Projects & Publications Recent Projects 2020 2019 2018 2018/04/05 – Advantage Valley Economic Data 2018/02/21 – Wayne County Community Learning Centers Program Evaluation: 2017 Data Analysis Update – Matthews 2017 2017/10/19 – Evaluation SB 16: Wind – Risch, Kent 2017/10/12 – Economic Impact Analysis of the West Virginia Great Barrel Company – Risch 2017/09 – Fair and Equitable – Coal’s crash creates a wide swath of woes – Kent 2017/09/18 – State TaxNotes – What Happened to Tax Reform in West Virginia? – Kent 2017/09/05 – WV Consensus Coal Production Forecast: Final – Risch, Copley, Agesa 2017/07/21 – Energy Efficiency in West Virginia: Research for 5-Year Energy Plan – Risch 2017/06/26 – Renewable Energy in West Virginia: Research for 5-Year Energy Plan: Draft – Risch 2016 2016/10/10 – Crime Statistics Analysis and Research for the City of Huntington – Shand, Risch 2016/09 – Market Analysis of the Highlawn Neighborhood: Huntington, WV Brownfield Areawide Plan – Matthews, Shand 2016/09/14 -The Cruel Coal Facts: The Impact on West Virginia Counties from the Collapse of the Coal Economy – Kent 2016/09 – Consensus Coal Production Forecast for West Virginia: 2016 – Risch, Shand 2016/05/16 – WCCLC Student Performance Outcomes: 2014-2015 School Year – Shand 2016/03/17 – Polymer Technology Center (PTECH) Huntington, WV: Stakeholder Engagement Report, Market Analysis and Feasibility Study 2015 2015 – The Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Tracker: Summer – Risch 2015 – The Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Tracker: Spring – Risch 2015/07/08 – Consensus Coal Production Forecast for West Virginia: 2015 – Risch, Shand 2015/10/30 – Economic Assessment of Corridor G Racetrack Facility – Matthews, Pardue 2015/10/27 – The Governor’s Energy Summit – Renewable Energy Resources and the Clean Power Plan – Risch 2015/09/04 – Outcomes Measurement Plan For United Way of the River Cities – Matthews, Pardue 2015/07/21 – Evaluation of Inland Maritime Use of LNG in UTC Region 3 – Risch, Shand, Matthews, Copley, Carr, Corbett 2015/01/23 – The Impacts of Habitat for Humanity in West Virginia: Economic and Social Considerations – Pardue 2014 2014 – The Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Tracker – Risch 2014/11/03 – Center for Business and Economic Research Releases Coal Production Forecast for 2014 – Risch 2014/10/23 – West Virginia Energy Flow Chart – The Governor’s Energy Summit – Risch 2014/10/13 – Regional Demographics and Workforce Baseline Analysis: Challenges and Opportunities – Shand 2014/09/05 – CBER Study Concludes $22.2 Million is Added to WV Economy Annually from Hatfield‐McCoy Trails – Pardue 2014/09/03- Housing Assessments and Data and Analytics – Shand 2014/08/14 – Consensus Coal Production Forecast for West Virginia: 2014 – Risch 2014/08/07 – The Economic and Fiscal Impact of the Hatfield‐McCoy Trail System – Pardue 2014/07/14 – WV Consensus Coal Forecast: 2014 – Risch 2014/04/28 – Wayne County Community Learning Centers Program Evaluation 2013 Data Analysis Report – Pardue 2014/04/10 – The Economic Impact of Investment in Gas Infrastructure in the Marcellus Shale Region – Risch 2014/02/25 – The Economic Impact of the West Virginia Pumpkin Park – Pardue 2013 2013_10_22_Risch_STAR-1 2013_10_14_AUBER_WV_Ed_Policy4-1 2013_08_13_WV_Consensus_Coal_Forecast_FINAL-1 2013_08_01_State_and_Local_Taxes_in_West_Virginia-1 2013_05_XX_Value_Added_Opportunities_from_Natural_Gas-1 2013_03_15_Incarceration_of_Juveniles_in_WV_FINAL-1 2013_01_24_Post_Mined_EIS_FINAL-1 2013_01_15_BSSA_FINAL-1 2013_01_15_BSSA_FINAL 2012 2012_12_XX_Risch_PPT_Energy_Summit-1 2012_12_XX_Risch_PPT_Energy_Summit 2012_11_15_Renewable_Energy_-_Opportunities_for_West_Virginia_Final-1 2012_11_15_Renewable_Energy_-_Opportunities_for_West_Virginia_Final 2012_11_15_Energy_Efficiency-_Opportunities_for_West_Virginia_Final-1 2012_11_15_Energy_Efficiency-_Opportunities_for_West_Virginia_Final 2012_10_17_Police_and_Fire_Pension_Report_October_18-1 2012_10_17_Police_and_Fire_Pension_Report_October_18 2012_10_09_Clay_County-Final-1 2012_06_XX_GeothermalEGS-1 2012_06_XX_GeothermalEGS 2012_01_14_Municipal_Pension_-_Jan_2013_Update 