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CivMetrics believes in measuring and presenting critical data, information and documents regarding local development, construction and governance. Our data covers selected critical types of community development, construction and programs. CivMetrics also seeks to provide macro context along with the micro details. See our actionable data and information regarding local economics, demographics, and market conditions. This includes data, RFPs, financing documents and other information on housing, labor, business conditions and demographics. Select any of the CivMetrics targeted topics for updated data, developments and directories.
CivMetrics Data, Documents and News
CivMetrics collects critical data, information and documents regarding local development, construction and governance. See our actional data and documents, including RFPs, financing documents and the latest stats on local metrics such as housing, labor, demographics and business conditions. Select a CivMetrics topic below for target data and documents.
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Development & Housing
Local development, housing and construction projects, including large public construction projects.
Economics
Data on employment, inflation, labor markets, local GDP, housing, and other critical measures of local economic and business conditions.
Infrastructure
Large infrastructure, such as airports, transit, ports, stadiums and other large scale projects.
Incentives
Credits and incentives in connection with new local development, expansion or company relocations.
Civic Services
Non-profit and government services, including large private service organizations, cultural institutions, and units of local government.
People & Livability
Demographics and livability information, such as crime, weather, pollution, health, and other quality-of-life measures.
Latest News
AI, Predictive Analytics and more: Tech Trends Transforming the Detection of Fraud
As sure as nemesis follows hubris, the greater interconnectedness of the world created by technology has left institutions vulnerable to fraud. But the good guys are using the same advances -- algorithms, software, data -- to combat fraud in innovative new ways. The...
VA, CMS Announce Sharing of Data Analytics Tools for Fraud Prevention
Looking to cut waste and decrease the incidence of fraud, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will now cooperate in the dissemination of best practices and the sharing of data analytics tools to improve their...
Market for Analytical Solutions to Fraud Will Balloon to $40 Million by 2023: Report
Over the next five years, the global fraud detection and prevention market is expected to grow at a nearly 20% clip to hit a market size of over $42 billion. Reuters reports: Fraud detection and prevention (FDP) solutions have thus become more important in the current...
Accounting Firm Goes After Mel Gibson’s Ex-Girlfriend for Unpaid Forensic Accounting Bill
The California accounting firm White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna & Hunt has asked the court to allow them to sue actor and director Mel Gibson’s ex-wife, Oksana Grigorieva, for $108,887.24 in unpaid fees. Grigorieva had hired the firm after her 2015 bankruptcy...
Data Mining and Anomaly Detection: Forensic Accountants Use Data Mining Techniques to Nail Fraudster at Hospital System
Data-mining techniques helped uncover a ten-year $1 million scam perpetrated by the top officials of the Sugardale Medical Center according to a special issue of the Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting (JFIA). Brent Carter and his forensic accounting team...
How IMPAQ Transformed Low-Income Corner Store Checkout Lines Into Health Food Havens
We may think that we are the captains of our own destiny, making our own decisions and guiding our own ship. But it's not that simple -- and that's a fact that was understood well by whoever put snacks in the checkout line. Over eight decades ago, a psychologist named...
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A Chief Evaluation Officer In Every Agency? Bill for Evidence-Based Policymaking Gains Bi-Partisan Traction
A bill urging evidence-based policy-making is receiving support from both sides of aisle. Despite the strident division currently wracking Congress, the bill introduced by Republican Speaker Paul Ryan and Democrat Patty Murray already sailed through the House on...
![The Best and Worst Ways Nonprofits Store Evaluation Data](https://civmetrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-11.29.25-AM.png)
The Best and Worst Ways Nonprofits Store Evaluation Data
When non-profit organizations set out to measure their outcomes and evaluate their programs, data is precious. They typically turn to a variety of data storage methods, but some are more effective than others.
![Pollution Hunters: Chicago Enlists Citizens to Monitor Air Quality and Pollution Impact](https://civmetrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/veeterzy-186395-1080x675.jpg)
Pollution Hunters: Chicago Enlists Citizens to Monitor Air Quality and Pollution Impact
More data points from more sensors means more reliable pollution maps and more practical solutions to the problem of poor air quality in our cities. In Chicago, a group of volunteers have been lugging around around mobile pollution sensors on a regular basis around...
![Opaque Economics: Some Cities Are Failing to Disclose How Economic Development Dollars Are Spent](https://civmetrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/jan-jakub-nanista-122623-1080x675.jpg)
Opaque Economics: Some Cities Are Failing to Disclose How Economic Development Dollars Are Spent
Right at this moment, statehouse and local governments all over the country are elbowing each other like fanatic consumers at a Black Friday sale. But the prize isn't a Tickle-Me-Elmo or the latest doll; it's e-commerce giant Amazon and its second headquarters...
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