Sustainable Business and Job Development Publications

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Resource Innovations work in sustainable business and job development is focused on building public education and communication, local and regional business and job economic impact assessments as well as projects related to sustainable food systems and sustainable mobility systems.

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    Growing the green building industry in Lane County: a report for the Lane County sustainable business and jobs project
    (Program for Watershed and Community Health, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2003-10-10) Atsusaka, Naoko; LeVan, Shanda
    In winter 2003, a team of graduate student researchers working with the University of Oregon Program for Watershed and Community Health initiated a project to analyze the costs, benefits, and potential opportunities for expanding the “Green Building” Industry in Lane County. This report summarizes the findings. Information and data were obtained through a review of the literature and websites, informal telephone interviews, meetings with local trade associations, and discussions with local government representatives. Information was also obtained from surveys of public agencies and of businesses deemed to be potentially part of the local sustainability sector.
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    Status and trends of the arts and crafts business sectors in Benton, Lane, Linn, and Lincoln Counties: an analysis of survey data
    (Program for Watershed and Community Health, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2004-02-19) LeVan, Shanda; Ackerson, Kristopher
    In the winter of 2003 the University of Oregon Program for Watershed and Community Health completed an assessment of the local arts and craft sectors at the request of the Oregon Council for Business Education. The goal of the project was to determine the economic impact of the arts and craft sectors in Benton, Lane, Linn, and Lincoln counties, and to determine the potential for growing the sectors. Based on the data we received, we drew six overall conclusions: 1. The arts and crafts businesses make an important economic contribution—especially for certain populations. 2. The sectors represent businesses with a diversity of locations, ages, educational attainment, and art and craft media. 3. The sectors appear to be making a particularly important economic contribution to low income residents. 4. Arts and crafts businesses are an important source of income for women who are single wage earners. 5. The potential seems to exist for growing the sectors. 6. A suite of strategies may be helpful to grow the sectors.