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The
West Virginia University Institute of Technology meets its
obligation to support economic development in the region and
the state through its responsive programs. WVU Tech tailors
academic programs, conducts an extensive variety of workforce
development education and training programs, and assists
entrepreneurial efforts of small businesses throughout the
region. To
further assist in this effort, WVU Tech will provide links to
a variety of information that defines the economic development
environment within the state and the region.
This information is in the form of economic forecasts,
job employment and wage data, and several topical studies and
articles. We also
think that the role of higher education in meeting the
economic development needs of the state requires the
visibility that arises by facilitated access through the site you
are currently visiting. To
that end, we provide links to reports that demonstrate the
“value added” by higher education in the State of West
Virginia.
For those who would like a forecast of the economic
future within our state, the Bureau of Business and Economic
Research of the College of Business and Economics at West
Virginia University has put together an interesting piece.
This forecast focuses on the period 2000 – 2010 and
can be accessed through
www.be.wvu.edu/serve/bureau/uo/WVEO%5F2000/longterm%5F2010/longterm.pdf
An earlier study, published by the same college,
provides a 1998 – 2003 economic forecast for the Charleston
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
Access this report through
WV Economic Outlook 1998 - 2003.pdf
Of interest to those who are seeking employment, a
change in employment or are developing and delivering
education and training to a dynamic workforce are
several employment forecasts are available through this site.
The
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently
published a nation-wide summary of anticipated employment
opportunities for the time period 1998 – 2008.
It is available through
http://stats.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2000/spring/art01.pdf
A summary of fastest growing occupations during the
period 1998 – 2008 has been put together by the BLS and can
be found at
http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/ooh.t01.htm
Summaries of 1998 employment and wage estimates for the
Charleston MSA and the Huntington-Ashland (West
Virginia-Kentucky-Ohio) MSA are provided by the BLS through
http://stats.bls.gov/oes/msa/oes_1480m.htm
and
http://stats.bls.gov/oes/msa/oes_3400m.htm
The economic profiles of a number of specific counties
and regions assist higher education in better understanding
the detailed economic picture of the region. For reports
compiled and published in July 1999 by the West Virginia
University Bureau of Business and Economic Research, one finds
information on Cabell County by visiting
www.be.wvu.edu/serve/bureau/online/cdp/cabell.pdf
Similar data for Fayette County can be accessed by
going to
www.be.wvu.edu/serve/bureau/online/cdp/fayette.pdf
For Kanawha County data, the following site can be used
www.be.wvu.edu/serve/bureau/online/cdp/kanawha.pdf
The economic profile for Putnam County is provided in a
report found at
www.be.wvu.edu/serve/bureau/online/cdp/putnam.pdf
The WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research has
also published a regional study of the Potomac Highlands labor
market. It can be
accessed through
www.be.wvu.edu/serve/bureau/reports/potomac/exec.htm
On behalf of the West Virginia Manufacturers
Association and South Charleston Area Development Corporation,
the WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research put together
a study entitled Economic
Prospects of the Central West Virginia Chemical Industry with
Recommendations Regarding a Chemical Zone Alliance. This
1998 report can be reviewed by visiting the following web site
www.be.wvu.edu/serve/bureau/reports/chemical/textonly.pdf
The West Virginia Roundtable has issued reports on the
State of West Virginia’s workforce training system that can
be found at
WV Roundtable Discussions Spring 1999.pdf
Report.pdf
An interesting look at economic development in the
Advantage Valley is provided in a study conducted by the
Southern Growth Policies Board and Regional Technology
Solutions, Inc. and published in November 1999. Their assessment of economic development issues in a region
extending from Ashland, Kentucky through Huntington,
Charleston to Montgomery comes with a series of
recommendations. The
report can be found by visiting
Advantage.pdf
As higher education responds to the needs of the State
of West Virginia, it has published a summary of its annual
accomplishments through its West Virginia Education Report Card. The most recent version of the Report Card can be reviewed at
www.hepc.wvnet.edu/rc99.htm
A companion publication that provides a complete
statistical summary of higher education in the State of West
Virginia is accessible at
www.hepc.wvnet.edu/sp9900.htm
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