Publications:

Below are recent FutureWorks Sustainable Regional Development publications and Workforce Development & Postsecondary Education publications:

Sustainable Regional Development


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Boston Metro Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Final Report
Envision This: Regional Business Civic Leadership in Greater Boston MassINC Commentary
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area Final Report
Sustainable Communities Strong Communities: Regional Chamber Strategies for Growth Monograph Series Report
Regional Double Bottom Line Investment Initiatives and Funds Handbook Concept Paper
It Takes a Region to Raise a New Economy: How Business Leadership is Driving Regional Prosperity Final Report
Imagine a Region: Final Report of MetroBusinessNet. Final Report
Minding Their Civic Business: A Look at the New Ways Regional Business-Civic Organizations are Making a Difference in Metropolitan North America Final Report
Our Most Vulnerable Communities: NH Kids Count Data Book
Thinking and Acting Regionally in the Greater Wasatch Area: Implications for Local Development Practice Final Report
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Workforce Development & Postsecondary Education


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Lifelong Learning: New Strategies for the Education of Working Adults Final Report
BEST-laid plans: Training initiative was unrealistic about employers and employees alike Final Report
A+ Certification: A Pathway to Good Jobs for Low-Income People? Final Report
Held Back: How Student Financial Aid Fails Working Adults Executive Summary
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Issues and Opportunities in the Reauthorization of HEA Final Report
Measuring What Matters: State Higher Education Accountability Systems - A Report and Recommendations to Workforce Connections of Southwest Pennsylvania Final Report
Evaluation of the Massachusetts' BEST Initiative Baseline Report
Final Report
Do You Know the Way to Self-Sufficiency?: Using a Self-Sufficiency Framework to Guide Workforce Development Programs and Policies Case Studies Report
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The Indiana Manufacturing Education and Training Initiative Final Report
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Money Matters: How Financial Aid Affects Nontraditional Students in Community Colleges White Paper
Title X: A New Federal-State Partnership in Higher Education for Working Adults in the 21st Century Policy Concept Paper
Getting Serious About Lifelong Learning: Improving the Use and Value of the Hope and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits for Working Adults Policy Brief
Full Report
Massachusetts Workforce Development Technical Assistance Guide Technical Assistance
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The Indiana Employer-Driven Workforce Literacy Project Executive Summary
Full Report
Who Cares? Examining Greater Washington’s Health Care Workforce Executive Summary
Full Report

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