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Chronology:

YOUNGER ASSOCIATES, LLC
Director of Research

CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY
Director of Public Relations and Grants Writer,
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid

SERVPRO INDUSTRIES
National Franchise Expansion Assistant

EDUCATION:

B.S., Management/Marketing – Union University

Areas of Expertise

• Economic Impact Analysis
• Cost-benefit Studies
• Surveys, Data Collection
• Public Involvement
• Database Maintenance
• Media Relations

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS:

Labor Market Analysis

• Clients Include:

  • Victor Valley, CA
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Ft. Myers, FL
  • Buffalo, NY
  • Huntsville, AL
  • Pinal County, AZ
  • State of Wyoming
  • Abilene, TX (19 Counties)
  • Viginia's Heartland, VA
  • Tulsa, OK (10 Counties)
  • Savannah, GA
  • Merced, CA
  • Reno, NV
  • Mid-Mississippi (24 Counties)
    
  • Central Nebraska I-80 Coalition (9 Counties)
  • Columbia Gorge Workforce Investment Board (7 Counties in OR and WA)
  • Memphis Regional Economic Development Council (52 Counties in TN, AR, & MS)
• Projects include large, extensive surveys of employers and residents

Tennessee Department of Transportation

• Tennessee Rail Plan
• Coordination of public involvement press releases, media relations, public meetings, website postings for the Tennessee Rail Plan
• Statewide Long-Range Multimodal Transportation Plan

Memphis-Shelby County Port Commission

• National economic impact analysis for a proposed $320 million intermodal terminal (Memphis SuperTerminal) linking barge transport to five Class I rail systems and truck terminals

Tennessee Valley Authority

• Potential freight movement and feasibility study for a proposed intermodal port facility at Cates Landing
• Survey of all shippers in a 150-miled radius of proposed port site and potential port customers

Data Research and Analysis

• Clients include economic development groups throughout the United States
• Conducted research for numerous industral recruitment packages