How many jobs and what amount of earnings does any industry in your region support? Watch a video about finding this information in the Input/Output tool in Analyst 3.
Dec. 15, 2011 | Posted by StevensonPosts Tagged ‘Economic Development’
How To Video: Deleting Jobs in Input/Output
How do you make a case for keeping an employer in your region? Use Input/Output to show the full range of effects on the regional economy. Watch a video demonstrating how to do this in Analyst 3.
Dec. 14, 2011 | Posted by StevensonHow To Video: Adding Jobs to an Industry in the I/O
What can you do with an Input/Output report? This video shows you the most basic application for I/O.
Dec. 8, 2011 | Posted by StevensonHow To Video: Use Regional Requirements
Watch a video about how to run a regional requirements report for your region, and find where your economy lets money leak out.
Dec. 2, 2011 | Posted by StevensonClusters 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 WrightEMSI Conference Recap
Last week EMSI held its first annual user conference in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, which is 90 minutes north of the company headquarters in Moscow, Idaho. We had a wonderful time and really enjoyed being able to connect with clients.
Oct. 5, 2011 | Posted by Rob SentzEconomic Analysis Proves Key to New York Islanders’ Stadium Issue
Case Study: Camoin Associates, a private and public sector economic development firm based in Saratoga Springs, New York, was brought in by Nassau County to analyze the impact of a $350 arena deal that could help keep the New York Islanders from leaving.
Jul. 15, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightFlorida’s Research Coast Serves as Model of Regional Collaboration
Economic and workforce developers, businesses, and colleges in southeast Florida have come together to strengthen their regional economy. In the process, Florida’s new governor and the U.S. Department of Labor have taken notice.
Jun. 21, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightCreativity in Oklahoma: A New Report By the State Using EMSI
The report, crafted by Commerce Department’s research staff, uses EMSI Data to show creative occupations have performed stronger than other jobs, regardless of the state of the economy as a whole.
May. 9, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightOklahoma Department of Commerce Gives a More Complete View of Labor Market with EMSI
More and more recently, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce has produced workforce profiles that are an important resource to its partners across Oklahoma. And when choosing which data to highlight and analyze in the profiles, Commerce often turns to EMSI to give a more comprehensive picture of the regional workforce.
May. 3, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightIKEAconomics
In 2008 IKEA was looking for a place to build a new manufacturing facility that would staff 300-plus workers. Danville, Virginia did its best to convince IKEA that it was the right place. IKEA eventually settled in Danville, but now, apparently, the honeymoon is over.
Apr. 13, 2011 | Posted by Rob SentzTargeted Industry Analysis Helps Wisconsin EDC With Business Expansion, Attraction
Since last year the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation has winnowed its research to seven targeted industry clusters. For each, researchers there used EMSI as one of the key tools to catalog the specific industries in each group and identify gaps in supply chains.
Apr. 8, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightCase Study: Consultants Use EMSI Data to Analyze Milwaukee’s Creative Economy
Mt. Auburn Associates has set itself apart from other creative-economy consultants in the last decade. And increasingly, the Massachusetts-based consulting firm has valued EMSI’s comprehensive employment data and flexible data research tool as key elements of its analysis.
Feb. 17, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightOutsourcing Economic Development
Last week The Wall Street Journal chronicled a burgeoning trend in states with conservative governors or legislatures — outsourcing economic development to the private sector.
Feb. 2, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightEMSI Assesses Impact of North Dakota State Research Park
Stretched across 55 acres at North Dakota State University in Fargo, the Research and Technology Park (RTP) serves as an incubator for 19 businesses. Late last year, officials at RTP asked EMSI to assess the park’s economic impact to the Fargo area and North Dakota economy.
Jan. 5, 2011 | Posted by Joshua WrightUsing Input-Output to Measure the Impact of Development
As part of a multidisciplinary facility planning process, the Eastern Maine Development Corporation commissioned Camoin Associates, Policy One Research, and Perry & Banks Marketing to assess the economic impact that a new arena and conference center would have on the City of Bangor, ME and Penobscot County.
Nov. 11, 2010 | 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 WrightA Shift in Focus for Economic Developers?
With little or no job growth, how should economic developers measure success? William Fulton addresses that question in the September issue of Governing Magazine.
Sep. 1, 2010 | Posted by Joshua WrightDissecting North Dakota’s Vibrant Economic Growth
If you haven’t discovered it yet, NPR’s On Point program had a fascinating discussion last week with Joel Kotkin and others about the Great Plains’ booming economy. As a followup, this post examines employment trends for North Dakota, a hotbed for the region’s growth.
Jul. 10, 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 WrightAlabama Town Takes Stock after Biggest Employer Downsizes
Alexander City, a small town in east central Alabama located between Montgomery and Birmingham, has done some serious regrouping after the shrinking of Russell Corp. The giant apparel manufacturer used to employ 7,500 in Alexander City, its former headquarters. Now it employs less than 1,400 in the city.
May. 18, 2010 | Posted by Joshua WrightNew Report on Entrepreneurship Focuses on Education, Population, Geography
The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy has released a report on business clustering and entrepreneurship, written by Lawrence A. Plummer of the University of Oklahoma. Looking at U.S. Census Bureau data on business startups from 1990-2006, Plummer analyzes how changes in population, income growth, educational attainment, and business density–among other factors–contribute to regional entrepreneurial development.
May. 18, 2010 | Posted by Joshua WrightNatural Incentives: EDC Helps Recruit BMW Carbon Fiber Plant
Grant County is home to two hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River. The proximity to cheap, abundant, and green sources of power ultimately gave Moses Lake—the rural county’s largest city—an advantage over its competition in being selected for a $100 million BMW factory that will make carbon fiber to be used in ultra-lightweight and energy-efficient cars.
May. 13, 2010 | Posted by Joshua WrightDefining Prosperity: Michael Mandel and Real-Per-Capita Income
In a blog post released earlier this week that has sparked some lively reaction from economists and bloggers, Michael Mandel — formerly of Business Week — wonders which metro areas “prospered the most” from 2000-2008.
May. 11, 2010 | Posted by Joshua WrightGreening the Environment and Creating Jobs
One of the themes in our recent series of whitepapers on green jobs is how to weigh economic and job-creation issues against environmental concerns. The same topic is raised in the Christian Science Monitor by guest blogger Matthew E. Kahn.
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