Research at the Intersection of Community and Business
The Center for Community and Business Research serves the needs of economic development agencies, workforce development boards, businesses, associations, city, state and federal governments and other community stakeholders in search of information to make better decisions.
Our team comprises skilled economists, statisticians, researchers, faculty and interns from varying academic departments including, but not limited to, the colleges of Architecture, Business, Public Policy and Sciences.
We develop, conduct and report on research projects that are designed to shed light on how organizations, communities, or the economy work. Our capabilities and deliverables include
- economic impact analyses
- feasibility studies
- surveys of business and community organizations
- secondary data analysis
- report writing and presentation
Texas Small Business Economic Impact
To assist the State of Texas in understanding the economic impact of Texas businesses with fewer than 100 employees, the Office of the Governor contracted with CCBR to prepare Little Companies, Big Impact: The Economic Impact of Texas Businesses with Fewer Than 100 Employees
US CAIP
CCBR, in conjunction with the Rural Business Program has been selected by the North American Development Bank's U.S. Community Adjustment and Investment Program to develop strategies for assisting community's negatively impacted by foreign trade.Disaster Resiliency Program
CCBR, in conjunction with the Contracting Resource Center and the Southwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center has been selected by the Economic Development Administration to outline the economic impact of recent disasters on businesses in the Rio Grande Valley and to recommend strategies to strengthen to improve business continuity.Rural Business Program
CCBR has partnered with the South-West Texas SBDC Border Network's Rural Business Program and the UTSA College of Architecture to prepare economic base studies and community plans for the communities of Encinal, Port Isabel, Pecos and Zapata. "This is an exciting opportunity to provide these community leaders with key economic development tools that they will be able to use in planning their community’s future," said Dominique Halaby, CCBR Director. Each project is expected to be released by the end of the summer 2010.Startech
CCBR works with Startech (formerly SATAI) to determine the economic impact of the companies they assisted in 2009.More Articles...
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