Business Inventory and Industry Intelligence
Prepared for:
Cincinnati Works 
Cincinnati Works offers a holistic approach to eliminating poverty in the Tri-State area by providing job skill training and ongoing employment counseling. Over 3,000 people have been helped begin their journey to economic self-sufficiency, since Dave and Liane Phillips founded Cincinnati Works in 1996.
At the request of Cincinnati Works, the Economics Center prepared a business inventory and an industry intelligence analysis to assist the organization in identifying employment opportunities for its clients and developing new employer partnerships.
The business inventory contained contact information on businesses in the Cincinnati metropolitan area
that meet all of the following criteria:
- Recently opened low-skilled, entry level positions (with earnings less than $13 per hour)
- Can be accessed by bus
- Has more than 50 employees in Cincinnati
- Is not currently partnering with Cincinnati Works
The Economics Center’s industry intelligence analysis produced a business inventory of potential partners using industry knowledge. The businesses in this secondary list belonged to industries that:
- Employ a considerable share of low skilled workers in our region
- Are expected to grow in identified low skilled occupations based on the projections published by individual state agencies, and (in part) growth rates in national projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
These two analytical reports provided Cincinnati Works with the tools needed for the organization to move forward with its strategic planning and implementation. They were extremely pleased with the comprehensive data provided to them from the Economics Center. Read President Peggy Zink’s testimonial here.
“The Economics Center has proven to be a great partner and an excellent resource to Cadmus. Their knowledge about the local community and economy—coupled with their analytic capabilities—have been important components of our evaluation and very well received by our client. We look forward to our continued collaboration with the Center.”- 
George’s major focus areas are regional economics and human capital. With his colleagues at the Economics Center, he continues to apply lessons learned in those fields to economic development and workforce development.
“We needed to communicate the value of our institution in the local community and the Economics Center’s economic impact analysis helped us accomplish that goal. They were very easy to work with and met our expectations. We will certainly utilize their services for economic analysis in the future and would recommend them to others.”- 
Jennifer’s work includes analyzing individual and household decision-making, factors that influence as well as the economic and fiscal impacts of those decisions. - 
Jeff has worked with leaders from the public, private, and non-profit sectors, designing and implementing economic development and research projects in response to diverse community issues.
“We're very pleased with the results of this study. Often times, when people think about arts and culture organizations, they do not take into account the economic benefits that come with the educational and entertainment benefits. That was one of our main goals when commissioning this project." 
“The Economics Center brings analytical expertise and valuable insights that helps our clients to develop and, then, communicate key messages. The research team understands we are in a world increasingly dependent on data for decision making. The Center is an important partner in our business and a valuable resource to our community.” - 
“As a research-based organization, Cincinnati Works relies heavily on the type of data and analysis the Economic Center provides. Their ability to analyze economic trends and assess the impact they have on job seekers and workforce development is valuable to the work that we do here at Cincinnati Works.” 
“The TIF Model is intuitive, easy and flexible for report to the Township Trustees to help them understand the resources that Deerfield Township may have available. The Trustees really appreciate having a tool that can inform planning for the future, beyond the upcoming year.” 
“The Center worked to understand our community and our needs. They developed a set of custom economic indicators for Newaygo County, MI. We believe that this information is critical for expressing unique assets of our community and in making important decisions for our economic vitality.” -