The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the finalized 2014 annual average unemployment data for metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), cities and counties late last month. These data commonly serve as the basis for high unemployment area calculations to determine qualifying targeted employment … Read More
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What We're Reading 3/23/15
After a dearth of worthwhile links to share, I’m making up for it with quite a few and nearly all are intertwined. Is the Web Destroying the Cultural Economy? A fascinating perspective on the effect of the Internet on the … Read More
What We're Reading 2/22/15
Single link this week, short post, but it this article hits on several interesting and relevant themes for our economic developer clients. The Miracle of Minneapolis The success of Minneapolis isn’t necessarily related to business relocations: Minneapolis–St. Paul is the … Read More
What We're Reading 2/16/15
Internal US migration, returns on college ed, and cheesesteaks -what else ya want? Cheez Whiz? The End of the Suburbs and Four Other American Migration Myths This quick post on interstate migration leads to other research studies and much more reading … Read More
What We're Reading 2/8/15
On tap this week – food, art, and exercise. The History of Chipotle This is a really interesting look back at the beginning of Chipotle, its relationship with McDonalds, and now its independence as a public company. The Bloomberg site … Read More
What We're Reading 2/1/15
What’s worth reading this week? Fracking and Local Job Creation? A really insightful article on jobs created by the recent fracking boom which raises issues we deal with every day. “[A] geographic blindness obscures our view of fracking jobs. Where do the … Read More
Have you ever prepared an analysis for…?
YES We can all agree that there are no limits to how diverse businesses can be. However, whether the business is solar panels, retail stores, theme parks, or movies, Impact DataSource has analyzed it all. Of course, it would be an … Read More
What We're Reading 1/25/15
A few interesting articles from the last week… Millennials want to live where? The city center, suburbs or a rural area – where do most people born in the ’80s and 90’s want to live? A survey by the National … Read More
Making the Most of Your Commute
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50 Sides to the Same Coin: A Comparison of States’ Approaches to Targeted Employment Area Certification
For EB-5 project sponsors, the step of determining whether a project is located in a targeted employment area (TEA) can be critical. Unfortunately it can also be frustrating. While the federal regulations that broadly define a TEA do apply nationally, … Read More