The Crestview Public Library has a fascinating new reference book that is sure to be your first stop for up-to-date business planning data — as well as just plain being interesting to peruse!
Features of the new “Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide” include:
• Two small, easy-to-handle volumes
• Census data and population estimates and projections
• Economic data and economic activity projections
• Comprehensive state indexes of more than 120,000 U.S. places
• State tables of principal cities and their populations as well as basic business data by county
• Specialized maps including U.S. thematic maps, highways and driving time maps, state maps showing metro areas, city and downtown inset maps, and country subdivision maps
• Detailed index for cross-referencing
Sandra Dreaden is the Crestview Public Library's reference librarian.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Rand McNally guide available at the library