Project Updates (Page 5)

Ken Poole, Ron Kelly, Martin Romitti, Sarah Gutschow and Brendan Buff have worked with Program Managers at the state-level to document best practices to strengthen SSBCI-funded programs in states across the country.

Ron Kelly presented at the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Ron Kelly and Lindsay Johnson traveled to Flagstaff and Sierra Vista, Arizona to deliver three in-person labor market intelligence training(s) to engage and strengthen industry partnerships.

Ken Poole and John Marotta traveled to Dallas, Texas to meet with NIST-MEP system partners from around the country to evaluate the latest trends and challenges in the field.

Marty Romitti and Haden Springer traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, on behalf of the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), to deliver Applied Economic & Fiscal Impact Analysis training.

Mark White and Randall Arthur visit the W.K.Kellogg Foundation in Grand Rapids, Michigan to meet with stakeholders at Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College.

Ron Kelly and Haden Springer met with project partners Oppenheim Research in Tallahassee, Florida to conduct a debrief with management and survey data collectors.

The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) held its 2015 Annual Conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

Ken Poole and Lindsay Johnson delivered two days of training for the Multi-state Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (MSAMC) at Spartanburg Community College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Mark White and Randall Arthur traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of a project with the William Keith Kellogg Foundation to evaluate Grand Rapids’ employer and workforce demand.