Terrance joined Newmark in 2022 as a part of the firm’s Global Strategy and Consulting Team, a practice within the firm’s Global Corporate Services (GCS). In this role, Terrance assists Newmark clients with identifying and analyzing markets for domestic and international expansion based on site selection criteria that include analysis of building and site requirements, industry specific needs, workforce attributes, quality of place, regulatory environment, and financial modeling.

Primary role at WBC is to assist companies seeking to locate or expand in Chicago, facilitate the retention of Chicago companies, and promote the competitive advantages of Chicago for businesses across all industries - with an emphasis on Tech, Food & Beverage, Logistics, Life Sciences and Manufacturing.

Work involves managing functions of urban planning including, planning, recommending, managing and evaluating long range planning efforts, community design initiatives, plan implementation, economic development, tax increment planning, housing development, property development, and planning related services, to promote orderly development and redevelopment of the city.

As International Trade and Business Development Specialist, Terrance is a primary resource in support of the organization’s comprehensive Business Retention and Expansion strategy. This includes fostering relationships with hundreds of Rockford area employers and executives through Voice of the Customer surveys (RAEDC’s awarding winning retention visit program), in addition to assisting clients that are actively considering expanding or relocating their business.As the Rockford area International Trade Center Director, Terrance consults Illinois companies on export compliance, market research, trade finance and logistics. The Illinois SBDC International Trade Center of the Rockford Area (ITC) is a program that works directly with companies to increase the total value of goods exported from the Rockford Area.

Primary responsibilities included data and spatial analysis, conducting first hand and secondary data collection, data acquisition, public policy research, and public outreach to contribute to the Rockford Region’s Plan For Sustainable Development.

Assisted in the organizational efforts of the department including updating the files of actively renovated and newly developed hotels.