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Posted 10/13/10 - PolicyOne Research and Camoin Associates merge to broaden economic services and depth of expertise for clients

When two respected companies join forces to benefit their clients, great things are bound to happen. Some clients of Camoin Associates of Saratoga Springs, NY and PolicyOne Research of Scarborough, ME have already experienced the benefit when these two companies collaborate. By formally merging, Camoin Associates and PolicyOne will leverage a broader range of services and greater depth of expertise on behalf of all clients.

PolicyOne Research of Scarborough Maine, established in 2002 by Jim Damicis, is seen as a leading resource on economic development in the technology and energy sectors. PolicyOne publishes numerous indicator reports for state, local and industry organizations throughout the northeast. They also specialize in evaluation of economic development programs. “Through working together on projects we have identified significant ways that our companies complement each other,” cited Damicis. “This merger will allow us to combine PolicyOne’s data analysis and research expertise with the customer driven focus of Camoin Associates to benefit our clients and expand our market.”

Founded in 1999, Camoin Associates has assisted hundreds of private businesses, economic development organizations and local communities. The company has established a leadership position in economic and fiscal impact, commercial market analysis, strategic planning and grant writing services.

When announcing the merger, Rob Camoin, President of Camoin Associates, focused on the expanded services each company will now be able to bring to clients. “In addition to our core economic development strengths we will also be able to leverage the tech and energy-led economic development initiatives and evaluation expertise that are the cornerstones of PolicyOne’s national strengths. This merger positions Camoin Associates to be a leader in economic development services throughout the U.S.”

The merged company will be known as Camoin Associates and will have 10 employees, with offices in Saratoga Springs, NY; Scarborough, ME; Vermont; and Austin, TX. Jim Damicis will serve as Senior Vice President of the Company and Rob Camoin will continue to serve as President. Questions or comments are welcome and can be directed to either Rob Camoin or Jim Damicis.

For more information about Camoin Associates, visit www.camoinassociates.com or call 518.899.2608 x-101. For more information about PolicyOne Research, visit www.policyoneresearch.com or call 207-510-6055.

Posted 7/13/2010 - PolicyOne now subscribes to “Innovation Economy 360”, The Leading Source for Understanding Regional Innovation, and a service of Decision Data Resources.  This new tool enables PolicyOne to access and analyze key economic indicators for assessing a region’s performance and potential for competing in the innovation-driven economy.  Until PolicyOne’s partnership with Decision Data Resources, PolicyOne was performing innovation economy analysis at the state level for clients.  This new tool allows PolicyOne to conduct such analyses at the regional level including for metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas and counties. This new tool puts PolicyOne at the forefront of providing regional tech-based economic analysis, evaluation, and strategies.

Posted 10/1/2009 - New Report Fire Service Resource Deployment Study, City of Lewiston, Maine. PolicyOne completed a base-line study of the deployment of the City’s fire department resources, specifically the location of fire stations and assigned apparatus. The study is part of a strategic operations plan documenting existing and preferred station locations and fire service-levels in the City of Lewiston to meet current and anticipated needs. 

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Posted 9/13/2009 - Jim Damicis, President of PolicyOne Research, appeared as a guest panel member on the Sunday, September 13 edition of Mainebiz Sunday.  This was a rapid fire edition of the weekly TV show and the issues covered included state tax reform, the Federal Recovery Act, cross border logging issues, the future of a struggling Northern Maine railroad, and economic recovery.  The show can be viewed online at:  http://www.mainebiz.biz/mainebizsunday.html

Posted 3/12/2009 - New Report Evaluates Maine’s Economic Development Portfolio – The recently released Maine Comprehensive Economic  Development Evaluation 2008 finds that overall Maine’s economic development portfolio of programs is having a positive impact on the state’s economy and the programs are meeting their intended purposes.  The report finds that in 2008 Maine’s programs helped support the creation and retention of more than 16,000 jobs.  The report also finds however, that Maine needs to do a better job at increasing business access to programs and coordinating the assistance provided among the various programs.  The Maine Comprehensive Economic  Development Evaluation 2008 was prepared for the Maine Department of Economic & Community Development a team of analysts that included PolicyOne Research, EntreWorks Consulting, The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, and RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship.  It is a first of its kind comprehensive evaluation of state economic development programs.

