LOIS

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The Economic Development team of North Dakota Department of Commerce is thrilled to announce two new services for you, our partners, that is intended to support our mission of empowering the growth of the North Dakota economy, for everyone.  Below you will find more information about the service enhancements, how it benefits you and your organization, the next steps, and who to contact for more information.

LOIS

What is LOIS?

LOIS is a property marketing software that plugs into your website. Global companies and their location advisors expect to see available sites and buildings on the websites of organizations they interact with. LOIS enables your sites and buildings to be viewed on a custom map. The property marketing is further optimized with property brochures, geospatial map layers, demographic and workforce data, web visitor analytics, and sharing tools to connect a batch of properties with prospects.

Service Announcements

North Dakota Department of Commerce has purchased an umbrella subscription to LOIS, a property marketing software that markets our available sites and buildings, globally, on a map on each of our websites as well as on the North American property marketing website, LocationOne.com.  Our subscription is statewide and provides service for all Regional, County, Local and Downtown/Mainstreet economic development organizations at no additional charge to your organization. 

Benefits For You and Your Organization

  • Extend Your Marketing Reach - Global companies and their location advisors expect to see available sites and buildings on the websites of organizations they interact with. LOIS enables your sites and buildings to be viewed on a custom map. The property marketing is further optimized with property brochures, geospatial map layers, demographic and workforce data, web visitor analytics, and sharing tools to connect a batch of properties with prospects.
  • Preparedness for Site Selection Pursuits - When an economic development organization, at any level, uses Lasso, it is for the purpose of proactively preparing for corporate site selection.  An organization may send a pro-active site selection RFI, via Lasso, to the communities under their umbrella to solicit the site and building data detail necessary to be competitive in the global market.  This data is stored in a cloud database for your retrieval in the future so that when the site selection project opportunity arises, all economic development organizations involved in the site selection pursuit are ready and rapid in their response.
  • Property Marketing Data Accuracy - The additional benefit of pro-actively preparing for site selection via pre-populating the Lasso RFI is that the subset of data fields corresponding to the public-facing property brochure in the LOIS property marketing map are also updated.   
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LASSO

Commerce has acquired Lasso, an RFI data collection software used by corporate location decision-makers, site selectors, and economic development organizations. Access to Lasso will enable organizations to prepare for future site selection projects and keep their site and building database up to date on the LOIS property marketing map.

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LOIS Property Marketing Platform

The platform includes customizable GIS mapping to highlight community assets and available properties. Listings feature detailed profiles with information on size, zoning, utilities, and proximity to amenities. Multimedia elements—such as photos, videos, and documents are also integrated to help showcase each property.

Be sure to navigate to both the buildings and sites tabs.

Research Building and Site Availability

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Trainings

Trainings will be offered in a hybrid format to accommodate both in-person and virtual participation. All sessions will be recorded and shared for those unable to attend live. Participants are encouraged to select one option for both LOIS and Lasso, as each platform covers distinct features and functionality.

LOIS Trainings:

Lasso Trainings - How to Fill Out an RFI with Lasso: