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Turning On the Off-Season
RESEARCH TEAM MEMBERS
Dr. Larry D. Swanson is Director of the O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West and head of its "Regional Economy" program. The program focuses on economic change in the region, implications of this change for community and regional development, the region's evolving trans-border relationship, and changing economy-environment relations in a region renowned for its high quality environment and abundant natural resources.
With assistance from several major foundations, Swanson designed and developed a web-based information and analysis system to assist in evaluating sub-state regional economies throughout the western United States. The system referred to as READ - the Regional Economies Assessment Database - is used to organize and conduct area economic “peer reviews,” in which an area’s economic performance is evaluated against many other areas with similar characteristics. READ is distributed via the Internet to development practitioners, businesses, and planning organizations throughout the region.
Swanson was appointed to the Center in 1994 to develop and head the Regional Economy program, after serving for six years as Director of Economic Analysis of UM's Bureau of Business and Economic Research and Associate Professor of Management. Prior to that, Swanson was an economic consultant for over ten years, both independently from his office in Lincoln, Nebraska, and with a Washington, D.C., firm. Swanson has a doctoral degree in regional economics, public resource management, and community and regional planning from the University of Nebraska and an undergraduate degree in journalism and business.
Michele L. Archie and Howard D Terry are principals of The Harbinger Institute. Founded in 1995, the Harbinger Institute is a consulting firm that specializes in communications, community transformation, and organizational development. Current and past clients include international, national and local nonprofit organizations, government agencies, groups of public officials, private corporations, cooperatives, and other organizations. Harbinger’s work encompasses:
• Research, writing, and publication design and layout services;
• Facilitation and workshop planning;
• Education and training;
• Leadership development and coaching;
• Analysis of communication, work, and decision-making processes;
• Validated assessments of organizational performance; and
• A range of related consulting services.
Michele and Howard share extensive experience in community and business development; designing educational and collaborative processes; and translating technical concepts and data into plain English.
We appreciate your help in identifying reports, data sets, and current studies that might inform this research.
Please contact The Harbinger Institute at :
335 Silvertip Trail, Bozeman, MT 59715
406-522-0300
harbinger@aloha.net
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