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Item Northeastern Minnesota Equity Investment Needs Analysis(University of Minnesota Duluth, 1995) Lichty, Richard WOn behalf of Northeast Ventures, The Center for Economic Development conducted an analysis of the need for equity investment capital in the seven-county northeastern Minnesota region.Item Northern Minnesota Forestry Analysis(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2001) Lichty, Richard W; McIntosh, Christopher; Smith, Eric; Simonson, Jeremy; Jacobson, JeanItem Cook County Winter Trail-based Visitor Study(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2003) Kreag, Glenn M; McTavish, Donald GMinnesota Sea Grant and the University of Minnesota Duluth Bureau of Business and Economic Research conducted the Cook County Winter Trail-based Visitor Study in the last quarter of 2002 (an atypical winter with little snow). Research assistants contacted a random sample of 162 households in Cook County, MN, by phone. A random adult in the home was asked a short set of questions about visitors who cross-country (x-c) ski and snowmobile in Cook County (65% cooperation). Additionally, 96 randomlychosen Cook County hospitality businesses were interviewed using the same questions (53% cooperation). The 51 business respondents and the residents, broken into two groups of 31 business owners or managers, and 74 non-business respondents, did not differ much in their perceptions of winter visitors. However, statistically significant differences in views are seen between respondents when grouped by their winter recreation participation (ski only, snowmobile only, both, and neither).Item Cook County Winter Trail Use Study: Technical Report(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2003) Kreag, Glenn M; Skurla, James A; Lichty, Richard W; Jacobson, Jean; McTavish, Donald G; Barkataki, Malita; Paukner, AmberThe following technical report on the Cook County resident survey was developed as a part of the larger research project “Tourism and Winter Trail-based Recreation: An economic and environmental comparison of motor and quiet sports.” The project was designed to document and compare the impacts of snowmobiling and cross country skiing in a destination county. It will measure the economic impacts and assess the perceived social and environmental impacts of these activities. This study employed questionnaires with snowmobilers and cross country skiers and survey local residents in Cook County, Minnesota. An understanding of the differences between motor sports (snowmobiling) and a quiet sport (cross country skiing) is useful in planning future development, minimizing negative impacts, and improving marketing decisions.Item Hibbing Business Retention and Expansion Survey and Report Series - Report 2: Survey Findings(University of Minnesota Duluth, 1997) Knudsen, Kjell R; Lichty, Richard W; Jacobson, Jean; Zelenak, Jennifer; Naimpally, Amrita; Lee, Courtney; Nippert, Andrew; Dinneen, AdrienneItem Economic Snapshots: Our Region Today and Tomorrow - Supporting Data(University of Minnesota Duluth, 1998) Pustovar, Tom; Oppel, Pete; Knudsen, Kjell R; Lichty, Richard W; Skurla, James A; Jacobson, Jean; Barkataki, Monali; Frantzen, RyanThis summary outlines the findings from an analysis of nine defined industries in the Minnesota Power Service Area region. These nine industries contain most of the major firms in the region serviced by Minnesota Power. The analysis looks at the nine industries' contribution to (impact on) the region's economy, contribution to export levels, the historical trends in employment and output for the nine industries, and some views of the future of these industries in the region.Item 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, KarenItem NorthMet Economic Impact 2011 Update: Economic Impact of PolyMet's NorthMet Project on St. Louis County, Minnesota(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2012) Skurla, James A; Jacobson, Jean; Jacobson, Jenna; Jaeschke, Josh; Almquist-Minko, VickieItem Economic Impact of Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council Project Funding in Minnesota, 2012-2016(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2012) Skurla, James A; Grensing, Gina Chiodi; Jaeschke, Josh; Jacobson, Jenna; Almquist-Minko, VickieThe Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) was established by the Minnesota State Legislature with the responsibility of providing annual recommendations to the legislature on how the funds should be used. The council will make recommendations to the legislature on appropriations of money from the Outdoor Heritage Fund that are consistent with the Constitution and state law and that take into consideration the outcomes of, including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Conservation and Preservation Plan, that directly relate to the restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, and that prevent forest fragmentation, encourage forest consolidation, and expand restored native prairie. This analysis assessed the economic impact of the appropriated project funding. The LSOHC asked the University of Minnesota Duluth Labovitz School Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) to estimate this impact on the State on Minnesota using county data for impact models for value added, employment, and output measures. The BBER studied and estimated the economic impacts of twenty-nine funded projects on the State of Minnesota. The economic modeling data and software used were IMPLAN. The study used IMPLAN’s economic multiplier analysis and input/output modeling, Version 3.0, created in Minnesota by the MIG, Inc. Data was the most recent IMPLAN data, which is for year 2010. Results are reported in 2012 dollars, using deflators as calculated within the model.Item Economic Impact of Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council Project Funding in Minnesota, 2011-2014(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2011) Skurla, James A; Jacobson, Jenna; Kasim, Taha; Resch, Brian; Almquist-Minko, VickieThe Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) was established by the Minnesota State Legislature with the responsibility of providing annual recommendations to the legislature on how the funds should be used. The council will make recommendations to the legislature on appropriations of money from the Outdoor Heritage Fund that are consistent with the Constitution and state law and that take into consideration the outcomes of, including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Conservation