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CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS Division of Economic Development The Division of Economic Development is UMass Dartmouth's leading research organization in this area, with nearly two decades of consulting experience in producing custom designed studies for public and private sector clients. The division's economic development experts have produced dozens of reports in the areas of economic impact analysis, economic base analysis, industry analysis, and workforce development strategies. The division's business innovation experts do technology assessment, market analysis, project feasibility analysis, and survey and behavioral research. The division works with state and regional economic development agencies, municipal economic development offices, workforce investment boards, trade associations, private businesses, venture capital firms, and investment managers. Below is a list of projects conducted by the Center for Policy Analysis on behalf of various groups and agencies since 2003, most of which are available on-line in .pdf format by clicking on the report titles. Please visit the Division of Economic Development Archive page for studies completed prior to 2003. Newport Opera House: An Economic Impact Analysis Economic Development Research Series No. 67 Project Description: The Newport Performing Arts Center is proposing a $10,875,000 restoration and revitalization of the Newport Opera House. The purpose of the renovations is to restore the former opera house, vaudeville stage, and movie palace to its former position as a centerpiece of downtown Newport, Rhode Island. The Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth was retained to conduct an economic impact analysis of the proposed project, including its construction (Year 0) and operations phase (Years 1-3). Economic Development Research Series No. 65 Project Description: The Center for Policy Analysis was retained by the Massachusetts Cultural Council to conduct a program evaluation and economic impact analysis of the Boston Cyberarts Festival. The 2007 Boston Cyberarts Festival was held from April 20 to May 6, 2007 and included 60 arts and educational organizations and over 200 artists, curators and professionals. Economic Development Research Series 64 Project Description: An update of the 2006 patron origin and fiscal impact analysis for Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mohegan Sun Casino, Lincoln Park, and Newport Grand. The update applies patron origin ratios from 2007 to calendar year 2007 financial data. Click here for the press release AHA! Open Studios 2006 Program Evaluation & Economic Impact Analysis Economic Development Research Series No. 63 Project Description: New Bedford Open Studios (NBOS) features the work of eighty-four local artists who open their studios to the public at multiple locations throughout New Bedford. Visitors to Open Studios are able to meet the artists and to purchase their work during the event. Open Studios 2006 was held on September 30 and October 1. The Center for Policy Analysis was retained to conduct a survey evaluation and economic impact analysis of the program. SouthCoast Workforce Development Update: The Local Economic Impact of Bank Mergers Economic Development Research Series 62 Project Description: In June 2004, CFPA issued a SouthCoast Workforce Development Update that focused on the banking sector of the financial services industry,because a recent wave of mergers and acquisitions was having a significant and immediate impact on the SouthCoast workforce. This update of the local economic impacts of bank consolidation in the SouthCoast carries the previous update a step further by estimating the indirect and induced negative impacts of bank consolidation on other industries, as well as the micro-level impacts on terminated bank employees. New England Casino Gaming Update, 2006 Economic Development Research Series 61 Project Description: An update of the 2005 patron origin and fiscal impact analysis for Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mohegan Sun Casino, Lincoln Park, and Newport Grand. The update applies patron origin ratios from a 2004 study to calendar year 2005 financial data. For the first time, the update includes data on Hollywood Slots in Bangor, Maine, while incorporating findings from the Center’s 2004 gaming behavior survey. Click here for a copy of the press release Life of Facility Gambling Revenues Economic Development Research Series 60 Project Description: This press release and accompanying data files present estimated lifetime revenues for Foxwoods Resort, Mohegan Sun, Lincoln Park, and Newport Grand. The analysis is based on data compiled during the past thirteen fiscal years, through June 30, 2005, by the Connecticut Division of Special Revenue (CDSR), the Rhode Island State Lottery (RISL), the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Form 10K filings, and patron origin studies conducted by the CFPA since 1995. Click here for a copy of the press release (81k pdf) Education and Ethnicity in Southeastern Massachusetts II: 1980 to 2000 Economic Development Research Series 59 Project Description: This report is a follow-up to Toby Huff’s 1989 study that examines changes in the formal educational attainment of Portuguese Americans in the Portuguese