Recent Projects and Reports

One of the functions of The Economic Development Research Program is the development of reports based on applied and technical
research. One of the goals of EDRP is to offer our services statewide. The following reports are recent examples of EDRP activities
throughout Arizona.
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Technical Report - October 2001. "White Mountain Winter Tourism Study: Evaluating the Efficacy of Regional Investment
Opportunity". The University of Arizona, The Economic Development Research Program. (Area covered - Apache and Navajo Counties)

This study looks at the White Mountain Region of Arizona, including the communities of Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside, Springerville,
Eagar, Snowflake, Taylor and Greet, and the White Mountain Apache Tribe. The study focuses on tourism and economic development
in the White Mountain region, and more specifically on the overall importance of tourism to the region's economy, the relative importance
of winter season activity per se, and the specific role of the Apache Sunrise ski area in supporting winter-season tourism.

Technical Report - November 2000. "The St. Johns Economic Base Study: Employment and Income Sources in the St. Johns
Region". The University of Arizona, The Economic Development Research Program. (Area covered - Apache County)

Our intention when preparing this document is to offer a comprehensive and implementation-oriented research report that can be
utilized by Apache County Economic Security Corporation, the local community, and business leaders to make strategic
planning decisions for the community of St. Johns. The findings of this study are not economic development program actions
per se, but in many cases they can directly support action items. In any case, the findings reported here are essential to the
development of sensible economic development policies and to the implementation of meaningful and appropriate programs and
projects.

Technical Report - November 2000. "Is Retail Trade a Focus for Real Economic Development?" The University of Arizona, The
Economic Development Research Program. (Area covered - Cochise County).

The purpose of this report is to take a look at retail trade as a development focus from both a theoretical and a practical
perspective. What we will find is that whereas "retail ain't manufacturing," it has a great deal to recommend it. It can be an
essential ingredient in a comprehensive and well-balanced economic development program. As sophisticated economic
development programs move away from the traditional focus on recruitment of manufacturing firms, retail becomes a much more
obvious area for attention given its potentials to enhance the community's "quality of life" offerings and because of some good
old-fashioned economic benefits.

Technical Report - August 1999. "The Round Valley Region Economic Base Study: Employment and Income Sources in the
Springerville/Eagar/Greer Communities". The University of Arizona, The Economic Development Research Program. (Area covered -
Apache County).

Sponsored by the University of Arizona with support provided by
the U.S. Department of Commerce- Economic Development Administration