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ECONOMISTS RANK PENNSYLVANIA’S BUSINESS CLIMATE ‘AVERAGE’ TO ‘ABOVE AVERAGE’

ECONOMISTS RANK PENNSYLVANIA’S BUSINESS CLIMATE ‘AVERAGE’ TO ‘ABOVE AVERAGE’

By Lincoln Institute April 22, 1998
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SURVEY FINDS ECONOMISTS OPPOSE ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY EFFORTS TO RECOVER ‘STRANDED COSTS’

SURVEY FINDS ECONOMISTS OPPOSE ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY EFFORTS TO RECOVER ‘STRANDED COSTS’

By Lincoln Institute April 15, 1998
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PENNSYLVANIA’S MAJOR EMPLOYERS SAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FAILING TO MAKE THE GRADE, BUT THE  STATE’S BUSINESS CLIMATE IS IMPROVING

PENNSYLVANIA’S MAJOR EMPLOYERS SAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FAILING TO MAKE THE GRADE, BUT THE STATE’S BUSINESS CLIMATE IS IMPROVING

By Lincoln Institute April 8, 1998
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2018
  • 2018 Fall Business Climate SurveyRead Article
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2017
  • Fall 2017 Keystone Business Climate SurveyRead Article
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2016
  • 2016 PA Charitable Organizations Survey: Questions & Answer SummaryRead Article
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  • 2016 Democratic Delegate & Alternate Delegate Survey: Questions and Numeric ResultsRead Article
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2015
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  • Malaise: Business Owners Turn Deeply NegativeRead Article
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  • Business Climate Optimism Evaporates: Wolf Budget Proposals Deeply Unpopular Among Business Owners/CEOsRead Article
  • Results of the Public Opinion Focus Group on Benefits that Work: Addressing the Child Care Welfare Cliff on November 19, 2014Read Article
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2014
  • Fall 2014 Keystone Business Climate Survey: Response SummaryRead Article
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2013
  • 2013 PA Charitable Organizations Survey: ResultsRead Article
  • PA Nonprofits Continue to StruggleRead Article
  • Labor Issues PollRead Article
  • PA Voters Voice Strong Support for Labor Law Reforms: Support Right-to-Work, elimination of Prevailing Wage and Dues DeductionRead Article
  • Fall 2013 Keystone Business Climate SummaryRead Article
  • Recovery Stalls: Obamacare a major factorRead Article
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  • 2013 Spring Business Climate SurveyRead Article
2012
  • 2012 PA Charitable Organizations SurveyRead Article
  • 2012 Fall Business Climate SurveyRead Article
  • DNC Delegate & Alternate Delegate Response Analysis: Government A Positive ForceRead Article
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  • Government An Adversarial ForceRead Article
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  • 2012 Spring Keystone Business Climate Survey: Numerical ResultsRead Article
2011
  • Tough Times: Nonprofits struggle to deliver as recession lingersRead Article
  • 2011 Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations SurveyRead Article
  • Fall 2011 Keystone Business Climate SurveyRead Article
  • Lincoln Institute Pollster Summit Briefings SetRead Article
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2010
  • 2010 Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations: Survey ResultsRead Article
  • Challenging Times: PA nonprofits weathering recession – for nowRead Article
  • 2010 PA Leadership ConferenceRead Article
  • PA Leadership Conference Offers Student Rates, ScholarshipsRead Article
  • Conway, Turzai to Speak at 2010 PLCRead Article
  • Robert N. Reeves, Jr. Elected to Lincoln Institute BoardRead Article
  • 2010 PA Leadership Conference Panels AnnouncedRead Article
2009
  • Fall 2009 Keystone Business Climate Survey: Response SummaryRead Article
  • Recession Continues: PA business climate remains sluggishRead Article
  • Dick Morris to Headline 2010 PA Leadership Conference: Conference registration is now openRead Article
  • Spring 2009 Keystone Business Climate Survey: Numeric ResultsRead Article
  • PA Business Climate Mired in Recession: But optimism surfaces that recovery could get underway soonRead Article
  • 2009 Pennsylvania Township Supervisor Survey: Response SummaryRead Article
  • 2009 Township Supervisor Survey: AnalysisRead Article
2008
