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Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Programs: Conducting Successful Business Retention and Expansion Visits
Derek Farnsworth, Jennifer L. Clark, and Henry Cothran
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Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Programs series
7 publications
Few people would argue with the assertion that existing businesses are important to the local economy. Over the last two decades studies have documented the impact of existing businesses on job growth. Other studies have examined the impact of businesses on maintaining strong local economies through investments in the social fabric of the community. This ten part series provides information about establishing Business Retention and Expansion programs.
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Food and Resource Economics
FRE departmental programs reflect the diversity of Florida's agriculture which has more than 200 commodities. The Department has 40 faculty members involved in a full range of research, extension, and teaching programs including Agribusiness and Consumer Behavior, International Development, Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, Marine Resource Economics, and Agricultural Economics, Trade, and Policy. In addition to 33 faculty members located at the main campus in Gainesville, seven faculty are found at research and education centers located throughout the state.