Posts tagged Planning
Membership Begins to “BrandR...
On January 26, 2016 members met in Salina to discuss the “branding” of KARDO. Included was a review of a telephone survey involving the organization’s members and partners conducted by The Austin Peters Group as a means of determining just how those involved viewed KARDO. Beth Tatarko, Vice-President of The Austin Peter [...]
Information Resources Unique to Kansa...
The Institute for Policy and Social Research (IPSR) at KU has produced a data portal that can be used by regional organizations across Kansas in their evaluation of changes that may have an impact on local and regional planning. Other states (e.g., Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska) have taken an interest in this information source and have asked [...]
Regional Economic Analysis Tools
When preparing regional economic plans, tools that help structure data for evaluation are always helpful. Two of the more common and useful tools are shift-share analysis (SS) and location quotient (LQ) analysis. The first tool enables planners to determine where change in any one location’s demographics, employment and/or income stre [...]
KARDO Receives Rural Business Enterpr...
USDA Rural Development recently announced KARDO has been awarded $117,000 in the form of an Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG). This was done in support of KARDO’s proposal to produce and implement a series of workshops designed to benefit emerging and existing small businesses in 25 targeted counties. The workshops will occur ov [...]
