Economic Development Planning Links

Economic Development in Upstate New York

• Western New York Regional Information Network (Economic Development)
• Economic Development in Upstate New York, NYSEG Web Site
• The Regional Economy of Upstate New York (a quarterly newsletter published by the Buffalo Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York)

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Economic Development Institutes and Organizations

• The APA and the Economic Development Administration: Economic Development Toolbox
• COWS: Center on Wisconsin Strategy
• Good Jobs First
• Know Your Region

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Upstate New York State Centers of Excellence

• Infotonics Technology Center, Center of Excellence in Photonics and Microsystems
• Albany Nanotech
• Center of Excellence in Environmental Systems (CoE)
• Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics of the University at Buffalo

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New York Institutes and Think Tanks

• Center for an Urban Future (New York City)
• Good Jobs New York
• Fiscal Policy Institute
• Economic Policy Institute
• NYPIRG
• Taub Urban Research Center (New York University)
• Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth, SUNY Buffalo
• Citizens Budget Commission
• Public Policy Institute of New York State
• The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government

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Resources and Data Sources

Comprehensive

• EconData.Net

  EconData.Net is designed to help practitioners, researchers, students, and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data. The site aims to be a convenient, comprehensive first stop for anyone searching among the vast, disparate array of public and private data sources on the Web. EconData.Net is sponsored by the Economic Development Administration as a service to regional data users, and is jointly operated by Impresa, Inc. and Andrew Reamer & Associates, independent economic development consulting firms.

• The 2002 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States
• The Pew Center on the States: The Pew Charitable Trusts
• OECD eXplorer: Web Tool for Analyzing Regional Statistics

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Federal

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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New York State Specific

• Institute for Social and Economic Research at Cornell University
• NYS Data Center (Economic Data)
• New York State's Economy, Facts and Figures
• Empire State Manufacturing Survey
• The Erie Canal Corridor Reports
• Empire State Development
• New York State Department of Labor
• NY Power Authority
• NYSTAR: NY State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research
• New York State Energy and Development Authority
• NYSEG
• The Business Council of New York State
• New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
• The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• Upstateblog.net

  Upstateblog.net is a blog designed to foster a statewide dialogue about the Upstate economy of New York State and related public-policy issues. Upstateblog.net is a forum for news, ideas, and comments.

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New York Senators' Economic Development Priorities

• Senator Chuck Schumer's Economic Development Agenda

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Canadian Economic Development Planning

• Innovation Systems Research Network

  The Innovation Systems Research Network (ISRN) is a network of researchers examining innovation in various cities and regions across Canada. The ISRN was established in 1998 and is affiliated with the University of Toronto.

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Industry Clusters

New York State

• Empire State Development: Empire Zones
• Empire Zones Program Information
• Select Industry Cluster Profiles from The New York State Economic Development Council

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Agricultural

• Agricultural Economic Development
• Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York
• The NOFA-NY Certified Organic Farms in New York State

  9 transitioning dairies, 47 farms or processors awaiting certification, and 275 farms, dairies, or processors certified organic by NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC as of May 12, 2004

• The National Organic Program
• Cornell Organic Working Group
• Northeast Organic Network (NEON)
• International Economic Development Council's Rural Economic Development Page

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News and Views in New York State

• Business News From Albany
• New York Times Web Site
• New York State Economic Development Council Daily News Update
• Rochester Business Journal
• Buffalo Business Journal
• The Business Council of New York State

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Tourism and Economic Development

• Official New York State Tourism Web Site
• New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association
• Official Web Site of NYC Tourism
• Finger Lakes Tourism
• Canal Development

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Gaming and Economic Development

• Official New York State Tourism Web Site
• Statement by NYS Assemblyman Sam Hoyt Against Casinos
• National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling
• American Gaming Association
• Indian Gaming Resources

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Technology-Based Economic Development

• SSTI Weekly Digest

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