Southwest Pennsylvania Defense Contracts Analysis
Catalyst Connection
Start Date: Mar 2019 — End Date: Dec 2021

Given the rapid and ongoing changes within the defense industry, CREC is working with leaders in Southwest Pennsylvania to better understand the far-reaching assets, opportunities and impacts of its defense-related supply chains. Specifically, the CREC Team is conducting a defense contracts analysis and defense economy overview of the region’s defense industry. The research focuses on […]

Future of Work in Appalachia
Development District Association of Appalachia
Start Date: Jul 2021 — End Date: Dec 2021

DDAA helped identify specifically what industries and occupations were likely to face the greatest disruption due to automation and identify ways that local areas can respond. DDAA proposed to convene an advisory group of ARC staff and LDD leaders to refine the scope. We developed data on sectors and jobs most likely to be impacted. […]

Improving State-level Labor Force Projections
Projections Managing Partnership
Start Date: Oct 2019 — End Date: Oct 2021

CREC and the State of North Carolina Labor and Economic Analysis Division (LEAD) worked with the Projections Managing Partnership on an improved methodology that considers state-level labor force projections as a benchmark for labor supply in the PMP’s employment projections products. The PMP relies on national estimates provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, […]

Georgetown Workshop Series
Georgetown Massive Data Institute
Start Date: Mar 2021 — End Date: Oct 2021

The Association of Public Data Users received support from the Georgetown Massive Data Institute to deliver a workshop series for state and local government employees. This series of town halls and trainings informed attendees about the quality of the data that state and local leaders rely on and how they can improve and supplement it.

Louisiana Statewide Military Economic Impact 2021
Louisiana Economic Development (LED)
Start Date: Apr 2021 — End Date: Sep 2021

CREC worked with Business Development Advisors and The Roosevelt Group on a Military Economic Impact Analysis for the State of Louisiana to satisfy RS 29:65, which requires the Louisiana Military Advisory Council to complete a quadrennial statewide and regional military economic impact analysis. CREC worked on the state’s previous military spending impact analyses in 2017 […]