Helping Communities Shine

Whether researching and implementing ways to shape a community's economic development plan or partnering to create ways to put people to work, CREC connects researchers and policymakers with:

• Data training
• Custom portfolios that aid regional competitiveness

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

Synchronist Suite
Blane Canada Ltd.
Start Date: Mar 2021 — End Date: Dec 2022

Synchronist shifted business retention away from a singular focus on community issues to include an understanding of the company and how it fits into the fabric of the community’s economy. Built on pioneering research, competitive intelligence, predictive analysis, national benchmark data, and an organizing, portfolio management principle, Synchronist Suite allows users to maximize the value […]

National Skills Coalition Initiative
National Skills Coalition
Start Date: Jul 2021 — End Date: Sep 2022

CREC supported the National Skills Coalition initiative to expand upskilling for essential workers and ensure small businesses had the talent they needed to succeed. NSC aimed to close racial and other equity gaps and address the demand for digital skills. CREC designed and developed state data profiles that support qualitative inquiry, peer learning, and policy […]

Labor Market Assessment for the Carolina Cyber Network
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Start Date: Sep 2021 — End Date: Aug 2022

CREC provided talent demand information and insights to the Carolina Cyber Network (CCN), a coalition of colleges and universities led by Fayetteville Technical Community College and the Montreat College. CCN will use the data to expand and improve the cybersecurity talent pipeline through engagement and alignment with industry demand. The project sought to supplement industry […]

Counting Credentials in Alabama
Credential Engine
Start Date: Jan 2022 — End Date: Aug 2022

Working collaboration with Credential Engine, CREC conducted research designed to help the Alabama Governor’s Office of Education and Workforce Transformation (GOEWT) in developing an approach to measuring how well the state is doing in measuring its postsecondary educational attainment goal. Through collaborative research with GOEWT and Credential Engine, CREC connected with Alabama subject matter experts, […]

Workforce Assessment Study for the U.S. Virgin Islands
J&M Global Solutions
Start Date: Feb 2022 — End Date: Jul 2022

CREC supported J&M Global Solutions (J&M) and EntreWorks Consulting in performing a workforce assessment study for the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The study was designed to offer a “deep dive” into the USVI’s workforce and the training and education systems that support it. For this project, CREC provided data and analytical support relevant to all […]

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