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Civic Economics is currently engaged in a number of interesting projects around the nation:
In New Orleans, the firm has been retained by the Urban Conservancy to conduct a study of the economic and fiscal benefits provided by the dynamic businesses of the Magazine Street commercial corridor.
In Milwaukee, the firm is working with Conservation Design Forum on a plan for the Near North Side, a historic and diverse industrial and residential district.
In Macon, Georgia, the firm is providing economic and commercial analysis and strategies as part of a comprehensive plan for the College Hill section of the city. Interface Studio of Philadelphia is leading the planning effort.
In St. Albans, Vermont, the firm has been retained by the Vermont Natural Resources Council to analyze the economic and fiscal impact of a proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter. The study will be submitted into evidence before the Vermont Environmental Court, which will hear the case in spring of 2009.
The firm is also engaged in two projects in the dynamic, diverse city of El Paso, Texas. In one, we have been retained to review the policy considerations surrounding city and county incentives for a proposed power center retail development. In the other, we are providing pro bono guidance to the people of Sagrado Corazon parish in responding to city plans for significant neighborhood redevelopment projects.
 Civic Economics has recently completed its most comprehensive study to date of the economic benefits conferred on a local economy by local retail and service providers.
Local Works! Examining the Impact of Local Business on the West Michigan Economy analyzes market shares, local recirculation of dollars, and economic impact provided by local firms relative to their national competitors. The results are stunning.
A 10% shift in the market share of local independents would produce:
- Nearly $140 Million in new economic activity,
- Over 1600 new jobs, and
- Over $50 Million in new wages
Download the full study or the Executive Summary HERE.
 Civic Economics recently released a study of the economic impact of public procurement. Building on previous work on retail economics, Procurement Matters: the Economic Impact of Local Suppliers addresses the important matter of purchasing goods and services for by large institutional, public, and business entities.
Looking specifically at office products, the study found that Tempe-based Wist Office Products produced more than three times the regional economic impact per dollar of purchases than did Office Max, which maintains a distribution center in the area. Staples, which does not, circulates only a nominal portion of revenue in the state.
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