In 2015, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute surveyed 500 Texas businesses to determine transportation factors that affect freight business decisions, including facility siting. In this more recent effort, researchers sought to further clarify the importance of transportation in site selection decisions for six key industry sectors: advanced technologies and manufacturing, aerospace and defense, biotechnology and life sciences, information and computer technology, petroleum refining and chemical products, and energy. Researchers interviewed 13 economic development corporations, four site selector companies, and four private-sector businesses across Texas.