Franklin County Municipal Fast Facts
In late 2022, the FRCOG developed economic development fact sheets for each Franklin County municipality to assist newly incoming or…
Deerfield River Outdoor Recreation Study
Using a state earmark from Sen. Adam Hinds, FRCOG hired the firm of Cambridge Econometrics to prepare this study of outdoor recreation on the Deerfield River. Deerfield River Corridor Outdoor…
CEDS Plan and Annual Reports
Annual Report: 2022 CEDS Annual Performance Report (PDF, 1.6 MB) 2021 CEDS Annual Performance Report (PDF, 4.3 MB) Current Plan: 2020-2025 Franklin County CEDS Plan (PDF, 10.9 MB) 2020-2025 Franklin…
Local Rapid Recovery Planning Program
A new program of the MA Department of Housing & Community Development’s (DHCD) is the Local Rapid Recovery Planning Program. It was created to help downtown/village center business districts…
Downtown and Village Center Studies
Downtown Orange Market Assessment (PDF, 1.9 mb) – A 2013 report on findings from a survey conducted of residents, workers, and visitors to Downtown Orange. Town of Conway: Resident, Visitor, and…
Attracting Visitors by Passenger Rail to Franklin County
This 2017 report reviewed trends train-based tourism and the current promotion of the Vermonter service to the Greenfield station. Attracting Visitors By Passenger Rail to Franklin County, MA (PDF, 1.1…
Tri-State CEDS Comparison
This report contains a comparison of elements from the 2015 Greater Franklin County CEDS Plan, the 2014 Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategy (SeVEDS), and the 2015 Southwest Region Planning Commission…
Downtown Orange Studies
Downtown Orange Market Assessment: A Project to Attract and Keep Businesses in Downtown Orange (December 2013) Click here go to the Town of Orange website to view the Downtown Orange Riverfront Revitalization…
Industrial Park Planning
This report focuses on the six planned industrial parks in the region, to understand their present capacity and to plan for the future. The six planned industrial parks within Franklin…
Millers Falls IP Paper Mill Reports
Through the FRCOG Regional Brownfields Program and/or the Town of Erving, the following reports were completed for the Millers Falls International Paper Papermill located at 8 Papermill Road, Erving MA. Phase I…
Economic Impacts of Vermont Yankee Closure (2014)
A collaboration of planning and economic development organizations in the Tri-State Region worked together to address the anticipated economic impacts due to the closure of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power…
Northern Tier Studies
The following are reports and studies related to the Northern Tier: The Northern Tier’s Key Economic Clusters: Then and Now (2014) The Northern Tier Economy: A Strategic Analysis (1986) The Northern Tier…
