July 8, 2021

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Get Involved With C2ER

Featured Event

Data Visualization with Tableau

Data Visualization

The History of 6+ Magnitude Earthquakes in years 1900-2013

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Get Involved With C2ER

C2ER is looking for people* to join our 2021-2022 C2ER Board Committees. Help guide and shape the future of C2ER by getting involved in one of these ten committees:

• Annual Conference/Forum Committee
• Certified Economic Research Professional Certification Committee
• Cost of Living Advisory Committee
• Data Advocacy Committee
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

• Marketing & Membership Benefits Committee
• Product Development Committee
• Professional Development and Training Committee
• Regional Chapter Committee
• State Chapter Committee

*Committee members must be a member of C2ER and attend four meetings per year about an hour each.

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C2ER/LMI Events

Featured Event

Data Visualization with Tableau 

August 10, 12, 17, 19, 2021

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

C2ER and Non-members

LMI Institute Members

eLearning Courses

Introduction to Labor Market Information 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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Foundations of Economic Development Research II: Introduction to Regional Analysis Methods

Ongoing

Any Place, Any time

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C2ER Events

Synchronist Challenge Training

July 14, 2021

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

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July 23, 2021

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

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Pricing: FREE

LED Webinar Series: 

Spatial Shifts in Daytime Population Due to COVID – Impacts and Increasing Levels of Remote Work

July 21, 2021

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

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C2ER 2021 Research Awards Webinar Series: 

Using Data to Prepare the Regional Workforce for a Post-COVID Economy

August 13, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Pricing: FREE

C2ER 2021 Research Awards Webinar Series:

MAP Dashboard: Inspiring Action and Measuring Progress for Southern Arizona

August 23, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Basic LMI Analyst Instructor Led Training

October 4, 6, 12, 13, 2021

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

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News

Data Visualization

The History of 6+ Magnitude Earthquakes in years 1900-2013

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ICYMI

Cities Today – How Atlanta Is Overcoming Food Deserts 

City Journal – The Case for Small Towns 

Federal News Network – OMB Memo Tells Agencies to Back up Future Budget Requests With Evidence 

Governing – Small Cities Can’t Manage the High Cost of Old Infrastructure

The Pew Charitable Trusts – Twice as Many U.S. Renters Fell Behind on Payments During the Pandemic

Headlines

Blacktower US – The Best US States for Retirement 

Department of Labor – Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 01-21 

PlayerFM – Develop This: Economic and Community Development Podcast – DT #355: The Economic Development Blues 

Greater Washington Partnership – Inclusive Growth Dashboard 

Fedscoop – DOD Cancels $10B JEDI Contract 

Inside Sources – How States Can Recover From Pandemic: Focus on Workforce Development 

Vox – Why Does It Cost So Much to Build Things in America?  

Reports

Appalachian Regional Commission – Income and Poverty in Appalachia 

Bureau of Economic Analysis – New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2020 

Bureau of Labor Statistics – The Employment Situation — June 2021  

Census Bureau – Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 5 Weekly Data Release 

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation – Federal Statistical Needs for a National Advanced Industry and Technology Strategy 

Monitor Institute – Closing the Data Gap: How Cities Are Delivering Better Results for Residents 

Urban Design Forum – Turning the Heat: Resiliency in New York City’s Heat-Vulnerable Neighborhoods

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Other Upcoming Industry Events

Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives 

#ACCE21: Chamber Innovation Summit 

July 19 – 21, 2021

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Workforce GPS 

Credentials: What They Are, Where to Find Them, and What Counts for Performance

July 29, 2021

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

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St. Louis Community College – Workforce Solutions Group 

2021 State of the St. Louis Workforce

August 11, 2021

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National League of Cities 

City Summit

November 18 – 20, 2021

Salt Lake City, UT

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