Economic and Fiscal Impact Analyses

A Delaware Canal for the 21st Century

June 23, 2023 / Comments Off on A Delaware Canal for the 21st Century

The Delaware Canal, a historically significant, defunct industrial canal system, ties together multiple jurisdictions having shared challenges with the 190-year-old, dilapidated infrastructure. Following three consecutive years of devastating flooding of the adjacent Delaware River, critical obstacles to repairing flood damage came into sharp relief—as did an opportunity to develop a resilient stormwater management infrastructure improvement, […]

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Travel and Tourism Five-Year Strategic Plan

June 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Travel and Tourism Five-Year Strategic Plan

ESI and strategic partner Parter International, Inc. developed a five-year strategic plan for Douglas County Travel and Tourism that supports the tourism agency’s mission to promote awareness of the visitor attractions in the Atlanta, GA metro county. The plan includes achievable recommendations and funding sources that will ultimately enhance economic impact in the county. As […]

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Inclusive Competitiveness Measures for Comprehensive Economic Strategies

June 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Inclusive Competitiveness Measures for Comprehensive Economic Strategies

For Team Pennsylvania and National Institute for Inclusive Competitiveness, ESI identified the gaps in inclusive economic competitiveness that exist across the Commonwealth, measuring against national best practices, to ensure that future regional Comprehensive Economic Strategy documents are developed to achieve inclusivity. ESI’s work was to assist NIIC with ensuring that as Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy […]

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Return on Investment in Protected Open Space

June 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Return on Investment in Protected Open Space

Communities invest in a variety of protected open space, from reserving land for parks, greenways, and trails, to conservation of natural land and farmland preservation. Protected open space provides substantial economic, social, and environmental benefits to surrounding communities, but these impacts are often overlooked or undervalued in policy debates and budgeting decisions. However, the comprehensive, […]

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority Aspire Tax Credit Program

June 13, 2023 / Comments Off on New Jersey Economic Development Authority Aspire Tax Credit Program

Established within New Jersey’s Economic Recovery Act of 2020, and operated by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), the Aspire Program is a gap financing tax credit program that supports strategic commercial, mixed use, and residential real estate development projects. ESI provides analytical and advisory services assistance to clients who are interested in seeking […]

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10 for 10: Economic Development

June 2, 2023 / Comments Off on 10 for 10: Economic Development

As we continue our year-long celebration of ten years of service, we are proud to recap work performed under our economic development practice in the latest 10 for 10 review. Discover more about the wide array of work we do in this field below.     1. Economic Analysis of Detroit’s Food System  In 2014, […]

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