Digestibles

RLFs Make Impact
EDA recently released the fourth in a series of reports, EDA RLFs Planning, Local Structural Change, and Overall Performance 2002. These reports evaluate revolving loan fund (RLF) programs to determine the extent to which EDA RLF grants achieve structural economic adjustment in the target area. Other reports in the series are: The Impact of EDA RLF Loans on Economic Restructuring; The Impact of Planning on EDA RLF Performance; EDA RLFs-Performance Evaluation.

Contact: EDA, 14th & Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20230; or visit www.doc.gov/eda
Cost: Available at www.doc.gov/eda

Technology-Led Economic Development
The National Center for Small Communities, with funding from the Economic Development Administration, has published, Technology and Grit at the Grassroots: Information Technology, Community Engagement, and Jobs in Distressed Rural Communities. This report examines the advantages and challenges of technology-led economic development strategies in rural areas.

Contact: The National Center for Small Communities, 202/624-3550, www.smallcommunities.org
Cost: $14.95, members; $19.95, non-members

EDA Report on Rural Knowledge Clusters
The report, Rural Knowledge Clusters: The Challenge of Rural Economic Prosperity, explores “rural knowledge clusters” as a model for high-performance rural economies. It begins with a discussion of the theory and history of industry clusters, and the application of this model to rural economies. Lessons drawn from research on rural clusters lead to a proposed model of rural knowledge clusters.

Contact: UEDA at 202/482-4085 or visit www.doc.gov/eda.
Cost: Free

Governor’s Guide on Clusters
A Governor’s Guide to Cluster-Based Economic Development, helps readers navigate the vast literature on business clusters and provide parameters and tools for applying the information and integrating the concepts into economic development policy. It is both a primer on clusters for those unfamiliar with the basic concepts and a repository of policy options for those responsible for growing and strengthening clusters.

Contact: The National Governors Association, 202/624-5300, www.nga.org
Cost: Available online at www.nga.org

Redeveloping Contaminated Land
The second edition of the Brownfields: A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property by Todd S. Davis, written for parties involved in redevelopment, details new federal brownfields legislation, lists funding sources, interprets law related to cleanup and evaluates current state voluntary cleanup programs.

Contact: The American Bar Association, 800/285-2221, www.abanet.org/environ
Cost: $164.95 non-members; $149.95 members

Drinking Water Directory Available
The National Drinking Water Clearinghouse’s (West Virginia University) Outreach Resource Guide: A Directory of Small Community Drinking Water Information provides full descriptions of more than 80 federal, national and professional or trade organizations interested in drinking water.

Contact: The National Drinking Water Clearinghouse, 800/624-8301, www.ndwc.wvu.edu
Cost: Free and available online at www.ndwc.wvu.edu Cost: $28 members; $38 non-members

Looking for Economic Data?
Economic Studies of the Economic Development Administration: An Annotated Bibliography 1995-2001 by the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is a comprehensive listing of the research reports produced by EDA from 1995-2001. Report content ranges from regional labor statistics to disaster assistance provided by EDA to EDA investments in national and local technical assistance.

Contact: EDA’s Research and National Technical Assistance, 202/482-4085, www.doc.gov/eda
Cost: Free

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