Economic Development Institute - The Gold Standard of Economic Development Training

1998 Abstracts

1. RECYCLING IN RURAL MISSOURI Sandra D. Allison
2. IS THE CONTRACTING OUT OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES GOOD BUSINESS FOR STATE TAXPAYERS? Ray Alvarez
3. UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY AS A MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING TOOL IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT George K. Anas, II
4. A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Chester Michael Anders
5. DESIGNING A GLOBAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF EXISTING BUSINESSES IN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS REGION Lynda K. Andrews
6. OPEN FOR BUSINESS - AND READY A CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING VIDEO Dennis Arnold
7. LABOR RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES FOR MANUFACTURING IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT Lyn C. Arnold
8. AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO CREATE AN ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT Jackie Baff
9. CREATING A STRATEGY FOR ALLEVIATING THE PERCEPTION OF BEING A UNION COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO BETTER ATTRACT INDUSTRY Jayne Baggett Barton
10. IMPACT OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE INDUSTRY ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN VIRGINIA George W. Bailey
11. ESTABLISHMENT OF A SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE INCUBATOR: CASE STUDY FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA Earl A. Berner 
12. DIVERSIFYING THE ECONOMIC BASE OF YOUR COMMUNITY: ATTRACTING A NEW INDUSTRY Elizabeth Berolzheimer
13. RURAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE BRAZOS VALLEY Jason P. Bienski
14. LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - CHALLENGES, DEMANDS, LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIES Gary G. Blackford
15. TRI-CITIES CHALLENGE - LIFE AFTER HANFORD "DESERT DESTINATION" Debbie M. Bone-Harris
16. VIRGINIA: HOW TO CAPITALIZE ON ITS CURRENT ASSETS TO GROW A BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY Keith T. Boswell
17. A MARKETING PLAN FOR CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT, AN INVESTOR-OWNED REGULATED UTILITY COMPANY Peggy Bowers
18. UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF VALUE-ADDED JOBS ON A SUBURBAN CITY IN TEXAS RELATIVE TO INCENTIVES FOR NEW JOB CREATION John R. Bowman
19. THE IMPACT OF THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPLMENT GRANT IN WEST VIRGINIA Andrew T. Boyd 
20. THE ROLE OF THE RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE IN COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Deborah L. Breitfeld
21. THE IMPACT OF THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY ON SELECTED MIDSIZED CITIES Cheryl Brock
22. THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: A STATE INITIATIVE FOR RURAL INDUSTRIAL SITE DEVELOPMENT Barry W. Brown
23. THE ROLE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAMS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Wesley R. Burnett 
24. BUSINESS PLANNING FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF AN INVESTOR OWNED UTILITY Charles Richard Byars
25. A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS MODEL FOR THE APPROPRIATE DISTRIBUTION OF INCENTIVES FOR A COMMUNITY Charisse M. Canfield 
26. MAXIMIZING SUPPORT STAFF IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Suzanne W. Chvala
27. CORRELATION BETWEEN SOUND LAND USE PRINCIPLES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL OHIO COUNTIES John B. Conglose 
28. DEVELOPING A TARGETED MARKETING PLAN FOR A SPECIFIC SIC CODE Richard L. Cornelison
29. DEVELOPING A STRATEGY FOR ATTRACTING AND GROWING SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURERS IN FLORIDA Andra Scott Cornelius 
30. RECRUITING WORKFORCE TO THE AGRICULTURAL MIDWEST: THE STATES OF IOWA, NEBRASKA, AND MINNESOTA Daniel A. Culhane
31. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SAN BENITO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT INTO AN INTERNATIONAL FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT PARK Priscilla C. Davila 
32. ECONOMIC CLUSTERS AS A BUSINESS EXPANSION TOOL John Dean
33. THE MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM: A 25 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE ARKANSAS COMMUNITY Joseph C. Dean 
34. REUSE OF CHICAGO-AREA INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS TO FUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CREATE NEW JOBS Todd Dickard
35. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MARKETING ON THE INTERNET Charles W. Donato 
