01 Saturday May 2021
Posted in Economic Development
The Borough of Myerstown in Pennsylvania has created a model revitalization organization that consolidates all revitalization functions and activities into one non-profit public private partnership. It is a model other towns might consider when designing a revitalization strategy and organization. To view the article click: Myerstown Vitatalization Partnership Model
24 Wednesday Feb 2021
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CARES Act, Charles J. Blankenship, Covid19 Economic Impact, Lebanon County PA, Measuring Severity of Covid19, Pennsylvania Pandemic Lock Down
This report chronicles the pandemic related actions of the Pennsylvania Governor and Lebanon County elected officials during the period of April 2020 to September 2020 and objectively analyses the subsequent impact on the county’s economic recovery from business closure through December 2020. ClickAnalysis of Economic Impact of Pennsylvania Governor’s Withholding of Pandemic CARES Act Funding to Lebanon County
12 Wednesday Aug 2020
Posted in Economic Development
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Charles J. Blankenship, community development, real estate development, residential development, revitalization, revitalization strategy
This report provides a guide on how to establish and achieve measurable revitalization goals, based on the author’s experiences, for communities suffering from population and economic decline. To read the report click: Guide to Establishing and Achieving Revitalization
15 Thursday Nov 2018
Posted in Emergency Management, Military Studies
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Alaska State Defense Force, California State Military Reserve, Charles J. Blankenship, Disaster Operations, Emergency Management, Georgia State Defense Force, Huricane Florence, Huricane Irma, Huricane Maria, militia, national guard, state defense forces, state guards, state militias, Texas State Guard, Thomas Fire, Virginia Defense Force
This report is an analysis of recent governor activation of state militias in five states during emergencies and disasters, and provides examples of how contemporary state militias are being deployed. Click:Recent State Guard Emergency and Disaster Deployments
30 Thursday Nov 2017
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business incentives, Charles J Blankenship, economic development, economic stimulus, LERTA, local economic revitalization tax assistance, property tax, tax incentives
Since its enactment in 1977 Pennsylvania’s Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act [LERTA] has become the most widely used local economic development incentive in the Commonwealth. This report lists some examples of how LERTA was used during the programs fortieth anniversary year in 2017.
Click:LERTA 2017
26 Thursday Oct 2017
Posted in Press Release
NEWS: Applied Government Studies Center
Immediate Release
http://www.agscenter.org
Regulatory Reform Report Published by Applied Government Studies Center Soars to Top Search Engine Result
A report that chronicles a three year delay in an industrial development project caused by regulatory agency reliance on consultants, and recommends the prohibition on hiring regulatory consultants, became popular reading after a Presidential executive order curtailing regulatory consultant contracts. It has been consistently a top search engine result since the administration’s announcement.
The report “How to Defeat and Reform the Regulatory Bureaucracy and Create Shovel Ready Projects” was published by the Center in 2014. Additional recommendations on reforming and defeating regulatory bureaucracy are also included in the report.
The full report can be found at the Center’s web site http://www.agscenter.org
29 Tuesday Aug 2017
Posted in Economic Development
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business clustering, business district marketing, business district revitalization, Charles J. Blankenship, clustering, NACIS, North American Industrial Classification System, retail clustering
Utilizing NACIS codes to determine business clustering opportunities is a simple and effective analytical tool used by the author in numerous business district revitalization studies. Click:NACIS Clustering
11 Sunday Dec 2016
Posted in Emergency Management
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CERT organization, CERT organization chart, CERT training, Charles J. Blankenship, Community Emergency Response Team, disater operatons, Emergency Management, FEMA
model-community-emergency-response-team Click for recommendations on CERT organization and training for effective emergency and disaster operations when emergency first responders are temporarily unable to respond on scene.
10 Saturday Dec 2016
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economic stimulus, government bureaucracy, government cost cutting, recession recovery, reform, regulatory consultants, regulatory reform, regulatory reform. shovel ready projects
Click for recommendations, based on author’s real estate development experience, on how to defeat and reform regulatory bureaucracy to stimulate economic development and make US businesses more globally competitive. Click here.how-to-defeat-and-reform-the-regulatory-bureaucracy-and-create-shovel-ready-projects-copy
10 Saturday Dec 2016
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eliminating government programs, government bureaucracy, government cost cutting, government wastes, reform, SBA, SBDC, SCORE, small business counseling, small business development, small business development center program
US Small Business Development Center Program: Critical Critique. Click for a report on why this government program should be eliminated or reformed.
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