"Forecasting Case Study: Urban Planning"
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Review "Forecastin" rel="nofollow">ing Case Study: Urban Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing" for this topic's case study, in" rel="nofollow">in which you will serve as an urban planner forecastin" rel="nofollow">ing economic growth and declin" rel="nofollow">ine for a specific in" rel="nofollow">industry in" rel="nofollow">in your city.
Students must access the "County Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Patterns" webpage (https://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/in" rel="nofollow">index.html) for this assignment. Students will use this U.S. Census Industry data portal to access data for a zip code with which you are familiar. This can be the zip code of your personal residence, location of employer (corporate, regional, or local office), undergraduate educational in" rel="nofollow">institution, hometown, etc.
In addition to the forecastin" rel="nofollow">ing model and data, prepare a 500-750-word report to your city manager. Explain" rel="nofollow">in your approach and the rationale for why this is the best model. Evaluate the data and conclude your report with a recommendation about either expandin" rel="nofollow">ing the in" rel="nofollow">industry in" rel="nofollow">in your area or allocatin" rel="nofollow">ing resources elsewhere.
Use an Excel spreadsheet file for the calculations and explanations. Cells should contain" rel="nofollow">in the formulas (i.e., if a formula was used to calculate the entry in" rel="nofollow">in that cell). Students are highly encouraged to use the "Forecastin" rel="nofollow">ing Template" Excel resource to complete this assignment.
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