March 18, 2021

In This Issue

Features

Ask a Site Selector!

Featured Event

Emerging Trends on Enhanced Wage Records and the Benefit to Businesses

Data Visualization

Machinery Still Revs the Economy, But Logistics and Life Sciences Are Where the Growth Is

Features

Ask a Site Selector!

With planning and preparation for the Annual Conference and Forum underway, we’d like to get your feedback and help for the Site Selector Keynote.

If you could ask a site selector anything, what would you ask?

Please tell us via the link below – feel free to submit more than one question! – and we will have responses to share at the Thursday, June 10 afternoon keynote panel. The survey will be open through April 2. 

C2ER & LMI Institute 2021 Community, Economic, and Workforce Research Awards

The C2ER and LMI Institute awards committees have rolled the new 2021 award program for community, economic, and workforce researchers. The C2ER award program will recognize the contributions of research activities to the success of local, regional, or state community, economic, and workforce development initiatives. The LMI Institute award will go to the state LMI research activities that serve as examples to other state offices.

The deadline for award submissions is April 9, 2021

C2ER/LMI Events

Featured Event

C2ER/LMI Institute Monthly Series:

Emerging Trends on Enhanced Wage Records and the Benefit to Businesses

March 23, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Live Training Classes

Analyzing Sector Skill Needs

May 4, 6, 13, 2021

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

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Leadership in Research Workshop: Developing and Managing a Research Team

June 22 & 29; July 20 & 27; August 10 & 24, 2021

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

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eLearning Courses

Basic LMI Analyst eLearning

Ongoing

Anytime, Any place

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Foundations of Economic Development Research: Introduction to Data Sources eLearning

Ongoing

Any Place, Any time

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NEW: Foundations of Economic Development Research II: Introduction to Regional Analysis Methods

Ongoing

Any Place, Any time

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Live Events

C2ER/LMI Institute Members Only

Regional Chapter Roundtable

March 25, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Member Only Webinar:

CERP Presentation: Examining the Impact of New Locations in Metro Atlanta: Occupational Analysis of Regional Growth

April 8, 2021

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

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C2ER Awards Submissions Now Open

Community, Economic, and Workforce Research Awards 2021

Deadline April 9, 2021

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LMI Institute Awards Submissions Now Open

State Labor Market Information Awards

Deadline April 9, 2021

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Monthly Webinar Series:

State LMI Agency Funding: Why It’s Important and How You Can Make an Impact

April 28, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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LMI Institute & C2ER Members – FREE

Non-members – $50

Pre-Conference Forum:

What Works in Workforce? Evaluating the Impact of Workforce Development Programs

May 18, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

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LMI Institute & C2ER Members – FREE

Non-members – $50

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News

Data Visualization

Machinery Still Revs the Economy, But Logistics and Life Sciences Are Where the Growth Is

See an interesting data visual or have a report you’d like to share?

Headlines

Bloomberg CityLab – Redlined, Now Flooding

Bureau of Labor Statistics – Workers Ages 25 to 54 More Likely to Telework Due to COVID–19 in February 2021

Census Bureau – Historical Look at Unemployment, Sectors Shows Magnitude of COVID-19 Impact on Economy

The Census Project – The Census Project’s Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Recommendation for the Census Bureau

Department of Agriculture – FACT SHEET: United States Department of Agriculture Provisions in H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan

Department of Labor – The Federal Resources Playbook for Registered Apprenticeship *Updated*

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – The KC Fed LMCI Suggests the Level of Activity Increased Modestly in February While Momentum Accelerated

Indeed – The Impact of Coronavirus on US Job Postings Through March 12: Data from Indeed.com

ICYMI

Boston Business Journal – [OP-ED] Invest in Mass. Workforce, Ensure an Equitable Recovery

Department of Agriculture – USDA Invites Comments on Final Rule to Expand Broadband Access in Rural America Under the ReConnect Program

Greater Greater Washington – The Bike Boom Is Real, Says New Mode Share Data

Route Fifty – The Overshadowed Plight of City Budgets

Treasury Department – Explore and Analyze the Fiscal Operations of the U.S. Government

USAspending.gov – COVID-19 Spending Data

Reports

American Society of Civil Engineers – 2021 Infrastructure Report Card

Apartment List – Remote Work Revolution Gives Rise to a New “Untethered Class”

University of Missouri Extension – Missouri Economy Indicators: Migration Patterns

University of Missouri Extension – Missouri Small Business Insights Series – High-Growth Stage Two Missouri Businesses **corrected link**

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation – Talent Pipeline Management® Network Progress Report

Careers

Have an open position that might be of interest to C2ER members? Let us post your job listing.

Send the position title, description, and any other relevant information to William Cook.

Jobs are typically posted within 1 business day and postings remain active for 45 days if no closing date is specified.

Other Upcoming Industry Events

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

District Dialogues: Educational Disparities and COVID-19

Session 3: Supporting Students and Educators – Increasing Digital Access

March 25, 2021

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CIC First Fridays Coffee Break

Cost of Living as a Community Indicator

April 2, 2021

4:00 – 4:30 PM ET

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*NEW* WorkforceGPS Webinar

Work-Based Learning State Best Practices: Panel Discussion

April 6, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Industry Studies Association Webinar Series

Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap

April 7, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM ET

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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

District Dialogues: Educational Disparities and COVID-19

Session 4: Financing Education, Now and Into the Future

April 8, 2021

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Census Bureau

Save the Date: 2021 Local Employment Dynamics Partnership Virtual Workshop

April 30, 2021

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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

District Dialogues: Educational Disparities and COVID-19

Session 5: From School to Work – After High School

Session 6: From School to Work – Connecting People to Jobs

May 5, 2021

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Data Foundation

Data Symposium 2021: Exploring Emerging Data Capabilities in Government

May 19, 2021

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET

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