Project Updates (Page 3)

Haden Springer, John Marotta, Charlie Braunlich, and Jo Jaroscak joined by SYNEVA Economics Professor, Tom Tveidt, and University of Massachusetts-Amherst Associate Professor, Henry Renski delivered C2ER’s Foundations of Applied Economic Development Research course to more than 30 workforce and economic development professionals from 11 states.

Haden Springer and Lindsay Johnson joined by Instructor, Martin Romitti, delivered a training to workforce development professionals at the 2016 National Association for Workforce Boards (NAWB) Forum in Washington, D.C.

Ken Poole and Business Development Advisors (BDA) President and CREC Senior Fellow, Ellen Harpel, delivered training to Delaware economic developers on designing and improving states’ return on investment (ROI) for local tax and non-tax business incentives, while mitigating risk.

Ken Poole and John Marotta conduct a site visit in Knoxville, Tennessee as part of CREC’s joint effort with the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to develop a report on the outcomes and impacts of the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge (AMJIAC) grants.

The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) has published the 2015 Annual Average Cost of Living Index (COLI).

Ken Poole testified at a hearing before the Maryland House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education and Economic Development on a study recently completed on Maryland’s economic development finance programs.

Ron Kelly, Jennie Allison, and Charles Braunlich attended the Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC) data networking reception in Arlington , Virginia.

Haden Springer attended the American Association of Community College (AACC) Workforce Development Institute’s Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Haden Springer and Lindsay Johnson traveled to Spartanburg, South Carolina to deliver a training on using labor market intelligence to engage industry partners on behalf of the Multi-State Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (M-SAMC).

Martin Romitti and Erik Pages, of Entreworks Consulting, supported by Sarah Gutschow, William Cook, and Randall Arthur finalized an interactive Lakeshore Manufacturing Directory and Supply Chain Networking Maps illustrating supply chains for the region’s manufacturing base.