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- Cluster-Based Economic Development
- Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies
- Economics in General
- Economic Performance Measurements
- General Economic Development Planning
- Indiana Statewide Economic Development
- Local Economic Development
- Midwest Economy
- Workforce Development
Cluster-Based Economic Development
| Title | Author | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building a Defense/Aerospace Cluster, Asset Mapping | Prepared by Jeff Uhey for the Northeast Indiana Fund | December 2009 | PDF, 58 pages |
| Building a Defense/Aerospace Cluster, Strategic Plan | Prepared by the Northeast Indiana Defense Cluster (NEIDC) for the Northeast Indiana Fund | December 2009 | PDF, 47 pages |
| Building a Food Processing Cluster, Asset Mapping | Prepared by the Community Research Institute for the Northeast Indiana Fund | December 2009 | PDF, 63 pages |
| Building a Food Processing Cluster, Strategic Plan | Prepared by OnCall PSN for the Northeast Indiana Fund | December 2009 | PDF, 39 pages |
| Building a Medical Device Cluster, Strategic Plan | Prepared by Talking Points, LLC and The Coman Company for the Northeast Indiana Fund | 2009 | PDF, 53 pages |
| The Chicago Processed Food Cluster | Michael Porter of Harvard University | May 2006 | PDF, 35 pages |
| Cluster-Based Community Development Strategies: A Guide for Integrating Communities with Regional Industry Cluster Strategies | Delta Development Group, Inc. for the Carnegie Mellon Center for Economic Development | November 2002 | PDF, 68 pages |
| A Governor's Guide to Cluster-Based Economic Development | National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | 2002 | PDF, 48 pages |
| Just Clusters: Economic Development Strategies That Reach More People and Places | Stuart Rosenfeld for Regional Technology Strategies, Inc. | September 2002 | PDF, 56 pages |
| Making Sense of Clusters: Regional Competitiveness and Economic Development | prepared by Joseph Cortrigh for the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program | March 2006 | PDF, 66 pages |
| The New 'Cluster Moment': How Regional Innovation Clusters Can Foster the Next Economy | Mark Muro and Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program | September 2010 | PDF, 59 pages |
| Rural Knowledge Clusters: The Challenge of Rural Economic Prosperity | Lee W. Munnich, Jr., Greg Schrock and Karen Cook of the University of Minnesota prepared for the U.S. Economic Development Administration | 2002 | PDF, 38 pages |
| Universities and the Development of Industry Clusters | Jerry Paytas, Robert Gradeck and Lena Andrews of the Carnegie Mellon University Center for Economic Development for the U.S. Economic Development Administration | 2004 | PDF, 112 pages |
| Unlocking Rural Competitiveness: The Role of Regional Clusters | Center for Regional Development, Purdue University; Indiana Business Research Center, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University; Strategic Development Group, Inc. | January 2007 | PDF, 227 pages |
| Visioning North Carolina's Southeast: An Analysis of Industry Cluster Trends and Opportunities | prepared by Edward Feser, Ph.D. for North Carolina's Southeast | October 2004 | PDF, 104 pages |
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies
| Title | Author | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Guidelines | U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration | November 2002 | PDF, 23 pages |
| Evaluation of EDA's Planning Program: Economic Development Districts | David Fasenfest and Laura Reese of Wayne State University College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs for the U.S. Economic Development Administration | 2002 | PDF, 120 pages |
| Regional Economic Strategy for the Central Puget Sound Region | Prosperity Partnership | October 2005 | website |
| Strategic Planning for Economic Development: Moving Beyond the Overall Economic Development Program | Corporation for Enterprise Development for the U.S. Economic Development Administration | 1999 | PDF, 82 pages |
Economics in General
| Title | Author | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond Megalopolis: Exploring America's New "Megapolitan" Geography | Robert E. Lang and Dawn Dhavale of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech | July 2005 | PDF, 36 pages |
| The Changing Nature of Corporate Global Restructuring: The Impact of Production Shifts on Jobs in the U.S., China, and Around the Globe | Submitted to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission by Dr. Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cornell University, and Dr. Stephanie Luce, University of Massachusetts Amherst | October 2004 | PDF, 95 pages |
| Competition and trade in the U.S. auto parts sector | Thomas Klier, senior economist, Chicago Fed Letter and Professor James M. Rubenstein | January 2006 | website |
| How to compete and grow: A sector guide to policy | McKinsey Global Institute | March 2010 | website |
