Downloads

During William Fruth's economic presentations he makes reference to  POLICOM studies which the audience might be interested in reviewing. 

This page provides all downloads on our web site which are PDF files.

• 2009 Economic Strength Rankings - All Metropolitan and Micropolitan areas ranked for "Economic Strength."
   
• "Top Ten Areas  2009" - The top ten Metropolitan and Micropolitan areas for more several issues.
   
• Maps showing the Metropolitan and Micropolitan area definitions for all states.  
   
• Community Business Incentives Survey - More than 10% of the counties in the country reported the incentives they offer on a local basis.
   
• Flow of Money and Its Impact Upon Local Economies. Written for the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP), the paper describes how a local economy works and the relationship between population growth and the strength of a local economy.
   
• IEDC Data Standards (Excel) The International Economic Development Council, in cooperation with corporate site selectors, has created "standards" for which communities should attempt to achieve regarding "data" for their community.  The download is an Excel spreadsheet containing the standards.
   
• Economic Impact of Reaching Physical Build-out Upon Pinellas County, Florida. (PDF)
  
  This Florida county of almost a million people will begin to decline economically shortly after consuming its Greenfield industrial land unless it begins an aggressive economic redevelopment program.

• Creating a Sustainable Los Alamos, NM. (PDF)
  
  This unique economy needs to make better economic use of vacant land or the services provided by government will have to be significantly reduced in the future.