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2026-Ready Economic Development

Why smart economic development teams are skipping 2025 and jumping straight to 2026 technology

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
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2026-Ready Economic Development

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While your competitors are still wrestling with 2020 technology, forward-thinking economic development professionals are already preparing for 2026 and beyond.

The Reality Check

If you're still using site selection platforms that require manual data entry, clunky interfaces, and hours of research for each RFI response, you're not just behind, you're falling further back every day.

2026 Won't Wait

The economic development landscape is evolving rapidly:

  • Site selectors expect instant, comprehensive responses
  • AI-powered insights are becoming the standard, not the exception
  • Communities that can respond fastest and most professionally are winning projects

Built for Tomorrow, Available Today

Sitehunt wasn't built to compete with yesterday's tools, it was designed for the economic development challenges of 2026 and beyond:

  • AI-powered property intelligence that thinks ahead of your needs
  • Automated RFI responses that free up your time for strategy
  • Real-time data enrichment that keeps you ahead of the curve
  • Speed that wows even the most demanding site selectors

The Question Isn't Whether to Upgrade: It's When

Organizations like Hampton Roads Alliance, MadREP, and the Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County and dozens of others have already made the leap. They're not just preparing for 2026: they're already operating there.

Start Planning Now

Whether you're building your 2026 budget or thinking about your needs today, now is the time to evaluate your technology stack. The communities that invest in modern tools today will dominate tomorrow's site selection wins.

Ready to see the future? Schedule a demo and discover what 2026-ready economic development looks like.

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CEO of Sitehunt, the AI platform for economic development, site selection and RFI automation. Host and publisher of the Econ Dev Show. In Houston, Texas.


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