Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER)

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The Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) is a 50+-year-old research entity of UMD’s Labovitz School of Business and Economics. The BBER:

Collects, analyzes, and disseminates information regarding the economy of Duluth, Northeast Minnesota, the State of Minnesota, Northwest Wisconsin and beyond for public and private regional, state, and federal constituencies
Provides specific research to identify economic problems and opportunities
Acts as a catalyst to generate research from faculty, staff, and students within LSBE
Provides students with hands-on, real-world skills of conducting economic and business research and working directly with businesses
Provides unbiased data and analysis concerning the economic viability of building, expanding, relocating, downsizing, and/or eliminating businesses, especially industry-specific businesses, such as forestry, mining, and energy.
Contributes to strategic thinking about research data (forecasting, communicating, responding, developing)

The BBER is funded by a special appropriation of the Minnesota Legislature, private contracts, and research grants.

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1970 Minnesota Business Directory
(University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1970) Tallent, Dwaine R
1971 Minnesota Business Directory
(University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1971) Tallent, Dwaine R
1972 Minnesota Business Directory
(University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1972) Tallent, Dwaine R
2001 Labor Force Assessment Northeast Minnesota
(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2001) Lichty, Richard W; Porett, Matthew; Moore, Scott; O'Brien, Maureen; McTavish, Donald G; Skurla, James A; Jacobson, Jean; Almquist-Minko, Vickie; Smith, Eric; Simonson, Jeremy
2001 Work Skills Survey of the General Population: Results and Technical Report
(Minnesota Center for Survey Research (MCSR), 2001) Minnesota Center for Survey Research
2004 Work Skills Survey of the General Population: Results and Technical Report
(Minnesota Center for Survey Research (MCSR), 2004) Minnesota Center for Survey Research
Alternatives to Petroleum Based Fuel for Marine Vessels
(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2006) Skurla, James A; Jacobson, Jean; Hochsprung, Paul; Malik, Nitya; Slegh, David; Martopullo, Ela; Linde, Nicholas; Almquist-Minko, Vickie
Analysis of Duluth-Superior and Peer Metropolitan Areas
(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2018) Haynes, Monica; Hook, Alexander; Chiodi Grensing, Gina; Ecklund, Hattie
Analyzing Alternatives to the Harbor Maintenance Tax
(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2009) McIntosh, Christopher; Skalberg, Randall K; Skurla, James A
An Approach towards Simulating Links between Minnesota's Economy and the Supply and Demand for Minnesota's Water
(University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1987) Lichty, Richard W
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.
Battle Lake Business Retention and Expansion Strategies Program
(2018-04) Haynes, Monica; Grensing, Gina
Battle Lake Business Retention and Expansion Strategies Program Summary Report 2018
(2018-04) Haynes, Monica; Grensing, Gina
Summary of the business retention and expansion survey (N=56) program from Battle Lake, Minnesota (2017-18). The community's four priority projects for addressing the BRE needs are described including organizational collaboration, developing training and career pathways, business stipends for the new childcare center, and considering options for the lack of land for development.
Border Barometer
(Border Policy Research Institute, 2021) McKinley Research Group; Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University; Geoffrey Hale, University of Lethbridge; University of Minnesota Duluth. Bureau of Business and Economic Research; Cross-Border Institute, University of Windsor; Kathryn Friedman, SUNY Buffalo; Jeffrey Ayres, Saint Michael's College; Stefano Tijerina, University of Maine
Cloquet Industrial and Commercial Potential
(University of Minnesota Duluth, 1980) Peterson, Jerrold M; Pontillo, Katherine F
Comments on “The Economic Impact of Class I Air Quality Re-designation for the Fond du Lac Reservation, Minnesota”
(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2014) Haynes, Monica; Grensing, Gina Chiodi; Scott, Michelle; Haedtke, Karen
Community Asset Mapping and Environmental Scan of Workforce Services
(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2017) Haynes, Monica; Chiodi Grensing, Gina; Hook, Alexander; Haedtke, Karen
Comparative Study of County Government Finances for Six Counties of Northeastern Minnesoa 1956-1965
(University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1969) Kim, Hyung K
Comparing the Flights of Elderly Seasonal Migrants: Arizona "Sunbirds" vs. Minnesota "Snowbirds"
(University of Minnesota Duluth, 1993) Hogan, Timothy D; Steinnes, Donald N
Cook County Dairy Market Survey and Business Plan
(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2007) Skurla, James A; Jacobson, Jean; Lovisolo, Joseph; Jafri, Syed; Linde, Nicholas; Malik, Nitya; Martopullo, Ela; Slegh, David; Cebula, Barbara; Almquist-Minko, Vickie
The University of Minnesota Duluth Labovitz School’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) was requested to assist Cook County to evaluate the idea of developing a small sustainable dairy. Two surveys were designed and implemented in Cook County: A survey of demand—Cook County Dairy Market Survey (Customers) featuring a cash-drawing incentive for participation, and a survey of potential distributors—Cook County Dairy Market Survey (Businesses). Data were collected during the fall of 2006 with analysis completed in early 2007. ... In summary there appears to be a viable business opportunity in Cook County for a dairy of this description, but major startup hurdles must be overcome. Once large enough sales and distribution are established, the cooperative can be a valuable contributor to the Cook County economy.

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