Alison Benton, CEcD, is the President of Aliquantus Consulting, specializing in negotiating incentives, having more than twenty years in the economic development field. Her practice focuses on site selection and negotiating customized incentive solutions, including federal and state training grants and solving issues related to real estate expansions/relocations. A sampling of clients include HCA, Shell Oil, IBM, Citigroup, Target, American Airlines, ExpressJet, Hilton, Sprint, and American Greetings. Prior to starting her own firm, Ms. Benton was a Principal at UHY Advisors, and a Director with RSM McGladrey. She was a Senior Manager at Deloitte Tax, Vice President of Government Partnerships for Strategic Partnerships, and Director of Economic Development for the West Central Texas Council of Governments and the Town of Flower Mound, Texas. Ms. Benton has served on the board of Keep Texas Beautiful and the Greater Keller Chamber of Commerce, and as board chair for the Keller Economic Development Board and Abilene Clean & Proud. She is a longtime member of the Texas Economic Development Council and the International Economic Development Council. She received her undergraduate degree in Communication from Arizona State University and completed graduate level work at the Economic Development Institute program at the University of Oklahoma. Ms. Benton is a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) and a frequent lecturer regarding creative incentive opportunities that work positively for both the business and the government.