Data & Research
Data and business intelligence serve as the foundation for sound economic development practice, marketing, and strategic decision-making. With our Elevate Greater Akron partners, we are investing in research that will create opportunity and advance the Greater Akron economy.
Data and business intelligence serve as the foundation for sound economic development practice, marketing, and strategic decision-making. With our Elevate Greater Akron partners, we are investing in research that will create opportunity and advance the Greater Akron economy.
Inform Economic
Development Strategies
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Greater Akron’s economy relies on our ability to be forward-thinking – identifying new ways to address existing challenges and new opportunities that mobilize our assets and position the region for growth. This work begins with research, where we find the gaps and proportionately calculate how to act, collectively.
Inform Economic Development Strategies
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Greater Akron’s economy relies on our ability to be forward-thinking – identifying new ways to address existing challenges and new opportunities that mobilize our assets and position the region for growth. This work begins with research, where we find the gaps and proportionately calculate how to act, collectively.
RESEARCH INSIGHTS
Elevate Greater Akron Market Assessment
At the onset of Elevate Greater Akron, a full market assessment was commissioned to determine the true state of our economy.
Akron’s Polymer Cluster: Pre-Vetting the Potential for a Cluster Initiative
Akron has a longstanding history in the polymer industry. To better understand the roots of our challenges and the potential opportunities, a research assessment was completed on the polymer industry ecosystem.
Economic Case for Inclusion: Creating a New Narrative for Greater Akron
This research explores the impact of racial exclusion on the regional economy and the actions essential to creating an inclusive approach to economic development. This narrative led to Greater Akron’s first-ever Inclusion Summit in 2019 and is the basis for more extensive diversity and inclusion work being done throughout the region.
Gender Equity and Women’s Leadership Study
Women’s Network Leadership Institute exists to Connect, Empower and Inspire through professional development, leadership training, continuous research and thought leadership. In 2019, Women’s Network Leadership Institute released the Gender Equity and Women’s Leadership Study on the status of women in Summit County.
Polymer Industry Cluster Strategic Framework
RESEARCH INSIGHTS
Elevate Greater Akron Market Assessment
At the onset of Elevate Greater Akron, a full market assessment was commissioned to determine the true state of our economy.
Akron’s Polymer Cluster: Pre-Vetting the Potential for a Cluster Initiative
Akron has a longstanding history in the polymer industry. To better understand the roots of our challenges and the potential opportunities, a research assessment was completed on the polymer industry ecosystem.
Economic Case for Inclusion: Creating a New Narrative for Greater Akron
This research explores the impact of racial exclusion on the regional economy and the actions essential to creating an inclusive approach to economic development. This narrative led to Greater Akron’s first-ever Inclusion Summit in 2019 and is the basis for more extensive diversity and inclusion work being done throughout the region.
Gender Equity and Women’s Leadership Study
Women’s Network Leadership Institute exists to Connect, Empower and Inspire through professional development, leadership training, continuous research and thought leadership. In 2019, Women’s Network Leadership Institute released the Gender Equity and Women’s Leadership Study on the status of women in Summit County.