"Local Area Economic Analysis - Improving the Conversation (Benefits of PNREAP to Practitioners and Our Center"Hart Hodges discusses how the PNREAP/BEA model is attractive to bankers, real estate brokers, and builders - as well as how it serves as a tool to help people ask better questions about the local or regional economy. The Center for Economic and Business Research at Western Washington University is the host institution for the Washington Regional Economic Project and Hart hosted a workshop, where a majority of the participants were lenders, realtors, and economic development practitioners. Hart will highlight ongoing discussions in his area about economic development and income inequality that have benefited from the PNREAP/BEA model.