Ball State University
Center for Business and Economic Research
Muncie
Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University
Whitinger Business Building
2000 West University Avenue Room 149
Muncie IN 47306-0360
Phone: 765-285-5926
Fax: 765-285-8024
Web Page
Director
Michael J. Hicks
Director of Research
Dagney Faulk
dgfaulk@bsu.edu
Faculty Research Fellow
Nalitra Thaiprasert
nthaiprasert@bsu.edu
Research Fellow
Hikoyat Salimova
hksalimova@bsu.edu
Research Assistant Professor
Srikant Devaraj
sdevaraj@bsu.edu
Secretary
Lisa Goodpaster
lgoodpaster@bsu.edu
Web Development Manager
Graham Watson
gtwatson@bsu.edu
Manager of Publications and Web Services
Victoria Meldrum
vrmeldrum@bsu.edu
Faculty Research Fellow
Jennifer Bott
jpbott@bsu.edu
Faculty Research Fellow
Larita Killian
Graduate Research Assistant
Kurt Waldier
kmwaldier@bsu.edu
Publications
Indiana Business Bulletin / Monthly – Data Profiles
Activities
Economic Impact
Fiscal Impact
Feasibility Studies
Firm Specific Studies other than Feasibility Studies
Global Business Studies
Population/Demographic Analysis, Projection, Estimates
Public Policy Research
Public Sector Revenue Forecasts
Survey Research
Market Research
Tourism Research
Industry Studies
Labor Market Research
Economic Modeling/Forecasting
Economic Outlook
Business Forum
Economic Development
Policy Issues
Real Estate
Small Business Workshops
Web Development/Maintenance
IT/LAN Support (inc. Web Server/Mail Server Support)
Outreach: Community Oriented Lectures
Outreach: Conferences
Outreach: Internship Program Coordination
Student Business Consulting Projects in the Community
College-wide Publications