Forecast of Economic, Population & Employment Consequences of the Closing of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base
22 Pages Posted: 26 Sep 2009 Last revised: 1 Oct 2009
Date Written: January 25, 2008
Abstract
The Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is scheduled to close by 2010. The Base closing is anticipated to have broad effects on the economy, population, and labor market of Montgomery County. This report contains a forecast of the potential impacts of the base closing on the economy, population, and workforce of Montgomery County and on assessing a variety of industrial development opportunities afforded Montgomery County by use of the surplus land that becomes available after the property is transferred from the U.S. Department of Defense to its new owners.
Keywords: Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, economic impact, workforce impact, population impact
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