Jeff Forsythe
Principal

Jeff Forsythe has more than eleven years of experience in site location consulting and economic development. As a principal with MSC, Mr. Forsythe’s experience predominantly includes location consulting in the United States, Canada, and Mexico for manufacturing, distribution, and office projects. Responsibilities have included performing detailed site / infrastructure and community reviews, labor market assessments, tax and incentive evaluations, comparative financial analyses, and strategic real estate and incentive negotiations.

Some of Mr. Forsythe’s recent location consulting experience includes serving as the project manager on a joint venture carbon fiber manufacturing facility for SGL Group and BMW Group to produce zero and low emission vehicles and assisting Alstom Power Inc. with the location decision for their first United States wind turbine manufacturing operation. Other notable project management experience includes: a wind turbine nacelle assembly and rotor blade manufacturing facility for Nordex, PACCAR’s first engine production facility in the United States, multiple Dollar General distribution center projects, an Austal shipbuilding operation, an Oreck household appliance manufacturing plant, a Trex Company composite lumber fabrication facility, and several confidential manufacturing and office projects.

Mr. Forsythe’s latest economic development consulting experience consists of a tax and incentive comparison and financial analysis for Chattanooga, Tennessee. He also assisted with the Tennessee Valley Authority “mega” site identification and certification program.

Prior to joining MSC, Mr. Forsythe was employed as a consultant with Fluor Global Location Strategies. During his time with Fluor, Mr. Forsythe was engaged in economic development and site location consulting. Noteworthy project management experience included executing tax and incentive analyses for the states of Arkansas and Mississippi, and formulating a local economic development strategic plan for the Arkansas Valley Alliance. In addition, Mr. Forsythe participated in a nine-country competitiveness analysis and site identification for a biopharmaceutical client.

Mr. Forsythe joined Fluor after serving as project manager for the Cabarrus Economic Development Commission in Concord, North Carolina. There his primary role was to aid national and international firms considering Cabarrus County for new or expanding operations. Responsibilities varied from identifying and proposing available sites and buildings to incentive negotiations. Additional tasks included performing research to track the economic prosperity of the county, developing marketing materials to aid prospects considering the county, and conducting targeted marketing missions.