The NCRPC helps connect communities, businesses and non-profit organizations to the resources they need to be successful. The following are helpful research tools.
Kansas Regional Data Portal
The Kansas Regional Data Portal was developed by the Kansas Business & Industry Data Center at the University of Kansas in collaboration with the Kansas Association of Regional Development Organizations (KARDO) for easier access to key indicators for regions in Kansas.
Institute for Policy & Social Research
Search Kansas Data for reports, view County Profile Reports, and view the latest Kansas Statistical Abstracts.
StatsAmerica
StatsAmerica is a service of the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. It contains a number of data sites and tools for economic development.
Innovation Intelligence: StatsAmerica
Innovation Intelligence provides insight into the innovation capacity and innovation output of a region. It is also a service of the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
National Economic Resilience Data Explorer (NERDE)
The National Economic Resilience Data Explorer (NERDE) is a set of data tools that were designed to help a variety of users across the country with local economic recovery and resilience analysis. The NERDE consolidates information and data on economic distress criteria, COVID-19 impacts to local economies, and the existence and emergence of industry clusters. The searchable information is displayed at the Economic Development District (EDD) and county levels in two separate dashboard tools.
