ABOUT THE COMPANY

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
NPA Data Services, Inc., established in 1985, is an economic research, forecasting, and data development firm located in the Washington, DC area. The company specializes in developing and maintaining geographic county, metropolitan statistical area, state, economic area, region, and the U.S. databases containing consistent historical data and projections of detailed economic, demographic, and construction/real estate information. The company distributes this information in various media books, computer printouts, diskettes, and CD-ROMs to its clients in business, academic institutions, and government. All databases are updated twice a year.

Services and publications of NPA Data Services are derived for the most part from the databases of its National and Regional Economic Projections Series. The National Economic Projections Series develops the U.S. national economic and demographic totals for the Regional Economic Projections Series. The Regional databases include historical data and projections for each year from 1967 to 2025 for 56 economic and household data series and 153 population series, in full geographic detail for a total of 43 million data items.

NPA Data Services publications have received favorable reviews in the professional and business press and have enjoyed a good reputation for many years. The company has been repeatedly selected by the American Demographics magazine as one of "The Best 100" sources of marketing information products and services.

FOUNDER AND CEO
Nestor E. Terleckyj is President and CEO of NPA Data Services, Inc. He holds a Ph.D. degree in economics from Columbia University and is the author of several books and numerous articles in the fields of economic growth, regional development, and productivity change. Dr. Terleckyj has previously held professional positions with the National Planning Association, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the Conference Board, and the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

COMPANY HISTORY
Widely acclaimed, the Regional Economic Projections Series and its companion the National Economic Projections Series were originally published by the National Planning Association the National Series in 1952 and the Regional Series in 1962. NPA Data Services, Inc., has been organized as an independent business company in 1985, to continue and to further develop these economic projections. Over the years the company developed several new real estate oriented data services and a number of geographic data and map book publications in printed and in electronic media forms.

DIGEST OF REVIEWS OF DATA SOURCES FROM
NPA DATA SERVICES, INC.

". . . more realistic population projections . . ." State Policy Reports, Vol. 3, Issue 21, November 1985, p. 23.

". . . a quick way to spot counties . . ." The Numbers News, Jan. 1986, Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 10.

". . . valid figures created and compiled by a meticulous organization. Recommended for the business collection of all libraries." American Reference Books Annual, 1986, Vol. 17, Libraries Unlimited, Inc., p. 69.

. . . "Since reliable, detailed economic and demographic data at the county level frequently are difficult to locate, this book is a welcome arrival . . . an extremely handy and useful array." Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Sept/Oct, 1987, pp. 39-40.

". . . invaluable to researchers in a wide range of fields. A definite must for reference collections." American Reference Books Annual, 1987, Vol. 18, Libraries Unlimited, Inc., p. 84.

". . . The wealth of data here surpasses any other such compendium. . . . Highly recommended to all libraries for its convenient and comprehensive inventory of essential data." American Reference Books Annual, 1989, Vol. 20, Libraries Unlimited, Inc.

". . . a well-executed project that will be of essential assistance to all business schools and departments of economics, political science, urban development, and similar disciplines. All major public libraries also should have this volume." American Reference Books Annual, 1997, vol. 28, Libraries Unlimited, Inc.