Primus partners with Garner Economics to provide a full range of site location services to its clients. We use Garner Economics exclusively for these services in conjunction with our corporate clients because the work of Jay and his team is simply outstanding. Our clients are thrilled with the deliverables and outcomes from Garner which means we are happy too.”

The community has enthusiastically embraced the strategic plan largely as a result of the professional manner in which Jay Garner did his research and his outstanding presentation to the community. Even in the absence of an EDC executive, our board has been able to implement a number of the recommendations in the plan and people are willingly stepping up to take leadership roles to help us move forward.”

When Garner Economics first suggested including distribution-logistics as a targeted industry for the Dubois County Area Development Corporation, I rebutted the idea noting that our rural location had no good interstate access. Jay and his team insisted that the economic data and their methodology for identifying business targets supported the assertion. They were spot on. While growth in the county has been limited, we have seen considerable growth in the transportation-logistics sector.”

The work product that we received from Garner Economics was delivered on time, on budget, and was excellent. The report really hit home a number of key issues that we addressed in order for us to be successful in today's global economy. The detailed and comprehensive analysis has helped our region immensely as we implement the recommendations on making our City globally competitive.”

A sea change is taking place in Jacksonville's perception of itself and the perception of our city abroad, and we give Jay Garner much of the credit for heading us on the right pate to make that happen.”

Jay Garner and his team deliver advice based on experience and a real sense of place. His respect for places and his no-nonsense approach sets him apart from consultants with a one-size fits all style and knack for telling clients what they want to hear as opposed to what they need to hear.”

We engaged Jay Garner and his team and could not have been happier with the results. The analysis and recommendations that Garner Economic provided were the foundation on which we built our strategic plan and essentially launched a public-private economic development corporation. Jay’s professionalism, expertise, experience, and candor were embraced by the leaders of our community. The results of our engagement with Garner Economics will forever impact the economic vitality of our region.”

Jay Garner is the 'plastic surgeon' that has just finished marking up your flaws with a sharpie. Standing in front of the mirror you feel exposed to all your flaws, but know that the recommendations made by Garner Economics can take you and your community to the next competitive level.”

Garner Economics provided us the most comprehensive cluster analysis and business target recommendations I have ever seen for an economic development organization. The work of Garner Economics was simply outstanding and their conclusions and recommendations are now driving our business agenda.”

We had Garner Economics conduct a labor analysis for a shared service project looking at communities in Georgia. The information they provided convinced the company that our labor force was available, affordable and had the skills. The work done by the Garner Economics team was outstanding.”