Archipelago from 1980 to 2000. It compares the educational attainment of persons of Portuguese ancestry to non-Portuguese residents and to those of other ancestries in the area. The report explores several factors that are correlated with educational attainment, such as foreign birth, year of immigration, age, and English ability, while it also compares the educational attainment of foreign born to native born Portuguese. Finally, the report examines some of the outcomes of education correlated with educational attainment such as income and occupation. Economic Research Series 58 Project Description: The purpose of this analysis is to estimate the current regional economic impact of arts, artisans, and cultural organizations on Cape Cod and the Islands. The economic impact analysis and supporting surveys will start a process leading to the publication of a guide featuring the artisans and artisans working in the Cape and Islands region toward the goal of enhancing the region’s national and international visibility within the arts, artisans, and cultural industry. New England Casino Gaming Update, 2005 Economic Research Series 57 Project Description: An update of the 2004 patron origin and fiscal impact analysis for Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun Casino. The update applies patron origin ratios from a 2004 study to calendar year 2004 financial data. The update has also been expanded to include data on Lincoln Park and Newport Grand’s video lottery terminals, while incorporating additional data from the Center’s 2004 gaming behavior survey. The Marine Science and Technology Industry in New England Economic Research Series 56 Project Description: New England’s marine science and technology industry today has grown through technology, sophistication and market outlook into a robust cluster that covers five states. In 2004, 481 firms in this marine science and technology cluster directly employed more than 38,906 people in New England and produced annual sales worth over $4.8 billion. This reports examines the marine science and technology industry in New England. Economic Research Series 55 Project Description: An analysis of the statewide economic impacts of Hanscom Air Force Base and Natick Soldier Systems Center. SouthCoast Workforce Development Update: Banking Economic Research Series No. 54 Project Description:The SouthCoast Workforce Development Update focuses on the banking industry, because a recent wave of mergers and acquisitions is having a significant and immediate impact on the SouthCoast workforce. However, the impact of bank consolidation on employment and employees is not sufficiently addressed by state and federal workforce development policy or the Community Reinvestment Act. Published reports by bank officials indicate that as many as 500 employees, or as much as 33% of the South Coast’s remaining banking sector employment, could be eliminated over the next 18 to 24 months. Yet, there are few provisions for dealing with employment dislocation in the banking sector. Comparative Lottery Analysis: The Impact of Casinos on Lottery Revenues & Total Gaming Revenues Economic Research Series No. 53 Sponsor: Rhode Island State Senate Project Description: An analysis of the impact of new casinos on state lottery revenues. The comparative analysis finds that in every one of the nine states with commercial casinos and a state lottery, total gaming revenue has increased since the introduction of casino gaming, regardless of the performance of the state lottery. Patron Origin Analysis: Foxwoods Resort Casino & Mohegan Sun Casino Economic Research Series No. 52 May 2004 Authors: Clyde W. Barrow and David R. Borges Sponsor: Rhode Island State Senate Project Description: This analysis estimates the geographic origins of visitors to Connecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun Casino, particularly the percentage of patrons who are residents of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and the other New England states. The patron origin ratios are applied to calendar year 2003 financial data to conclude that Massachusetts residents will spend approximately $821,000,000 at Connecticut’s two casinos in Calendar Year 2004 compared to $620,000,000 in CY 1998. Rhode Island residents will spend approximately $301,000,000 at Connecticut’s two casinos in Calendar Year 2004 compared to $226,000,000 in CY 1998. Economic & Fiscal Impact Analysis for a West Warwick Resort Casino Economic Research Series No. 51 May 2004 Authors: Clyde W. Barrow, David R. Borges, Nina Galipeau Sponsor: Rhode Island State Senate Project Description: Economic & fiscal impact analysis for a proposed West Warwick Resort Casino. The report estimates that a $600 million resort casino would directly generate 3,106 construction jobs and 3,571 permanent jobs at the casino with a total payroll of $101 million annually. The probable net fiscal impact for the State of Rhode Island is $119 million in additional annual revenues. Market Analysis for a West Warwick Resort Casino Economic Research Series No. 50 May 2004 Authors: Clyde W. Barrow, David R. Borges, Nina Galipeau, and Andrea Davis Sponsor: Rhode Island State Senate Project Description: An analysis of the New England gaming market with estimates of the potential demand for a West Warwick Resort Casino. The analysis estimates that a resort casino