Projects

Team members have a broad base of project experience including significant contributions to the following:

Strategic and Economic Development Planning

• Southern Maryland Regional Strategy for Agriculture, including a Transition Plan for Tobacco

• Genesee County, New York Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan and Agricultural Development Strategy

• Jerome, Idaho Telecommunications and Information Technology Development Center

• Howard County Maryland Industrial Redevelopment Study

• Frederick County, Maryland Agricultural Economic Development Strategy

• Maryland Forest Products Utilization Plan

• Jefferson County West Virginia Agriculture and Rural Industry Plan

• State of Kuwait Business Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Training Center Plan

• Westchester County, New York Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan and Agricultural Development Strategy

• Mid and Lower Hudson River Valley Agriculture Development Strategy

• Orange County, New York Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan and Agricultural Development Strategy

• Harford County, Maryland Technology Economic Development Master Plan

Regional Economic Impact Studies

• Mid-Atlantic Food Distribution Study

• State of Georgia Agricultural Economic Impact Assessment

• College of Southern Maryland Sector Analysis of Agriculture Industry

• Culpepper County, Virginia Agricultural Economic Impact Assessment

• Maryland Wood Products Industry Economic Impact Assessment

• Worcester County, Maryland Agricultural Economic Impact Assessment

• Harford County, Maryland Agricultural Economic Impact Assessment

• Cecil County, Maryland Agricultural Economic Impact Assessment

Market Research and Feasibility Analysis

• Anne Arundel County, Maryland Technology Business Incubator Feasibility Study and Business Plan

• Hamilton, New York Agribusiness and Arts Incubator Feasibility Study

• Long Island, New York Terminal Market Feasibility Study

• Columbia, South Carolina Farmers’ Market Relocation Study

• Harford County Maryland Technology Incubator Feasibility Analysis

• Mid-Atlantic Agribusiness Incubator and Flexible Food Manufacturing Center Feasibility Study

• Southern Maryland Consolidates Agriculture, Craft, and Food Market Feasibility Study

• UFI Food Processing Incubator Study (West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio)

• Maryland Organic Livestock Processing Center Feasibility Analysis

• North Dakota State University Technology Incubator Feasibility Analysis

• Northeastern University Technology Incubator Feasibility Analysis

Finance and Incentive Programs

• Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Analysis of Credit Needs for Small and Beginning Farmers

• Maryland Legislative Report on Credit Gaps in Resource Based Industries

• Golden State Capital Network – Debt and Equity Program Development

• Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Feasibility Study for the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania

• Northern Neck Vegetable Growers Association Fundraising Plan

• North Richmond, California Machining and Tooling Center Fundraising Plan

• Underwriting and Technical Assistance to Various Governmental Finance Programs

Agricultural Tourism

• Okefenokee Regional Agritourism Project

• Seabrooke Village Agricultural Living History Museum

Training and Education Programs

• On-Going Training in Agricultural Business Planning and Management

• On-Going Training in Entrepreneurship

• On-Going Training in Leadership Development