| Innovation America: A Final Report | Erika Fitzpatrick for the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | July 2007 | PDF, 36 pages |
| Jobs, Trade, Sourcing, and the Future of the American Workforce | U.S. Chamber of Commerce | April 2004 | website |
| The Knowledge Economy: Is the United States Losing Its Competitive Edge? Benchmarks of Our Innovation Future | The Task Force on the Future of American Innovation | February 2005 | PDF, 18 pages |
| Maintaining and Financing Infrastructure in Tough Budgetary Times | Richard Mattoon, Senior Economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | December 2002 | website |
| Manufacturing in America: A Comprehensive Strategy to Address the Challenges to U.S. Manufacturers | U.S. Department of Commerce | January 2004 | PDF, 90 pages |
| Midwest Infrastructure: Assessing the Contribution of Basic Infrastructure to Economic Growth | Richard Mattoon, Senior Economist – The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | December 2002 | website |
| "Small Cities Blues": Looking for Growth Factors in Small and Medium-Sized Cities | George A. Erickcek and Hannah McKinney | June 2004 | PDF, 43 pages |
Economic Performance Measurements
| Title | Author | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Performing Cities | Milken Institute | 2011 | website |
| Forbe's Best Places for Business and Careers | Forbes | June 2011 | website |
| 2007 Northeast Ohio Dashboard Indicators: Full Report | Prepared by Ziona Austrian, Iryna Lendel, and Afia Yamoah, Cleveland State University for The Fund for Our Economic Future | August 2007 | PDF, 110 pages |
| The Innovation-Entrepreneurship NEXUS: A National Assessment of Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Growth and Development | Advanced Research Technologies, LLC for the Small Business Administration and the Edward Lowe Foundation | April 2005 | PDF, 71 pages |
| The Metropolitan New Economy Index | Robert D. Atkinson and Paul D. Gottlieb of the Progressive Policy Institute | April 2001 | website |
| POLICOM's Economic Strength Rankings | William H. Fruth of POLICOM | 2011 | website |
| Socioeconomic Data for Economic Development: An Assessment | Joseph Cortright and Andrew Reamer for the U.S. Economic Development Administration | 1999 | PDF, 184 pages |
| The 2002 State New Economy Index | Dr. Robert D. Atkinson of the Progressive Policy Institute | June 2002 | website |
General Economic Development Planning
| Title | Author | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Mapping Roadmap: A Guide to Assessing Regional Development Resources | Council on Competitiveness | August 2007 | PDF, 77 pages |
| Enhancing Competitiveness: A Review of Recent State Economic Development Initiatives | National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | January 2005 | PDF, 39 pages |
| Enhancing the Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity: The Current Competitiveness Index | Michael E. Porter, Harvard Business School | 2001 | PDF, 25 pages |
| A Governor's Guide to Strengthening State Entrepreneurship Policy | National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | 2004 | PDF, 39 pages |
| Measuring Regional Innovation: A Guidebook for Conducting Regional Innovation Assessments | Prepared by the Council on Competitiveness for the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration | October 2005 | PDF, 52 pages |
| A New Paradigm for Economic Development | David F. Shaffer and David J. Wright of the The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government | March 2010 | PDF, 74 pages |
| Promoting Economic Development by Improving Transportation Infrastructure for Goods Movement | Lewison Lem, Jack Faucett Associates for the U.S. Economic Development Administration | 2002 | PDF, 36 pages |
| Public-Sector Economic Development: Concepts and Approaches | Matt Kane, Northeast-Midwest Institute | November 2004 | PDF, 24 pages |
| A Review of the Federal Role in Regional Economic Development | Mark Drabenstott; Vice-President & Director, Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | May 2005 | PDF, 135 pages |
| Shovel-Ready Sites | Jeannette Goldsmith , Principal, McCallum Sweeney Consulting for Business Facilities | June 2005 | PDF, 3 pages |
| State Technology and Science Index | Ross DeVol and Anita Charuworn with Soojung Kim of the Milken Institute | June 2008 | website |
| Strategic Planning in the Technology-Driven World: A Guidebook for Innovation-Led Development | Collaborative Economics for the U.S. Economic Development Administration One of the authors of this report is Jennifer Montana, who did consulting on innovation development strategy for the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center. |
2001 | PDF, 111 pages |
| Tax Increment Financing (TIF) | Professor Craig L. Johnson, PhD, Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Robinson & Cole LLP Boston, MA for the National Association of Realtors | November 2002 | PDF, 74 pages |