would attract 3.7 to 4.8 million visitors annually and generate $510 million in gross gaming revenues annually. It is estimated that a resort casino in West Warwick would capture approximately 62% of the current visits by Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun. New England Casino Gaming: A Foxwoods Resort and Mohegan Sun, 2004 Update Economic Research Series No. 48 Project Description: The Center for Policy Analysis has updated its New England patron origin and fiscal impact analysis for Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun Casino for the calendar year 2003. The update applies patron origin ratios from the Center's 1999 study to calendar year 2003 financial data. It is estimated that Massachusetts residents spent approximately $829,000,000 at Connecticut's two casinos in Calendar Year 2003 compared to $620,000,000 in CY 1998. Rhode Island residents spent approximately $301,000,000 at Connecticut's two casinos in Calendar Year 2003 compared to $226,000,000 in CY 1998. For a copy of the press release click here Boston Cyberarts Program Evaluation and Economic Impact Analysis Economic Research Series No. 46 Project Description: The Center for Policy Analysis was retained by the Massachusetts Cultural Council to conduct a program evaluation and economic impact analysis of the Boston Cyberarts Festival. The 2003 Boston Cyberarts Festival was held from April 26 to May 11, 2003. The 2003 Cyberarts Festival includes over 75 organizations and 100 programs with over 350 artists, humanists, and scientists. Campus Provincetown Program Evaluation and Economic Impact Analysis Economic Research Series No. 45 Project Description: The Center for Policy Analysis was retained by the Massachusetts Cultural Council to conduct a program evaluation and economic impact analysis of Campus Provincetown. Campus Provincetown is designed to encourage off-season economic development by building on Provincetown's rich cultural history. This is accomplished by promoting educational enterprises that attract, create jobs, and increase business and cultural activity. AHA! Thursday Nights in the City: Year 4 Economic Impact Economic Research Series No. 44 Project Description: The City of New Bedford is promoting a "cultural economic development" project as part of its downtown revitalization strategy that incorporates tourism and cultural assets as a key business development cluster. The City of New Bedford is attempting to capitalize on its cultural assets and stimulate additional economic activity by sponsoring a monthly Arts and Culture Night. On the Arts and Culture Night, downtown businesses and attractions will remain open until 9:00 pm to attract additional visitations and expenditures by tourists and out-of-town visitors. The purpose of the MCC grant is to measure the economic impact of these nights on downtown New Bedford businesses and cultural attractions on a continuing basis. BJ’s WHOLESALE CLUB: Fiscal and Economic Impact on Cape Cod Economic Research Series No. 43 Project Description: Continued to provide additional research support as follow-up to an earlier economic and fiscal impact analysis of a BJ’s Wholesale Club proposed for the Town of Barnstable. The project was approved by the Cape Cod Commission as a Development of Regional Impact (DRI). Economic Research Series No. 42 Project Description: A program evaluation and fiscal and economic impact analysis of the Local Cultural Council’s program (1993 to 2002). The LCC Program is a grassroots network of 335 local cultural councils that serve all of the state’s 351 towns and cities by awarding monies granted to them by the MCC in ways that make arts and cultural activities accessible to all segments of the Commonwealth’s population. The report constructs an estimate of the annual and cumulative economic impacts of the program by county and for selected cities. Super Stop & Shop: Fiscal Impact Analysis Economic Research Series No. 41 Project Description: An analysis of the potential fiscal impact of a proposed Super Stop & Shop on the Town of Barnstable. The redevelopment project is a “development of regional impact” (DRI) under the Cape Cod Regional Policy Plan (1996). The fiscal impact analysis will be submitted to the Town of Barnstable Economic Development Council and the Cape Cod Commission as part of the DRI review process. |
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Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, 2009
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New England Casino Gaming Update, 2009
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- Press release
New Bedford Casino Statewide Poll: Results of a poll by the Center for Policy Analysis show statewide support for a resort casino in New Bedford
The Persistence of Pseudo-Facts in the U.S. Casino Debate: The Case of Massachusetts
Clyde W. Barrow in Gaming Law Review and Economics. Volume 12, Number 4, 2008
AHA! Economic Impact Analysis and Program Evaluation, 2007-2008
SouthCoast Signals 2008SouthCoast Signals measures fifty-four social, economic, educational, and environmental indicators in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. In all, fifty-four indicators are tracked to determine where the region is and where it is going.
CFPA Survey Helps Boost Funding for Local Programming in Randolph: Story in the Quincy Patriot Ledger