Our Clients

A diverse roster of organizations across the western United States

Who We Serve

For over 35 years, the Center for Applied Research has served a broad range of clients — from for-profit companies and law firms to tribal nations, federal agencies and local governments. Below are examples of the types of organizations we work with.

Private Industry & Non-Profit Organizations

The Center's staff has demonstrated a unique capability to reconcile the pursuit of private client interests with public policy goals and objectives. Our professional staff has in-depth practical experience in energy production and consumption metrics, land use planning, economic and demographic modeling, economic and fiscal impact studies, project feasibility analysis, and the formulation of strategies to achieve compliance with federal and state environmental and regulatory requirements.

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Representative Clients

American Indian Tribes & Native American Organizations

For more than 35 years the Center for Applied Research has established and maintained beneficial partnerships with Native American governments and communities throughout the United States. The Center has developed a unique set of services to meet the specific planning, management, risk assessment, and development needs of Indian tribal governments and Native American organizations — reflecting a deep sensitivity to the important interplay between cultural values and economic development.

The Center's services are designed to assist Indian tribes in identifying and quantifying risks to conventional, cultural, and traditional resources alike. Our multidisciplinary team has acquired an in-depth understanding of reservation-based economies and how to strengthen tribal governments' planning capabilities. Work on behalf of tribal clients has reached the highest levels of the federal government, including presentations to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

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Local, State, & Federal Government

The Center assists government clients at all levels with economic analysis, policy evaluation, and expert support for resource management, regulatory, and legislative matters. We are adept at reconciling private interests with public values — serving those who produce and transmit energy, deliver recreational experiences, and safeguard the environment through the judicious use of public and private trust land.

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Local Government

From strategic economic development plans for municipalities to complex utility right-of-way negotiations for county governments, the Center brings decades of experience to local and county government clients throughout the West.

Representative Clients

  • The City and County of Denver
  • The City of Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Pitkin County, Colorado
  • City of Aspen, Colorado
  • Jackson/Teton County, Wyoming
  • Gunnison County, Colorado
  • Colorado Public Utilities Commission
  • Western Governors' Association
  • State of Wyoming Governor's Office

State Government

The Center has been involved in projects at all levels of state government, addressing energy regulation, tribal-state economic relationships, public finance, and resource management across the western United States.

Representative Clients

  • Arizona Department of Commerce
  • Arizona State Land Department
  • Colorado Public Utilities Commission
  • New Mexico State Land Office
  • State of New Mexico Attorney General
  • State of North Dakota Governor's Office
  • State of Wyoming Governor's Office
  • Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners
  • Western Governors' Association

Federal Government

The Center is well versed in all aspects of NEPA and CEQ compliance and has earned several contracts with the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Center's findings on the economic impact of the Cerro Grande Wildfire were delivered directly to Congress.

Representative Clients

  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
  • U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
  • U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
  • FEMA / Department of Homeland Security
  • U.S. Office of Surface Mining
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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