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Neal Young Elected Board Chair for the Council for Community and Economic Research
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Neal Young has been elected as Board Chair of the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for a term beginning July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
Neal Young is the Director of Economic Analysis at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Previously, Neal was an economic analyst at DEED. In addition to DEED, Neal has worked as an analyst for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Iowa Department of Revenue.
Neal has a B.A. in economics from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and an M.A. in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School. He also holds C2ER’s professional certification, the Certified Economic Research Professional (CERP).
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Other C2ER Officers for 2021 – 2022 include:
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Newly Elected C2ER board members whose terms expire in June 2024 include:
- Muhammed Akhtar, Chief, Labor Market Information, California Employment Development Department, Sacramento, CA
- Ronda Anderson, Senior Advisor for Organizational Performance, Office of Workforce Development, Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, Jefferson City, MO
- Colby Lancelin, Researcher, Atlanta Regional Commission, Atlanta, GA
- Benjamin Lasiewicz, Research Manager, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Madison, WI
- Ben Johnson, Research Director at South Carolina Department of Commerce is also elected to fill in a vacant seat expiring on June 30, 2022.
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Synchronist Challenge Training
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June 29, 2021
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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
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MAP Dashboard: Inspiring Action and Measuring Progress for Southern Arizona
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