Economic Development and Strategic Reports
Below is a sampling of reports we’ve created
According to a joint report from The Hamilton Project and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, “The United States is in the midst of an energy revolution. The North American shale boom has unlocked vast quantities of natural gas, upending domestic electricity markets and enabling rapidly growing export volumes.”
Penn Strategies helped form the Ashley Borough Stakeholder Advisory Committee, a non-partisan, diverse group of residents, business owners, and community leaders. We sought unbiased, non-political information to develop a comprehensive economic development strategy.
Penn Strategies helped form the Barrett Township Stakeholder Advisory Committee, a nonpartisan, diverse group involving local residents, business owners, and community leaders. Our goal was to obtain unbiased, nonpolitical information to aid in the development of a comprehensive economic development strategy.
Penn Strategies assisted Chichester School District in initiating a Local Tax Study Commission. The commission was comprised of six diverse, unbiased local members who made a nonbinding recommendation to the school board regarding how the district’s tax policies could be improved.
Investments in parks have been found to significantly increase property values, improve overall economic conditions, reduce crime and improve physical and mental health. Cities in particular are judged by the condition of their parks, affecting potential home and business investors.
Working with Synergy leaders and researching both the US Skills Gap and the elements and strategies of change management, we dissected the specific challenges facing the Synergy workforce, and determined an initial program to roll out to begin the process of offering a career development path to its workforce.