| Technology Transfer and Commercialization | Andrew Reamer with Larry Icerman and Jan Youtie | 2003 | PDF, 265 pages |
| Third-Tier Cities: Adjusting to the New Economy | Beth Siegel and Andy Waxman of the Mt. Auburn Associates, Inc. for the U.S. Economic Development Administration | June 2001 | PDF, 43 pages |
Indiana Statewide Economic Development
| Title | Author | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerating Growth: Indiana's Strategic Economic Development Plan 2006 | Indiana Economic Development Corporation | 2005 | PDF, 44 pages |
| Break Away Growth | Indiana Economic Development Council, Inc. | April 1999 | PDF, 36 pages |
| Breaking the Boundaries, The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs Strategic Plan for Rural Indiana | Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs | 2005 | PDF, 29 pages |
| Comprehensive examination of the Performance of the Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Funds | Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University | September 2010 | website |
| 2007 Economic Vision 2010 Report Card | Indiana Chamber of Commerce | May 2007 | PDF, 184 pages |
| Indiana Business Review Outlook Indiana Archive | Indiana Business Research Center | 1991-2010 | website |
| Indiana Defense Asset Study and BRAC-Affected Communities Analysis | Prepared by: Central Indiana Corporate Partnership; Nexpointe Strategies, LLC, Technology Futures Inc., Thomas P. Miller & Associates, The Spectrum Group, Sigma Strategic Solutions, LLC, and Innovo Partners, LLC for the Indiana Office of Energy and Defense Development | October 2007 | PDF, 408 pages |
| Indiana Is Falling Behind | Indiana fiscal Policy Institute Issue Brief | February 2002 | PDF, 5 pages |
| Indiana’s Global Exports Report for 2009 | Prepared by the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation | August 2009 | PDF, 46 pages |
| Indiana's Strategic Plan for Economic Development 2005 | Indiana Economic Development Council, Inc. | January 2005 | PDF, 48 pages |
| Locational Patterns of Industry Clusters in Indiana | Brigitte Waldorf, Samuel M. Cordes, Indraneel Kumar, Christine E. Nolan, Jerry Conover, and Carol Rogers | June 2006 | PDF, 69 pages |
| Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority Comprehensive Economic Development Plan | Policy Analytics, LLC for the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority | January 2007 | PDF, 52 pages |
| Phase 1: A Plan for Indiana's Logistics Future | Prepared by the Conexus Indiana Logistics Council Executive Committee for Conexus Indiana | March 2010 | PDF, 132 pages |
| What Indiana Makes, Makes Indiana: Analysis of the Indiana Manufacturing Sector | Thomas P. Miller and Associates | January 2005 | PDF, 135 pages |
| What Indiana Makes, Makes Indiana: Analysis of the Indiana Manufacturing Sector Executive Summary | Thomas P. Miller and Associates | January 2005 | PDF, 19 pages |
Local Economic Development
| Title | Author | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building a Defense/Aerospace Cluster, Asset Mapping | Prepared by Jeff Uhey for the Northeast Indiana Fund | December 2009 | PDF, 58 pages |
| Building a Defense/Aerospace Cluster, Strategic Plan | Prepared by the Northeast Indiana Defense Cluster (NEIDC) for the Northeast Indiana Fund | December 2009 | PDF, 47 pages |
| Building a Food Processing Cluster, Asset Mapping | Prepared by the Community Research Institute for the Northeast Indiana Fund | December 2009 | PDF, 63 pages |
| Building a Food Processing Cluster, Strategic Plan | Prepared by OnCall PSN for the Northeast Indiana Fund | December 2009 | PDF, 39 pages |
| Building a Medical Device Cluster, Strategic Plan | Prepared by Talking Points, LLC and The Coman Company for the Northeast Indiana Fund | 2009 | PDF, 53 pages |
| Blueprint Plus Final Report | Prepared for the City of Fort Wayne, IN. Prepared by ACP-VISIONING & PLANNING, LTD. |
October 2005 | PDF, 60 pages |
| A Comprehensive Plan for Allen County and Fort Wayne Economic Existing Conditions Report | Donald T. Iannone & Associates | March 2004 | PDF, 37 pages |
| A Demographic Profile of Allen County, Indiana | Thomas L. Guthrie and Valerie A. Richardson of the Community Research Institute | May 2003 | PDF, 88 pages |
| Economic Development Action Plan for Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana | Strategic Development Group | September 2000 | PDF, 36 pages |
| Economic Growth Region 3 Strategic Skills Initiative Root Causes Report | Northeast Indiana Workforce Investment Board | 2006 | PDF, 124 pages |
| 2005 Fort Wayne Economic Development Plan Update | City of Fort Wayne | 2005 | PDF, 32 pages |
| Northeast Indiana Economic Development Plan: Investing In Our Future | Northeast Indiana Corporate Council | March 2003 | PDF, 33 pages |
| The Performance of the Northeast Indiana Economy Over the Past 30 Years | Thomas Guthrie and Valerie Richardson of the Community Research Institute | September 2000 | PDF, 80 pages |
