Why Sitehunt Exists

If your property data is scattered or out of date, you get skipped. Sitehunt was created to fix that reality for economic developers who are tired of scrambling every time a site selector calls.

Instead of juggling spreadsheets, PDFs, GIS portals, and emails, Sitehunt gives you a single, AI‑powered property database and an automated RFI workflow, so you can move from “we’re still pulling everything together” to “here’s a complete, defensible package” in minutes.

What Sitehunt Does

  • Builds a trusted property database: Start with an address, parcel ID, PDF, spreadsheet, or listing feed. Sitehunt finds the right parcels and turns them into structured property records.
  • Enriches every site automatically: The platform pulls from local, regional, state, and federal GIS and data sources to add utilities, zoning, infrastructure, workforce, environmental context, incentives, and more. No GIS expertise required.
  • Guides you through real RFI questions: A question‑driven workflow (built from hundreds of real RFIs) captures 600+ fields in plain language so every property can be evaluated the same way.
  • Automates RFI responses: Upload an RFI, let Sitehunt extract the criteria, score and rank your sites, and assemble branded response packages with maps, reports, and spec sheets.
  • Generates polished deliverables: One‑click site sheets, drive‑time and radius maps, soil and slope reports, and community profiles help you show up prepared to boards, partners, and prospects.

Under the hood, Sitehunt runs on a secure, browser‑based, hosted stack. There is nothing to install, you can use it from any modern device, and you can export all of your data in open formats within seven business days upon written request.

Built for Economic Developers

Sitehunt is built specifically for economic development teams, especially the “one‑person shows” and small offices that have to do everything with limited time and staff. The goal is simple: replace tedious research and manual document assembly with automated enrichment, transparent scoring, and instantly exportable reports, while leaving relationships and strategy firmly in your hands.

  • Unlimited users with role‑based access (Admin, Editor, Viewer) are included.
  • Data enrichment is refreshed on rolling schedules, with full audit trails for edits and approvals.
  • The same platform scales from small communities to regional and state EDOs through partner accounts and collaboration tools.

Our Founders

Sitehunt was founded by Dane and Angie Carlson.

  • Dane Carlson – Co‑Founder & CEO: Former Director of Economic Development for Galveston County, Texas, long‑time entrepreneur, and host of the Econ Dev Show podcast and newsletter. Dane has led or supported projects representing more than $5 billion in industrial investment and built Sitehunt as the tool he wished he had in that role.
  • Angie Carlson – Co‑Founder & Director of GIS & Data Science: Leads Sitehunt’s GIS, data, and enrichment work, from integrating parcel and utility layers to designing scoring models and analytical reports.

Together, they built Sitehunt as a practical, battle‑tested platform that turns raw land and incomplete listings into information economic developers can trust, defend, and use to win more projects.

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