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University Of Massachusetts Housing Study The Economic Impact Component, Center For Economic Development
University Of Massachusetts Housing Study The Economic Impact Component, Center For Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The Economic Impact Component of the University of Massachusetts Housing study aims to answer two research questions:
1. What are the direct and indirect economic impacts of the housing industry in Massachusetts?
2. What is the significance of housing as a factor in business location decisions?
The first, and primary, question was addressed through a quantitative assessment using the "Local Impact of Homebuilding Model" calibrated by the National Association of Home Builders, The second research question was addressed through a qualitative assessment of area development and site selection literature and policy analyses dealing with business location criteria.
Providence Place: The Development Of A Downtown Mall, Center For Economic Development
Providence Place: The Development Of A Downtown Mall, Center For Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This study examines the history of urban mall development in the United States and the role of such sites in widespread revitalization efforts that are intended to protect the city from further decline and bring it back to its once thriving existence, before the mass relocations to the suburbs.
Providence Place in downtown Providence, Rhode Island is the primary focus of the study which has three objectives. The first objective is to analyze the development patterns of suburban malls in the Providence region. The second is to identify the economic factors that prompted the development of a large scale downtown …
The Valley Of Innovation Springfield Biotechnology Summary Report, Center For Economic Development
The Valley Of Innovation Springfield Biotechnology Summary Report, Center For Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The Valley of Innovation is a new industrial region that is being formed as the result of recent technology transfers and significant growth in the biotechnology sector. The region includes part of western Massachusetts along with Central Connecticut and runs from north to south along the I-91 corridor, following the general borders of the Connecticut River Valley. The region extends from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, through Springfield, Massachusetts, and continues past Hartford, Connecticut, to New Haven, and down I-95 towards New York State.
Currently in embryonic form, the region has the potential to grow rapidly. It is nurtured …