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Access Your Technical Assistance
Relying on a custom-built approach can be more cost-effective when you need to deliver specialized services.
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Train Your Staff & Practitioners
Regional Leaders are trained on topics ranging from economic-impact analysis and GIS instruction.
We also develop customized economic and data trainings that meet a state’s needs.
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Manage Your Association
We provide management support for professional agencies that focuses on community and economic development using statistical analysis.
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Plan Your Economic Future
Working with public and private sector leaders, we identify and evaluate economic and workforce challenges to find solutions.
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Analyze Your Clusters & Talent
We assist policymakers to assess the state of a region’s industries and workforce.
CREC UPDATES
Enhancing Education and Workforce Development Initiatives in Support of Defense Industries
August 30, 2024Under a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) program, CREC is helping to leverage Education and Workforce Development (EWD) resources to leverage a stronger defense manufacturing workforce development ecosystem. Through this effort, CREC is tasked with developing a clearer sense of how the Manufacturing USA institutes approach EWD, including their […]
Facilitating the Alignment of State and Regional Strategies
August 30, 2024CREC recently completed a three-year work program under a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to develop and support best practices in how states and regions can work more collaborative to align and integrate their economic efforts. CREC worked closely with the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation, the State International […]
Expanding the Capacity of Key Workforce and Economic Development Organizations to Use Data to Inform Regional and Local Economic Decisions
August 30, 2024In August 2024, CREC received a two-year grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to increase the capabilities of data users and data providers to inform education and training investments that strengthen regional economies. CREC will work to create a pipeline of organizations – including economic development organizations, community colleges, and workforce boards – […] |