and Preservation Plan, that directly relate to the restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, and that prevent forest fragmentation, encourage forest consolidation, and expand restored native prairie. This analysis assessed the economic impact of the appropriated project funding. The LSOHC asked the University of Minnesota Duluth Labovitz School Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) to estimate this impact on the State on Minnesota using county data for impact models for value added, employment, and output measures. The BBER studied and estimated the economic impacts of twenty-seven funded projects on the State of Minnesota. The economic modeling data and software used were IMPLAN. The study used IMPLAN’s economic multiplier analysis and input/output modeling, Version 3.0, created in Minnesota by the Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Data was the most recent IMPLAN data, which is for year 2008. Results are reported in 2011 dollars, using deflators as calculated within the model.Item The Economic Impact of Gaming and Tribal Operations in the Duluth‐Superior Metropolitan Statistical Area(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2012) Skurla, James A; Grensing, Gina Chiodi; Jacobson, Jenna; Swenson, Colleen; Almquist-Minko, VickieThe objective of this project is to assess the employment and economic impacts of operations and construction of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Minnesota. This analysis includes both short‐term impacts through operations in 2011 and the impact of construction projects. This study applies an economic multiplier analysis and input‐output model that was created in Minnesota by the MIG, Inc., and is used by state governments and the USDA Forest Service, among others. To generate economic effects of Fond du Lac, IMPLAN input‐output models were constructed to estimate measures of Employment, Output, and Value Added impacts. Results from the IMPLAN models for these measures are reported in terms of direct, indirect, and induced impacts. Impacts are reported by showing estimated economic activity for operations in 2011 and for year‐by‐year construction costs for various projects. All values are reported in 2012 dollars.Item Economic Impact of Orvana's Copperwood Project Upper Peninsula, Michigan(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2011) Skurla, James A; Jacobson, Jean; Jenna, Jacobson; Jaeschke, Josh; Almquist-Minko, VickieThe University of Minnesota Duluth Labovitz School’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) studied and estimated the economic impacts of construction and operations of activity from the Copperwood project in the non-ferrous mining industry for a study region consisting of Gogebic, Houghton and Ontonagon Counties in Michigan, and Iron and Ashland Counties in Wisconsin. The economic modeling data and software used was IMPLAN. The study used IMPLAN’s economic multiplier analysis and input-output modeling, Version 3.0, created in Minnesota by the Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. Data were the most recent IMPLAN data, which is for year 2009.Item Minnesota Regional Manufacturing/Technology Opportunity Assessment(University of Minnesota Duluth, 1996) Knudsen, Kjell R; Lichty, Richard W; Jacobson, Jean; Zelenak, Jennifer; Granley, Jered; Naimpally, AmritaItem Economic Impact of Commercial Fishing Harvested in the Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior REVISED(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2011) Skurla, James AThis is a pro bono response from the BBER to a question from the commercial fishing sector asking that BBER provide some background on the economics and possible impact of commercial fishing activity in the Minnesota waters of the North Shore of Lake Superior. Without doing a full impact study and without the survey data needed to provide the optimal adjustments to the IMPLAN model, the BBER offers the following observations. Note: The original inputs to our model have been revised, subsequent to a discussion of modeling assumptions with stakeholders. The following revised economic impact summary presented here includes a short explanation of how assumptions for this model were derived, as well as the impact tables that follow.Item Economic Impact: Mesaba Metals Copper and Nickel Mining in Northeast Minnesota(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2003) Lichty, Richard W; Skurla, James A; Jacobson, Jean; Almquist-Minko, Vickie; Barkataki, Malita; Paukner, AmberThe UMD Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) was asked to study and estimate economic impacts of proposed copper nickel processing plant using a new mining technology (CESL) in Hoyt Lakes for the East Range Joint Powers Board. The BBER worked closely with Teck Cominico, the East Range Joint Powers Board, and others to determine the key assumptions for development of the IMPLAN1 model. Inputs required for this model included average employment for each year during the construction period, and dollar cost on a year by year basis for the construction period. From these data, Social Accounts, Production, Absorption, and Byproducts information were generated from the national level data and were incorporated into the model. The study s purpose is limited to economic impacts from these activities. Other impacts, such as environmental or social impacts, are not a part of this analysis. Regional data for the impact model for Value Added, Employment, and Output were supplied by comparable study area data; these data for the most recent year (2000) were purchased from IMPLAN for this impact. A key assumption for this analysis is that the comparable mining impact data provided describe a valid proxy for the NE MN proposed copper/nickel mining operation.2Item Work Skills Survey of the General Population: Results and Technical Report(Minnesota Center for Survey Research (MCSR), 1998) Minnesota Center for Survey ResearchItem 2004 Work Skills Survey of the General Population: Results and Technical Report(Minnesota Center for Survey Research (MCSR), 2004) Minnesota Center for Survey ResearchItem Work Skills Survey of the General Population: Results and Technical Report(Minnesota Center for Survey Research (MCSR), 1999) Minnesota Center for Survey ResearchItem Work Skills Survey of Firms: Technical Report(Minnesota Center for Survey Research (MCSR), 1998) Minnesota Center for Survey ResearchItem Cook County Trail Use Survey: Results and Technical Report(Minnesota Center for Survey Research (MCSR), 2003) Minnesota Center for Survey Research