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Appalachian Regional Commission, 2011
This study uses the best available national data to project future supply and demand for occupations associated with the energy industry for each Appalachian state, and the number of people enrolled in and graduating from programs in the Region's institutions of higher education that will be available to meet or exceed the demand. The report…
Descriptors: Energy Education, Power Technology, Labor Force Development, Trend Analysis
Fuller, Theodore E. – 1968
The manufacturing industry's areal and structural growth trends were analyzed for insights into their possible future role in Appalachia's economy. Between 1950 and 1960, total manufacturing employment expanded in large-, medium-, and small-center population areas, in rates inverse to center size. However, absolute gains in employment were…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Factors, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities
New York State Office of Planning Services, Albany, NY. – 1968
During 1965-68, New York State participated in the Appalachian Regional Development Program, created under the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to improve the economic position of the 14 counties in the Southern Tier. In this 1968 document, factors which have impeded economic growth of the region are summarized; socioeconomic analysis…
Descriptors: Administration, Community, Demography, Economic Development
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1983
The First Statewide Legislative Symposium on Rural Development assessed New York's rural business, economic development, and employment potential. Growth in the economic potential of communities, favorable quality of life, and geographic accessibility have supported a decade-long influx of new residents to New York's 44 rural counties. The state…
Descriptors: Business, Community Development, Economic Change, Economic Development
State Univ. of New York, Albany. – 1995
A study of the impact of the State University of New York (SUNY) on the state's economy is reported. In 1992-93, about $9.2 billion of the state's economy was a direct result of spending by SUNY, its employees, students, and visitors; about five times the state's investment in SUNY in fiscal 1993. Annually, graduates add $16.8 billion to the…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Students, Economic Development, Economic Impact
Peters, Alan H.; Fisher, Peter S. – 2002
The effectiveness of state enterprise zone programs was examined by using a hypothetical-firm model called the Tax and Incentives Model-Enterprise Zones (TAIM-ez) model to analyze the value of enterprise zone incentives to businesses across the United States and especially in the 13 states that had substantial enterprise zone programs by 1990. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Corporations, Cost Effectiveness, Definitions