Areas of expertise

• Advanced Spatial Analysis using GIS tools
• Renewable energy
• Economic resilience
• Broadband
• Agriculture & Forestry
• Socioeconomic data and poverty
• Land use and built form

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Products

Data Snapshots for various geographies

• County data snapshots: Prototype county data snapshots for Indiana are available online and free-of-cost. The data team can develop customized version and deeper analysis.
  1. Audience: communities/counties/regions
  2. Deliverable(s): digital media file
  3. Duration: 1.5 week per county
  4. Format: interactive/digital or hardcopy/printable
  5. Cost: Free. A customized version is $1,500 (in state) and $2,500 (out of state) per county counties. Indiana counties receive a subsidy through the EDA University Center Grant.

• Housing data snapshots: Prototype housing data are available online on the Rural Indiana Stats and free-of-cost. The data team can develop customized version and deeper analysis.
  1. Audience: communities/counties/regions
  2. Deliverable(s): digital media file
  3. Duration: 2 weeks per county
  4. Format: interactive/digital or hardcopy/printable
  5. Cost: Free. A customized version is $1,500 per county; $5,000 for regions with 2 or more counties

• Regional data snapshot: Prototype indicators are available freely on the IARC Data Dashboard. The data team can develop customized version of the regional data snapshots.
  1. Audience: counties/regions
  2. Deliverable(s): digital media file
  3. Duration: 3 weeks per region
  4. Format: interactive/digital or hardcopy/printable
  5. Cost: $2,000 for region with 2-9 counties; $4,000 per regions with 9-14 counties; $6,000 for regions with 15 or more counties

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Data Snapshots on various topics

• Workforce data snapshots: Data team has developed customized version of the workforce (supply and demand framework) data snapshots. Several projects for INDOT and Purdue Polytechnic are in progress in this area. The report is comprised of roughly 80 slides and provides a comprehensive overview of supply and demand including industries, occupations, jobs postings, CIP analysis, Gap analysis, and Automation. It is recommended that the workforce analysis report should be completed for a region.
  1. Audience: counties/regions
  2. Deliverable(s): digital media file
  3. Duration: 4 weeks per county
  4. Format: interactive/digital or hardcopy/printable
  5. Cost: $6,000 (in state) and $7,500 (out of state) per region

• Agribusiness-based Regional and Rural Development Model (REDM Project): Data team has capability for analyzing agribusiness and food processing cluster including the deeper dive identifying the businesses. Several regions have pilot projects going on in collaboration with Connie Neininger (ISDA) and Lee Lewellen.
  1. Audience: counties/regions
  2. Deliverable(s): digital media file
  3. Duration: 2 weeks per county
  4. Format: interactive/digital or hardcopy/printable
  5. Cost: $1,500 (in state) and $2,500 (out of state) per county If the client needs Dunn and Bradstreet data to locate the businesses, $500 will be added plus the prorated cost of the business records.

• Economic impact analysis: Data team has capabilities to assess the economic impact analysis for demand shocks such as closure of a business or expansion or launch of a new business. Regions ask for such analysis to assess future shocks such as closure of fossil-fuel based electricity generation plant in southern Indiana or closure of a coal mine or closure of the Indiana Beach Recreational Park. Alternatively, regions ask for such analysis to fulfill grant requirements for proposed projects, in particular grant applications for the Economic Development Administration. The team has access to several economic models and very experienced in running economic impact scenarios. Impact analysis work has been done under the auspices of the EDA University Center Grant.
  1. Audience: counties/regions
  2. Deliverable(s): digital media file
  3. Duration: 4 weeks per county
  4. Format: digital report
  5. Cost: $10,000 to $50,000 depending on the complexity and scale of the project.

• Specialized projects: Data team has capabilities to engage in highly customized planning projects at different geographic scales. For example, the Indianapolis Neighborhood Project looked into neighborhood development potential, barriers and gentrification in a particular central Indiana neighborhood.

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Delivery Formats

• Interactive online report (ESRI ArcGIS Story Map)
  1. Audience: communities/counties/regions
  2. Deliverable(s): single interactive online report
  3. Duration: 3 weeks per county
  4. Format: interactive website
  5. Cost: $2,500 (in state) and $3,500 (out of state) per county Annual maintenance fee is $500. Annual data update fee is $1500.

• Interactive online dashboard (ESRI ArcGIS Online format)
  1. Audience: communities/counties/regions
  2. Deliverable(s): single interactive online report
  3. Duration: 2 weeks per county
  4. Format: interactive online dashboard
  5. Cost: $1000 (in state) and $1,500 (out of state) per county Annual maintenance fee is $500. Annual data update fee is $1500.

• Stand alone map
  1. Audience: communities/counties/regions
  2. Deliverable(s): digital media file or printed hard copy map (up to 36×44 in, printing charges are extra, $60-200 per map)
  3. Duration: 2 weeks per county
  4. Format: interactive/digital or hardcopy/printable
  5. Cost: $800 (in state) and $1,500 (out of state) per county

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Academic Research

Our team has been actively involved in supporting research projects related to a variety of economic development topics. The following are examples of our research:

• Industry and Occupation Clusters
• Dimensions of Poverty
• Broadband

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Resources

• National level database repositories
• EMSI, CHMURA JobsEQ, Burning Glass, ArcGIS Online suite, US Census Database, Customized databases, Community Analyst.

NOTE: Indiana counties and regions can avail some subsidies based on the EDA University Center Grant and mission of PCRD. For out of Indiana engagements, cost will be included for travel and printing. The costs include time for one to two presentations and calls to walk the clients through the report.