The Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary

a resource of the .network library

city-region:

... an area defined by a place that is its transportation hub as well as its center for resources and services that are important for enterprise and economic development; an area identified by the name of the place that is its center of commerce such that it is a major factor it terms of growth and development (the area may also be identified in others ways.

City-region is identity is a way of naming a resouce file in the Regional Site Selection Directory. Each file contains a list of locations within a region and links for contacting those who are in position to supply information (location data suppliers).

Any user of The Network can contribute to creating a city-region file by suggesting that a place be listed. Our (who we are) services in responding to a requests and creating regional files is free. In fact, users making suggestions don't even have to identify themselves. Those who qualify as mission contacts, especially location data suppliers, should consider requesting a record in our global directory of contact. GRC records are created and maintained for free. There are opportunities to enhance GRC listings.

The idea for organizing city-region files in Site Location Assistance.com originated with the experience of working with business decision makers as they organized hunts for places to expand operations or start up new ventures, or to relocate. Typically, the leader of a site selection project will get things started by pointing to a map, making a circular sweep with a finger or pointer around a location and saying something like ... this is the area where we need to find a site. If not using a map, the point is made by explaining within what distance from a city as a transportation hub should be covered by a site search.

See Search for a Location and the area information file in the resource archive

definition of city region / what is a city region / what is a city region for site selection

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