Project Updates (Page 7)

CREC Delivers Training in Spartanburg, South Carolina
January 14, 2016

Haden Springer and Lindsay Johnson traveled to Spartanburg, South Carolina to deliver a training on using labor market intelligence to engage industry partners on behalf of the Multi-State Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (M-SAMC).

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CREC Internship Profile: Greg Hirschfeld
January 12, 2016

Each year, the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) hires a number of interns who help the organization during the busy summer period. Each is offered an opportunity to learn how the organization helps municipalities, states, and regions respond to changes in local job markets; and CREC specifically works with undergraduate and graduate students who need academic credit. […]

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CREC Helps M-SAMC Expand Training to Community Colleges
January 5, 2016

The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC), in partnership with the Multi-State Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (M-SAMC), has produced a number of training videos that show community college administrators how to best use federal statistical agency programs to understand their local communities and build programs that better serve their students’ needs. Specifically, the videos use tools […]

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CREC Finalizes Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative in Lakeshore, Wisconsin
December 31, 2015

Martin Romitti and Erik Pages, of Entreworks Consulting, supported by Sarah Gutschow, William Cook, and Randall Arthur finalized an interactive Lakeshore Manufacturing Directory and Supply Chain Networking Maps illustrating supply chains for the region’s manufacturing base.

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CREC Completes Report to WEDC in Madison, Wisconsin
December 18, 2015

Ken Poole, Martin Romitti, Mark White, Sarah Gutschow, Parry Carter joined by Ellen Harpel, and Ed Feser, concluded their report to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), recommending several changes to improve WEDC’s oversight of its economic development programs.

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C2ER, LMI Institute, & PMP Hold Board Meetings in Arlington, Virginia
December 10, 2015

The Council for Community Economic Research (C2ER), Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute, and Projections Managing Partnership (PMP) Board of Directors met at CREC headquarters in Arlington, Virginia to discuss recent accomplishments and ongoing activities, and to plan goals for the upcoming calendar year.

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State Econ Leaders Talk Incentives Policies, Federal Relationships
December 9, 2015

.@CRECnet's state economic development agency leaders workshop has kicked off in Phoenix. #econdev pic.twitter.com/Ol1oO8GoaB — Parry Carter (@PCarter222) November 18, 2015 State agency economic development secretaries from Hawaii to New England met for two days in Phoenix to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face in developing and delivering programs for the people they serve. […]

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Talent Development: Federal-State Economic Development Collaborations
December 9, 2015

Topic Overview Workforce development—or Talent Development—encompasses initiatives that educate and train individuals to meet the needs of current and future business and industry in order to maintain a sustainable competitive economic environment.  In a recent survey of corporate executives, two of the top three most important site selection factors relate to workforce development (Citation: “The Role of Workforce […]

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Entrepreneurship: Federal-State Economic Development Collaborations
December 9, 2015

Topic Overview Promoting entrepreneurship is an increasingly visible part of the national innovation strategy for achieving sustainable growth and quality jobs. Not only do startups bring a wealth of transformative innovations to market, they also play a critical role in job creation across the United States, especially among traditionally disadvantaged populations. Entrepreneurs that grow their […]

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Regional Innovation Clusters: Federal-State Economic Development Collaborations
December 9, 2015

Topic Overview Regional innovation clusters represent concentrations of companies that develop innovative products and services, along with specialized suppliers, service providers, universities, and other associated institutions. The idea that this concentration of activity is important as a foundation for economic growth has been well known for decades by academics and was one of the founding […]

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