Economic Development Institute - The Gold Standard of Economic Development Training

1999 Abstracts

1. ELECTRIC DEREGULATION: WHAT WILL IT MEAN TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES Jorge A. Ackermann
2. A LABOR MARKETING PROPOSAL FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Bill Adams
3. SHELBY COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. WHERE THEY'VE BEEN - WHERE THEY'RE GOING Elizabeth I. Adams
4. THE COST BENEFIT OF HAVING ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SERVICES AS PART OF YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION H. Michael Aeiker
5. A PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PLAN John W. Albertson
6. ATTRACTING AND LOCATING A FOOD DISTRIBUTION FACILITY: A CASE STUDY Anita B. Archer
7. THE IMPACT OF INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS ON THE INVESTOR OWNED UTILITY CONSUMER IN OKLAHOMA John H. Armstrong
8. DEVELOPMENT OF A CONVENTION CENTER IN A SMALL TEXAS TOWN Kyle Ballard
9. MARKETING INITIATIVES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE. James W. Barnhill, Jr.
10. ANALYSIS OF OFFICE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DALLAS, TEXAS METROPOLITAN AREA Ben H. Beaird
11. TEXAS TILE ROOFING LOCATION TO HUTCHINS, TEXAS Guy Brown
12. A SURVEY OF THE CURRENT WAGES AND BENEFITS OF MANUFACTURERS IN CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE FOR USE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Joyce A Brinkmeyer
13. NEVADA COUNTY ECONOMIC RESOURCE COUNCIL: MARKETING PLAN Larry Burkhardt
14. REGIONAL COMPETITION AND ITS EFFECT ON ECONOMONIC DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO Raymond S. Burstedt
15. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT Gracie A. Burton
16. SHOULD A STATE PURSUE THE LOCATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING FACILITY? Brian R. Cardoza
17. BROWNFIELD SITES IN FAYETTE COUNTY Cindy Carpenter
18. THE BRITISH ARE COMING: ATTRACTING DIRECT INVESTMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM Michael Cassa
19. MARKETING PLAN FOR THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS Thad Chambers
20. DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA William L. Chandler
21. THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A REGIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Katie S. Chiasson
22. A MARKETING PLAN FOR NORTHPOINTE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PARK: PRESTON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Holly Burleson Childs
23. WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA'S SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO DENTIFYING, MAPPING AND MARKETING INDUSTRIAL SITES Timothy W. Clark
24. THE IMPACT OF OPERATION LEGACY IN GEORGIA Elyse Cochran
25. PHYTOREMEDIATION: AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR BROWNFIELD CLEAN-UP Cynthia M. Cole
26. CASE STUDY: A MODEL FOR SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PARK DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN WEST ROANOKE COUNTY (1993-1999) Melinda J. Cox
27. A CASE STUDY OF GALESBURG 2000 DEVELOPMENT, INC.: REORGANIZATION FOR MAXIMUM RESOURCE UTILIZATION Penny L. Denker
28. A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY AS IT RELATES TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE Sandra Dubay
29. THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A PORT ON THE OUACHITA RIVER IN MONROE OR WEST MONROE Susan M. Edmunds
30. A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR BAMBERG COUNTY George M. Estes
31. THE CAPITALIZATION OF MANSFIELD: THE MITSUBISHI STORY Roger Feagley
32. BUSINESS RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE EUROPEAN MARKET Michael A. Ferdinand
33. THE MERGING OF A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Dawn M. Finnerty
34. APPLYING VIRTUAL REALITY TO A SPECULATIVE BUILDING PROGRAM Robert G. Forman
35. A COMPARISON OF MISSISSIPPI'S INCENTIVE PROGRAM Joy Foy
36. CITY OF PLEASANT ECONOMIC VITALITY STRATEGIC PLAN Gail Gilpin
37. THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE IMMIGRATION OF STORM LAKE, IOWA Jim Gossett
38. PLANNING AND STRUCTURING A SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA Rob Gragg
39. THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON THE SITE SELECTION PROCESS Laura Grunloh
40. WRITING A RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE ZERO-INTEREST LOAN APPLICATION TO FUND A NEW BUSINESS IN HANCOCK COUNTY, KENTUCKY David Hamilton
41. RIVER COMMUNITIES AND MAJOR RIVER BRIDGE CLOSINGS: AN ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS Robin Hanna
42. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION'S ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE NORMAN COMMUNITY Clint B. Harbert
43. A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE MANHATTAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FUND (MEDOFAB) MANHATTAN, KANSAS Ann R. Harts
44. ROLLING PLAINS INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION THE ROLLING PLAINS CHALLENGE Fred Hernandez
45. IN STRATEGIC PLANNING, WHAT IS MORE CRITICAL THE PROCESS OR THE OUTCOME? Michele Hodges
46. THE RISING STAR OF THE WEST: THE REDEVELOPMENT OF A LONG DEAD AIRFIELD John Hoke
47. HOW TO CONVINCE YOUR LEADERSHIP TO BUILD A SPEC BUILDING Robbie Ingle
48. A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITHIN THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Ray E. Isaacson
49. OPTIMIZING CORPORATE REAL ESTATE DISPOSITIONS BY UTILIZING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESRUCES Osborne L. Johnson, Jr.
50. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND EDCUATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FACILITATION FOR A BACK OFFICE OPERATION IN COLUMBUS, GEORGIA Gary A. Jones
51. MANUFACTURING ASSISTANCE ACROSS STATE LINES IN AN ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED REGION Anthony Michael Juniker
52. HISTORIC PRESERVATION: SAVING OUR PAST WHILE ENABLING THE FUTURE Winnie Kaiser
53. MAKING THINGS HAPPEN IN SMALL COMMUNITIES Wallace S. (Sheldon) Keyser
54. MAXIMIZING THE PARTNERSHIPS BEWTEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FLORIDA MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTERS Kellie Jo Kilberg
55. THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SPECULATIVE BUILDING RPGORAM IN THE GUADALUPE VALLEY REGION OF TEXAS Jennifer Kolbe
56. SELLING THE ROCKFORD STORY: A MARKETING PLAN FOR LEADERSHIP AND RESULTS Jodi E. Krohmer Wand
57. PROFIT PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH NATIVE AMERICAN SOVEREIGNS AND TRIBAL BUSINESS ENTITIES - A PRACTICAL GUIDE Kim Kuhle, MA
58. A MARKETING PALN FOR THE GLOBAL TRANSPARK REGION Leonard D. Kulik
59. MILITARYING DOWNSIZING AT FORT KNOW AND THE MPACT ON SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES Jessie M. Lee
60. PREPARING COMMUNITY FOR CALL CENTER OPERATION: A MARKETING PLAN FOR BEAUMONT, TEXAS Lynn Lee
61. SOUTH DALLAS: A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Randal Levingston
62. MULTI-MODEL MID-ATLANTIC DISTRIBUTION HUB CASE STUDY Deborah Lilly
63. THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR AN AUTO MALL IN LOGAN, UTAH Nevin R. Limburg
64. CHEROKEE COUNTY QUALITY COUNCIL: A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY'S QUALITY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM C. Craig Linhoss
65. THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN FACILITATING REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 1985-1999 J. Glynn Loope
66. ANALYZING BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TRAINING NEEDS IN LOUISIANA Janis S. Lowe
67. TRANSFORMING BROWNSFIELDS TO OPPORTUNITY Kenneth G. Lurvey
68. REVISIONING LEE COUNTY, GEORGIA Carol L. Marchbanks
69. ELECTRIC RETAIL DEREGULATION AND ITS EFFECT ON UTILITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Susan E. Matulewicz
70. SHREVEPORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MARKETING PLAN Elizabeth S. McCain
71. A COMPARISON OF THE ECONOMIES AND INVESTMENT TRENDS OF FOUR EUROPEAN MARKETS Sarah H. McCullough
72. TITLE 9 EDA GRANT - LONG RANGE PLANNING Judy McDonald
73. MARKETING PLAN TO ENHANCE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY'S PARTICIPATION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Don R. McDuffy
