DuBois is a small community in north central Pennsylvania. Its Mainstreet program, Downtown DuBois Inc., works to enhance and provide direct services to improve commerce and economic opportunities, promote cultural and community assets, and encourage rehabilitation and beautification of properties. With the advance of small skill games in communities like DuBois with no required oversight, a number of problems that are contrary to the Downtown DuBois mission have arisen. They range from drug activities, theft and robbery, to pay-out issues and overdoses. Downtown Dubois would like to address these emerging safety concerns by understanding the motivation for, attitudes about, and usage of skill games among local businesses, residents, and users of the machines. The students facilitated focus group discussion and distributed a survey to then apply marketing analytics to better determine possible interventions that will ensure the downtown’s safety and business-friendly climate.
Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact Info
University Faculty Contact
Scott Muirhead
Lecturer, Business Administration Program
srm5@psu.edu