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Posted 2/15/2009 – Jim Damicis, President of PolicyOne Research, appears on Mainebiz Sunday to discuss economics of alternative energy – Jim Damicis appeared on Mainebiz Sunday as part of a panel to discuss how Maine can benefit from alternative energy technologies and businesses. 

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Posted 2/12/2009 - PolicyOne Research expands - Nancy Forrester has become a Principal of PolicyOne Research after merging her twenty year old business process improvement consulting organization, Biscaye Consultants, LTD, with PolicyOne. Previously, Biscaye Consultants, LTD, focused specifically in areas that would impact an organization’s strategic goals and direction, implementing the quality improvement philosophy of W. Edwards Deming and integrated organizational development concepts.  Nancy has extensive experience in facilitation in both group and individual settings, business process evaluation and improvement, and organizational design and development.

Posted 1/30/2009 - New Report Tracks Maine's Competitiveness in the Innovation Economy – The Maine Innovation Index 2009 prepared for the Maine Office of Innovation by PolicyOne Research is a compilation of over 70 indicators and sub-indicators measuring the state's capacity and progress toward competing in an innovation-driven economy. The indicators are organized into five categories representing key components of an innovation-based economy, including research and development, innovation, employment/output, education, and connectivity.  The Index is part of the Maine’s nationally recognized process for evaluating state investments to support research and development and innovation.  Since 1997 Maine has invested more than $400 million to support research and development.  This year’s report reveals that while the state has made progress it still lags that of its competitors on many key indicators including industry R&D, graduate level enrollments for science and engineering programs, and technology employment.

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Posted 9/19/2008 - PolicyOne Research adds to staff > Bruce Hensler has joined PolicyOne Research as a senior policy analyst for municipal sector studies and policy research. His areas of expertise include fire-rescue services, emergency management, and code enforcement. He holds undergraduate degrees in fire science and administration, a master's in public administration, and a certificate in geographic information systems. He is currently working on a certificate in geospatial intelligence through Penn State University. Bruce will use his expertise in GIS to enhance PolicyOne services.

Posted 4/20/2008 - New Report Assesses and Presents Strategies for Growing Maine’s Targeted Technology Clusters - Maine’s Technology Sectors and Clusters:  Status and Strategy 2008 prepared for the Maine Technology Institute and Maine Office of Innovation was prepared by a team led by the Maine Center for Business and Economic Research at University of Southern Maine and included PolicyOne Research, the Battelle Institute, and Planning Decisions.  Overall, the report found that Maine’s effort to grow a technology intensive economy is well underway and while there are weaknesses and challenges, the foundations are strong and warrant further support.  PolicyOne was the principal investigator/analyst for the sectors of information technology and forest products and agriculture.

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Posted 1/30/2008 - New Report Tracks Maine's Competitiveness in the Innovation Economy – The Maine Innovation Index 2008 prepared for the Maine Office of Innovation by PolicyOne Research is a compilation of over 70 indicators and sub-indicators measuring the state's capacity and progress toward competing in an innovation-driven economy. The indicators are organized into five categories representing key components of an innovation-based economy, including research and development, innovation, employment/output, education, and connectivity.  The Index is part of the Maine’s nationally recognized process for evaluating state investments to support research and development and innovation.  Since 1997 Maine has invested more than $370 million to support research and development.  This year’s report reveals that the state has made considerable progress over the past five years at increasing R&D performance within industry, universities and colleges, and the not-for-profit research labs.  It also reveals that more needs to be done to foster venture capital investment and patent activity, as well as increase the amount of students in graduate level science and engineering degree programs.

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