About Publications
Reports and publications by the NADO Research Foundation that help you stay up to date and in the know
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Freight Transportation and Economic Development: Planning for the Panama Canal Expansion
This new NADO Research Foundation report provides an overview of possible effects of the Panama Canal expansion on the U.S., as well as efforts of some coastal ports and inland regions to capitalize on potential economic opportunities.
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Role of RDOs in Business Development Finance
This report highlights the innovative approaches being taken by five regional development organizations (RDO) in Colorado, Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin to spur job growth through new business startups or existing business expansions.
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Transportation Project Prioritization and Performance-based Planning Efforts in Rural and Small Metropolitan Regions
In September 2011, the NADO Research Foundation released the new report Transportation Project Prioritization and Performance-based Planning Efforts in Rural and Small Metropolitan Regions... (PDF). This report provides an overview of the state of the practice in non-metro regional transportation
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Inland Ports: Linking Freight and Regional Economic Development
This report highlights examples where intermodal facilities connecting rail and truck streamline freight movement and position their regions for economic impact.
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Regional Food Systems Infrastructure
Many regional development organizations (RDOs) and councils of governments are exploring how they can support regional food systems infrastructure. In recent years, an emphasis on eating locally grown food has flourished as many Americans have sought to direct more of...
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Connecting the DOTs
This report is an entertaining yet highly informative guidebook for creative problem solving, building stronger state and local partnerships, and understanding the unique opportunities that transportation and economic development projects bring to regions and communities.
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Regional Approaches to Sustainable Development
This report highlights the opportunities available to RDOs to undertake sustainable development initiatives using a systems-based approach and features case studies from California, Michigan, North Carolina, and Utah.
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Growing Rural Innovation-Based Economies: Kansas Opportunity Innovation Network
This report is presented in two parts, a case study overview and a detailed description of steps performed & visualizations created to better understand regional economic development.
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Mobilize Maine: Asset-Based Regional Economic Development
...The NADO Research Foundation has released a new report, Mobilize Maine: Asset-Based Regional Economic Development. Led by the state’s Economic Development Districts, Mobilize Maine is a proactive approach to revitalizing the economy by drawing on regional assets. This report highlights
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Transit and Air Quality Make a Connection
This issue paper highlights how many regional development organizations are increasingly looking to public transportation as a way to resolve commuting challenges in their region, which has not only impacted rural and small metropolitan communities economically, but has also made...