31 Saturday Mar 2018
Posted in Economic Development
Tags
business district marketing, business district revitalization, Charles J. Blankenship, decision matrix, downtown development, downtown market analysis, downtown marketing, urban development
Click here for a report demonstrating how to conduct an objective data driven analysis of a downtown market for use in designing a marketing strategy.Lebanon Business Improvement District Report Final
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 1997 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.
22 Saturday Oct 2016
Posted in Emergency Management, Military Studies, Public Policy
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Charles J. Blankenship, company commander, military leadership, militia, militia organization, militia recruitment, national guard, state defense forces, state guards, Virginia Defense Force
Click here for notes, observations, comments and suggestions on organizing and commanding a state guard infantry company based on author’s experiences.
notes-on-the-organizing-and-commanding-a-state-guard-infantry-company
04 Wednesday Jun 2014
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Applied Government Studies Center, Charles J. Blankenship, government administration, government studies publication, military studies publication, Public Administration, public administration studies publication, Public Policy
NEWS
Call for Applied Government Studies
Immediate Release
June 5, 2014
717 383 6502
charles@agscenter.org
The Applied Government Studies Center invites reports for publication with practical application to government administration or policy making at any level of government, civilian or military. Case studies, cost/benefit analysis, correlation analysis, operations research reports and related studies are welcomed.
The Applied Government Studies Center is an independent non-affiliated non-partisan website depository of selected government administration studies and reports, within the United States and international.
There are no style or format requirements, however reports should be written in English, be brief, clear, concise and have practical application to public administrators or policy makers.
The reports must not have been previously published in general public circulation. Previously published articles may be linked on the Center website with a summary introduction. There is no requirement for copyright transfer to the Center.
Reports must include a statement that the conclusions or opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Applied Government Studies Center.
Report findings or conclusions may be released to the news media with author’s consent.
Reports or link request must be sent electronically to charles@agscenter.org. Suitability for publication will be determined by the Center Director.
10 Monday Jun 2013
Posted in Economic Development
A highly successful TIF project could generate more tax revenue, or achieve lower improvement costs, than originally planned. In that fortunate event an early termination of the TIF district is required. Click for a check list to follow when terminating a TIF project early.check-list-for-early-termination