74. RESEARCH DESIGN ANALYSIS: SPECULATIVE BUILDING MARKET IN GEORGIA Ricky S. McGee
75. A CASE STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK IN A METROPOLITAN AREA Deborah J. McGill
76. UNDERSTANDING TAX-EXEMPT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE Henry Broadus McGill, Jr.
77. BUISNESS PLAN FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. Leigh A. McIntosh
78. DEVELOPING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Michael G. Meek
79. THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS CREDIT TRADING AND BANK ON INDUSTRY DEVELOPMET IN TEXAS Angie S. Mendez
80. HOW TAX ABATEMENT USED AS AN INCENTIVE, CAN ACTUALLY WORK AGAINST THE OLDER, INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY Philip J. Merhalski
81. THE ROLE OF THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY AGENCY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Barbara Merrick
82. LEADERSHIP BY DEFAULT - AN IMPEDIMENT TO GROWTH OF LOCAL ECONOMIES IN RURAL OKLAHOMA James Edward Mills
83. A CASE STUDY: DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS A CATALYST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Jackie Mitchell, PCD
84. DEVELOPING AN EXISTING INDUSTRY PROGRAM IN SURRY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Crystal Poplin Morphis
85. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ENTERGY CORPORATION'S ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ON SOUTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITIES Carolyn Motl
86. AGRICULTURE ECOLOGY-INDUSTRIAL PARK IN ADAMS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA G. Carl Muller
87. TARGETING THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY FOR ASIAN REVERSE INVESTMENT: ANALYSIS OF MISSISSIPPI'S COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES Paul A. Mullins
88. THE VALUE OF A CERTIFIED INDUSTRIAL SITE PROGRAM IN NORTH CAROLINA'S GLOBAL TRANSPARK REGION Sylvia J. Nesbitt
89. NATURAL GAS TARGET MARKETS: CREATING SYNERGY BETWEEN REGIONAL, STATE AND UTILITY PROGRAMS Rick Nikkel
90. CLARINDA ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY 1999 INDUSTRIAL MARKETING PLAN Mark Norman
91. REVISITING THE MARKETING PLAN OF THE DEKALB COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TARGETING TASK FORCE Kathryn D. Norton
92. CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT CHILD CARE: THE BUSINESS' ROLE Brandy O'Quinn
93. TITLE IX ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANT PLAN REVISION/UPDATE FOR THE CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS Reid T. Ottesen
94. MARKETING PLAN FOR THE TRANSTECH CENTER: A PROJECT OF BIG SKY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY James F. Ouldhouse
95. FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR ACQUISITION OF ICARIAN COLONY SITE Lana S. Pals
96. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM IN COLORADO COUNTY Denae Brassard Park
97. A STRATEGIC WORKPLACE ECUCATION PLAN FOR KENTUCKY Wilburn "Wibby" J. Pratt
98. IMPLEMENTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: A CASE STUDY Susan Ramos
99. AN OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING INDUSTRY PROGRAM IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Bonita R. Renfro
100. THE HOBART CORRECTIONAL CENTER: A PRIVATE PRISON IS IT NEEDED FOR HOBART? Gwen Rhodes
101. DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION IN GREEN RIVER, WYOMING Patricia Robbins
102. REFINING AN ECONOMIC DEVLEOPMENT MARKETING PLAN Robin L. Roberts
103. DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Albert Roder
104. CREATING AN EFFECTIVE MARKETING ENTITY IN A LEGISLATIVELY DEFINED REGION OF NORTH CAROLINA Vann R. Rogerson
105. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SPECULATIVE BUILDINGS IN KENTUCKY DURING 1992-1995: A CASE STUDY Frank E. Salisbury
106. DETERMING THE FEASIBILITY OF A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE FOR REDMOND AND CENTRAL OREGON Eric M. Sande
107. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE DELTA REGIONS OF ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI Holly D. Sellers
108. DIVERSIFYING THE ECONOMIC BASE OF TWO SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA COUNTIES BY CREATING A SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR Kim Sheffield
109. CITY OF PALACIOS STRATEGIC PLAN Michael C. Sherrod
110. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SEABOARD FARMS, INC. OF A HOG PROCESSING PLAN IN BARTON COUNTY, KANSAS Alan I. Silverstein
111. APPLYING THE MARKETING CURVE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF THE VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP FROM 1980-1996 Charles A. Smith
112. CEDAR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MARKETING PLAN 1998 Karen L. Soteco
113. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A MARKETING PLAN FOR MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA AND THE CROSSROADS INDUSTRIAL PARK Gregory A. Spenner
114. A SCHOOL TO CAREER INITIATIVE AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL Alicia Stephens
115. BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICES AMONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES Leslie Scott Stewart
116. THE SIX MOUNTAIN STATES' ECONOMIC INCENTIVES Gaye Stockman
117. JOB LINKAGES: ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY (EC) CHILDCARE MICRO-LOAN POOL Terri Taylor Lima
118. ECONOMIC DEVLEOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN FOR NICOR GAS Deborah J. Teuteberg
119. THE SITE SELECTION PROCESS OF PROJECT STERILITE J. Todd Thompson
120. DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION OF CLINTON, OKLAHOMA: A CASE STUDY IN SYNERGY Joyce L. Tindel Cooley
121. MEASURING FISCAL IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT IN MONROE, MICHIGAN James E. Tischler
122. THE ROLE OF TWO YEAR COLLEGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OF A SKILL WORKFORCE IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA Emily A. Waters
123. THE REUSE OF A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INSTALLATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE EAST TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY PARK Lawrence H. Watson, III
124. A CASE STUDY OF PROJECT PROACTION Troy Wayman
125. IN THE WAKE OF DEREGULATION: UTILITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Cheryl R. Welge
126. MEASURING COMMUNITY READINESS FOR AN INFORMATION BASED ECONOMY Monieca West
127. ASSESSING FLORIDA'S STATE-LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS: OCALA/MARION COUNTY CASE STUDY Pamela Wilcox
128. BUSINESS PARK DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES Kevin Wilkins
129. ANNEXATION IMPACT STUDY - MINDEN TOWNSHIP Scott W. Wilson
130. HOW CITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS HAVE USED HUD'S SECTION 108 LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Joel M. Yesley
131. ATLANTA: THE NEXT HUB FOR HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY Mary Zagrodnik
132. DOES A PAID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POSITION MAKE SENSE IN COMMUNITIES OF 10,000 TO 15,000? Evan O. Zorn
 

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