Matthew Tarleton

Matthew Tarleton brings professional experience with industry and occupational cluster analysis, research design, and business development to Market Street.  He carries a detailed understanding of various data series that are used by Market Street on a daily basis.  Mr. Tarleton enjoyed a blend of undergraduate and graduate education in economics and urban planning, with extensive training in econometrics and research methods.  Mr. Tarleton is currently working on an Economic Development Strategy for Greater Birmingham, Alabama and a Regional Development Strategy for Northwest Arkansas. He recently completed work on a Strategic Vision Plan for Murray County, Georgia and a Cluster Analysis and Action Plan for the St. Louis metropolitan area. Mr. Tarleton has also worked on a variety of other projects in his years with Market Street, including strategic planning and community visioning processes in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Gwinnett County, Georgia. Mr. Tarleton’s background in international economics and housing markets supported analyses of agricultural export opportunities for the State of Georgia and a Housing Market Analysis for the Columbus, Georgia region in advance of growth at the Fort Benning military base.

Prior to joining Market Street, Mr. Tarleton was employed as an Economic Development Analyst with the Aelera Corporation in Alpharetta, Georgia where he developed various economic indices, authored white papers, and conducted studies of regional economic conditions, including industry and occupational cluster analyses.  He previously served as a research assistant at the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he contributed to a number of projects including a study of the emerging transportation, shipping, and logistics cluster in the Triad region.  Mr. Tarleton also worked as a research assistant at the Triad Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition, where he examined residential and commercial growth patterns in the region.  

Mr. Tarleton holds a Masters degree in Applied Economics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Bachelors degree in Economics with Urban Planning as a second major.  For his accomplishments inside and outside of the classroom, he was presented with the Bryan Outstanding Achievement and Leadership Award at Commencement.  Mr. Tarleton studied abroad at the London School of Economics.