OUR CLIENTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CONSULTING SERVICES
Economic Development Strategies
Rapides Foundation
Economic Development Initiative Evaluation of 2018-2024 Investments (with EntreWorks Consulting)
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Southern Environmental Law Center
Policy Brief on Business Recruitment and Stewardship Goals
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Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Economic development strategic plan
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Franklin County (OH) Economic Development and Planning
Program evaluation and strategic plan
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Montgomery County, MD
Comprehensive Economic Strategy (with TIP Strategies)
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Southern Alleghenies Planning, Development Commission and Somerset County, PA
Advancing Opportunity: Economic Diversification and Growth Strategy for Somerset County, PA (with EntreWorks Consulting)
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The Pew Charitable Trusts
Reflecting Community Priorities in Economic Development Practices
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US Economic Development Administration
Policy Academy: Aligning State and Local Economic Development Strategies (with CREC)
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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Design and Feasibility of a Data Science Innovation Center Collaborative (with SRI International Center for Innovation Strategy and Policy)
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Charles County (MD) Economic Development Commission
Economic development strategic plan and annual reports
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MassDevelopment
Defense Industry Economic Diversification Study (with TIP Strategies)
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Ports-to-Plains (TX)
Economic analysis and business development plan.
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Team NEO (OH)
Regional assets analysis and competitive assessment.
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Penn State Harrisburg
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Innovation District and Meade Heights planning (with Entreworks).
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Innovation Gateway Strategy.
The Pew Charitable Trusts
City/State Economic Development Cooperation (with Econsult Solutions Inc. and Equitable Cities Consulting)
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North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to support the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development (with TIP Strategies)
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Roadmap for the Washington Region’s Economic Future
Perspectives from CEOs and High-Ranking Executives Regional economic strategy
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Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Management Review and Recommendations
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Detroit Renaissance
Life sciences sectors studies
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Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Benchmarking study
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ICMA (DC)
Center for Sustainable Communities
Business Development
Prosper Portland
Business & Industry Team Metrics
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North Central Regional Planning and Development Commission
Regional Assessment of Access to Capital for Business
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Team NEO (OH)
Target industry analysis | Prospect identification
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Montgomery County (MD)
Federal Government Contract Spending Analysis and Projection (with BirchGrove Consulting)
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Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation
Headquarters market segment profile | Prospect identification
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Stillwater Chamber of Commerce (OK)
Target industry analysis | Prospect identification
National Governors Association
One-Stop Portals Help Businesses Navigate State Regulations
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Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Benchmarking study and target industry analysis​
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Charles County (MD) Economic Development Commission
IT marketing and outreach strategy | Back office and call center market evaluation
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Global TransPark (NC)
Target industry analysis | Prospect identification and contact strategy
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Texas - OLDCC
Texas Defense Budget Resource Report
Incentives
Business Oregon
Strategic Assessment of Incentives 2021
Enterprise Zone Transparency Study 2024
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Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Incentives for Entrepreneurial Firms 2021
Seeding an Inclusive and Equitable Recovery 2022
Tax Incentive Evaluation Report
Oklahoma Incentive Evaluation Commission 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (with PFM)
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Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Incentives assessment study (with CREC and the Upjohn Institute)
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Invest Atlanta
Incentive program review
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Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Incentive program review
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Ohio Department of Insurance
Incentives for the Purchase of Long-Term Care Insurance (with PFM)
New York State Department of Taxation & Finance
Economic Impact of Tax Incentive Programs 2023 (with PFM)
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El Paso, TX
Assessment of incentive programs and policies (with CREC)
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University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration
Economic development training program, “Crafting Smart Incentives for Impact and Accountability”
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City of Elkhart, IN
Connecting Incentives to Economic Development Priorities
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Business Leaders for Michigan
Incentives competitiveness study
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State Data Sharing Initiative
White paper on evidence-based policymaking through
greater sharing of state administrative records (with CREC)
Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County, Arkansas
Incentives competitiveness study
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Pew Charitable Trusts
Business Incentive Initiative (with CREC)
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TechSolve (OH)
Incentives competitiveness study | Industry intelligence
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Maryland Economic Development Corporation
Assessment of incentive programs and policies (with CREC)
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Saratoga County, NY
Tech park incentives competitiveness analysis (with TIP Strategies)
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Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
Effectiveness incentives programs in attracting new workers (with PFM)
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State Economic Development Executives Network
2020-21 incentive policy guidance papers
Workforce
Nashville Chamber
Labor market analysis (with CREC)
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Northern Virginia Community College
Workforce trends and occupational forecasts (with CRA)
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The 2030 Group – Greater Washington
Career pathways for middle-skill jobs in the Greater Washington region’sleading industry clusters
Detroit Renaissance
Jobs and Talent in Regional Economies
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Arizona State Energy Sector Partnership
Workforce training plan, funded by US Department of Labor (with CREC)
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District of Columbia
Workforce trends and occupational forecast (with CRA)
District of Columbia
Workforce trends and occupational forecast (with CRA)
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Montgomery County, MD
Workforce trends and forecast (with CRA)
International
Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MinTIC), Colombia.
