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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
Implementing the WIAC’s Recommendations Would Transform Workforce Data for State and Regional Action
December 4, 2024In late November, the Workforce Information Advisory Commission (WIAC) released their recommendations to improve the Workforce and Labor Market Information System for data users. These recommendations represent a pivotal opportunity to reshape the way we understand and respond to the complexities of our workforce and labor markets. For years, workforce development practitioners, economic developers, and […]
WHITE PAPER: AI’s Impact on Regional Economic Development
December 3, 2024Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming regional economic landscapes, bringing both significant opportunities and challenges. A new white paper by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) examines how AI is not only reshaping economies, but how it could transform the practice of economic development. The white paper emphasizes the need for policymakers and practitioners […]
BEA Stopped Producing County Employment Data by Industry to Everyone’s Detriment
November 20, 2024The Bureau of Economic Analysis, or BEA, stopped producing county employment data by industry — at a cost to us all |