Browsing by Author "Becker, Brie"

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    Lane County Local Food Market Analysis
    (2010-09) University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Bob; Tom Osdoba, Tom; MacFarland, Kate; Becker, Brie; Bryant, Hannah; Garcia, Nicolas; Hobson, Benjamin; Mizejewski, Sarah; Warren, Schuyler; Richey, David
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    Lane County Local Food Market Analysis
    (University of Oregon, 2010-09) University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; MacFarland, Kate; Becker, Brie; Bryant, Hannah; Garcia, Nicolas; Hobson, Benjamin; Mizejewski, Sarah; Schuler, Warren; Richey, David; Parker, Robert
    This report presents a market analysis of the local food system in Lane County with the core objective of identifying the opportunities to expand local markets for locally produced food.
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    Lane County Local Food Market Analysis Executive Summary
    (2010-09) Parker, Bob; MacFarland, Kate; Becker, Brie; Bryant, Hannah; Garcia, Nicolas; Hobson, Benjamin; Mizejewski, Sarah; Warren, Schuyler; University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop
    This report presents a market analysis of the local food system in Lane County with the core objective of identifying the opportunities to expand local markets for locally produced food. In short, we are seeking approaches to “re‐localize” the food system. While we identified many challenges to achieving this objective, significant opportunities exist. To capitalize on the opportunities, we propose a set of implementation strategies that the private sector, local governments, and nonprofits should consider to achieve the goal of increasing local production and consumption of food products. This project was sponsored by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (as part of the EDA’s University Center program), the City of Eugene, Lane County, and the Eugene Water and Electric Board. It aims to promote economic development by analyzing the market for local food and identifying barriers and opportunities for growth. The study specifically focuses on potential to capture local demand from institutions and chain grocers—organizations that have enough purchasing power to create significant markets. This project investigates the potential for expanding the local food economy in the short‐term: the next one to five years. For the purpose of this study, local food is defined as that grown and consumed within Lane County.
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    A Model for the Public Sector to Foster Sustainable Business Development
    (University of Oregon, 2011-06) Becker, Brie
    Businesses play an important role in the economic, environmental and social health of our communities. The public sector can foster sustainable business development through economic development strategies, policies and resources. This study evaluates the Sustainable Business Initiative (SBI), an economic development initiative intended to strengthen Eugene's economy by identifying barriers that keep businesses from being more sustainable. Using the collaborative planning model as a framework, I seek to evaluate both the process used to convene the SBI and the outcomes it produced to implement sustainable business practices. I assess whether the SBI changed business practices in Eugene and whether the SBI can serve as a useful model for other communities to engage in sustainable business development. I argue that although collaboration is a useful model to elevate the conversation of sustainability, more effort is needed to link the process with the outcomes to ensure long-lasting change in the business community.
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    Salem Strategic Economic Prosperity Plan
    (2012-04-18) Parker, Robert; Becker, Brie
    A wide range of economic development partners currently work together on recruitment, retention, infrastructure, land supply and workforce development in Salem. These partners include the City Economic Development Division, the Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR), Business Oregon, the Salem Chamber of Commerce, and many more. With such a broad range of organizations involved in economic development, Salem wants to ensure that City efforts are both coordinated and effective. The Strategic Economic Prosperity Plan will help to clearly define roles and responsibilities of all partners involved in economic development initiatives in Salem.
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    Salem Strategic Economic Prosperity Plan
    (University of Oregon, 2010) University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Bob; Becker, Brie
    As part of its year‐long collaboration with the University of Oregon Sustainable City Year program, the City of Salem Economic Development Division engaged with the Community Planning Workshop (CPW) to conduct a Strategic Economic Prosperity Plan. The plan is a five‐year internal action plan that is intended to help the City and its economic development partners take a strategic approach to implementing local economic development initiatives.
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    Salem Target Industry Analysis
    (2012-04-18) Parker, Robert; Becker, Brie; Barnes, Emma; Braseth, Mark; Gonzalez, Kim; Hayes, Bryan
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    Salem Target Industry Analysis
    (University of Oregon, 2011-06) University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Robert; Becker, Brie; Barnes, Emma; Braseth, Mark; Gonzalez, Kim; Hayes, Brian
    This report presents the results of a focused analysis of selected target industries for the City of Salem. The Community Planning Workshop (CPW) evaluated four industries in this analysis: food processing, metal manufacturing, biosciences, and renewable energy.