What We Do
- Analyze Your Clusters and Talent
We assist policymakers assess their region’s industries and understand their workforce so that the next level of improvements can be made. - Plan Your Economic Future
Working with public and private sector leaders, we identify and evaluate economic and workforce challenges and find solutions. - Leadership Development
Regional leaders are trained on topics such as impact analysis and GIS instruction. Custom data trainings help meet municipal needs. - Manage Your Professional Networks
We provide a quantitative analysis approach to management support to professional agencies that focuses on community and economic development. - Technical Assistance
Our technical assistance aids policymakers and workforce development staff to better implement innovation and job-creation strategies.
Project Catalogue
Roanoke Regional Cluster Analysis
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
Start Date: Jan 2003 — End Date: Oct 2004
The Council for Community & Economic Research (C2ER) and the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) conducted a targeted cluster analysis aimed at identifying existing technology-based clusters in the “NewVA” region, which includes nine cities and counties, including the Roanoke and Blacksburg metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) as well as their surrounding rural counties. The goal of the […]
Impact of Manufacturing
National Institute of Standards & Technology – Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Start Date: Oct 2003 — End Date: Oct 2004
Working with six state economic development research departments, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), and the Council for Community & Economic Research (C2ER) staff is coordinating a collaborative project designed to assess the impact of manufacturing sectors on the US and state economies as well as evaluate the impact of MEP services on the […]