Project Updates (Page 20)

Appearing in State Legislatures Magazine, the article examines economic development incentives at the state level.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has enlisted the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) to assess and highlight its impact on the 13-state region it serves.

Last night, in his fifth State of the Union address, President Obama recited a variety of accomplishments that highlight why the lingering Great Recession of 5 years ago may be behind us.

Mark White and Wen Sun traveled to McAllen, TX to meet with key stakeholders about the region’s manufacturing initiative – NAAMREI (North American Advanced Manufacturing Research & Education Initiative).

Mark White and Dean Frutiger travelled to Wytheville, VA to meet with the Manufacturing Technology Center (part of the GENEDGE Alliance—a NIST MEP affiliate) about their E3 Initiative.

Pew and CREC sent out invitation letters to Governors to encourage the states participating in the newly launched Business Incentives Policy and Practice Initiative.

Marty Romitti was in Meadville Pennsylvania on November 22 to discuss supply chain opportunities for small businesses in Northwest Pennsylvania.

CREC has teamed up with West Virginia University to examine the significant structural and socioeconomic changes to the Appalachian Region since 1965.

The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) are launching a business incentives policy and practice initiative.

As a key consultant for the Imagine Tallahassee initiative, CREC’s name gets published in the recently released Tallahassee vision statement.