CREC News

CREC is working with 3 workforce development boards in Western North Carolina (High County WDB, Region C WDB and Western Piedmont WDB) and the Advantage West Economic Development Group, to draft a memorandum of agreement that will allow for more coordinated and effective delivery of workforce-related services in the region.
CREC/C2ER is currently working on a project for the Georgia Governor's Office of Workforce Development. This effort will provide data to support the Governor's Work Ready Regions initiative.
CREC is currently working on a project for the Hawaii Science and Technology Council evaluating Hawaii's S&T industries.
CREC/C2ER delivered seminar about formulating data-driven economic development strategies at the Philadelphia-Chicago Regional Economic Development Conference in Cleveland in May 2008.
CREC/C2ER delivered training related to creating data-driven, economic development strategies for the Advantage West Economic Development Group's Economic Development Advisory Council at Appalachian State University in April 2008.
CREC participated in the NIST MEP 2008 Annual Conference in Orlando on April 27-30, 2008 to document the role of MEP in the WIRED Initiatives.
CREC/C2ER delivered training related to creating data-driven, economic development strategies at the National Association of Workforce Boards in Washington, DC in February 2008.
Ken Poole and Mark White presented the findings of the Greater Nashville Area's Labor Market Opportunity study to key groups of area business people, economic and workforce development professionals and representatives from high education in January 2008.
CREC's research led to the consolidation of the state's economic research functions under the Arizona Department of Commerce mandated by its Governor Janet Napolitano on December 28, 2007.
CREC promotes Mark White, Ph.D., to Training and Technical Assistance Programs manager on November 1; will manage new US EDA training implementation grant as part of his duties
CREC hires new Cost of Living Project manager, Dean Frutiger, to work with Data Products program, started November 5
Erol Yildirim takes over as Director of Data Products; will manage new product development activities for C2ER
CREC President Ken Poole briefs Fairfax County Economic Development Authority staff on recent Northern Virginia BRAC impact study, October 29

CREC President Featured in articles published in the Milwaukee Sentinel-Journal and Racine Times Journal, October 11, 2007
CREC teams with PAROS Group to help develop Racine County Workforce Development Strategy, Kick-off Meeting with 100 Community Leaders, October 10, 2007
Ken Poole, CREC President, Keynotes Oklahoma Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development, October 2, 2007
CREC staff helps Ohio compare its incentives policies to other states under contract with TechSolve, Inc.
US Economic Development Administration announces 3-year training delivery grant to the Council for Community and Economic Research; CREC staff to provide support in delivering “how-to” training on data-driven regional strategic planning
Racine (WI) Workforce Development Board announces contract with CREC and PAROS Group, September 10, 2007
US NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership renews 5-year contract with State Science and Technology Institute and CREC, August 15, 2007
CREC to help 3 North Carolina Workforce Development Boards in developing collaborative partnership with regional economic development group under new NC Dept of Commerce grant, August 1, 2007