Eb5 Investors Magazine Top25 edition 2023; Issue 10:1 | Page 67

TOP ECONOMISTS
MICHAEL KESTER
IMPACT DATASOURCE

Michael Kester is partner and lead

EB-5 economist with Impact DataSource . Established in 1993 , Impact DataSource , a Texas-based firm , specializes in high-quality economic and fiscal impact research services . The firm began offering specialized EB-5 services in 2010 and has become a leading resource for the industry . Kester leads the firm ’ s specialized EB-5 economics team , which offers EB-5 consulting services , analyses and deliverables that reflect the evolving needs of EB-5 clients and ever-changing requirements of USCIS . The EB-5 team has completed more than 500 comprehensive EB-5 economic studies and assisted clients in obtaining more than a thousand TEA certifications .

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BARNHART ECONOMIC SERVICES , LLC

Specializing in accurate , defensible and understandable economic analyses of EB-5 Regional Center projects .
QUALIFIED STAFF AND PROVEN TRACK RECORD :
• Three PhD economists on staff .
• 100 % approval by USCIS to date .
• No RFEs in 6 years .
• Timely and responsive client service .
FULL RANGE OF EB-5 SERVICES :
• USCIS compliant EB-5 job creation reports .
• Business plan preparation .
• Targeted Employment Area ( TEA ) analysis .
• I-956 , I-526 and I-829 job verification reports .
The firm has completed hundreds of successful job creation reports , TEA studies , and business plans for industries throughout the US , including hotels , restaurants , multifamily housing , health care , entertainment , manufacturing , transportation , utilities , agriculture and others .
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