Staff from the University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Urban Economic Development have completed an analysis of the report The Pilsen Triangle: A Commercial Market Study developed by Camiros, Ltd. for the Economic Development Task Force of the Pilsen Neighbors Community Council and the Pilsen Chamber of Commerce. This analysis was prepared for the Pilsen/Aztlan Neighborhood Coalition as part of the current efforts of the Coalition to examine ongoing planning and development efforts in the Pilsen community.
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Market Feasibility Analysis for a Proposed Chicago Commons Proprietary Industrial Training Facility
Chicago Common Association is a community-based, multi-purpose human services organization which operates five neighborhood service centers, launches business ventures, and operates several industrial and business training programs. Commons operates industrial training programs for the occupations of automatic screw machine setup/operator; industrial mechanical inspector; plastics injection molding technician; and packaging machinery mechanic.
Business Plan for Purrfect Services - A Worker's Cooperative Cleaning Company
Purrfect Services, a start-up workers cooperative sponsored by the Austin Peoples Action Center (APAC), is a cleaning service company. The primary market for Purrfect Services is the Oak Park area and the Austin community of Chicago.
Parking Demand Study for Retail Transit Center in the Howard Area in Chicago, Illinois
This study is aimed at identifying the parking needs and possible financing opportunities for upgrading the existing park-n-ride facility in the Howard/Paulina (HP) area in Chicago, Illinois in conjunction with a proposed transit center development. The development entails a mixture of retail, office and residential land uses. Specifically, this study is intended to examine whether demand for parking spaces, either on a rental and/or purchase basis justifies a 500 car park and ride facility.
The Proposed Lake Calumet Airport: A review of the Issues
The Lake Calumet Feasibility Study proposes to locate Chicago's third airport in the area bounded by 95th Street on the north, the Calumet Expressway on the west, Interstate-80 on the south, and Indiana Harbor on the east.
The Feasibility Study presents six conclusions in its description of -- and justification for -- a Lake Calumet Airport location, including:
(1) A major air carrier facility is feasible within the ground and airspace of the Lake Calumet site;
Commercial and Housing Priorities and Needs in North Kenwood-Oakland: Results of a Community Survey
The Center for Urban Economic Development of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UICUED) has completed a survey of the North Kenwood-Oakland community in Chicago. Commissioned by the Kenwood Oakland Development Corporation (KODC), the survey consulted area residents about their commercial and housing development priorities and needs.
Ford Heights Commercial Development Study
In early 1991, the Center for Urban Economic Development of the University of Illinois at Chicago surveyed the shopping habits of 350 households of the Ford-Heights area of Southern Cook County in Illinois. The survey was a part of a preliminary determination of the feasibility of constructing a commercial shopping facility to be located at the corner of Woodlawn and Lincoln Highway in Ford Heights. More specifically, the survey targeted Ford-Heights purchases of fast foods, drug-store items, food at sit-down restaurants, hardware-store items, and dry-cleaning/landromat services.
Alternative Employment Impacts of the Proposed McCormick Place Expansion
The Ad-Hoc McDome Coalition asked the University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Urban Economic Development (CUED) to do an assessment of the proposed Metropolitan Pier and Expansion Authority's (MPEA) employment estimates for the proposed McCormick Place Expansion project. A study (entitled the Long Range Marketing Study) conducted for the MPEA by KPMG Peat Marwick estimated that without the expansion, 2,000 Cook County jobs could be expected to be lost from a slowdown in activity at McCormick Place.
Business Credit Needs Analysis for the South Suburban Communities of City of Harvey and Villages of Dixmoor, Ford Heights, Phoenix and Robbins
This report presents the findings from a business credit needs analysis for five municipalities in the south suburbs of Chicago: Dixmoor, Ford Heights, Harvey, Phoenix, and Robbins. The analysis was completed by staff of the University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Urban Economic Development (UICUED) as part of the Targeted Assistance Plans Project (TAPP) of the Cook County Office of Economic Development, Department of Planning and Development (CCOED/DPD).
Analysis of Retail in the Village of Robbins and Alternatives for Revitalization
This study reports the findings of an analysis of retail in the Village of Robbins. Conducted by the University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Urban Economic Development (UICUED), the study was completed as part of the Targeted Assistance Plans Project (TAPP) of the Cook County Office of Economic Development (CCOED). Funding was provided by the regional office of the Economic Development Administration (EDA).