Policy guidelines for ICT and economic development (with EntreWorksConsulting and MIT Technology Review)
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Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Executive Training Program, Investment Incentives and Sustainable Agriculture
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EU-OECD
Improving the Use of Investment Incentives in the Southern Mediterranean Region
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Private Sector clients
- Incentive program comparison – Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore & Malaysia.
- FTZ evaluation in the Middle East.
- Market assessment and labor force analysis for a business plan for a proposed university campus in Qatar.
- Competitive assessment of four cities in the Persian Gulf region.
- Industry and prospect research for a business development initiative in central Mexico.
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
Policy Research
Greater Washington Initiative
Greater Washington: International Commerce and Culture (contributor).
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2030 Group (Greater Washington, DC)
Roadmap for the Washington Region’s Economic Future
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Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MinTIC)
Policy guidelines for ICT and economic development (with EntreWorks
Consulting and MIT Technology Review)
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National Governors Association
A Governor’s Guide to Strengthening State Entrepreneurship Policy
(contributor)
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Pew Center on the States
Regulatory compliance burden by state
Services Research
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Integrating Sustainability Priorities into US Incentive Practices (2024, RESER Helsinki)
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Gig and Independent Work in US Metropolitan Economies and Service Industries (2019, RESER Ceuta, Spain).
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Location Choices and Rationales Among Professional and Business Services Firms (2012, RESER Bucharest).
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Services in the Detroit Regional Economy: Implications for a City in Transition (The Services Industries Journal, 2011).
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Recession and Professional & Business Services Employment in the US: No Safe Haven (Povos e Culturas, 2011).
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Services in the Detroit Regional Economy: Implications for a City in Transition (2009, RESER Budapest).
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Professional and Business Services in US Regional Economies: Growth and Gaps (2006 RESER Lisbon).
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Professional and Business Services in Regional Economies (IEDC Economic Development Journal, 2006).
Fiscal and Economic Impact
Louisiana Economic Development
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Statewide Military Economic Impact Analysis (with The Roosevelt Group) 2013.
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Military Economic Impact Analysis for the State of Louisiana, 2017.
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Military Economic Impact Analysis for the State of Louisiana 2021.
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Center for Regional Analysis (CRA), George Mason University (VA)
Findings on the Economic Effects of Uranium Operations in Select
Communities
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Virginia Credit Union League
Economic impact analysis (with CRA)
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Fort Polk Progress
Fort Polk Economic Impact Analysis and Review of the Supplemental
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Army 2020 Force Structure
Realignment for Fort Polk.
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Partnership for Job Creation (DC)
ROI for the New Markets Tax Credit Program
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Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
Virginia Department of Defense Procurement Economic Impact Evaluation Model, funded by the Office of Economic Adjustment, US Department of Defense (with CRA and Chmura Economics)
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MARKET INTELLIGENCE
BDA has provided confidential market intelligence reports to:
State and local economic development organizations
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Global manufacturers.
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Defense and aerospace companies.
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Public policy organizations.
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Real estate services firms.
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US defense budget process and contracting
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