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The purpose of this study is to provide an objective analysis of the contribution of CalTIP to the local tech community and to assess the quality of its administration in San Diego. Since its inception in 1993, a total of $8 million in CalTIP funding has been awarded to companies developing technological innovations and applications in San Diego.

An update of New Mexico Strategic Plan, the report focuses on local communities throughout the state with plans to give every community and tribal government in New Mexico the opportunity over the next several years to work with a team of state and federal economic specialists to give their regions a robust, progressive economy.

The report provides a comprehensive study of the current Arizona economy, how Arizona compares to current national trends, what advantages Arizona has moving into the future, and what Arizona will need to accomplish to have continued success. In addition, each region is discussed, analyzing these same factors to provide a more detailed view of what is necessary on a regional level.

Released by the states Economic Development Board, the plan for the North Carolina Department of Commerce focuses on four cornerstones of economic development success. Seven long-term goals are outlined, each comprised of additional objectives.

The paper from The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research suggests that more rigorous evaluations of local economic development programs and policies are feasible. Numerous ways in which to perform the evaluations are presented including random experimentation, statistical analysis and focus groups.

The independent impact analysis of Ben Franklin Technology Partners reports that $311 million in public investments resulted in a 23 to 1 return on the public investment, or a $7.9 billion impact on the Pennsylvania economy. The analysis also addresses the perceived or real bias inherent to client self-reporting, a common complaint about impact studies on public technology based economic development programs.

Governor Don Sundquist and the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation released the broad plan to improve the states economic viability through science and technology. The strategy encompasses many new initiatives to complement TTDCs existing portfolio of tech-based economic development efforts.

The report provides an assessment of the citys telecommunications infrastructure and its usage by the Lincoln community. The report also gives specific recommendations for how to make the community more competitive for technology related businesses and provides detailed comparisons of several benchmarks for Lincoln and other cities — Boise, ID; Boulder, CO; Des Moines, IA; Ft. Collins, CO; Kansas City, MO; Madison, WI; and Omaha, NE.

The report by the University of Southern Maines Muskie School indicates assesses Maines seven targeted technology sectors and represents the first systematic attempt to analyze the growth of the states industry clusters. The report concludes that Maine has no star clusters but potential stars, biotechnology and information technology. Additionally, Maines forest products, agriculture and aquaculture clusters are strong, yet have small potential for growth.

The report prepared for the U.S. Conference of Mayors contains data on each of the nations 319 metro areas, including 2001 gross metropolitan product, as well as growth and employment figures. Economic forecasts are also provided for the 20 largest U.S. metro areas.