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Estimating Demand For Business Recycling Services In Two Nebraska Cities, Eric Thompson, Mingming Pan, Cory Buland
Estimating Demand For Business Recycling Services In Two Nebraska Cities, Eric Thompson, Mingming Pan, Cory Buland
Bureau of Business Research Publications
Creating opportunities for business recycling is an important priority for the State of Nebraska and communities throughout the state. In particular, there is a need to expand opportunities in smaller communities that do not always have the infrastructure or markets for recycling found in the state’s largest cities such as Omaha and Lincoln. With this in mind, the following report, sponsored by WasteCap Nebraska and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, uses a survey of businesses to evaluate business attitudes toward recycling, current recycling efforts, and the level of need and interest for recycling training and services in two mid-size …
The Recovery Is Sustained: The Nebraska Business Forecast Council, Randy Cantrell
The Recovery Is Sustained: The Nebraska Business Forecast Council, Randy Cantrell
Business in Nebraska
In September and October of this year, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita combined with an already-stretched world oil market to generate a spike in energy prices throughout the United States. The price spike naturally generated concern for the economy. Most recent recessions in the U.S. economy have been preceded by peaks in oil prices. Did the energy price spikes following Katrina and Rita derail the quickly-growing U.S. economy? The early evidence, and the economic outlook, suggest that the answer is no.
Despite the hurricanes, third quarter GDP growth continued to be very strong, exceeding 4%. Further, strong job growth returned to …
Business Priorities For Reducing The Cost Of Doing Business In Nebraska: Recent Results And Industry Differences, Eric Thompson, Cory Buland
Business Priorities For Reducing The Cost Of Doing Business In Nebraska: Recent Results And Industry Differences, Eric Thompson, Cory Buland
Business in Nebraska
The cost of doing business in Nebraska influences many Nebraska proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations operating throughout the economy. Four times a year, the Bureau of Business Research surveys Nebraska businesses about factors that influence the cost of doing business in the state. This report presents the results of a survey sent to 500 Nebraska businesses during July and August of 2005.
The survey presents businesses with a list of 19 cost factors ranging from market-driven matters (such as the cost of supplies and raw materials, labor costs, or utility costs) to factors more directly tied to federal, state, and local …
The Economic Impact Of The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Department, Eric Thompson
The Economic Impact Of The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Department, Eric Thompson
Bureau of Business Research Publications
When the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Memorial Stadium is filled for Cornhusker home games (as it has been for an NCAA-record 268 consecutive times since 1962), millions of dollars of economic activity are generated through ticket sales, broadcast rights, and concession sales. This spending and attendance indicate that Cornhusker football provides a popular, high-quality product that creates a high level of consumer demand. Cornhusker football also creates a large ripple effect in the economies of Lincoln, Omaha, and elsewhere in the state of Nebraska as fans attending Husker games spend at restaurants, hotels, retail stores, gasoline service stations, and other businesses …
The Impact Of Growth On Quality Of Life And Fiscal Conditions In Lincoln, Nebraska, Eric Thompson
The Impact Of Growth On Quality Of Life And Fiscal Conditions In Lincoln, Nebraska, Eric Thompson
Bureau of Business Research Publications
While growth has moderated in the last few years, the 1990s were a period of rising employment and population in Lincoln, Nebraska. The city and metropolitan area experienced sustained and steady growth, roughly on par with the expansion of other mid-sized cities throughout the United States. The growth brought changes to the city, which raised questions about what benefits and costs might have resulted from these changes.
This following study by the UNL Bureau of Business Research examines some of the implications of growth for Lincoln, Nebraska. The study examines how growth in the 1990s and early 2000s affected wages …
If You Build It, Will They Come? An Examination Of Public Highway Investments And Economic Growth, Eric Thompson
If You Build It, Will They Come? An Examination Of Public Highway Investments And Economic Growth, Eric Thompson
Bureau of Business Research Publications
Economic research studies in general have not found that more highways lead to a larger economy in states and regions. Over the last three decades, the presence of more highway capital in a state has not been found to attract more private capital to the economy. Most studies have not found that highways, and new investment in highways, increase the level of employment or labor earnings in the economy overall. Finally, most studies have found that the presence of more highways in a state has done little over the last three decades to make state economies more productive.
To be …
Continued Growth In Nebraska, Saeed Ahmad, John Austin, Tom Doering, Ernie Goss, Bruce Johnson, Donis Petersan, Eric Thompson, Keith Turner
Continued Growth In Nebraska, Saeed Ahmad, John Austin, Tom Doering, Ernie Goss, Bruce Johnson, Donis Petersan, Eric Thompson, Keith Turner
Business in Nebraska
National economic conditions will continue to favor growth over the next three years. Increased business investment will combine with rising industrial production, expanding exports, and moderate increases in consumer spending to grow the economy. The rate of inflation is expected to increase as well.
The rate of real (inflation-adjusted) growth will moderate compared to strong economic growth during 2004. Real gross domestic product will grow 3 percent to 3.5 percent over the next three years. High oil prices will remain a drain on the economy, siphoning spending from domestically produced goods and services. Fuel prices are expected to remain at …
Cognition And International Entrepreneurship: Implications For Research On International Opportunity Recognition And Exploitation, Shaker A. Zahra, Juha Santeri Korri, Jifeng Yu
Cognition And International Entrepreneurship: Implications For Research On International Opportunity Recognition And Exploitation, Shaker A. Zahra, Juha Santeri Korri, Jifeng Yu
Department of Management: Faculty Publications
International entrepreneurship (IE) research has grown rapidly, encompassing many industries and world regions. Past IE research has examined the macro, industry and firm-specific variables that lead to companies’ early internationalization and its financial and non-financial outcomes. Most prior IE research has been correlational in focus and static in design. Focusing on early internationalization, we propose that a significant shift can occur in IE research by applying a cognitive perspective and examining how entrepreneurs recognize and exploit opportunities in international markets. A cognitive approach will allow researchers to probe entrepreneurs’ motivations to internationalize and capture their mental models. The article highlights …
Business Priorities For Reducing The Cost Of Doing Business In Nebraska, Eric Thompson, Jyothsna Safnath
Business Priorities For Reducing The Cost Of Doing Business In Nebraska, Eric Thompson, Jyothsna Safnath
Business in Nebraska
The cost of doing business in Nebraska affects all residents of the state. It directly influences the profitability and prospects of tens of thousands of Nebraska proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. The indirect effects may be even more far-reaching, affecting both the cost of living and the quality of life in the state. Business costs influence the prices that businesses must charge for providing goods and services. These costs even affect whether certain retail and service businesses survive in small and mid-size Nebraska communities. The cost of doing business also may influence the size of the Nebraska economy. Many Nebraska manufacturers, …