2011 2011_XX_XX_Wv-Energy-Statistics-2000-2010 2011_XX_XX_QualityRatingImprovementSystemPresentation 2011_XX_XX_MarketOpportunitiesForSwitchgrassFinal 2011_12_13_SeveranceTaxReviewFinal 2011_11_XX_Wind-Siting-Report-Final 2011_11_28_EconomicImpact-LaborSupply-Construction-Gas-Processing 2011_11_15_TaxesCollectedSummaryFinal 2011_10_26_IWGES 2011_10_20_WindIntegrationPaper-FINAL 2011_10_12_NaturalGasFinal 2011_09_27_WindEnergyResearch 2011_09_12_Clay_Center 2011_08_08_Energy_Flow_2009 2011_07_31_QualityRatingImprovementSystemFINAL 2011_05_19_WV_Coal_Project 2011_04_XX_WTGs_Property_Impacts_Summary_FINAL-v01 2011_04_XX_WTGs_Property_Impacts_Summary_FINAL 2011_04_21_RFTS_Evaluation__Final 2011_04_18_MU_SODAR-Met_Correlation_Report 2011_03_28_KCPL_Final 2011_02_01_Coal_State_Compare 2011_01_14_NonProfitSurveyResults 2010 2010_XX_XX_WindAssessment 2010_XX_XX_Kent-AdValoremTaxation-p2-2010 2010_XX_XX_Kent-AdValoremTaxation-p1-2010 2010_10_19_UpdateWindEnergyResearch 2010_09_13_WV_Coal_Tax 2010_07_XX_PCDA_Survey 2010_06_29_Energy_Flow_2008 2010_05_XX_Comparative_Analysis 2010_05_10_ECE_Policies_CBER 2010_05_05_WVPP-Final 2010_03_24_Carbon-Capture-Storage 2010_02_XX_WV_Coal_Economy_2008-Final_Draft 2010_01_08_JudiciarySubBReport 2009 2009_XX_XX_HomeRuleForHuntington 2009_10_20_Overcoming_the_Challenges_to_Acceptance_of_Wind_Energy_in_PJM 2009_10_06_PolymerIndustryImpactReport 2009_07_23_Energy_Flow_2007 2009_03_13_Odd_Energy 2009_01_21_ImagineWVFinal 2008 2008_XX_XX_Kent-Sowards-PropertyTaxationEquity-2008 2008_12_31_Tamarack01072009 2008_11_16_RaisingTeacherSalariesFINAL1 2008_11_16_Property_Tax_final 2008_09_29_Energy_Flow_2006 2008_08_XX_Bioplex-Cluster-Analysis 2007 2007_XX_XX_Wv_legislation_Local_Health_Districts 2007_XX_XX_Property_Tax_Reform 2007_XX_XX_Energy_Outlook_for_West_Virginia 2007_11_07_People_At_Risk-1 2007_11_07_People_At_Risk 2007_10_XX_Determination-of-Potential-Market-Final-Doc 2007_09_25_MU_CBER_Landfill_Gas_Proximity_Analysis_9_25_07 2007_08_19_Alternate__Approaches_to_Support_Special_Education 2007_01_04_EconomicsOfTableGames 2006 2006_12_XX_Coalfields-Expressway-Final6 2006_12_XX_Coalfields-Expressway-Final 2006_11_XX_Attitudes__Awareness_of_Energy_Efficiency_WV 2006_10_XX_Final_Report_-_Innovative_Energy_Opportunities_in_WV 2006_10_31_Hatfield-McCoy-Study 2006_08_28_Marshall_U_ARC_Renewables_and_Efficiency_FINAL_REPORT 2006_08_03_MU_CBER_Final_Reconciliation_Report 2006_06_12_Education_Finance_and_Propery_Relief 2006_05_17_Econ-Impact-TSA 2006_04_19_MU_Impact_Study_final 2006_02_13_MU_CBER_Final_SRF_Report 2005 2005_12_12_MU_CBER_WRPA_Element_7-Dec_12 2005_10_26_ECDfinalreport 2005_10_19_Risch-WindEnergyWorking_Group 2005_09_XX_Katrina-Estimates 2005_07_XX_Final_Rural_Broadband_July_2005 2005_07_27_early_childhood_education 2005_06_XX_FinalYeager130thReportJune21 2005_06_10_An_Evaluation_of_Technology_in_West_Virginia_Schools 2005_04_XX_FutureGenFinalApril2005 2005_02_XX_government_consolidation 2004 2004_XX_XX_Tri-State_Data_Final_Report 2004_XX_XX_TPUG-01 2004_11_10_Coal_WV_Economy 2004_08_XX_CoalWhitePaper8-11R-041 2004_05_XX_SchoolConsolidation 2004_02_29_Presentation-ASEANBAC2004 2003 2003_12_XX_Burton_and_Hicks_2003 2003_12_04_Senate_Edu_Committe_Dec_4_2003 2003_09_XX_Region_1_forecast_Oct_1 2003_09_XX_Hi-Tech 2003_06_XX_trp00-06 2003_06_11_January_11_WV_Land__Min_Owners_Council 2003_03_XX_TRP99-24-CCDSI 2003_02_XX_trp00-04 2002 2002_XX_XX_ted2002_hicks 2002_XX_XX_Surface_Mining 2002_11_XX_ire 2002_10_07_I-64_Slide_Show 2002_10_03_October_3__2002_Coal_Rally 2002_09_XX_TRP99-19_FR 2002_09_04_030904-bidco 2002_08_XX_Hunt_forecast_Aug_2002 2002_05_XX_WIB_R1_State_Of_The_Workforce_Report 2002_04_XX_WIB_R2_State_of_the_Workforce_Report 2002_03_11_March_11_2002 2002_01_17_WIB2_Report_Final_Version 2001 2001_XX_XX_Coal_Production_Forecast 2001_05_XX_May_Draft 2000 2000_11_XX_TRP99-00_FR25 2000_11_XX_Phase_II 2000_07_XX_StAlbans 2000_05_XX_TRP99-00_FR18 2000_05_XX_Phase_I 2000_02_22_Romanian 1999 1999_XX_XX_wp99-03-c 1999_XX_XX_wp99-03-b 1999_XX_XX_wp99-03-a 1999_02_XX_ElasticFinal2-MarkBurton1999 1999_02_XX_Baseball_Study 1998 1998_07_XX_SnakeRiver 2001 1998_06_30_Snakeriver