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ECONOMICS
An economic snapshot was conducted for the High Knob master plan to determine potential business opportunities for the gateway communities within the region. The assessment looked at existing market research, previous downtown master plans, and a region-wide gap analysis for the current year.
EXISTING RESEARCH
Several recent regional market studies were reviewed during this plan, and their relevant findings are included below:
> Virginia Outdoors Plan for LENOWISCO Region - DCR 2013
> Virginia Outdoors Demand Survey – DCR 2017
> Spearhead Trails Economic Impact – Spearhead Trails 2017
> Southwest Virginia Annual Report & Economic Impact – Friends of Southwest Virginia 2017
> Crooked Road Economic Impact – Virginia Tech Office of Economic Development 2016
> SWVA Region Travel Profile 2016
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