Case Study

The International Economic Development Council has released a new publication on case studies in addressing neighborhood vacancy and blight. Six brief case studies highlight strategies used around the United States to help stabilize neighborhoods ...

The NADO Research Foundation has released the latest installment of its case study series, Lessons from the Storm: Case Studies on Economic Recovery and Resilience. The series highlights how regional development organizations have used 2008 ...

The city of Akron, Ohio had to restore its economic base and rebuild the city’s public image with the disappearance of over 20,000 jobs from the “rubber capital of the world” in a relatively short period of time. Learn about the ...

Located 90 miles from three metro areas: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Wichita, Ponca City was once a small, one-company town with the headquarters of Conoco Oil Company. In the 1990s, the city was forced to re-invent itself once the area was impacted ...