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Economic Impact Analysis

Understand and communicate the true value of new development in your community.

When your community evaluates a new development, expansion, or major project, you need more than assumptions. You need a clear, data-driven picture of how that investment will affect jobs, local spending, tax revenues, public service costs, and long-term economic resilience. We help your community move from “we think” to “we know,” equipping local leaders with trusted economic impact analyses.

We give you a full view of how a project supports your community’s strategic goals. Whether you’re comparing incentives, assessing your local tax base, or validating opportunities, we deliver insights that help your community grow with intention—and with local pride.

This analysis is especially valuable when decisions will be scrutinized. Whether you are briefing elected officials, evaluating incentives, or responding to public questions, we help you ground your discussions in transparent, defensible data that stands up to review.

Our work is grounded in collaboration. We build each analysis using local data, local context, and your team’s understanding of the project. This ensures that the results reflect your community’s reality, not a one-size-fits-all assumption.

Common Uses of Economic Impact Analysis

  • Evaluating incentive packages
  • Supporting rezoning or annexation decisions
  • Comparing development alternatives
  • Preparing board or council briefings
  • Responding to public questions about growth

Ready to talk through your project?

Tell us what you’re seeing, and we’ll follow up with the right next step—whether that’s a quick consult, a scope conversation, or examples from similar communities.

The CEDR Difference

Our economic impact analyses are built for real-world decision-making. We understand that these studies often inform high-visibility, high-stakes conversations. That’s why our approach emphasizes transparency, collaboration, and local context, not black-box assumptions or generic benchmarks.

1. Listening & Discovery

We meet with your team to understand the project, collect local input data, and align on assumptions.

2. Impact Analysis

We estimate new revenues, public service costs, and long-term effects from your project.

3. Review & Refinement

We walk through the results together and make adjustments based on your feedback and local knowledge.

4. Final Delivery & Presentation

You receive a polished, ready-to-share report outlining the full economic impact, plus talking points for leadership and stakeholders.

Your Economic Impact Team

Alfie Meek, PhD, professional headshot

Alfie Meek, PhD

Director

Candice McKie, Senior Project Manager CEDR

Candice McKie

 Senior Project Manager

Reba Adams Project Manager CEDR

Reba Adams

Project Manager

Let’s discuss your community’s next chapter

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