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(Originally compiled by Mathew Onion, Ashland Community College)
The Industrial Outlook section is a compilation of current and active web-based resources related to economic and industry-specific trends and forecasts. Site authors and compilers range from Kentucky graduate schools in business to national business and trade associations. Representative sites encompass both public and private sectors of the economy to provide researchers with an industry-by-industry overview of the Kentucky economy -- from manufacturing to high-tech to service industries.
- Bizsites.com
- This site provides access to current and recent industrial outlook information
from its online periodical, "Plant Sites and Parks Magazine, relative to
business expansion and relocation throughout the fifty states. Articles
are brief and present business forecasting data in narrative form. Read
about trends in various fields of industry or do a search for all PSP articles
on Kentucky from the last five years by using the "search site" key.
- Kentucky Cabinet for Economic
Development
- Kentucky's Economic Development Cabinet offers this useful site that
is split 50/50 between content and links to other agencies (Federal, State
& Trade Groups) providing statistical data in the economic development area.
Of the half dozen or so sub-links on the EDC web page, researchers can locate:
Community Profiles; Kentucky Facts; Statistics on Kentucky, and Economic
Development Resource links, which include data from both the U.S. Economic
Census and Census of Population & Housing. The Facts Sheets, particularly
those under the "Doing Business in Kentucky" sub-link, provide relatively
recent forecasting information. The open-file contents table on the EDC
navigator bar makes searching quick and easy.
- Kentucky Long-Term
Policy Research Center Bookshelf
- The KLTPRC posts a cumulative list of planning and forecasting reports
ranging from healthcare in Appalachian Kentucky to the changing workforce.
Numerous reports cover key industries in Kentucky, as well as the state's
general economic climate. Statistical charts and graphs are linked as "Figure
nos." within each report. Although primary presentation emphasis is on text,,
the accompanying graphs and charts supplement the text and provide the researcher
with concise, easy-to-understand data. The KLTPRC site is highly supportive
of many research activities including environmental scanning, business forecasting,
and economic outlook.
- Kentucky Small Business Development Center
- Although this site's content is largely geared to small business start-ups
and operations on a national level, researchers will find a wealth of forecasting
information, geared to specific areas of entrepreneurship, on the site's
link to "Small Business Learning.Net". The SBLN's links to the Business
Library- Reference Materials- Industry Information" provide numerous outlook
snapshots of key small business areas, e.g. retailing, technology, and hospitality.
Current articles are also linked under each Small Business area. The trends
and industry outlooks provided apply to all regions and states, including
Kentucky.
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Last Updated: Thursday, 18-Oct-2007 12:56:27 EDT
