Strategic Planning for Economic & Workforce Development
Providing Research, Delivering Clarity
We partner with communities, regions, and states to build data-informed strategic plans that strengthen economies, align workforce systems, and prepare for long-term growth. Our planning process combines deep research, stakeholder engagement, and actionable recommendations.
How We Support Your Strategy
Our strategic planning process includes a full suite of services that help communities understand their current conditions, identify priorities, and build actionable paths for economic and workforce growth.
- NCommunity Needs Assessments
- NLabor Market & Demographic Analysis
- NEconomic Development Strategy
- NWorkforce Development Planning
- NStakeholder Facilitation
- NImplementation Roadmaps & KPIs
- NCommunity Needs Assessments
- NLabor Market & Demographic Analysis
- NEconomic Development Strategy
- NWorkforce Development Planning
- NStakeholder Facilitation
- NImplementation Roadmaps & KPIs
Why We’re Your Ideal Partner
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More than Just “Gathering Opinions”—Community Engagement as Fiscal Strategy
A recent Next City article argues that community engagement is not only a democratic responsibility but also a fiscal necessity. TPMA's Economic Development team recently discussed the article and shares their insights below: Based on our experience as economic development and planning consultants, Next City's framing of community engagement is…
Seeing Economic Development Through an Education and Workforce Lens
Seeing Economic Development Through an Education and Workforce Lens A First Time IEDA Perspective from an Education and Workforce Professional By Kelly Friend, Senior Manager, Education & Workforce This year was my first time attending the Indiana Economic Development Association (IEDA) conference. I came curious and with a leading question: How…
How Thought Leaders Are Navigating AI’s Rapid Impact on Talent, Education, and Industry
Artificial intelligence has moved from an emerging concept to an everyday reality. Its pace is unprecedented, its influence far-reaching, and its implications impossible to ignore. This urgency shaped The Great Workforce Reboot: AI Edition, a virtual conversation moderated by Vicki Thompson, Senior Director of Workforce Growth Partnerships at TPMA. Vicki…
From Veteran Friendly to Veteran Ready: Honoring Service Through Systems That Work
Each Veterans Day, we take time to celebrate the men and women who have served our country. They are not only heroes of the past but leaders in our present. Veterans continue to make an impact as business owners, teachers, engineers, health professionals, and public servants. They bring strong values,…
Rethinking the Homelessness Crisis: What the National Debate Reveals About Local Solutions
When TIME Magazine published the essay What's Keeping Us from Fixing the Homelessness Crisis earlier this year, it reignited a nationwide debate over one of America’s most persistent challenges (and sparked a deep discussion among our Economic Development team). Author Jeff Hobbs argued that solving homelessness requires a “moral leap,”…
Entrepreneurship, high-growth companies are economic drivers of Northern Kentucky
Covington, KY (Sept. 30, 2025) – In April 2024, BE NKY Growth Partnership, the economic development company for Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties, released “Navigating Change and Charting a Course to a More Competitive Northern Kentucky,” which identified five critical needs integral to maintaining Northern Kentucky’s economic competitiveness. One of…
Building Resilient Communities: Your Strategic Partner in Housing and Homelessness
The housing landscape is evolving faster than ever, and communities across the country are feeling the strain. With issues like housing instability, increased service demands, and the looming reduction of federal funding on the horizon, communities must act strategically to build resilient and equitable systems. At TPMA, we believe housing…
Where Veterans Land, Communities Grow—and Get Stronger
Veterans who put down roots in a community bring more than a resume. They bring lived experience, a service mindset, and the potential to strengthen the very systems that often fail them. As of 2023, there were nearly 16 million veterans across the U.S.—about 6% of all adults. These aren’t…
TPMA and Northeast Indiana Early Childhood Coalition Launch Data Dashboard to Illuminate the Regional Childcare Landscape
TPMA launched an interactive dashboard created in partnership with the Northeast Indiana Early Childhood Coalition (NEIECC) to display data about community childcare needs and availability in the 11-county region. The NEIECC dashboard is a first-of-its-kind tool, providing real-time data about the childcare landscape in Northeast Indiana. Using GIS mapping, TPMA’s…
The Exit Ramp Matters: Veteran Transition as a Community Imperative
Over 200,000 service members take off their uniforms every year and step into civilian life. That moment—what many call “the exit ramp”—is filled with promise and uncertainty. While the Department of Defense might initiate the transition, our communities, employers, and policy leaders shape what happens next. In the first session…
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