  • Melt-Down: Keystone Business Climate Survey produces most pessimistic results everRead Article
  • Fall 2008 Keystone Business Climate SurveyRead Article
  • Dr. Paul Kengor, Colin Hanna Elected to Lincoln Institute Board of DirectorsRead Article
2007
  • Michelle Malkin to Keynote 2008 PA Leadership ConferenceRead Article
  • Securing the Future October 2007 Survey Research ReportRead Article
  • Securing the Future PUBLIC OPINION COURT ANALYSISRead Article
  • Securing the Future The PollRead Article
  • Fall 2007 Business Climate Survey ReportRead Article
  • 2007 Fall Business Climate Survey AnalysisRead Article
  • 2007 Spring Business Climate Survey ResultsRead Article
  • PA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PANELS ANNOUNCED!!Read Article
  • Is Life A Gamble? Poll finds acceptance, concerns as slots debut in PARead Article
  • PLC Update –“Eich” and “Mike” to Speak at PLC Keystone LuncheonRead Article
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  • Gambling PA Focus Survey ResultsRead Article
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  • “Is Life a Gample?” Focus Group Survey ResultsRead Article
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2006
  • Shafik Named Lincoln Institute Communications DirectorRead Article
  • LAURA INGRAHAM TO HEADLINE ’07 PA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCERead Article
  • 2006 Fall Business Climate Survey ResultsRead Article
  • 2006 Fall Business Climate Survey AnalysisRead Article
  • Registration Opens for 2006 PA Leadership ConferenceRead Article
  • Scarborough, Santorum, Swann, Fund and Toomey to Headline PA Leadership ConferenceRead Article
  • 2006 Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations Survey AnalysisRead Article
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2005
  • Pat Toomey Joins Lincoln Radio JournalRead Article
  • Fall 2005 Business Climate Survey AnalysisRead Article
  • Fall 2005 Business Climate Survey ResultsRead Article
  • Lowman Henry to Host Talk Show on WHYL Weekly program debuts on August 6thRead Article
  • Fred Anton and Norm Hoffer Join Lincoln Institute BoardRead Article
  • Life in Balance Focus Group Entry SurveyRead Article
  • Life in Balance Focus Group ReportRead Article
  • Life in Balance SurveyRead Article
  • Life in Balance Survey AnalysisRead Article
  • 2005 Spring Business Climate SurveyRead Article
  • 2005 Spring Business Climate Survey AnalysisRead Article
2004
  • 2004 Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations Survey SummaryRead Article
  • Economic Recovery? Survey finds turn-around yet to take hold in PennsylvaniaRead Article
  • Leaders, Heroes, and Role Models ForewardRead Article
  • Leaders, Heroes, and Role Models Focus Group Entry SurveyRead Article
  • Leaders, Heroes, and Role Models Focus Group ReportRead Article
  • Leaders, Heroes, and Role Models SurveyRead Article
  • Leaders, Heroes, and Role Models Survey AnalysisRead Article
  • Fall 2004 Keystone Business Climate SurveyRead Article
  • Fall 2004 Keystone Business Climate Survey AnalysisRead Article
  • Fall 2004 Keystone Business Climate AnalysisRead Article
  • No Shades of Purple for PA Convention DelegatesRead Article
  • Survey of Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the 2004 Republican and Democrat National Conventions August 2004Read Article
  • Summer 2004 Pennsylvania Township Officials SurveyRead Article
  • Frank Ryan Elected to Lincoln Institute BoardRead Article
  • Spring 2004 Keystone Business Climate Survey Survey SummaryRead Article
2003
  • Fall 2003 Keystone Business Climate SurveyRead Article
  • Lincoln Institute launches ‘Pennsylvania’s Marketplace of Ideas’Read Article
  • Hitting the Skids: Keystone Business Climate Survey finds PA economy still slippingRead Article
  • Spring 2003 Keystone Business Climate SurveyRead Article
  • 2003 Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations SurveyRead Article
  • Top Line Survey Results Pennsylvania State Pulse PollRead Article
2002
  • Fall 2002 Business Climate SurveyRead Article
  • Pennsylvania County Officials Survey – 2002Read Article
2001
  • KEYSTONE BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY Fall 2001Read Article
  • Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research 2001Read Article
  • Lincoln Institute releases results of PA Boroughs surveyRead Article
  • FAITH-BASED FOCUS GROUP Freedom’s Foundation at Valley Forge, PA, 2001Read Article
  • CITY OF PITTSBURGH Pulse Poll – May, 2001Read Article
  • PENNSYLVANIA NEWSPAPER EDITORS SURVEY Spring ’01Read Article
