CREC Project News and Updates

CREC is collaborating with the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation on the ongoing development of evaluation metrics for the Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) Academy. CREC will review metrics recommended in the TPM curricula, those identified by states participating in the Career Readiness Academy and will provide new metrics as appropriate. By engaging participants alongside their […]

CREC is partnering with SRI to identify and map semiconductor education and training assets for the Workforce Subgroup of the Semiconductor Task Force at the Arizona Commerce Authority. The asset map will inform the ACA and its stakeholders’ workforce development strategy to support the Semiconductor Industry. This project includes multiple phases to identify variables of […]

CREC is partnering with Global Location Strategies (GLS) and MRB Group (MRB) to provide economic development and site selection expertise to support NYSERDA, Empire State Development (ESD), and other New York State policymakers in harnessing the economic development opportunities of clean energy manufacturing supply chains across various sectors, including battery storage, electric vehicles, solar photovoltaic, […]

The CREC team will provide updated data and analysis that builds around EntreWorks Consulting’s previous benchmarking assessment, completed in 2021. CREC staff will update all data developed in that assessment and assist in reviewing the insights and implications of these data trends as they relate to the Foundation’s mission of building healthy communities in Central […]

CREC works with the Office of Entrepreneurship in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) to develop a set of metrics in support of entrepreneurship and innovation in the state of Nevada. The work is being done in two phases. Phase one involves identifying and reviewing available data for inclusion in a data dashboard. Phase […]

The JEDx initiative is an effort coordinated by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation that seeks to develop a public-private approach for collecting and using standards-based jobs and employment data across states. CREC is playing an advisory role by helping to inform: the ongoing development of a standardized data model for employment and wage data […]

CREC developed a network of top state economic development executives and engaged them in a collaborative group. CREC organized a series of conference calls, interviews, and meetings with the executives. To support that work, CREC also conducted research on key issues of concern to the network, including providing insights about how to measure their success […]

The Talent Pathway Initiative (TPI) is a project of Go Virginia Region 7 that will bring together perspectives of leaders in business and education to address Northern Virginia’s workforce needs in computer services, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) and George Mason University (GMU) Center for Regional Analysis (CRA) will […]

The Local Development Districts (LDDs) are a fundamental element of the three-legged Federal, state, and local stool that supports development in Appalachia and the work of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). They rely on a variety of funders and stakeholders to support their efforts, which requires educating them on the successes of the LDDs. The […]

CREC is partnering with the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), University Economic Development Association (UEDA), National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), and First Nations Development Institute on a five-year effort to build and nurture the Economic Development District Community of Practice (EDD CoP).  Led by NADO, with support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration […]

The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) is a 501c4 membership association that represents the interests of regional community and economic development practitioners. Established in 1967, NADO advocates for federal policies and programs that promote equitable community development, economic competitiveness, rural development, economic mobility, and quality of place. NADO represents a national network of more […]