Project Updates

CREC staff convened 18 representatives from five states for a two-day workshop on state data sharing, held in Washington, D.C

The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) published their second quarter update for the Cost of Living Index (COLI).

Ken Poole, John Marotta, and Andrew Conrad facilitate Steering Committee work session for 10-county Momentum West region in West Central Wisconsin.

CREC has selected five outstanding state teams to collaborate with on the Data Sharing for State Policy Making and Program Evaluation Initiative, a two-year effort that aims to help states use privacy-protected administrative data.

State economic development agency executives shared insights about the rapidly changing economic climate, issues of mutual interest, and strategies that each are taking to tackle common challenges.

John Marotta and Joseph Jaroscak joined by University of Northern Iowa Senior Program Manager, Andrew Conrad, interviewed stakeholders from the 10-county Momentum West region of West Central Wisconsin.

Ken Poole and Catherine Katona met SSTI President, Dan Berglund, and NIST-MEP Director, Carroll Thomas, and the MEP team to kickoff another 5-year cooperative agreement with CREC in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Jennie Allison attended the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) Survey Methods Symposium hosted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in Washington, D.C.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: CREC seeks (5) state teams to collaborate with one another and with CREC experts to help facilitate greater access to administrative data to validate the impact of public investments in workforce and economic development. Proposals are due Friday, July 15, 2016.

Ken Poole, John Marotta, and Joe Jaroscak, joined by Drew Conrad, visited Western Wisconsin to meet with stakeholders in the Momentum West Region.