  • KEYSTONE BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY March 2001Read Article
  • 2000 Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations SurveyRead Article
2000
  • Allegheny County Voters continue to oppose sports stadiums and downtown retail centerRead Article
  • LINCOLN INSTITUTE/ COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION October 2000Read Article
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY PULSE POLL October 2000Read Article
  • FALL 2000 KEYSTONE BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY SURVEY QUESTIONSRead Article
  • 2000 Delegate Issues SurveyRead Article
  • PA Business Leaders Favor State Spending CutsRead Article
  • Township Officials In Pennsylvania Favor Local Tax Reform and Local Control of ZoningRead Article
  • THE VALLEY FORGE PROJECT 2000 TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS SURVEYRead Article
  • Spring 2000 Statewide PollRead Article
  • Spring 2000 Keystone Business Climate SurveyRead Article
  • Tobacco Settlement: PA Non-Profits Want Funds Used for Health and Senior CareRead Article
  • CONFIDENCE IN PA ECONOMY SOARS AS MILLENNIUM BEGINSRead Article
  • Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research Names New Managing DirectorRead Article
  • 1999 Annual Charitable Organizations SurveyRead Article
1999
  • Lincoln Radio Journal adds Scott L. Rehr to Pennsylvania public Affairs programRead Article
  • PACE OF PA BUSINESS CLIMATE IMPROVEMENT SLOWSRead Article
  • PULSE POLL: CENTRAL DAUPHIN’S PROPOSED TAX REFORMRead Article
  • FALL 1999 BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEYRead Article
  • PULSE POLL: Allegheny County Voters Support Free Market Approach to GovernmentRead Article
  • CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE Philadelphia Voters Speak Out on the IssuesRead Article
  • PHILLY VOTERS WANT SCHOOL CHOICERead Article
  • PHILADELPHIA VOTER SURVEYRead Article
  • Frivolous’ Lawsuits Plague PA BusinessesRead Article
  • SPRING 1999 KEYSTONE BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEYRead Article
  • AGRI-BUSINESS SURVEY March 1999Read Article
  • 1998 ANNUAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS SURVEYRead Article
1998
  • FALL 1998 BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEYRead Article
  • BLURRED VISION: Central Pennsylvanians Don’t See Eye-To-EyeRead Article
  • PULSE POLL: CUMBERLAND, DAUPHIN & YORK COUNTIESRead Article
  • PUBLIC OPINION COURT: STATE CHARITY TAX CREDIT JULY 1998Read Article
  • PA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE HIGHEST IN A DECADERead Article
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY 1998 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTER SURVEYRead Article
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY VOTERS LEAN TO CHARTER CHANGERead Article
  • ECONOMISTS RANK PENNSYLVANIA’S BUSINESS CLIMATE ‘AVERAGE’ TO ‘ABOVE AVERAGE’Read Article
  • SURVEY FINDS ECONOMISTS OPPOSE ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY EFFORTS TO RECOVER ‘STRANDED COSTS’Read Article
  • PENNSYLVANIA’S MAJOR EMPLOYERS SAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FAILING TO MAKE THE GRADE, BUT THE STATE’S BUSINESS CLIMATE IS IMPROVINGRead Article
  • KEYSTONE BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY March 1998Read Article
  • SURVEY OF PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMISTS March 1998Read Article
  • SW PA: REGIONAL RENAISSANCE TAX & EDUCATION ISSUESRead Article
1997
  • SW PA VOTERS REJECTING SALES TAX INCREASERead Article
  • 1997 Charitable Organization SurveyRead Article
  • NEW DIRECTIONS Educators Support State Education StandardsRead Article
  • ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND EDUCATIONAL ISSUES SURVEY June 1997Read Article
  • CORPORATE CHIEFS: PA BUSINESS CLIMATE IMPROVINGRead Article
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FOCUS GROUP ENTRY SURVEY FEBRUARY 1, 1997Read Article
  • MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS VIEW PROPERTY TAXES AS UNFAIRRead Article
1996
  • MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS SURVEY DECEMBER, 1996Read Article
  • WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR AMERICA’S CHARITIES?Read Article
  • TURNER TURNAROUND Privatization Pleases Turner Elementary ParentsRead Article
  • CONFIDENCE GROWING IN PA’S BUSINESS CLIMATERead Article
  • TWO VIEWS OF AMERICA: PA’s Delegates to the Republican and DemocratRead Article

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