Hot Issues

Our hot issues currently include:

Investor diagnostics in post-recession markets
Distressed rural markets
Distressed urban markets
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)
Disjointed business/education feedback systems for communities and industries
Access to trade routes
Food deserts
STEM-led economic development
Healthcare and defense simulation
Post-recession or post-disaster economic diversification strategies
Logistics infrastructure and regional linkage of manufactured goods and commodities
State- or territory-level target industry rescue and recovery
Workforce and skilled talent as a key economic development value proposition
Custom site selection scorecards and re-tooling
Supply chain analysis of incumbent assets and small businesses for development of industry targets and goals
Articulation across centers of education and training
Recovery of brownfields
Building capacity in diverse regions and markets
Re-set of data and community/regional scorecards to global economic shifts
Career pathways and education access
Entrepreneurial ecosystems
Broadband

"Fairfield Index builds custom solutions through economic development, workforce and talent competitiveness and STEM, and integrated communications. You will have a designated project team built around your needs and goals, supporting you every step of the way - from research and policy analysis, to media scans and reputation management, to design and launch of new systems for engagement, metrics, or collaboration."