Mapping Brownfield Locations Online
The County of Elkhart, Indiana, is using Esri’s ArcGIS software to map brownfield sites, understand their histories, and rate their risk and impact to the environment. [PDF]
Transportation GIS Trends, Fall 2010
 Localization, Not LocationGIS provides a detailed view into the potential performance of a specific business location under different market conditions and economic factors.
ArcUser, Summer 2011
 West Plains Shows Businesses the Bottom LineWith cloud-based GIS, the City of West Plains creates maps and reports useful to commercial developers.
ArcNews, Summer 2011
Prioritizing Brownfield Redevelopment Spending
The City of South Bend, Indiana, used GIS to create a brownfields inventory that helped city officials understand the distribution of brownfields and where to target redevelopment funds. [PDF]
Transportation GIS Trends, Fall 2010
Fullerton Attracts BusinessesGIS provides insights about the city's demographics that can be used to attract specific businesses.
ArcNews, Fall 2011
Economic development agencies use data and GIS tools to retain, grow, and attract businesses. With easy-to-use, modern Web applications and accurate, current data, agencies give community and business leaders the information they need to make investment decisions.
Success Stories
The following stories show how economic development organizations are using GIS.
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