Project Updates (Page 8)

CREC Cited in Latest Democracy Collaborative Report
November 10, 2015

Ron Kelly’s comments on community wealth-building were cited in The Democracy Collaborative’s latest report on community economic development entitled, Cities Building Community Wealth.

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CREC Attends NASWA Joint Committee Meeting in San Antonio, Texas
November 6, 2015

Ron Kelly attended the National Association of State Workforce Agencies Joint Committee Meeting: Employment and Training, Labor Market Information, and Technology Committees in San Antonio, Texas.

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Q3 of Cost of Living Index Report Shows Most- and Least-Expensive Places in U.S.
November 5, 2015

The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) published its third quarter Cost of Living Index (COLI) report for 2015 in late October.

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CREC Launches New Website Focused on the Appalachian Regional Commission’s 50-Year Impact
November 4, 2015

The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC), in partnership with West Virginia University (WVU) have launched a new website that seeks to further educate the public about the significant structural and socioeconomic changes that have taken place in the U.S. Appalachian Region following the Appalachian Regional Development Act’s passage in 1965. The site specifically focuses […]

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CREC Responds to Summer 2015 Clients by Using Guiding Principles
October 30, 2015

  ARLINGTON, VA – The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC), an independent nonprofit that provides policymakers with data and technical assistance to formulate and execute innovative and regional economic strategies that lead to job growth, today released findings on how its clients grew during Summer 2015 by relying on pre-determined CREC guiding principles. Devotion to […]

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CREC Presents to Chinese Delegation at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia
October 28, 2015

Martin Romitti presented to a delegation from China’s National Bureau of Statistics visiting George Mason University in Fairfax City, Virginia.

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Labor Market Information Institute Releases Workforce Skills Initiative Report
October 26, 2015

The Labor Market Information Institute (LMI), a CREC managed network, is excited to release the Workforce Information Council Skills Initiative Summary Report. The report entails feedback from both the Skills Initiative Survey of labor-market information directors and the National Skills Convening on June 22, 2015. Also, the report highlights next steps for creating a more accurate set of skills […]

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CREC Attends SSTI Annual Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
October 26, 2015

Ken Poole and John Marotta attended the 2015 SSTI Annual Conference in Oklahoma, City, Oklahoma.

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CREC Delivers C2ER/LMI Institute Training in Chicago, Illinois
October 15, 2015

Martin Romitti, Haden Springer, and Lindsay Johnson, joined by Nick Beleickis of the Oregon Employment Department, delivered C2ER/LMI Institute sponsored “Applied Analyst” training in Chicago, Illinois.

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CREC Co-Authors U.S. Treasury SSBCI Best Practices
October 14, 2015

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.

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