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Library Resources

Kolar Design

Kolar Design

541410 - Interior Design Services

541430 - Graphic Design Services

339950 - Sign Manufacturing

Cincinnati Design Firms (the Competition)

Elevar
GBBN
MSA
Nelson Worldwide
Champlin
KZF
Luminaut
SHP
DEI Corp
Emersion
Community Design Alliance
Hamilton based - has done many local projects there

Construction Bid Websites

Search Strategy: You can use these websites to find the titles of the projects and the city/county/state (specific level varies) for free or without signing up for an account. Then Google search the title of the bid and the geographic location - you should be taken to the municipal website where you can see the full bid online.

BidClerk.com
GovernmentBids.com
BidNet.com
SAM.gov
Federal government contract bid site
Dodge Data & Analytics
Subscription site for most useful info, but has some free toolkits

Cincy Area Municipal Websites

Choose Cincy
City of Cincinnati Community and Economic Development page
Butler County
Oxford
Hamilton
Data USA
Quickly find demographic data

NYT & WSJ; Cincy Business Courier

New York Times This link opens in a new window
Go to nytimes.com/grouppass. Create a NYTimes.com account using your university e-mail address. You may need to be on campus when renewing your account.
If you already have a NYTimes.com account using your university e-mail address, you may log in with those credentials. Students may also be asked to enter their anticipated graduation date. When you see START YOUR ACCESS, the expiration time and date of your pass will appear. Go to NYTimes.com and enjoy full access from any location. Faculty, staff, and students will need to renew their access every 6 months from an on campus location, as prompted by the NYT
Wall Street Journal (4 years ago - present) This link opens in a new window
Current faculty, staff, and students can activate their Miami University Libraries-sponsored Wall Street Journal account from any location on or off campus. Click 'More info' for registration instructions.
- Go to the WSJ registration page.
- Enter first and last name
- Select an Account Type from the dropdown: Student, Professor, or Staff
- Enter your email address and create a password. The email address and password will allow access on other devices outside of the university network.
- Click Create to complete registration and create your WSJ subscription.
- Once you have an account you can go directly to: https://www.wsj.com/
Cincinnati Business Courier This link opens in a new window
The latest breaking business news, updated throughout the day, this week's top stories from the Cincinnati Business Courier. This has full access to all 44 other local business journals owned by American City Business Journals.

Subscription is provided by Miami's Center for Career Exploration and Success.

Click 'More info' for registration instructions.
- Go to the Cincinnati Business Courier registration page.
- Enter your Miami email address
- Create a password
- Enter your zip code
- Select any newsletters or alerts you'd like to receive
- On the next Group Subscriptions screen - MUST click on Miami University Center for Exploration & Success. If this is skipped your account will be created, but you will not have unlocked access.
- Once you have an account you can go directly to: Cincinnati Business Courier

Best Bets - Commercial Design Research

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Source for excellent in-depth industry reports including interior designers, architects, landscape design, hospitals, etc.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
Use this to create maps and tables showing where people live that fit into specific demographic or psychographic groups, or find businesses in particular geographic areas.
Miami's subscription includes access to data from the EASI Standard Package (which includes data from the year 2000, 2010, Current Estimates, and Five Year Projections), the EASI Life Stages Package, the Experian SimmonsLOCAL, and the Nielsen Claritas PRIZM&‌Acirc; Data Packages.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Source for US & International statistics, infographics, country reports, and market research survey data.
Categorized into 21 market sectors, it provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets. Statista includes data sources such as market research reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases. For each statistic, metadata is also provided including but not limited to source, release date, number of respondents, and any other relevant details to facilitate verification of all statistical information available in the database.
Hoover's D&B Business Browser This link opens in a new window
This is a source for company information and creating lists of companies in specific industries and in geographic areas.
SRDS Media Solutions This link opens in a new window
Use this to find business (trade) and consumer magazines targeting interior design, commercial branding, out of home advertising, etc.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Use this for trade journal and business news articles, as well as scholarly business sources.
It also includes other sources of full-text information such as country economic reports and detailed company profiles for thousands of the world's largest companies. Includes some ahead of print content.
eMarketer This link opens in a new window
Reports on demographics, marketing, and finance sectors.
Mintel Academic This link opens in a new window
Use this to find data on market size and consumer attitudes towards customer experience.
Marketline This link opens in a new window
Good source for company profiles, including SWOTS, as well as industry reports for healthcare or other retail industries.