We help communities catalyze growth by designing comprehensive, data-backed roadmaps that align stakeholders and spark long-term regional prosperity.
Driving Economic Opportunity in Northern Utah
Alpen Economics transforms traditional, static reporting into a dynamic competitive advantage by synthesizing labor market profiles, industry analyses, and place-based asset strategies into a compelling value proposition that replaces raw data with high-impact storytelling centered on regional talent and industry strengths.
Population: 653,000
Deliverables: Place-based Asset Strategy built on industry and labor advantages
Impact: A reimagined community and industry strategy
Oversaw design and adoption of a regional place-based economic development strategy for 700-acres of state-owned land assets. Developed technical reports for sustainability, smart technology, transportation, energy, housing, retail, and mixed-use elements and integrated into the master planning framework for the new 15k resident community.
Other Case Studies
Strategic Economic Development services for a mature, largely built-out city of 200,000 residents seeking commercial modernization, fiscal sustainability, and an implementation-oriented roadmap. Services include economic modeling, business recruitment, and workforce development services to bolster its strategic economic growth.
Led creation and implementation of a state-wide economic development strategy. Focused on pivoting from ‘raw job growth’ to a targeted approach including evaluation of natural resources, return on investment, and high growth sectors resulting in $22B in capital investment and 20k new jobs over a three year period.