Despite the large number of factors...

Despite the large number of factors involved in corporate relocation decisions, a belonging to all element cutting across them all is becoming increasingly evident: take away from containment.

Like the parallel inclinations of downsizing and outsourcing, corporate relocation strategies are driven on costs, with the result that an nontraditional locations in second-tier cities and overseas are becoming attractive.

At a latter conference hosted by the Urban Land Institute, Robert Ady, president of Chicago-based relocation consultant PHH Fantus, explained that suburban areas are les likely to be