Title - Alternative

An Economic Development Program and Strategy for Atlantic City, New Jersey, Draft Final Report

Subjects

Atlantic City (N.J.); Casinos; Gambling; Tourism; Economic analysis; Marketing research; Urban renewal

Description

In 1977, the City of Atlantic City retained Economics Research Associates to carry out a broad-ranging evaluation of the city’s economic structure. The analysis, funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, was undertaken to identify programs and strategies by which the city' s economy could be diversified and strengthened in future years. This report presents ERA's findings and recommendations resulting from completion of a thorough analysis of such factors as: the economic climate of Atlantic City, employment conditions in the City, tourist-related and non-tourist oriented components of the City's economic base and area resources, the impact of casino gambling, offshore oil and gas development, and the potentials for expansion of the City's economic base. Following the introduction, Section II contains a summary of the highlights of the report. Section III presents an overview of current business and economic conditions in Atlantic City. A discussion of the projected employment resulting from casino gambling and related growth of the tourism industry is provided in Section IV. Section V addresses the prospects for diversification of Atlantic City's employment base in sectors of the local economy (e.g., manufacturing) not solely dependent on tourism or casino gambling for their growth or survival. Section VI provides an evaluation of several prospective sites for the location of new industry, and Section VII contains illustrative site development program s for two selected sites in Atlantic City. Lastly, Section VIII is devoted to an outline of a recommended implementation program for economic development of Atlantic City.

Contributors

Robert B. Shawn; Jeffrey H. Riddell; Brian D. Bash; Frederick F. Kennedy

Publisher

Economics Research Associates

Client

City of Atlantic City

Date Original

1-4-1977

Document Type

Report

Identifier

1023; DP0004156

Language

English

Rights

Copyright: University of Central Florida Special Collections. Permission to publish must be obtained from Special Collections in writing. Contact (407) 823-2576 or online at http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/

Number of Pages

162 pages

Keywords

Atlantic City (N.J.); Real Estate; Gaming Industry; Casinos; Tourism; Economic analysis; Market research; Redevelopment

Place

Atlantic City (N.J.)

Type

document

Digital Reproduction Specialists

Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2005.

Is Referenced By

http://purl.flvc.org/UCF/EAD/CFM2003-12h (University of Central Florida Special Collections Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers finding aid); https://ucf-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FALSC_UCF/6a1ouu/alma990332062850306596 (University of Central Florida Libraries Online Catalog)

College

Information Technologies & Resources

Unit

University Libraries

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