The Current and Potential Economic Benefits of the I‑20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Study Center
Report Published on January 09, 2025The I-20 Wildlife Preserve and proposed Jenna Welch Nature Study Center is a 100-acre preserve including a playa lake in Midland, Texas. The Preserve supports local wildlife and serves as an ecotourism destination as well as carbon sink, providing a significant environmental benefit to the area. The proposed Jenna Welch Nature Study Center would add further educational resources and infrastructure in addition to being an event venue, enhancing potential benefits to the community.
The Economic Benefits of Higher Education Institutions in the Dallas‑Fort Worth Area
Report Published on December 02, 2024Higher education is beneficial from individual, economic, and societal perspectives. Educational attainment is linked to greater opportunities, higher income, and a lower probability of unemployment. In addition, a trained workforce is essential to growth in any economy. In the current environment of growing complexity in business operations of virtually all types, quality education is increasingly important. It is no exaggeration to say that the availability of quality workers is the currency of future prosperity.
An Economic Assessment of the Cost of Cancer in Texas and the Benefits of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) and its Programs
Report Published on November 22, 2024The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has been working to reduce the tragically high human and financial cost of cancer since 2010. CPRIT has helped attract more than 323 leading cancer research scientists and their labs to Texas from both US and international locations (including members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences) as well as recruit 18 companies.