James Beatty, Founder of NCS International, an Omaha, Nebraska-based company that provides an array of corporate site selection and economic development services, and named one of North America’s Top 50 Site Consultants by Consultant Connect, a national economic development firm.
Consultant Connect, a national consulting firm that bridges the gap between leading economic developers and site selections consultants, providing a platform to gain transparent feedback, invaluable insights and lasting business relationships, announced the news on July 21, 2015.
Consultant Connect offers a Summit Series in which the top minds in economic development and the biggest dealmakers in site selection gather for a meeting of the minds. This invitation-‐only event is held throughout the U.S., with a select group of economic developers at the table. Consultant Connect also provides access to the tools economic developers and communities need to get more opportunities to compete for projects.
Since he founded NCS International in 1984, Beatty, “Jim” as he is know among friends, has conducted over 300 economic development projects resulting in $3 Billion in investment and 30,000 jobs. He is a frequent speaker and contributing writer for economic development publications. Jim is also the author of “The Manual,
Marketing for Quality Back Office Industry” published by the International Economic Development Council.
Earlier in 2015,Jim was a speaker at SiteLink in Pendleton, Oregon and at Roundtable in the South sponsored by Penton Media, publishers of Expansion Management, in Hilton Head, South Carolina. He is scheduled to give more presentations this year including being a featured speaker at SiteLink in Toledo, Ohio in August.
Jim has addressed multiple State and Regional economic development and business organizations including the Mid-America Economic Developers Association and the International Economic Developers Association. He is rated by several as one of the most knowledgeable and exciting speakers on economic development in America. He is one of the major proponents in America on Rural and Inner City Economic Development Jim has stated “I am very pleased and humbled to be named a top 50 Consultant by one of the most prestigious economic development groups in America. I will continue to provide outstanding service to my corporate and economic development clients”
Jim further states, “I would encourage communities and economic developers throughout North America to become involved with Consultant Connect as this organization is transforming the dynamics of the profession.”
Beatty is an avid golfer and, since May 2010, he has served as an Editorial Advisory Board Member for the African American Golfer’s Digest, the nation’s leading print publication and online portal for Black American golfers. “His wealth of career and business experience has translated into helping grow exposure for minority golf along with greater participation in the game by Blacks,” says Publisher Debert Cook. Jim has also hosted several of the publication’s prominent Augusta GolfFest outings during Masters Week in Augusta, Ga.
About NCS
NCS International specializes in site selection for Customer Service Operations, Call Center, Back Office Operations ,Regional Headquarters and Data Centers. NCS International also provides an array of economic development services ranging from strategic planning, specialized training, market analysis, trade missions and business recruitment.
Contact
Jim Beatty
402-‐415-‐9615
jbeatty@ncsinternational.net
jbeattyncs@aol.com
www.ncsinternational.net
