The Center for Applied Research, founded in 1988 by Robert F. Robinson, is a private economic research and consulting firm serving a diverse range of public and private sector clients.

    The Center has extensive experience in economic and socio-economic impact assessment, including projects concerned with outdoor recreation, tourism, mining, natural resource development and renewable energy development in the western United States.

    The professional staff of the Center for Applied Research has advanced training and  practical experience in economic modeling, economic and fiscal impact studies, market research, project feasibility analysis and the formulation of strategies to achieve compliance with environmental and other regulatory requirements. The Center’s staff has demonstrated a unique capability to reconcile the pursuit of private client interests with public policy goals and objectives.

    In recent years the Center has developed an in-depth knowledge of the changing ethnic, demographic, socio-cultural and migration characteristics of the American work force.

    The Center for Applied Research has offices in Denver, Colorado and San Francisco, California.

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