July 27, 2023

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Better Data ➡️ Better Communications ➡️ Better Decisions

Do you have access to the most relevant data about your region? Are you getting the right answers from your data? Can you effectively communicate your economic analysis to key stakeholders?

Join us in Pittsburgh, PA from September 13-15 for the Foundations of Economic Development Research training, where you will solve real-world economic development challenges alongside your peers, get the right insights from your data by using advanced techniques such as shift-share and cluster analysis, and learn how to effectively communicate your findings.

Upon completion, you will have the tools, knowledge, and skills necessary to stand out in your region as an economic development leader. Join us.

News & Reports

Headlines

• Camoin Associates – Did Taylor Swift Come to Your City? Understanding the Economic Impact of the Eras Tour
• Census Bureau – Growth in Home-Based Work Decreased Manhattan’s Commuter-Adjusted Population by 800,000
• Economic Development Administration – Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete Pilot Program)
• Employment and Training Administration – Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Program; Confidentiality and Disclosure of State UC Information
• Milwaukee Independent – Every Head Counts: How 2020 Census Data Helps Guide the Allocation of $2.8T in Annual Federal Spending
• National Science Foundation – NSF, EDA Announce Official Coordination on Regional Innovation Programs
• Office of Management and Budget – Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas
• Route Fifty – The Nation’s Biggest Public Union Wants to Help Fix the Workforce Shortage
• Route Fifty – Unemployment Insurance Modernization Takes Hit in Congress
• Smart Incentives – Building Stronger Relationships in Economic Development
• Smart Incentives – A Methodical Approach to Incentive Evaluations: Enhancing Economic Development in Virginia
• The White House – President Biden Announces Key Nominees

Reports – From Our Members

• Bureau of Labor Statistics – 32.9 Percent of Employees Had Regular Outdoor Exposure in 2022
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Business Employment Dynamics – Fourth Quarter 2022
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Import Air Passenger Fares Rose 6.2 Percent for the Year Ended in June 2023
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Labor Market Impacts of Destructive California Wildfires
• Census Bureau – Aging Veterans: America’s Veterans in Later Life
• Census Bureau – Migration in the United States: 2006 to 2019
• CNBC – America’s Top States for Business 2023 

Reports – Non-members

• Boston Consulting Group – Building the Supply Chain of the Future
• Cengage Group – 2023 Graduate Employability Report: AI Joins the Workforce
• Excelencia in Education – Latino College Completion: United States
• Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis – Beige Book – July 12, 2023
• Mission Square Research Institute – State and Local Workforce: 2023 Survey Findings
• National Economic Research and Resilience Center – Economic Resilience Learning Collaborative: Introduction to the Access, Process, and Outcome Framework for Equity in Economic Development 
• Pandemic Response Accountability Committee – Tracking Pandemic Relief Funds that Went to Local Communities Reveals Persistent Data Gaps and Data Reliability Issues
• USDA Economic Research Service – Cost of School Meals and Households’ Difficulty Paying for Expenses: Evidence From the Household Pulse Survey 
• Wells Fargo – The “Secret Sauce”: The LGBTQ+ Community & State Economic Growth Rates

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ICYMI

• American Association of Community Colleges – Easing up on Degree Requirements
• Economic Development Administration – Workforce Development Woven Throughout EDA Investments
• Site Selection – Durable Skills Are Today’s Human Resources Currency

Data Visualization

Visualized: The U.S. $20 Trillion Economy by State

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.

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

Our Events 

LED Webinar

Analyzing Economic Disparities Related to Race & Ethnicity in the Labor Force Using Census Data

August 9, 2023

Foundations of Economic Development Research 

September 13 – 15, 2023 

Pittsburgh, PA 

Registration Opens Next Week 

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Basic Labor Market Information (LMI) Analyst Training 

November 2 – 3, 2023 

Arlington VA 

*NEW* Leadership in Research Workshop: An Interactive Deep Dive Into Modern Day Leadership

November 8 – 9, 2023

Arlington, VA

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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

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Industry Events

National Conference of State Legislatures – Legislative Summit INDY2023 

August 14 – 16, 2023 

Indianapolis, IN 

Manufacturing Momentum Summit: Building the Future Defense Workforce

September 12 – 14, 2023

Arlington, VA

IEDC 

Annual Conference 

September 17 – 20, 2023 

Dallas, TX 

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University Economic Development Association

Annual Summit – Innovating for a Sustainable Future

October 8 – 10, 2023

Salt Lake City, UT

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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