MERC Announces the publication of a new study: "2011 Municipal Revenue and K-12 Enrollment Report for the 495?MetroWest Region ©"
The Spring 2011 newsletter is available!
MERC announces publication of "MetroWest/Greater Marlborough Economic Profile 2011©"!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Registration from 7:45 AM
Presentations 8:00-10:00 AM - Followed by Q&A
Sheraton Framingham Hotel
Route 9
Mass Pike Exit 12
Framingham, MA 01701
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The Fall 2010 MERC Economic Update is available!
Features include:
- Job Losses Rocked Nation, State, and Regions in 2009
- Has Greater Marlborough Region’s Public Education Enrollment Stabilized?
- Unemployment and the Labor Force in the South Shore
- Life is Relative and So Are Its Costs
- Storm Chasers: Tracking the 2008-09 Recession
- Massachusetts Tax Revenue Trends 2005-2010
- MetroWest Housing Costs Relatively High for the East Cost
MERC Wins Two Awards!
At its annual meeting in October 2010 in Providence, Rhode Island, the Northeastern Economic Developers Association (NEDA) honored MERC with two awards. In the NEDA Community Profile competition, MERC received a Merit Award for its 2010 Conference publication: MetroWest/Greater Marlborough Economic Profile 2010: Road to Recovery. MERC won a second Merit Award in the NEDA Newsletter completion, for its Spring 2010 MERC Economic Update.
MERC announces the publication of the 18th Annual MERC Conference, "Road to Recovery?", data handbook:
MetroWest and Greater Marlborough Economic Profile 2010, Road to Recovery? © by Maureen Dunne, M.B.A.; Donald MacRitchie, M.A.; Martha Meaney, M.A.; Mary Phelan, M.B.A., C.P.A.; Fahlino Sjuib, Ph.D.; and Beverly Soriano, M.S., C.P.A.. The publication includes the latest data and analyses on: Unemployment, Employment, Wages, Payroll, Establishments, Housing Permits, Housing Prices, Cost of Living, Municipal Revenue, and Public School Enrollment for the communities of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Natick, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, and Westborough. Regional data and analysis includes comparisons to Massachusetts and the United States. -May 2010
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MERC announces the release of 2010 Economic Profile of the South Shore Cohesive Commercial Statistical Area ™ © By Maureen Dunne, M.B.A., Martha Meaney, M.A. Mary Phelan, M.B.A., C.P.A., Fahlino Sjuib, Ph.D., Beverly Soriano, M.S., C.P.A.
Click: here for the full report.
The MetroWest Economic Research Center (MERC) at Framingham State College, established in 1991, collects and analyzes data related to economic conditions in several Massachusetts regions including the MetroWest, and South Shore, and Cohesive Commercial Statistical Areas (CCSA), as well as the Greater Marlborough Region. MERC provides data and analyses on economic issues of vital interest to these regions. MERC analysis has proven critical for regional and town planning as well as for the retention and recruitment of businesses.
MERC's Mission is three-fold:
Economic Research: Framingham State College faculty who participate in MERC activities develop and maintain economic databases for the MetroWest, the South Shore and nearby regions mentioned above to facilitate better economic planning and decision making.
Education through Internship: Economics and Business Administration majors have the opportunity to apply database management and analysis techniques acquired in the classroom to real-world activities which prepares them for high tech, financial, and other professional employment.
Economic Outreach: MERC provides economic data and analyses to businesses, municipalities, non-profit organizations and residents through conferences, publications, community lectures and reports to improve regional competitiveness and job creation.
