Publications

An array of completed studies on a variety of topics, shared with the clients’ permission.

This study was commissioned by South Side Thrive with funding from the Nationwide Children’s Foundation. The study focuses on economically challenged areas on the South Side of Columbus, Ohio. The study’s objectives were to improve the economic wellbeing of residents, enhance the talent pipeline of local employers, and shorten worker commutes. The study included a demographic and economic analysis of South Side residents and the key industries and employers in the area. Focus groups of CEOs and managers provided local insights – a key feature of all Regionomics studies of this type. The study highlighted relatively well-paying jobs available to workers with a high school diploma and possibly additional short-term training.

Since first being authorized by federal legislation in 1964, nonprofit community action agencies (CAAs) have worked to alleviate poverty and provide resources to lower-income individuals in the communities within which they operate. This was the first attempt to measure the impacts of CAAs statewide and regionally. For organizations such as this, nonquantifiable impacts on lives and communities are especially important. Thus, these impacts are a primary focus. Data for the study were collected from surveys sent to the 47 CAAs across Ohio.

This study was commissioned by the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County, Ohio, with funding from Columbus City Council. It is a comprehensive 25-year projection of human needs in the 10-county Columbus metropolitan area, including population and demographic changes, labor force and employment, income and poverty, food insecurity, housing and homelessness, healthcare employment needs, and illness and disability. The goal is to equip central Ohio’s human service agencies and governments to respond to the growing needs of the region.