Browsing by Author "Chiodi Grensing , Gina"

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    Assessment of a Scrimber Engineered Wood Product in Northern Minnesota
    (University of Minnesota Duluth, 2024-04) Haynes , Monica; Chiodi Grensing , Gina; Nadeau , Kenny; Wendinger , Avery
    Scrimber is an engineered wood product (EWP) that was introduced in the mid-1970s but has yet to reach mass production as a structural wood product. The company Scrimber CSC is working to bring Scrimber to market, noting that the product provides a more sustainable alternative to lumber, using underutilized wood fiber, increasing wood yields, and sequestering more carbon than traditional lumber products. The University of Minnesota Duluth’s (UMD) Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) and the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) at UMD’s Labovitz School of Business and Economics partnered with Scrimber CSC to deliver a preliminary assessment of producing a Scrimber EWP in northern Minnesota.
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    Spring 2022 Regional Economic Indicator Forum Overview
    (University of Minnesota Duluth, 2022-04) Haynes, Monica; Chiodi Grensing , Gina; Palmquist , Ben; The College of St. Scholastica; University of Wisconsin Superior
    Twice each year, students from the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD), the University of Wisconsin- Superior (UWS), and the College of St. Scholastica (CSS) join efforts to conduct research on the economic performance of the 15-county region surrounding the Twin Ports (the REIF region). This summary provides information on the results of the three schools’ research, including a special focus on the economic effects of the pandemic, a glimpse into local consumer confidence, an analysis of regional stock performance, and survey results on business confidence and hiring practices.