Just like good company business planning, communities, developers or companies seeking to develop an economic development strategic plan need to embrace the effort through a learn, listen and do approach. Economic development strategic planning begins with a data dive to utilize industry-recognized economic and workforce research sources to capture a region or site’s economic snapshot. […]

There is not one size that fits all economic development plans that addresses a community, developer or companies’ challenges and opportunities.  Different economic development plans are crafted to address a community, developer or company’s specific challenges and opportunities.  As outlined in the graphic below, a range of different economic development studies help address specific challenges

Communities across the U.S. have achieved economic development success through the creation and implementation of economic development plans.  The Montrose Group has completed over 50 economic development studies addressing a range of issues and a couple of successful case studies are below. Athens County, Ohio is an Appalachian County in Southeastern Ohio and is home

What is “Lame Duck”? Traditional the term Lame Duck refers to a person holding political office or a political body and the period between an election and when the successor is sworn in or inaugurated. In this case it is the Ohio General Assembly who is the Lame Duck as the two-year cycle the Ohio

“Let’s make America great again.”  The battle cry of President Donald Trump was not originally his—then former Governor soon to be President Ronald Reagan launched his campaign with those very words. In fact, Donald Trump, who will be the first President to serve non-consecutive terms since the former Mayor of Buffalo and conservative Democrat Grover

Driven by a 12-point win by Republican Donald Trump in Ohio, fellow Republicans achieved continued political success in the Buckeye State in the 2024 General Election.  President Trump gained over 55% of the vote in the once Purple Ohio that now is clearly a solid Red state. Trump won 83 of Ohio’s 88 counties including