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  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingLouisiana (LA)2019

    Comprehensive Gaming Industry Analysis: State of Louisiana

    In collaboration with the UMass Donahue Institute, Spectrum Gaming Group measured the economic impact generated by the comprehensive gaming industry in the state of Louisiana by using the REMI Tax-PI model. The analysis divided into evaluations of the baseline gaming environment and a prospective future gaming landscap…

  • Consulting & AdvisingNew York (NY)2018

    Economic Impact of Establishing Amazon Headquarters in New York State

    Amazon has recently considered opening a new headquarters in North America. The Empire State Development has retained Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI) to evaluate the potential economic and fiscal impacts of locating the headquarters in New York City, where Amazon expects to make a major investment of $3.7 billion…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingCalifornia (CA)2018

    Housing Underproduction in California: Economic, Fiscal and Environmental Impacts of Enabling Transit-Oriented Smart Growth to Address California’s Housing Affordability Challenge

    ECONorthwest and the Up for Growth National Coalition collaborated on this study of housing development patterns and outcomes in the state of California between the years of 2000 and 2015. Researchers were the first to use the REMI model to simulate large-scale housing development in order to analyze its impact on regi…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingOregon (OR)2018

    Housing Underproduction in Oregon: Economic, Fiscal and Environmental Impacts of Enabling Transit-Oriented Smart Growth to Address Oregon’s Housing Affordability Challenge

    This joint report that was produced by ECONorthwest and Up for Growth Oregon assessed how many housing units should have been built in Oregon, one of America’s fastest-growing states, during the time period of 2000-2015. Oregon has strong land-use policies that protect forests and farmland, while also governing growth …

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingMissouri (MO)2018

    Kansas City Incentives Study

    The Kansas City Incentives Study was conducted by the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) for the City of Kansas City, Missouri in order to provide a data-driven evaluation of the impact of the City’s economic development incentives. This evaluation analyzed the 10-year performance of key programs employed b…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingConnecticut (CT)2018

    Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Annual Report 2018

    The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) compiled their annual report for the 2018 year that used the REMI Tax-PI model to evaluate the success of their individual development programs in terms of total economic impact. The impacts of the DECD’s funding and efforts in business development…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingRhode Island (RI)2018

    Economic Development Tax Incentives Evaluation Act: Evaluation of Jobs Development Act

    This report conducted by the Chief of the Office of Revenue Analysis was required to be completed by Rhode Island law so as to analyze the effects of the Department of Revenue’s economic development tax incentives. In particular, this assessment looked at the Jobs Development Act that provides for a reduction in the Bu…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingDistrict of Columbia (DC)2017

    Innovative Metrics for Economic Development: Supplemental Report

    Using the REMI PI+ model, SRI International conducted a national-level analysis of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) infrastructure grants, which are presented directly to organizations and communities across the country to support improvement projects. EDA grants often become signaling mechanisms as…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingFlorida (FL)2017

    2017-2022 South Florida Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

    The U.S. Economic Development Administration mandates that each designated Economic Development District develops and maintains a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy with the assistance of public involvement. The South Florida Regional Planning Council used the REMI PI+ model to update their previous five-year …

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingMississippi (MS)2017

    An Economic Analysis of a Lottery in Mississippi

    Using the REMI model, the University Research Center at Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning sought to analyze the economic impacts associated with the implementation of a lottery in the state of Mississippi. The study attempted to answer two central questions: 1) How much revenue would a lottery generate for th…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingCalifornia (CA)2017

    Plan Bay Area 2040: Final Regional Forecast of Jobs, Population and Housing

    The Association of Bay Area Governments Economic-Demographic Model is built on the structure of the REMI model and incorporates adjustments to reflect characteristics of the Bay Area economy. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission/Association of Bay Area Governments (MTC/ABAG) used this model to project changes in …

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingMichigan (MI)2017

    Estimating the Impacts of PlazaCorp Investments Related to the Acquisition of the Arcadia Ramp in Downtown Kalamazoo on the Region

    The REMI econometric model was used by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research after they were approached by PlazaCorp, a Kalamazoo-based firm that acquires property for redevelopment and development, engages in property management services, and “reimagines” sites for adaptive reuse. This study revolved aroun…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingMichigan (MI)2016

    The Economic Impacts of the New Economy Initiative in Southeast Michigan

    The New Economy Initiative was found to have a positive impact on southeastern Michigan since its inception in 2008. The REMI model was able to estimate that companies supported by this initiative increased Southeast Michigan’s GDP by $1.9 billion in 2015 and will theoretically continue to increase that impact to $2.9 …

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingFlorida (FL)2016

    Santa Rosa County Tourism Market Economic Impact Study

    The University of West Florida’s Haas Center for Business Research and Economic Development completed a visitor profile of those who travel to Santa Rosa County by incorporating the REMI PI+ model. This study concluded a yearlong effort to survey Santa Rosa County’s tourists and quantify their impact on the community. …

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingCalifornia (CA)2016

    Regional Forecast for Plan Bay Area 2040

    REMI developed a Bay Area PI+ model for this regional forecast study that reflected the unique characteristics of the Bay Area economy in order to assess the employment, population, household, in-commute, and Regional Housing Control Total projections within the Plan Bay Area 2040 forecast. The Association of Bay Area …