Community & Regional Engagement
Community & Regional Engagement

The Purdue Center for Regional Development seeks to pioneer new ideas and strategies that contribute to regional collaboration, innovation and prosperity. During 2024 we assisted:

80

Counties & Regions

1257

Individuals

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Small Business Development
Small Business Development

Strong and sustainable economies require the pursuit of an appropriate mix of economic development strategies, especially ones that reduce economic gaps and strengthen a region’s economic assets. During 2024 we assisted with:

84

Business Starts

3647

Jobs Created/Supported

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Small Business Development
Data Innovation

We continue to innovate when it comes to data metrics, reports, and visualizations. Two new dashboards were completed and our existing dashboards updated resulting in the following during 2024:

22444

Dashboard Views

460

Data/Technical Reports

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Small Business Development
Digital Engagement

To ensure we reach a broader audience, our center has an online presence where we not only disseminate information but we also engage in meaningful conversations. In 2024 we had:

38622

Web Visitors

2649

Social Media Followers

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PCRD Quarterly

An inside look into PCRD's quarterly analytics and performance from April 1 to June 30, 2024.

  • Engagement
  • Resources
  • Interactions

Engagement

These metrics highlight some of our engagement efforts looking at projects, geographies, and individuals.

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Number of people engaged with

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Number of regions engaged with

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Number of engagement
projects

Resources

We create a multitude of resources for our stakeholders to better inform them. Here are metrics around data products blog posts, and reports/studies.

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Data products
completed

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blog posts

Interactions

Since engagement is a two-way street, we gauge interactions with our stakeholders via digital channels.

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Social media users reached

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Website vistors

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RIS visitors

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Benton County Early Childcare Feasibility Study

IFF, in collaboration with Benton’s County’s Economic Development Director Latisha Provo and the Benton County Childcare Coalition, completed a study of Benton County’s childcare needs and potential solutions. Download the Summary of Findings Presentation(PowerPoint – 19.3MB) The key findings of…

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Talk to the Team: What Engagement Means in Regional Development
Beyond the Buzzword: What Engagement Means in Regional Development

The Purdue University Office of Engagement defines engagement as, “the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities to share knowledge and resources.” But what does engagement mean through the lens of regional development? As part of our…

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