LEAP - Local Economic Assessment Package

LEAP (Local Economic Assessment Package) is the only product of its kind: a tool for economic developers to assess the performance of their area economy, diagnose local factors affecting its economic development, and define achievable targets for future economic growth. An added feature is policy analysis -- the ability to assess how future changes in local facilities, services or policies can change those opportunities for future business growth. LEAP goes well beyond traditional economic analysis, to examine how the availability, quality and accessibility of local business facilities, supporting infrastructure and workforce training act to affect local economic development. The system works for any county or multi-county region in the US, and can also be customized for sub-county areas.

LEAP is the award-winning system designed to: (a) help economic developers assess area strengths and weaknesses, (b) identify critical factors holding back economic growth, (c) identify opportunities for business attraction, and (d) prioritize targets for economic development. LEAP can also be viewed as a tightly-integrated bundle of tools which provide economic developers with an unprecedented ability to diagnose their local competitive position and design strategies that build on strengths and minimize weaknesses.

EDR-LEAP® is owned and provided by Economic Development Research Group, Inc., and is registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Reg. 3,106,561. (See also LEAP-Trans - a special application for transportation impact analysis.)

EDR-LEAP comes with an Instruction Manual and a Handbook on its use for developing and implementing economic development targeting strategies. The system comes pre-loaded with information on local economic patterns and trends, as well as competitiveness factors such as local labor, utility and building costs, taxes, worker skills, and transportation access. Users can produced detailed reports on their area within minutes. Gain additional power using optional worksheets that enable the user to rate local development sites and infrastructure.

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