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Gaining an understanding of local conditions and nationally-recognized best practices are critical for
implementing effective economic and community development initiatives that produce tangible results.
At Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), our research capabilities
support everything we
do in community and economic development. Whether creating brief snapshots of a region’s industry,
defining workforce skill-gaps or gathering national best-practice data, CTC’s researchers and
program staff work together to ensure that the research results speak directly to our client’s needs and
lead to actionable insights and recommendations.
Research methodologies used by CTC include:
- Focus groups,
- Surveys,
- Literature reviews,
- Open source and proprietary information searches,
- Geographic information systems (GIS),
- Interviews, and
- Secondary data analysis.
Recent research projects include:
- Conducting a childcare industry economic impact study,
- Identification and characterization of a region’s transportation patterns,
- Assessing the education and training needs of businesses in the medical device industry,
- Investigating the potential for a city-county consolidation effort, and
- Characterizing the statewide market for business assistance services related to military business acquisition, retention and expansion.
CTC’s research capabilities include leading business intelligence services used as stand-alone
products for government and private-sector clients. This capacity expands our ability to integrate research
into all aspects of our economic and community development projects. For example, when implementing our
environmental job training programs, CTC assesses the skill requirements sought from candidates for
environmental technician positions in the local economy; then leverages identified national best practice
models to design and deploy a program that incorporates tested program design elements while being
customized to the needs of the local job market.
Contact us to learn how we can leverage our research capabilities to
assist in your next community or economic development project.
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