36. COMPERTIVE UTILITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STATEGIES FOR BUSINESS RETENTION & EXPANSION N. Bruce Doueck
37. STRATEGIC PLANNING AS A FACTOR IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Glenn Duckworth 
38. RETAIL AND RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION IN FLORIDA'S CAPITAL CITY Diane M. Dunson
39. AN ANALYSIS OF THE RURAL PARTNERS/KELLOGG PROGRAM'S IMPACT ON RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ILLINOIS Patricia D. Ehrhart
40. LOOKING BEYOND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PORT: A COMPARISON OF PORTS' ROLES IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Eric D. England
41. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE BRICKTOWN BALLPARK AND MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ON OKLAHOMA CITY Montgomery Evans III
42. THE CHANGING ROLE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WITHIN THE ELECRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY David W. Evans
43. THE CHANGING MOOD: WHAT IS WRONG WITH INCENTIVES AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM Tracey Taylor Exum 
44. MARKETING THE MID-ATLANTIC AEROSPACE COMPLEX AT BENEDUM AIRPORT IN BRIDGEPORT, WEST VIRGINIA A. Ray Farley, II
45. THE IMPACT OF THE WILDS ON THE ECONOMY OF SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Joseph M. Farrell
46. A CONSIDERATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION-MAKING PROPERTIES: RATIONAL AND INCREMENTAL PROCESSES; AND, SALIENCIES WITHIN A START-UP MULTICOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Timothy S. Fox
47. DEVELOPING A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAM George L. Freeland, Jr.
48. BUSINESS PARK DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL TEXAS D. Dale Fowler
49. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL JOB-BASED RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM AS PILOTED IN SHERMAN, TX. Frank Gadek 
50. THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A SPECIFIC LOOK AT VIRGINIA Julie G. Gibbons
51. THE MICHIGAN CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 26: USING INCENTIVES TO DEVELOP MUNICIPALLY OWNED LAND Barbara A. Gordon 
52. MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE LOS ANGELES TIMES AS A PREDICTOR OF COMPANIES LEAVING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Howard N. Green
53. VITAL SIGNS: DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE HEART OF DANVILLE Marnie A. Gregory 
54. LAND EXCHANGE: A METHOD OF OBTAINING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAND FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT Mayo A. Hadden III
55. USING EVALUATION FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: THE CASE OF THE FLORIDA MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTER (FMTC) Mihalis Halkides, Ph.D. 
56. THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE PHYSICAL & HUMAN RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S PINELLAS PLANT Charles K. Hall
57. IDENTIFYING 'BEST PROSPECTS' TO OPERATE IN A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE ENVIRONMENT IN ARKANSAS Scott R. Hancock 
58. MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM INDUSTRIAL TO OFFICE SECTOR DEVELOPENT STRATEGIES AT A STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Lori Hill Harlan
59. STRATIGIES FOR MAXIMIZING THE ADVANTAGES OF LOW COST ELECTRICITY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA Thomas L. Harned
60. A COMPARISON OF THE SOUTHERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL'S MEMBER STATES' CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PROGRAMS Catherine A. Hart
61. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RETAIL/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN DENISON, TEXAS Kathy Hendrick 
62. A STRATGIC PLAN FOR ARKANSAS CAPITAL CORPORATION Alvin Craig Hodge
63. PORT AUTHORITY AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL IN KANSAS La Vonna S. Hoefgen 
64. EFFECTS OF THE RURAL BUSINESS COOPERATIVE SERVICE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM IN RURAL AMERICA Allan R. Hoffman
65. OBSTACLES IN MARKETING UNIVERSITY OFFICE PARK IN A COLLEGE COMMUNITY OF TOTAL POPULATION LESS THAN 20,000 Melissa Hubbard 
66. SHOW ME THE MONEY: A PLAN FOR ATTRACTING CANADIAN BUSINESS & INVESTMENT TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA Gayle Holmgren Rusing
67. ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES ASSIST IN THE MARKETING OF A REGIONAL AIRPORT/TRANSPARK IN SOUTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA Shelley T. Huffman 
68. THE SBA: A FIERCE COMPETITOR OR A CATALYST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Larry A. Johnson, Ph.D.
69. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND DEVELOPING A PUBLIC SHELL BUILDING PROGRAM IN BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Thomas L. Johnson 
70. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE OAKLAND TECHNOLOGY PARK ON THE SEVEN-COUNTY SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN REGION Jeffery W. Jones
71. TAX AND INCENTIVE COMPARISONS IN THE INDUSTRIAL MIDWEST HOW CAN OHIO CONTINUE TO COMPETE IN THE FUTURE Barry C. Kinsey 
72. THE BUSINESS ECONOMY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES OF NINE SELECTED SOUTHERN STATES AND KANSAS Barbara A. Kongs
73. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LINKS BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAMS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN WISCONSIN Stan Kosmatka 
74. ADDRESSING BUSINESS SATISFACTION IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA Cliff J. Krut
75. ECONOMIC IMPACT AND ANALYSIS OF RETAIL LEAKAGE TO ADJACENT, LARGER CITIES: DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES TO REVERSE THE LEAKAGE Duane Kyler 
76. IMPACT OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS ON RURAL MAIN STREET BUSINESS DESIGN Thomas R. Lambrecht
77. SHOULD INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES BE INVOLVED IN MICRO ENTERPRISE? Tim A. Leach 
78. IMPROVING THE BUSINES ENVIRONMENT: GREEN LIGHTS AND RED FLAGS Dorrie Lobue
79. TOURISM POTENTIAL OF THE HATFIELD McCOY TRAIL SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA Jeffery T. Lusk 
80. A CASE STUDY FOR ABC MACHINE IN THE EXPANSION OF THE HIGH PRESURE FITTINGS MARKET Bruce W. Lyon
81. THE VALUE OF FORMING ALLIANCES IN A RURAL ENVIRONMENT William S. McGinley
82. THE TENNESSEE PLAN FOR WELFARE REFORM: HOW TO ENSURE JOB READINESS BY THE PARTICIPANTS Mary McLennan
83. COMBINING GOVERNMENT SERVICES IN TAYLOR COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA Bruce L. Miller 
84. PLAYING TO YOUR STRENGTHS: DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HEALTH CARE COMPANY RELOCATION AND RETENTION FOR NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Janet Miller
85. LEVERAGING DIRECTORS' RELATIONSHIPS FOR EFFECTIVE FUND RAISING Harry B. Mills 
86. THE IMPACT OF DEREGULATION ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF NATURAL GAS LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES Richard W. Moore
87. HOW TO MAKE A GOOD PRESENCE ON THE INTERNET CAN IT ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS? Terrie L. Morgan
88. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MARKET PLAN TO RECRUIT PLASTIC INDUSTRY PROJECTS Jay Mullins
89. DOES SOUTH CAROLINA NEED A RESOURCE CENTER TO REMAIN COMTETATIVE? Jennifer E. Noel
90. IDENTIFYING FOOD INDUSTRIES TO TARGET FOR LOCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA Dan T. Oliver
91. EFFECTS OF THE ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PROGRAM ON ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN McDOWELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGIMA Harold D. Patterson
92. A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR LAND CONTROL IN A COMMUNITY OF LESS THAN 20,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARK IN OHIO Joe Perlaky
93. ENTERPRISE ZONES -- DO THEY WORK AND WHY? Carolyn Peschke
94. PLUGGING THE LEAKS - THE LOSS OF RETAIL SALES DOLLARS FROM WEST VIRGINIA BORDER COUNTIES Charles H. Peterson
95. STRATEGIZING A BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PLAN FOR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA Roberta J. Pinkerton 
96. ESTABLISHING PRECEDENCE: A PARADIGM FOR PLACING VALUE ON JOB WORTH IN KILGORE, TEXAS Chauntelle Ploughe
97. EFFECTIVE PROMOTION OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CLIMATE IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SALES TAX Steve Pritchett 
98. THE IMPACT OF THE PESO DEVALUATION ON THE LAREDO DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM David E. Puig
99. PRISON PRIVATIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Andrew Pumphrey 
100. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INTERNET BASED RESOURCES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS Michelle D. Ratcliff
101. IMPACT ON A NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY OF THE LOCATION OF A NASCAR RACE TRACK Linda Ratliff 
102. EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF A REVOLVING LOAN FUND IN APPALACHIA, OHIO Lolly Ravak
103. THE INTEGRATION OF TOTAL QUALITY WITHIN THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE CREATING A MORE COMPETITIVE WORK UNIT Sandra G. Rea 
104. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO DENVER'S FORMER STAPLETON AIRPORT AFTER IT HAS CLOSED? Orlando G. Reyes
105. CREATING AN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARK ADJACENT TO A FEDERAL LABORATORY Ann Riley 
106. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR A RURAL TEXAS COMMUNITY Melett L. Rowland
107. ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS USES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SALES TAX IN TEXAS CITIES WITH POPULATION OF 15,000 OR GREATER Carolyn H. Rowley 
108. A COMPARISON OF REGIONAL AND NONREGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA Jeffrey G. Ruble
109. THE BENEFITS OF ESTABLISHING A BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM IN RURAL CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH A WHOLESALE ELECTRIC PROVIDER Larry Ruggiano
110. CULTURAL AWARENESS AS A STRATEGIC BUSINESS ISSUE: WHAT DO ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS NEED TO KNOW? David A. Sandora
111. HERITAGE AND RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA Rodger M. Sauls, Jr.
112. THE IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION TO COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS: A PLAN FOR BARBOUR COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Lisa D. Sharp
113. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROLE FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY IN DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT George C. Sharpe, Jr. 
114. AN EXAMINATION OF HOW TEMPE, ARIZONA AS A LANDLOCKED CITY WITHIN A LARGER METROPOLITAN AREA CAN PLAN STRATEGICALLY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Lenya Shore
115. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN DEVELOPING AN AWARD-WINNING BUSINESS EXPANSION AND RETENTION PROGRAM A CASE STUDY OF MESA, ARIZONA Bradley J. Smidt 
116. CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN KENTUCKY Daryl W. Smith
117. THE AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL INCENTIVES FOR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS IN DORCHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA: AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH Wendy Smith 
118. THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE I-77 CORRIDOR David E. Swenson
119. THE APPLICATION OF SPECULATIVE BUILDINGS IN INDUSTRIAL PARKS: AN ASSESSMENT OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI Deloise Tate 
120. DETERMINING THE FACTORS USED TO GRANT TAX ABATEMENT IN MICHIGAN COMMUNITIES Randy J. Thelen
121. DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTER Ardyn M. Thriffiley
122. VIRGINIA'S WORKFORCE SERVICES: A BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT CENTURY Ronald W. Tignor
123. GRANT TO PREPARE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS Va Lita F. Waits, Esq. 
124. CLASS REUNIONS AS AN ATTRACTION TOOL FOR LABOR SUPPLY AND RETIREMENT POPULATION Marsha L. Wallace
125. THE INTERNET: CHANGING THE WAY LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS DO BUSINESS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA Melinda L. Wallin 
126. INDIAN GAMING IN ARIZONA - THE LAST TEN YEARS ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Dean Weatherly
127. AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF SELECTED TARGETED MARKETING CAMPAIGNS Pamela Welch
128. INCREASING THE TAX BASE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CORPORATE BUSINESS PARK Misti H. Whitfield
129. IMPLICATIONS AND EFFECTS OF THE EMPOWERMENT ZONE ON THE CITY OF DETROIT Mary Grace Wilbert Barnes 
130. UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS BY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN WEST VIRGINIA Marilyn Wrenn Harrell
131. A CASE STUDY OF AND THE VISIONING/STRAGEGIC PLANNING FOR THE FAILED 800,000 SF RETAIL ORLAND PARK PLACE MALL Theresa Maureen Wright
 

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