Table of Contents

2000
 

Volume Five, Number 2
    

Symposium in Progress

Economic Modeling

Ronald J. Hy, Editor

1. An Assessment of the Economic Impact of a Multipurpose Arena
   Ronald J. Hy and R. Lawson Veasey

   This research project was conducted to assess the economic impact of an arena on the economy of Pulaski County, Arkansas. Money to build the arena will come from three sources: (1) $20 million from a one-cent, one-year countywide sales tax levy, (2) $20 million from the State of Arkansas, and (3) $10 million from private donations. An input-output analysis was conducted to analyze the economic impact of the arena on the community for years 1998 through 2000. Total industry output showed an increase of $46.7 million in the value of industry production over the three years. A final positive feature was the addition of 153 net new jobs directly and indirectly resulting from arena activity in Pulaski County during the initial three years of the project, most of which were in the construction sector.
      

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2. Utilization of the World Wide Web by City and County Governments in the State of Arkansas
   Steven G. Lesh and David Harding

   The primary purpose of this investigation was to analyze the utilization trends of the World Wide Web by city and county governments in the state of Arkansas. A secondary purpose was to identify the convenience in accessing city and county government web pages by the respective constituents. Web pages for city and county governments in the state of Arkansas (n = 77) were identified from inquiries on multiple Internet search engines and related sites. The sample was analyzed and data was categorized related to the ownership, service availability, and private sponsorship of the web site. The research findings indicate that most city and county government web pages in the state of Arkansas maintain information about the municipality, elected officials, and contact information including E-mail and appropriate phone numbers. Few opportunities existed for the average citizen to electronically interact with the local government outside of E-mail. Using Internet search engines to find local government web sites is a difficult and time consuming challenge that must be considered by the public administrator when promoting a web site.

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