RDI assists local governments and businesses in working through the complex issues and decisions that face them on a daily basis. RDI offers customized research and strategic planning services that enable organizations and municipalities to plan for change, develop the workforce, and adapt to new business challenges such as:

• Gathering timely and accurate information on local, regional, state, national, and global economies and trends
• Improving economic processes and corporate and government infrastructure
• Planning for and managing change across the board
• Researching and evaluating workforce issues
  • State of the workforce reports
  • Labor market and occupational trend analysis
  • Occupational supply and demand analysis
  • Employee and client satisfaction
  • Improving the work environment in the private and public sectors
  • Public workforce performance measurement
• Improving existing information technology infrastructure and connectivity
• Collecting and evaluating complex demographic and geographic information for data-driven decision making
• Assessing the economic impact of development
• Assessing and developing organizational capacity for growth

Our project partners include NIU departments and external groups that are helping to build and sustain a competitive Illinois:

• Community College Partnerships Office, NIU Outreach
• Education and Training Department, NIU Outreach
• Association management groups
• Municipal, county and state agencies
• NGO’s – non-governmental organizations and non-profit agencies
• Corporations
  

Winnebago County Comprehensive Industry Analysis of the Aerospace Industry

State of Working Illinois

Rock River Valley is 'A Region Prepared'

Keeping Competitive in the Rock River Valley: 'Manufacturing and What?'

Contact Us

John L. Lewis
Associate Vice-President,
NIU Administration and University Outreach
Director,
Regional Development Institute
Phone:  (815) 753-0936
E-mail:  jlewis@niu.edu

Robert Gleeson
Associate Director,
Regional Development Institute
Director,
Center for Governmental Studies
Phone: (815) 753-1907
E-mail: rgleeson@niu.edu

Diana Robinson
Assistant Director,
Center for Governmental Studies
Phone: (815)753.0955
Fax: (815)753.2305
E-mail: drobinson@niu.edu