerging Industries Summit: Data Centers, Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance, January 14, 2026
- Data Centers – Policies and Trends, Chesapeake, October 9, 2025
- Mobility and Economic Development, The Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee, October 30, 2o25
- Policy and Project Trends in Economic Development, Southern Municipal Conference, October 23, 2025
- Illinois Economic Development Association 2025 Site Selectors Forum, IEDA, September 23, 2025
- Keynote Speech on Storytelling in Economic Development, VEDA, September 19, 2025
- Hot Political Issues and Trends in Economic Development, GEDA, September 17, 2025
- A Site Selector’s View on Economic Development Trends and Strategy, September 8, 2025
- Federal Policy Changes and Opportunities for Economic Development, August 28, 2025
- The Role of Housing in Economic Development Site Selection, Chmura, April 16, 2025
- Don’t Be an Economic Development One Hit Wonder, VEDA, April 4, 2025
- How Does Maine Stack Up? – A Site Selector’s View, October 30, 2024
- 2024 National Legislative & Presidential Update: Implications for Tax Professionals, October 21, 2024
- Louisiana Senate – Commerce SB494 – Watch at 38:30
- VEDA 2023 Fall Conference
- VEDA 2022 Fall Conference
Quoted In...
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- Quoted, Crash course: County commissioners hear data center presentation, Salisbury Post, August 18, 2026
- Quoted, Chesapeake event informs the public about data centers, Wavy News Chesapeake, June 2, 2026
- Quoted, Austins Megasites on Display, Austin Business Journal, May 7, 2026
- Quoted, Peters seeks to block data centers despite state law, Catalyst, May 2, 2026
- Co-Author, A More Civil Data Center Discourse, Site Selection Magazine
- Quoted, Accessing Talent: Job One in Headquarters Location, Expansion Solutions Magazine, April 28, 2026
- Mentioned, "Will Virginia senator, 82, curb data center boom?", Rappahannock News, April 28, 2026
- Quoted, "Q&A: McGuireWoods’ Christopher Lloyd on the impact of tariffs on manufacturing development," Institute for Real Estate Operating Companies, March 4, 2026
- Quoted, "Virginia secures $12 billion pharma investments with rapid site readiness in 2025," Virginia Business, March 2, 2026
- Quoted, "Proposal to eliminate data center tax break creates strange bedfellows in Virginia," Radio IQ, February 27, 2026
- Quoted, "National trends impacting the Florida economy," St. Pete Economic Development Corp., February 27, 2026
- Author, Virginia Executive Order No. 3 Aims to Speed Up Housing Approvals, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 22, 2026
- Quoted, "What Foot Locker’s Dead HQ Deal Means for St. Petersburg," Tampa Bay Business Journal, November 19, 2025
- Quoted, "DATA CENTERS: State Legislation Seeks to Capitalize on Data Center Boom," Site Selection Magazine, July 2025
- Quoted, "Phoenix’s tech momentum fuels Arizona’s strong business attraction ranking," Phoenix Business Journal, May 2, 2025
- Quoted, "GJEP hosts annual economic summit," The Daily Sentinel, April 28, 2025
- Quoted, "GJ has economic allure, but has hurdles to clear," The Business Times, April 28, 2025
- Author, Virginia Governor Returns Data Center Bill to Assembly, Regulations Pending, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 14, 2025
- Author, Virginia Legislative Session Concludes on Positive Note for Data Center Industry, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, February 27, 2025
- Author, Virginia’s Data Center Industry: A Look Back for Insight on Future Legislation, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 8, 2025
- Author, Virginia Finalizes Review of Data Center Industry, Offering Guidance for 2025, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, December 9, 2024
- Quoted, "Virginia is for HQs: Commonwealth attracts major companies," Virginia Business, October 31, 2024
- Author, "How Does Maine Stack Up? – A Site Selector’s View," McGuireWoods Consulting, October 30, 2024
- Author, "2024 National Legislative & Presidential Update: Implications for Tax Professionals," 2024 IPT Credits and Incentives Symposium, October 20-23, 2024
- Mentioned, "State economic forum drops by Tulare County," The Sun Gazette, August 16, 2024
- Author, Demand for Data Center Projects Remains High Across Virginia With Varying Levels of Regulation, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, August 5, 2024
- Mentioned, "Louisiana Economic Development to undergo major restructure under new law," Nola.com, June 11, 2024
- Author, With JLARC Study, Virginia Continues Review of Data Center Industry, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 28, 2024
- Co-author, "How to Overcome NIMBYism in Data Centers," Area Development, May 2024
- Mentioned, "Long Beach Economic Partnership Launches Inaugural “All Ready Here” Site Selectors Conference," Morningstar, May 2, 2024
- Author, Louisiana Senate Commerce Committee, SB 494, (39:00), April 17, 2024
- Author, Data Center Industry Sees Increased State-Level Legislative Efforts in Virginia, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 24, 2024
- Mentioned, "Virginia plays ‘catchup’ on megasites; bill would speed up game," Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 2024
- Author, 2023 Top States Commentary: The Importance of Speed to Market, Area Development, September 2023
- Author, Virginia Resets Data Center Equipment Assessments, Tax Changes on Horizon, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 31, 2022
- Author, Data Centers Still Critical in 2022 for Infrastructure, Environmental and Policy Developments, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, February 22, 2022
- Quoted, "Fine Tuning: P3 projects have a lot of moving parts and the details matter," Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, October 1, 2021
