Many Uses

Avoiding Pitfalls of Economic Development Incentives

Impact DataSource had the opportunity to present at the Texas Economic Development Council’s Annual Conference in Dallas on October 15th. Paul Scheuren and Jerry Walker led a presentation titled “Avoiding Pitfalls of Economic Development Incentives and Tracking your Economic Development Organization’s Success”. During … Read More

Many Uses: Publicly Funded Business Incubator

Earlier this year, we were asked to help demonstrate the impact of a publicly funded business incubator in a city during its most recent fiscal year. Additionally, the client sought to illustrate the potential long-term impact of incubator-assisted businesses, as … Read More

Many Uses: Public Four-Year College Impact Analysis

A public four-year college recently engaged Impact DataSource to estimate its impact. The college provided budget expenditure data including operating expenditures and payroll totals, as well as information on the student body, events hosted or held at the college, and … Read More

Many Uses: A Manufacturer Faced with Possible New Water Restrictions

Recently, a manufacturer in California engaged Impact DataSource to conduct an impact analysis of its facility. The state’s historic drought and recent water restrictions may soon negatively affect the manufacturer, as water plays a vital role in its processing operations. … Read More

Many Uses: Economic Development Organization (EDO) Performance Report

Many economic developers live in a world where you’re only as good as your last deal, forcing them to walk a narrow path of staying out of the newspaper for the wrong reasons while continually having to answer the question … Read More

Many Uses: Local ED Incentive Negotiations

Recently, Impact DataSource assisted one of our local economic development organization (EDO) clients who licenses a custom Total Impact model. The EDO was working with a business seeking a location for its planned manufacturing facility – a $300 million capital … Read More

Many Uses: State-level Economic Development Incentive Program

In May of this year, Impact DataSource had the opportunity to prepare an economic and fiscal cost benefit analysis for a client applying for an incentive from the California Competes Tax Credit (CCC) program. This marked the second such impact … Read More