OUR CLIENTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CONSULTING SERVICES
Economic Development Strategies
Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Economic development strategic plan
Franklin County (OH) Economic Development and Planning
Program evaluation and strategic plan
Montgomery County, MD
Comprehensive Economic Strategy (with TIP Strategies)
Southern Alleghenies Planning, Development Commission and Somerset County, PA
Advancing Opportunity: Economic Diversification and Growth Strategy for Somerset County, PA (with EntreWorks Consulting)
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Reflecting Community Priorities in Economic Development Practices
Charles County (MD) Economic Development Commission
Economic development strategic plan and annual reports
MassDevelopment
Defense Industry Economic Diversification Study (with TIP Strategies)
Ports-to-Plains (TX)
Economic analysis and business development plan.
Team NEO (OH)
Regional assets analysis and competitive assessment.
Penn State Harrisburg
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Innovation District and Meade Heights planning (with Entreworks).
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Innovation Gateway Strategy.
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to support the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development (with TIP Strategies)
Roadmap for the Washington Region’s Economic Future
Perspectives from CEOs and High-Ranking Executives Regional economic strategy
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Management Review and Recommendations
Detroit Renaissance
Life sciences sectors studies
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Benchmarking study
ICMA (DC)
Center for Sustainable Communities
Business Development
Team NEO (OH)
Target industry analysis | Prospect identification
Montgomery County (MD)
Federal Government Contract Spending Analysis and Projection (with BirchGrove Consulting)
Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation
Headquarters market segment profile | Prospect identification
Stillwater Chamber of Commerce (OK)
Target industry analysis | Prospect identification
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Benchmarking study and target industry analysis
Charles County (MD) Economic Development Commission
IT marketing and outreach strategy | Back office and call center market evaluation
Global TransPark (NC)
Target industry analysis | Prospect identification and contact strategy
Texas - OLDCC
Texas Defense Budget Resource Report
Incentives
Business Oregon
Strategic Assessment of Incentives
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Incentives for Entrepreneurial Firms
Tax Incentive Evaluation Report 2020 and 2021
Oklahoma Incentive Evaluation Commission (with PFM)
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Incentives assessment study (with CREC and the Upjohn Institute)
Invest Atlanta
Incentive program review
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Incentive program review
City of Kansas City, MO
Economic Development Incentives Analysis (ongoing, with CDFA)
City of Kansas City, MO
Economic Development Incentives Analysis (ongoing, with CDFA)
El Paso, TX
Assessment of incentive programs and policies (with CREC)
University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration
Economic development training program, “Crafting Smart Incentives for Impact and Accountability”
Dayton Development Coalition
Due diligence
Business Leaders for Michigan
Incentives competitiveness study
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
Pew Charitable Trusts
Business Incentive Initiative (with CREC)
TechSolve (OH)
Incentives competitiveness study | Industry intelligence
Maryland Economic Development Corporation
Assessment of incentive programs and policies (with CREC)
Saratoga County, NY
Tech park incentives competitiveness analysis (with TIP Strategies)
Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
Effectiveness incentives programs in attracting new workers (with PFM)
State Economic Development Executives Network
2020-21 incentive policy guidance papers
Workforce
Nashville Chamber
Labor market analysis (with CREC)
Northern Virginia Community College
Workforce trends and occupational forecasts (with CRA)
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
Arizona State Energy Sector Partnership
Workforce training plan, funded by US Department of Labor (with CREC)
District of Columbia
Workforce trends and occupational forecast (with CRA)
District of Columbia
Workforce trends and occupational forecast (with CRA)
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)
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Executive Training Program, Investment Incentives and Sustainable Agriculture
EU-OECD
Improving the Use of Investment Incentives in the Southern Mediterranean Region
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).
2030 Group (Greater Washington, DC)
Roadmap for the Washington Region’s Economic Future
Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MinTIC)
Policy guidelines for ICT and economic development (with EntreWorks
Consulting and MIT Technology Review)
National Governors Association
A Governor’s Guide to Strengthening State Entrepreneurship Policy
(contributor)
Pew Center on the States
Regulatory compliance burden by state
Services Research
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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.
Center for Regional Analysis (CRA), George Mason University (VA)
Findings on the Economic Effects of Uranium Operations in Select
Communities
Virginia Credit Union League
Economic impact analysis (with CRA)
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.
Partnership for Job Creation (DC)
ROI for the New Markets Tax Credit Program
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)
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