Our Work

 In our nearly 30 years of combined experience, the Broad Ripple Strategies team has worked on more than 90 projects in more than 60 communities around the United States.

We have served public and private sector clients in a variety of contexts, from major regions to suburbs to small town and rural areas. Our projects have ranged from full strategies to mid-course implementation updates to workforce assessments and organizational plans. Some of the places where our principals have recently worked are included below. For a full list of our experience, please see our interactive map.

  • North Central Pennsylvania

  • Pearland, TX

  • Quad Cities, IL-IA

  • San Marcos, TX

  • Stevens Point, WI

  • Summit County, CO

  • Wichita, KS

  • Alberta, Canada

  • Evansville, IN

  • Gila County, AZ

  • Grant County, NM

  • Halifax County, VA

  • Manchester, IA

  • Manhattan, KS

TESTIMONIALS

Testimonials

“Alex Pearlstein did excellent work facilitating our Capital Crossroads Regional Vision Plan for Central Iowa. From the inclusive process to the comprehensive final plan to the aggressive implementation phase, Central Iowa continues to embrace Capital Crossroads as our regional road map to the future.”

Jay Byers
President and CEO, Greater Des Moines (IA) Partnership
Current Chair, Board of Directors, Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)

“We have had the opportunity to work with both Alex Pearlstein and Matt DeVeau on three economic development strategic planning efforts for our community. With Alex and Matt’s wealth of knowledge and guidance throughout the strategic planning process, we have been able to collaborate with our community’s leadership to develop and implement measurable, achievable strategies for Pearland that have helped transform our community into a more prosperous, successful, and vibrant place.”

Matt Buchanan
President, Pearland (TX) Economic Development Corporation

“Alex Pearlstein led the original strategy development for Opportunity Austin, which is credited with launching our community as one of America’s best performing economies, if not the top, for nearly two decades. The strategy was metric driven, strategic, actionable, and provided building block pathways for future strategies.”

Mike Rollins
Past President and CEO, Austin (TX) Chamber of Commerce

“I had the pleasure of working with Alex Pearlstein as he took the lead on the second generation of our comprehensive economic development strategy, Advance Now 2.0. He was great to work with due to his expertise, flexibility and legitimate curiosity about our region. He and his team put a phenomenal plan together after exhaustive research, very deliberate stakeholder input and, most important to me, regular dialog with my team. I would definitely work with him again.“

Paul Jadin
Past President, Madison (WI) Region Economic Partnership (MadREP)