Institute for Research in Training & Development

2008 Self-Sufficiency Standard for Pennsylvania Released

David Passmore — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:58:45 +0000

From Papathways.org:  2008 Self-Sufficiency Standard for Pennsylvania Released  From food to transportation, it has become harder than ever to budget for basic needs as costs increase, according to the latest edition of the Self-Sufficiency Standard for Pennsylvania 2008 released in Harrisburg on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008.   The report defines a county-specific [...]

Pennsylvania Plastics Manufacturing Benchmark Report Released

David Passmore — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:30:25 +0000

The Penn State Workforce Education & Development Initiative released on 27 June 2008 a report by Rose M. Baker and David L. Passmore, Benchmarks for Pennsylvania Plastics Industry, a report funded through a contract for the Pennsylvania Plastics Initiative from the Employment and Training [...]

Bolton Metal report contributes to Centre Daily Times article on 4 May 2008

David Passmore — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:39:47 +0000

The Centre Daily Times ran a front-page story today about the the sudden closure of Bolton Metals plant in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The article, available as an Adobe PDF file, contains information from a Economic and Workforce Brief, "Nonferrous Foundry and Forging in Centre County, Pennsylvania," produced by the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative.

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Press release from Hazleton Penn State campus announces plastics presentation on 2 May 2008

David Passmore — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:29:10 +0000

Two Penn State researchers who recently completed an analysis of the plastics manufacturing industry will discuss the implications of their findings at a breakfast seminar at Penn State Hazleton from 8 to 10 a.m., Fri., May 2, in the conference room 103 of the Charles T. Butler Teaching and Learning Resource Center. There is a [...]

Seminar on Elimination of Electricity Rate Caps in Pennsylvania

David Passmore — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:18:53 +0000

On 29 February 2008, Rose Baker and David Passmore made a presentation, Your Electrifying Utility Bill: A Forecast of Pennsylvania Economic and Workforce Changes Resulting from Removal of Electrical Rate Caps, to the Society for Workforce Education & Development on University Park Campus of Penn State. Links to their slide show and briefing paper are [...]

Report released about powdered metallurgy part manufacturing industry

David Passmore — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:18:20 +0000

Rose M. Baker and David Passmore completed a report, Powdered Metals in North Central Pennsylvania, which contains a précis for an analysis of the global competitive position of powdered metallurgy part manufacturing in Pennsylvania’s North Central Workforce Investment (WIA) area. The report was released through the Penn State Workforce Education and Development (WED) Initiative. They [...]

Nonferrous Foundry and Forging in Centre County, Pennsylvania

David Passmore — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:44:02 +0000

The lead article appearing in the 2 February 2008 Centre Daily Times about the closing of Bolton Metal Products in Bellefonte ("Bolton Metal: Most of 94-year-old Bellefonte facility to shut down; Almost 200 jobs lost;" see copy at http://BoltonMetal.notlong.com). To add some information for deliberations about this plant closing, the Penn State Workforce Education and [...]

Interview with Baker and Passmore about 2008 Pennsylvania economy in Pennsylvania Business Central

David Passmore — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:21:08 +0000

Rose Baker and David Passmore were interviewed for an article, "2008: A period of great uncertainty, that appeared in Pennsylvania Business Central, on January 18, 2008, on page 6. An Adobe PDF copy of the article containing the interview is available at: http://forecast2008.notlong.com.

Report on the impact of the closing of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (January 2008)

David Passmore — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:40:59 +0000

The Penn State Workforce Education & Development Initiative released on 25 January 2008 a report by Rose M. Baker and David L. Passmore about the impact of the closing of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base. The abstract of the 22-page report, Population, & Employment Consequences of the Closing of the Willow [...]

Beaver County Times interview about impact of Pittsburgh International Airport

David Passmore — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:14:39 +0000

On 19 January 2008, the Beaver County Times ran an article, "Airport effects this economy more than most," containing an interview with Rose Baker and David Passmore about the Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief, "The Role of Airports in the Economy of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania."

Ethanol in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

David Passmore — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:29:06 +0000

he Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis that provides an estimate of the economic impacts of ethyl alcohol manufacturing in Clearfield County and produced an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Potential Role of Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing in the Economy of Clearfield County.”

Bioenergy International LLC announced during August 2006 that they will [...]

Electronic and appliance stores in Centre County, Pennsylvania

David Passmore — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:21:03 +0000

The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of electronic and appliance stores in Centre County.

An Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Electronic & Appliance Stores in the Economy of Centre County, Pennsylvania,” quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the electronic and appliance stores [...]

Hospitals in Butler County, Pennsylvania

David Passmore — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:15:17 +0000

The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of hospitals in Butler County.

An Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Hospitals in the Economy of Butler County,” quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the hospital industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region. [...]

Gas and oil extraction and refining in McKean County

David Passmore — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:11:28 +0000

The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis recently of the economic impacts of gas and oil extraction and refining in McKean County and released the Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Gas & Oil Extraction & Refining in the Economy of McKean County.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 [...]

Wood products in Adams, Dauphin, and York counties

David Passmore — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:26:24 +0000

The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of wood products in Adams, Dauphin, and York countiesvreleased the Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Wood Products in the Economy of Adams, Dauphin, and York Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the wood [...]

Plastics plumbing fixture and miscellaneous plastics products manufacturing in Adams and York counties

David Passmore — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:12:47 +0000

The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of plastics plumbing fixture and miscellaneous plastics products manufacturing in Adams and York counties released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Plastics Plumbing Fixture and Miscellaneous Plastics Products Manufacturing in the Economy of Adams and York Counties.” The Brief [...]

Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals in Bucks and Montomery counties

David Passmore — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:25:27 +0000

The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals in Bucks and Montgomery counties and prepared the Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals in the Economy of Bucks & Montgomery Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by [...]

Business support services in Blair and Cambria Counties

David Passmore — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:02:04 +0000

The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of business support services in Blair and Cambria counties and prepared the Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Business Support Services in the Economy of Blair & Cambria Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by [...]

Tossing the Cap: Electrical Rate Changes in Pennsylvania Starting in 2010

David Passmore — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:36:59 +0000

Rose M. Baker and David Passmore presented Tossing the Cap: Electrical Rate Changes in Pennsylvania Starting in 2010 at the Annual Users Conference of Regional Economic Models, "Regional Economies: the Building Block of the Global Community,” in La Jolla, California, on 22 October 2007. The presentation benchmarked the impact of 1% changes in Pennsylvania industrial, [...]

Power Generation & Supply in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

David Passmore — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:47:24 +0000

The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic and workforce impacts of power generation and supply in Bucks County and released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Power Generation & Supply in the Economy of Bucks County.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by [...]