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CRITERIA FOR  SELECTING A LOCATION FOR A BACK-OF- THE HOUSE SERVICE
OPERATION .

Fluor Global Location Strategies has identified the following general criteria for selecting a location for an office, be it for a company headquarters, an R&D facility, or a back of the house operation.

• Population characteristics (size, education, diversity, etc.)

• Workforce characteristics (size, type distribution! education, number employed, etc.)

• Availability of alternative work forces (military spouses, students, underemployed etc.)

• Distance to commercial airports including direct service international airports)

• Distance to population centers.

• Cultural amenities.

•  Crime statistics.