White Papers

Soil health is the foundation for productive and resilient cropping systems. The Soil Health Institute (SHI), in partnership with General Mills, interviewed 15 small grain farmers in the U.S. and...

The United States is in need of more tradespeople with the construction industry alone facing a deficit of 500,000-plus workers. In fact, skilled-labor shortage is one of the biggest challenges facing...

Companies looking for sites need to consider adjacent housing, particularly when interested in attracting a young, skilled workforce. Where once, younger workers preferred city life, growth is now...

Sicangu Co (formerly known as Rosebud Economic Development) in South Dakota has taken steps to leverage the reservation’s wealth of resources, in both people and land, and to center Lakota culture...

An economic impact study conducted for Ohio University indicates that Ohio University, its students and statewide alumni added $2.9 billion in income to the state economy in 2016-17. That represents...

There is a wide body of literature documenting the positive economic impact of research universities. Regions that became home to a land grant university over a century ago have stronger economies...

This annual study, published by the NAIOP Research Foundation, measures the contribution to GDP, salaries and wages generated and jobs supported from the development and operations of commercial real...

The centerpiece of location decision making is often the comparison of labor rates in various countries. While labor rates alone are not sufficient to make a fully informed decision, it is the...

The central focus of this study is to better understand the US public perception of the manufacturing industry. Specifically, this study examines what Americans want (or don’t want) in a career, how...

The economic benefits of legalizing marijuana have already been apparent as the first states have moved to change their legal positions. Overall, legal marijuana could mean a big push for state...