July 13, 2023

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Discover Essential Skills for Community and Economic Development Researchers

Are you interested in becoming a community and economic development researcher? Look no further! On September 13-15, we will be offering a course designed to equip researchers with the knowledge and tools necessary to support state and regional economic development strategies. Join us in Pittsburgh for an engaging, hands-on learning experience where you will explore key data sources, learn research methods, and develop analytical skills that are essential in addressing real-world challenges faced by policymakers and practitioners. You will also have networking opportunities to boost your career.

C2ER is Looking For People to Join Our 2023-2024 C2ER Board Committees

We invite all C2ER members to actively participate and contribute to our committees, enabling you to have a direct impact on shaping and guiding our organization. By joining one of our committees, you can make a difference and help drive our mission forward. To get started, simply choose the committee that aligns with your interests and expertise from the options below. Please note that committee members are required to be current C2ER members and attend four meetings annually, each lasting approximately an hour. For a deeper understanding of the roles and responsibilities associated with each committee, we encourage you to explore further details provided here. Together, let’s collaborate and make a meaningful difference through your involvement!

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Sign up by 07/18/2023

News & Reports

Headlines

• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – Hearing from Diverse Voices on Policy Issues
• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – How Child Care Impacts Parents’ Labor Force Participation 
• Greater Greater Washington – With Soaring Metro, DC Streetcar, and VRE Ridership, Washington Region Leads Transit Recovery in US 
• National League of Cities – Removing Barriers to Expanding Broadband in American Communities 
• Planetizen – The Evolution of Retail Centers
• Route Fifty – The Federal Government Has More Than 8,000 Vacant Properties. Why Aren’t They Being Used to House the Homeless? 
• Site Selection Magazine – Heroes of the Heartland
• Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy – Small Business Profiles For Major Metropolitan Areas

Reports – From Our Members

• Brookings Institution – Restricted Access to Lucrative College Majors Harms Underrepresented Students Most
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Resilience Through Two Recessions: Veterans in the Labor Market Since 2003 
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Time Spent in Leisure and Sports Activities, 2022 
• Census Bureau – Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) Data
• Census Bureau – Employment and Labor Force Characteristics for Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Married Householders and their Spouses: 2021
• The Census Project – Vision to Preserve and Enhance the American Community Survey

Reports – Non-members

• Bureau of Economic Analysis – New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2022
• Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce – Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)
• Statistics Netherlands – Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals 2023

Have a report you’d like to share?

ICYMI

• Bloomberg CityLab – As Downtowns Struggle, Businesses Learn to Love Bike Lanes
• Chmura – Tracking a Shifting Economy: The Role of Job Posting Data 
• CNN – The US Private Sector Added Half a Million Jobs Last Month. Here’s What That Means for Friday’s Jobs Report 
• Common Edge – What’s the Point of Lower-Density Urbanism?
• Economic Development Administration – Workforce Development Woven Throughout EDA Investments 
• NextCity – Can You Build An LGBTQ Neighborhood? They’re Trying In Cleveland
• USA Facts – Who Is Back at Work? 

Data Visualization

Visualizing 1 Billion Square Feet of Empty Office Space 

Careers

Have an open position that might be of interest to C2ER members?

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Send the position title, description, and any other relevant information to Jennifer Gual.

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Our Events 

C2ER Monthly Webinar Series

Elevating Equity in Economic Development: An Inclusive Recovery Toolkit Tour

July 20, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Foundations of Economic Development Research 

September 13 – 15, 2023 

Pittsburgh, PA 

Registration Opens Next Week 

Basic Labor Market Information (LMI) Analyst Training 

November 2 – 3, 2023 

Arlington VA 

Registration Opens Next Week 

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eLearning Courses

Foundations of Economic Development Research I: Introduction to Data Sources

Any Place, Any Time

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

Any Place, Any Time

Basic LMI Analyst eLearning

Any Place, Any Time

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Industry Events

National Association of Counties (NACo) 

Annual Conference & Expo 

July 21 – 24, 2023 

Travis County, TX

Census Project Webinar

Virtual Briefing on the ACS Report

July 24, 2023

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

National Conference of State Legislatures – Legislative Summit INDY2023 

August 14 – 16, 2023 

Indianapolis, IN 

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IEDC 

Annual Conference 

September 17 – 20, 2023 

Dallas, TX 

University Economic Development Association

Annual Summit – Innovating for a Sustainable Future

October 8 – 10, 2023

Salt Lake City, UT

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Manufacturing Institute Workforce Summit

Sourcing Solutions: Skills, People & Processes

October 16 – 18, 2023

Atlanta, GA

Lightcast

Lightcast Connect Conference 2023

October 22 – 25, 2023

Coeur d’Alene, ID

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