- Quoted, "The U.S. Workforce is Changing – Opportunities and Challenges for Companies," Transatlantic Business and Investment Council, September 23, 2021
- Quoted, "Incentives Brighten Site Selection Decisions," Inbound Logistics, August 27, 2021
- Author, American Rescue Plan Implementation, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, July 29, 2021
- Guest, "America’s Top States for Business," The News with Shepard Smith, CNBC, July 13, 2021
- Quoted, "How remote work changed the way companies think about where to keep offices," CNBC, July 7, 2021
- Quoted, "After Wisconsin’s Foxconn debacle, states and companies rethink giant subsidies," CNBC, June 29, 2021
- Quoted, "Texas outshines Arizona, all other states, in luring California headquarters relocations," Phoenix Business Journal, June 29, 2021
- Quoted, "Site selector: Phoenix positioned well for both office, industrial coming out of Covid," Phoenix Business Journal, June 18, 2021
- Quoted, "Economic momentum is strong, but lack of external perception could hurt us," Richmond Time Dispatch, May 9, 2021
- Author, "There is No Infrastructure Santa Claus – How Rural Communities can Meet their Infrastructure Needs," 2018 Annual NREDA Conference, November 7, 2018 (Presentation)
- Author, "Winning Economic Development Strategies," 10th Winchester-Frederick Business Forum Luncheon, September 27, 2018 (Presentation)
- Author, "The Foundations of Virginia Economic Development Policy," Virginia Institute for Economic Development, September 19, 2018 (Presentation)
- Author, Trump Orders Streamlined Permitting for Infrastructure Projects, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, August 17, 2017
- Critical Site Selection Factor #1: Availability of Skilled Labor, Area Development, Q4 2016
- Righting the ship?, Virginia Business, November 30, 2016
- The Foundations of Virginia Economic Development Policy, September 28, 2016
- Global site consultants tour region, discuss infrastructure, talent, and competitiveness, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, September 21, 2016
- Business site selection consultants get bird's eye view of metro Denver, Denver Business Journal, September 16, 2016
- Economic forum at William and Mary explores uniting region, Daily Press, August 23, 2016
- Airport Economic Development Strategies, August 17, 2016
- Winning The Political War Against Public Private Partnerships, June 28, 2016
- Winning The Battle Against Economic Development and Incentives, June 8, 2016
- Virginia Economic Development Policy Update - The 2016 Virginia General Assembly, April 14, 2016
- Despite Enterprise Florida turmoil on job incentives, site selectors find plenty to praise in Tampa, Tampa Bay Times, April 8, 2016
- To spur regional projects, millions in funds ready to 'go', Work It SOVA, March 25, 2016
- P3 Frameworks in the DC Region, Eno Center for Transportation - DC Mayor's Office P3 Summit, December 9, 2015 (Presentation)
- Federal spending cuts have taken a toll on Virginia's economy, The Virginian Pilot, December 4, 2015
- Economic growth plan GO Virginia presented to local officials, The Daily Progress, December 1, 2015
- The Politics of Local Economic Development: How To Use Facts to Stay Above the Fray, Ohio Economic Developers Association, October 23, 2015 (Presentation)
- An Insider's View of Site Selection and Incentives Policy, King George County Economic Development Forum, October 21, 2015 (Presentation)
- Airport Economic Development Strategies: Best Practices for Attracting Jobs and Investments, Georgia Airports Association, October 15, 2015 (Presentation)
- New Frontiers in Logistics Site Selection, Logistics Development Forum, August 5, 2015
- The Politics of Local Economic Development: How to Use Facts to Stay Above the Fray, National Rural Economic Developers Association, July 15, 2015
- While Christie seeks top job, N.J. looks for any job, June 30, 2015
- Natchitoches on the move Ð Red River Roadshow Showcases Natchitoches Assets, May 19, 2015
- Despite big job promises, incentives often fail to deliver, October 14, 2014
- Incentives: The Good, the Bad, and Your Responsibility: Building a Defensible and Transparent Incentives Policy, September 25, 2014
- PTI officials say bridge and taxiway will open huge opportunities, July 11, 2014
- Winning the War Against Incentives: Building a Defensible and Transparent Incentives Policy, May 16, 2014
- National site selectors size up Nashville, Nashville Business Journal, May 14, 2014
- National site selectors size up Nashville, March 14, 2014
- JAXUSA: How deals are done, April 8, 2014
- Successful Siting: Choose the Right Land or Existing Building for a Food and Beverage Operation, Food and Drink Magazine, March 5, 2014
- Five questions Boeing will be asking Greensboro and the Triad, December 6, 2013
- Public-private partnerships, September 27, 2013
- Developers, builders back Georgia public-private partnerships law, August 20, 2013
- Area's 'sense of place' helps with economic development, speaker tells CVPED, June 28, 2013
- Author, Maryland Approves Public-Private Partnership (P3) Legislation, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 24, 2013
- The CFO's Role in the Site Selection Process, January 24, 2011
- How local businesses can tap the stimulus funds, April 6, 2009
Podcasts
- The Data Center Revolution, With Greg Riegle and Chris Lloyd, Real Estate for Breakfast Podcast, May 15, 2026
- Looking Ahead to 2026: Chris Lloyd – Economic Development Trends You Can’t Ignore, Develop This: Economic and Community Development, January 14, 2026
- LIVE from the 2025 #AmericanSouth Summit – Tim Gibbs & Chris Lloyd, The SEDC Podcast, May 8, 2025
- Why Communities Get Eliminated from Projects with Chris Lloyd, Develop This: Economic and Community Development, October 16, 2024
- Delivery Platforms Turn On The Charm For Lawmakers And Industry, Working Lunch, August 2020