Thank you for joining us in Charleston, South Carolina for the 32nd Annual REMI Users’ Conference. We are truly grateful to everyone who attended and helped make this conference the largest and most successful to date.

Below is a list of guest speakers from this year’s conference, along with a link to their presentations. We appreciate all their contributions and are looking forward to next year’s conference in beautiful San Diego, California!

• Laura Adkins-Hackett, Government of Alberta Economic Development and Trade: US-Alberta Trade: Job Profile by State
• Colin Belle, Region 1 Planning Council: Performance Based Transportation Project Selection
• Jennifer Budoff, et al., Council of the District of Columbia Office of the Budget Director: Forecasting the Economic Impacts of Paid Family & Medical Leave in the District of Columbia
• Michael Chow, National Federation of Independent Business Research Center: Minimum Wage Increases: History, Public Opinion, and Empirical Findings
• Joseph Codega, Jr., Rhode Island Department of Revenue: Rhode Island’s Motion Picture Tax Credit: “Marginal” and “Leveraged” Approaches to Measuring Costs and Benefits with the REMI Model
• Shah Dabirian & Anthony Oliver, Air Quality Management District: Macroeconomic Impacts Assessment of 2016 Air Quality Management Plan
• George Erickeck, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research: Thoughts on How to Model Innovation and Endogenous Growth using REMI
• George A. Fulton & Donald R. Grimes, University of Michigan: Demographic and Economic Outlook for Michigan and Its Counties to 2045: 5 Lessons for Planning over the Next 3 Decades
• Cynthia Kroll & Bobby Lu, Association of Bay Area Governments: Estimating Economic Impacts of Multi-Hazards in USGS HayWired Scenario using REMI: Preliminary Results
• Kolbe Krzyzanowski, City of Kansas City, Missouri: Economic Development in the Urban Market: Strategizing for the Future of Economic Development
• Colby Lancelin, Atlanta Regional Commission: Transportation Planning From The Bottom Up: Implications of Conducting Long-Range Transportation Planning and Prioritization Efforts in Disunion
• Jinju Lee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Economic Impact of UNLV in Southern Nevada: FY 2015 Update
• Sherri Lawrence & Jerry Hayes, Regional Economic Models, Inc.: REMI 2.1: New Features and Changes & REMI 2.2: Preview
• Eric McClellan, CDM Smith: Net Impacts of Detailed Travel Efficiencies: I-49 South Economic Impact Analysis
• Al Morrissey, National Grid: Economic Development Benefits of Plug-in Electric Vehicles in Massachusetts
• Rod Motamedi & Thomas Peake, UMass Donahue Institute: A Review of Massachusetts’ First Year with Casinos
• Luis Nieves-Ruiz, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council: Economic Impact of International Drive Resort Area
• Claudette Robey & George Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research: Research Issues in Economic and Workforce Development
• Jim Robey, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research: The National-Level Economic Impact of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
• Nicolas Rockler, Kavet, Rockler & Associates: Assessing a New Vermont Minimum Wage: A Maximum Labor Input Approach Using the REMI Model
• Hector Vielma, Illinois Department of Revenue: Dynamic Fiscal Analysis: Increasing Minimum Wage in Illinois
• Richard Weisskoff, University of Miami: The Economics of Everglades Restoration: Missing Pieces in the Future of South Florida