March 5, 2018 Get funding. Do great things. For one university, the ease of securing state funding and demonstrating the efficacy of its fledgling business incubator program hinged on demonstrably connecting its construction and operations to…
March 5, 2018 4 Critical Steps to Take When Measuring Tourism’s Impact in Your Region In our new white paper, “The Tourism Impacts Primer for Economic Developers”, we detail the critical steps necessary to track the economic impacts of tourism on your local…
February 27, 2018 Good, Better, and Best Impact Analyses How much detail about an economic activity is too much detail? That depends on many factors. But fortunately, there's a rule of thumb for gauging what information you…
February 21, 2018 Taking the 30,000-foot Perspective on Economic Impact Modeling There's more than meets the eye when it comes to economic impact studies. Read our interview on additional factors to consider when conducting a community impact study.
February 7, 2018 Robots Aren’t Killing Jobs… They’re Changing the Economy. Get the scoop on how recent technology has impacted the workforce with this deep dive into skill-biased technical change.
February 7, 2018 An Apples-to-apples Look at Amazon HQ2 Candidate Cities Amazon culled their HQ2 short list from a whopping 238 down to 20. A quick analysis using IMPLAN reveals which location would produce the greatest economic impact.
November 29, 2017 General Session II at EconVoyage EconVoyage 2018 will feature a session hosted by James G. Squibb III called, "Presenting IMPLAN's Occupational Data Suite".
October 30, 2017 2016 IMPLAN Data Release Notes IMPLAN data has gotten better with every single release. That didn't stop in 2016. Here's what's new in the 2016 data set.
September 25, 2017 Opening Session at EconVoyage 2018 EconVoyage 2018 will open with a session by expert economist Drew Varnado, Ph.D. called, "The Evolution of Input-Output Analysis: Past, Present, and Future".
August 9, 2017 Training Workshop at EconVoyage 2018 IMPLAN is excited to announce that it will be hosting a one-time, condensed training workshop at EconVoyage 2018.
April 6, 2017 Panel Data is Here! IMPLAN is happy to announce our new Panel Data, which offers the opportunity for statistical, shift share, or industry growth analyses— just to name a few.
March 27, 2017 5 Quick “Checks” to Perform on an Economic Impact Analysis Without becoming an expert economist, there are a few simple ways you can validate your commissioned impact analyses before you stand behind their results.
