Proprietary Platform
The System
Vista's proprietary mapping and intelligence platform — a centralized engine that fuses labor analytics, cost modeling, incentive benchmarks, risk scoring, and geospatial data into one decision-ready view.
Technology that powers
our analysis.
Proprietary platforms, industry-standard software, and custom-built analytics — the toolkit behind every recommendation we make.
Economic Impact
IMPLAN
Industry-standard economic impact modeling software used to quantify direct, indirect, and induced effects of capital investments and job creation across communities.
Data & Analytics
GIS & Spatial Intelligence
Custom geospatial analysis and mapping platform that layers labor, infrastructure, cost, and risk data to visualize optimal site locations and market clusters.
Site Selection
Proprietary Scoring Engine
Vista's weighted multi-criteria decision framework that scores 40+ variables across candidate markets — from workforce demographics to regulatory climate.
Workforce
Labor Analytics Platform
Deep-dive workforce analytics using SOC-coded occupational data, wage benchmarking, commute-shed analysis, and talent pipeline modeling.
Incentives
Incentive Benchmarking Database
Historical incentive package data across jurisdictions, enabling realistic range-setting and negotiation positioning based on comparable deals.
Compliance
Compliance Tracker
Post-award monitoring system that tracks hiring, wage, CapEx, and timeline commitments against incentive agreement requirements to reduce clawback risk.
Visualization
Market Heat Mapping
Data-driven geographic heat maps that visualize best-fit market clusters, helping leadership see patterns and make confident location shortlist decisions.
Reporting
Executive Dashboard
Client-facing dashboards that distill complex analysis into clear, actionable presentations for C-suite and board-level decision-making.
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