StateBook International is the first proprietary online site selection marketplace that enables economic development organizations to showcase their community, Region and State. StateBook dramatically improves the process of site selection by aggregating editorial and objective data from economic development organizations throughout the United States in one centralized, searchable location. Site Selectors and Corporations have the ability to confidentially access, search, compare, and save results on information critical to site selection decisions for each economic development organization microsite.
All StateBook users need to create a free account. This account will give you access to a Dashboard where you can change your account information.
Our data comes from government and private sources. StateBook data updates are dependent on the update schedule of the source material. Each data point on StateBook lists a source and date, just click on the “i” and the source information will display.
StateBook provides aggregated data down to the
county level. If your EDO represents a
city, the data will display for the county in which your city resides. StateBook EDO members can add their own
editorial data to their microsites to best present their specific community. StateBook
also provides geosites with data at the County and MSA level.
Each economic development organization (EDO) in the United States is offered a microsite on StateBook to share information about their region. If you don't see your organization, you may add it free of charge by scrolling to the bottom of the search results.
StateBook connects EDOs through a technology platform with dynamic features and aggregated data. Each EDO microsite has the ability to be viewed, searched and compared by site selectors and corporations. Once an EDO becomes a StateBook member, the StateBooks stats and EDO entered editorial would be viewable to site selectors. StateBook membership includes the ability to add unlimited information to your EDO site thereby enhancing visibility for searches and comparisons for your community. StateBook International provides members with the maximum ability to successfully compete in a target rich environment for new jobs and new investment.
Approximately 90 percent of site selection decisions are made online before a site selector ever contacts an EDO. StateBook membership allows EDOs to make their respective microsite more dynamic and robust and to clearly communicate the value and opportunities for investment within their community that is not completely evident in the objective data aggregated by StateBook. EDO members also have the ability to add comments on each data point allowing site selectors to gain better insight to your community
A basic microsite is free to each EDO. A paid StateBook membership allows EDOs to add their own editorial data to their microsites and to add comments to StateBook Stats. Site selectors and companies will also be able to view and compare your EDO's StateBook Stats. Having a dynamic and robust microsite that clearly communicates the value and opportunities for investment within each community. To join as a paid EDO member of StateBook, please contact us at 845-383-1991 or admin@statebook.com.
Navigate to your microsite page (click the drop down arrow next to your user name or search for your EDO in the search bar) and click on "Edit View". The Backend CMS appears for each tab (and sometimes multiple tabs within a tab).
Become a paid EDO member to view communities side by side and compare data and statistics that are important to your community. As a paid member you will also have access to StateBook's robust tools to create meaningful reports. To become a paid EDO member contact StateBook at admin@statebook.com or call 845-383-1991
It is very easy to add a property to Sites & Buildings
The EDO Admin has the ability to invite additional people to become an admin, editor or data user on the EDO microsite. Once an individual is invited through the membership tab and accepts the invitation they will be able to edit the microsite and/or have access to the compare page and data.
Manage Membership:
To add a link to a new page create a hyperlink by highlighting a portion of your text and clicking on the "link" icon in the text editor. Once the window opens, paste the destination url in the box and click add. To remove a link, highlight the text that contains the link and click the scissor icon. The page will open in a new tab.
StateBook offers advertisements on every microsite and for each and every category within a microsite. StateBook currently offers display ads, contextual ads, real estate ads and business listings. Available land and buildings can be featured and each advertisement can be customized to maximize exposure and opportunity. Click here to see the detailed list of StateBook advertisements.
Users may confidentially search and compare locations by county, MSA or EDO, and create detailed reports using StateBook's data aggregated from dozens of reliable, independent, third-party databases. Our powerful, interactive GIS Map enables you to easily access and filter thousands of data points to identify locations that best meet your parameters.
Search & Filter
Select from more than 60,000 data points to filter to the communities that meet your business's specific needs. Identify EDOs and visit their microsites to learn more about the communities you are interested in.
Compare
View communities side by side to compare data and statistics you care about. Use our robust tools to create meaningful reports.
Become a paid subscriber to access StateBook’s robust comparison and reporting tools. StateBook’s Compare pages enable you to compare our more than 20,000 data points across communities, use the data to create customized reports and more.
All information is confidential. StateBook will not disclose any member’s
personal information.
You may compare up to three regions. If an EDO is not a member of StateBook please compare your desired
community using the related County or MSA.
Select and click a data tab. Use the check boxes to select data points that are of interest to you, then click the My Summary tab to see your selections compiled in a customized report.
All data points you select using the check boxes in each data tab are summarized on the "My Summary" tab. Your selections on this tab may be saved as a Template or a Report, or exported as an excel document. You may also print your reports from this tab.
Clear Button: Use this to clear regions and/or data points so you can add new ones or start over.
Print Preview Button: Preview the information in the My Summary Tab as a report. Print as a pdf.
Export Button: Export the information in the My Summary tab to xls or xlsx.
Save Button: Both Templates and Reports may be associated with an overall Project. (To create a Project, type a Project name and click save or pick from previously saved Projects.)·
Template: Select data points from the various tabs and save them as a template to save you work creating future reports. Saved templates are accessible here or in your dashboard, which is found by clicking your name in the top right corner of the screen.
Report: Save your selected regions and data points as a Report to be printed or saved as a pdf or as an excel spreadsheet.
The regions folder allows you to access custom regions created on the map and use them as a region in compare.
You may name a Project (i.e., Project Maverick) and then save Templates and Reports within your Project. Think of the “Project” as the file folder that will hold all associated templates, reports and regions. Projects are accessible by clicking the “Project” button and in your dashboard, which is found by clicking your name in the top right corner of the screen.
The StateBook API is a collection of API calls that can be used to retrieve and display StateBook data in your own websites and applications. There are JavaScript API's for displaying data in your website, plus widget API's that can return JSON data directly to your applicaiton.
Yes, the StateBook API's require a license to use. Please contact us to obtain a license.
Documentation for the StateBook JavaScript API can be found at here.