The Center for Urban Economic Development (CUED) of the University of Illinois at Chicago has analyzed the feasibility of developing a cooperative supermarket located in the Village of Robbins, Illinois. This study was conducted for the Village of Robbins and the Robbins Illinois Cooperative Supermarket (RICS), a not-for-profit corporation.
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Market and Financial Analysis for a Mail Order Book Business
Native American Educational Services, Inc. (NAES) is an independent college offering a Bachelor of Arts degree program for persons employed in American Indian programs and agencies. Established in 1974 as an affiliate of Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio, NAES College has four study sites at which it offers its academic program: Chicago, Illinois (where its central administrative office is located); Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Montana; Fort Peck Reservation, Montana; and Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico. NAES receives its funding from several sources.
Market Analysis and Marketing Strategies for the Greater Illinois People's Cooperative
The Greater Illinois People's Cooperative (GIPC) has requested the University of Illinois Center for Urban Economic Development (CUED) for assistance in developing a marketing plan for its natural foods wholesale and pasta brokerage operations. GIPC has experienced losses over the past two years due to rising operating costs and stagnant sales.
Monitoring Manufacturing Employment Trends in Chicago and Illinois: Implications for NAFTA Impacts
The following is a report on efforts to monitor possible NAFTA employment impacts in the Chicago area and the State of Illinois. Based on the fact that proponents of NAFTA and GATT have argued that increases in exports will lead to increased employment, we examined Illinois employment trends during the post recessionary period of 1991 to 1993 in those industries which had expanded exports to Mexico. We find that the largest exporting industries also experienced some of the largest job losses.
The Stevenson Strategy to Reform State Regulation of Pension Funds
Increasingly, a prime source of investment funds for productive purposes in advanced nations is social in origin -- the collective retirement savings of millions of workers. The expanding influence of pension fund capital in the American economy represents a fundamental structural change, the significance of which only lately has been recognized. By virtue of the investment of these deferred wages, workers in Illinois and the nation now own much of our industry.
The State of the Economy and Economic Development
The various plans regarding economic development in the region which have been produced over the last half dozen years differ in their assumptions. Some quite eloquently argue that the region's old industries, especially in manufacturing, are dying, not just here but nationwide, and that resources should be devoted to new industries. Others offer evidence that manufacturing, although shrinking in size and importance, is restructuring and remains a mainstay of the region. Indeed, it is argued that without a strong manufacturing base other industries have no chance of taking off.
An Analysis of the A.E. Staley/ Tate & Lyle Lockout in Decatur, Illinois
There is, in our view, a pressing necessity for A.E. Staley workers and supporters as well as the citizens of Decatur, Illinois to defend their internationally recognized right to organize and bargain collectively; to work and live in a safe environment; to earn a reasonable wage; to achieve reasonable employment security. These rights have been placed in jeopardy by the actions of Tate & Lyle Ltd. following the hostile takeover of the A.E. Staley corporation including a lock out of its workforce.
An Evaluation Of The Paternal Involvement Demonstration
The Paternal Involvement Demonstration project (PIDP) was a public-private partnership initiative undertaken to demonstrate the value of providing job training, job placement and paternal involvement services to young non-custodial fathers whose children received support from Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Along with the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation's Parents Fair Share (PFS) pilot project, PIDP was, in 1992, unique in its focus on developing parenting and employment-related services for welfare-dependent non-custodial fathers.
Regional Development Strategy for the Northeastern Metro Area
In August 1999, Governor George H. Ryan signed into law the “State and Regional Development Strategy Act” (PA 91-476), re-instituting a multi-year strategic planning process for economic development in Illinois. Governor Ryan’s administration has placed an emphasis on strategic planning as a means of transforming Illinois government. “Simply defined, strategic planning is a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what an organization like state government is doing, why it is doing it and whether or not it could be doing it better.
The Hidden Public Cost of Low-Wage Work in Illinois
Five years after enduring a deep recession, the Illinois economy is once again generating jobs. But the current economic recovery poses a paradox: Where economic expansion has historically been accompanied by falling poverty rates, state expenditures on public benefits programs to help working families make ends meet have been growing. Because many of the jobs being created pay wages too low to support families, year-round workers are turning to public-support programs to make ends meet. This public support for year-round workers and their families is the hidden cost of low-wage