Federal agencies face an April 14 deadline to submit proposals for moving their office spaces out of Washington, D.C., as part of the broader push billed as a move to cut costs and decentralize the federal government.
While D.C.-area landlords and brokers lament the potential loss of major tenants, economic development and CRE professionals elsewhere in the U.S. are energized by the possibilities. But the realities and logistics of moving massive agencies and their employees are complex, and such an operation is unprecedented. 
“This is a new arena in economic development,” said John Boyd, principal at The Boyd Co., a site selection…