Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has unveiled a long-term economic development plan that focuses on wealth-generating, job-producing industries. The foundation for the strategy was an exhaustive data analysis – a months-long process that was simplified using EMSI.
Mar. 14, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightPosts Tagged ‘Clusters’
EMSI for Economic Developers, Part 2: Analyzing Industry Clusters, Supply Chains & Talent Gaps
In this best practice, Kim Frazier and John Owen of the Dayton Development Coalition delve into how they perform some of the most challenging components that EDCs encounter with regional economic analysis.
Jan. 7, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightClusters in the Milwaukee 7 Region
The water cluster in the M-7 region is perhaps the most well-known at this point, but there are others — food, medical technology, innovation, financial services, the creative economy, etc. Each has made strides in the last two to three years.
Nov. 29, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightDetails on EDA’s Jobs & Innovation Challenge
A few weeks ago the first bits of information trickled out on the Economic Development Administration’s Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge. Now, as of Friday, full details on the $33 million grant program have been released.
May. 23, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightEDA’s Jobs & Innovation Accelerator Challenge and EMSI
The EDA’s Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge is an initiative that will support “innovation-fueled job creation” through $33 million in funding. Read how EMSI Consulting can help.
May. 3, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightDissing Industry Clusters In Europe
It’s not often that you see an article that leads with a title like this: “Business clusters ‘irrelevant’ for innovation, study finds.”
Mar. 22, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightEMSI’s Research, Data Highlighted In Economic Development Quarterly
In partnership with regional economists at Purdue University — including Christine Nolan, Ed Morrison, and Sam Cordes — EMSI last year work on an Economic Development Administration-funded project to analyze industry and occupation clusters in relation to regional economic development. The work resulted in a paper that was published in the February edition of Economic Development Quarterly.
Jan. 11, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightNew Paper Sheds Light on Reemergence of Regional Clusters
Two directors of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution have released a new paper on regional innovation clusters. The paper, entitled, “The New ‘Cluster Moment’: How Regional Innovation Clusters Can Foster the Next Economy,” discusses the reemergence of cluster-based economic development.
Sep. 21, 2010 | Posted by Joshua WrightEDA-Sponsored Regional Frontier Project Earns National Honor
An economic development project that brought together researchers and consultants from EMSI, the Purdue Center for Regional Development, Indiana University’s Business Research Center, and other groups has been awarded a 2010 Award of Excellence by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER).
Jun. 23, 2010 | Posted by Joshua WrightEMSI Helps Idaho Workforce Agency Plan for Future Growth
Unlike much of the post-recession U.S., Eastern Idaho’s economy is prospering. Unemployment has remained below 7% in most counties, and there’s a strong business core with a healthy supply of skilled workers. Nonetheless, regional planners see the need to diversify the area’s economic base from mostly government, agriculture, and service-based employment, sectors that are stable but tend to offer low wages.
Apr. 7, 2010 | Posted by Joshua WrightInnovation Clusters, College’s Responsiveness, and Monitoring Metros
We started compiling a mishmash of eye-catching links through the holiday season and wanted to share some of them here — in one post. First, Insider Higher Ed details a new working paper from three economists showing that US colleges are only “moderately responsive” to fluctuating labor markets. “The authors’ conclusion: In general, growth in [...]
Jan. 5, 2010 | Posted by Joshua WrightAnalysis of green O*NET-SOC clusters
A couple of weeks ago we linked to a neat report put out by the O*NET Resource Center, called “Greening the World of Work.” The report used O*NET codes to establish a starting point for understanding green jobs. In order to run labor market analysis, link to staffing industries, and establish trends over time, we [...]
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