| Plan-It Allen! Comprehensive Plan | Comprehensive Plan Committee of Allen County and Fort Wayne, Indiana | 2007 | PDF, 150 pages |
| Region III-A Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy | Region III-A | 2003-2010 | website |
| Reinvigorating Springfield's Economy: Lessons from Resurgent Cities | Yolanda K. Kodrzycki and Ana Patricia Munoz with Lynn Browne, DeAnna Green, Marques Benton, Prabal Chakrabarti, David Plasse, Richard Walker, and Bo Zhao of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | August 2009 | PDF, 48 pages |
| Talent Opportunity Success (TOpS) 2015, Proposal to Lilly Endowment, Inc. | Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne | February 2009 | PDF, 36 pages |
Midwest Economy
| Title | Author | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearing the Brunt: Manufacturing Job Loss in the Great Lakes Region, 1995-2005 | Howard Wial and Alec Friedhoff of the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program | July 2006 | PDF, 20 pages |
| Caution Ahead- Challenges to the Midwest's role in the auto industry | Thomas Klier, senior economist, Chicago Fed Letter | February 2005 | website |
| Challenges and Prospects for Midwest Manufacturing: Report on the 2003-04 Chicago Fed Manufacturing Project | William A. Testa, Thomas Klier, and Richard Mattoon of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | February 2005 | website |
| Is Midwest manufacturing at a crossroads? | William A. Testa and Thomas Klier of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | December 2003 | PDF, 4 pages |
| Looking for diamonds in the rust: Midwest cities and job growth | Michael Munley, senior business economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | July 2006 | website |
| The Next Economy: Economic Recovery and Transformation in the Great Lakes Region | Jennifer S. Vey, John C. Austion, and Jennifer Bradley of the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program | September 2010 | PDF, 57 pages |
| Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing America's Older Industrial Cities | Jennifer S. Vey of the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program | May 2007 | website |
| A Restoring Prosperity Case Study: Akron Ohio | Larry Ledebur of Cleveland State University and Jill Taylor of the University of Colorado | September 2008 | website |
| A Restoring Prosperity Case Study: Chattanooga Tennesse | David Eichenthal of the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program and Tracy Windeknecht of Girls, Inc. | September 2008 | website |
| A Restoring Prosperity Case Study: Louisville Kentucky | Edward Bennett and Carolyn Gatz of Gatz & Associates | September 2008 | website |
| The Vital Center: A Federal-State Compact to Renew the Great Lakes Region | John Austin, Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program and Britany Affolter-Caine, doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan | 2006 | PDF, 52 pages |
Workforce Development
| Title | Author | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st Century Workforce: Central Illinois Talent Drives Prosperity | Richard W. Judy and Jane M. Lommel | 2002 | PDF, 174 pages |
| Competing in the Age of Talent: Quality of Place and the New Economy | Richard Florida, prepared for the R. K. Mellon Foundation | January 2000 | PDF, 53 pages |
| Competitive Regionalism: Beyond Individual Competition | Dr. Linda McCarthy, University of Toledo for the U.S. Economic Development Administration | October 2000 | PDF, 52 pages |
| Indiana’s Adult Education and Workforce Skills Performance Report | A report from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems | February 2008 | website |
| Indiana's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs, Meeting the Demands of a 21st-Century Economy | The National Skills Coalition for the Skills2Compete-Indiana campaign | October 2010 | PDF, 31 pages |
| Northeast Indiana: Preparing for the Future | prepared by the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce for the Northeast Indiana Workforce Investment Board | January 2005 | PDF, 20 pages |
| Northeast Indiana Strategic Skills Initiative | WorkOne Northeast | June 2006 | PDF, 12 pages |
| Rebuilding Our Technological Heritage: The Northeast Indiana Strategic Skills Initiative Skills Shortages Report | Northeast Indiana Workforce Investment Board | November 2005 | PDF, 176 pages |
| Realizing the Potential of Northeast Indiana's Emerging Workforce | Prepared by Workforce Associates, Inc. for the Northeast Indiana Regional Workforce Board | 2006 | PDF, 62 pages |
| Talent Opportunity Success (TOpS) 2015, Proposal to Lilly Endowment, Inc. | Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne | February 2009 | PDF, 36 pages |
| Ten Steps to Reforming Baby Boomer Retirement | John C. Goodman, Devon Herrick, and Matt Moore for the National Center for Policy Analysis | March 2006 | PDF, 40 pages |
| Workfoce Planning in the Knowledge-based Economy | Richard W. Judy | February 2002 | PDF, 44 pages |
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