Client Solutions – Data Driven Insight = Innovation
The Institute works on community based and proprietary research, data analysis, and reports for public, non-profit and private companies in several states.
The Institute’s Services:
- Market and Feasibility Analyses
- Indicators/Benchmarks/ Indexes
- Community Health Needs Assessments
- Housing & HUD AI Studies
- Economic Development Strategies
- Economic and Tax Impact Studies
- Industry Studies
- Workforce Studies
- Education Studies
- Economic and Demographic Profiles
- Policy Analysis
- Program and Grant Evaluation
- Research Validation and Peer Review
- Site Selection Research
- Stimulus Project Analyses Monitoring
- Arts & Culture Studies
- Tourism Strategic Plans
- Comprehensive Plans
- Asset Maps
Research Areas:
- Demographics
- Economic Development
- Community/Downtown Development
- Education
- Energy
- Health and Health Care
- Housing
- Infrastructure
- Innovation Indicators
- Indicators
- Land Use
- Public Safety
- Planning
- Tourism and Arts & Culture
- Transportation
- Workforce Development
Sarah, a former Institute intern, joined The Institute in April 2021 as a Research Assistant. She started her new role as a Research Analyst in January 2024. 
Dr. Jolene Carey-Pace joined The Institute Team in 2021 as a Research Analyst. In 2023, she was named Senior Research & Policy Analyst. 
Jill Avery-Stoss joined The Institute in June 2018 to fill the newly-created role of Research, Data, Intern & Administrative Coordinator. She assists with the collection and management of data for purposes of ethical and efficient analysis. She visits partner campuses to market The Institute’s internship opportunities, and participates in event-planning logistical activities as well. In 2021, Jill was promoted to Director of Operations to reflect the diversity in her job description and the additional marketing and communication functions she successfully mastered in 2020. In 2022, Jill was named Chief Operating Officer after expanding into both research and administrative management functions. Jill is taking on project management, fundraising, and other executive leadership functions of the organization.
Research Analyst in 2022.
Ooms is responsible for all facets of research, organizational strategy, and management. Ooms is an active principal investigator in all Institute research. Ooms has been nationally recognized as a leader in regional economic development. She turned that skill into a research institute to help other regions develop and prosper. Her strategic skills have allowed The Institute to expand its services to the private and non-profit sectors for research and analysis in community health needs assessments, strategic planning, market and feasibility studies, and economic impact analysis.