"I wanted the capability to quickly run economic impact analysis in-house, whether it’s a quick back-of-the-envelope estimate or a more detailed economic contribution study. With IMPLAN, I can do both efficiently, without relying on expensive consultants or complicated, manual input-output models."

“In addition to evaluating the impacts of an action on natural and cultural resources, agencies must evaluate social and economic impacts of that action when they are interrelated with natural or physical environmental effects. Agencies are required to consider direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts and connected and similar actions during …