CREC Updates

Applications are open for regional leaders seeking to strengthen post-secondary and career pathways!

This week, reports have surfaced about some federal datasets becoming inaccessible, prompting concerns about data availability. Official information is sparse, and the actual impacts of recent developments remain to be seen, so caution should be used when reading news updates.

The Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence released a new report designed to provide insights, findings, and recommendations for shaping the U.S. approach to artificial intelligence (AI), some of which pertains to workforce and economic development. Read about how this could impact our industry.

A report from the Council on Competitiveness underscores the urgency of investing in public data and building a regional data infrastructure.

SEDE Chair and Arizona Commerce Authority President Sandra Watson was selected as one of 18 inaugural members of the NSTC Workforce Advisory Board (WFAB).

In late November, the Workforce Information Advisory Commission (WIAC) released their recommendations to improve the Workforce and Labor Market Information System for data users. These recommendations represent a pivotal opportunity to reshape the way we understand and respond to the complexities of our workforce and labor markets. For years, workforce development practitioners, economic developers, and […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming regional economic landscapes, bringing both significant opportunities and challenges. A new white paper by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) examines how AI is not only reshaping economies, but how it could transform the practice of economic development. The white paper emphasizes the need for policymakers and practitioners […]

The Bureau of Economic Analysis, or BEA, stopped producing county employment data by industry — at a cost to us all

By leveraging the ARC’s Recovery to Work Builder’s Guide, you can start creating and sustaining an ecosystem that values all your citizens and creates a more prosperous future for your region.

Arizona is primed to boost its leadership in this sector given their existing footprint in semiconductor research, design, and production stretching across the state. To build on Arizona’s existing strategic advantage, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) hired CREC and SRI to understand how innovative facilities and training opportunities statewide can advance Arizona’s leading position in the semiconductor industry.