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How Big Data is Affecting Direct Mail Marketing for Real Estate Brokerages

February 21, 2018 | Jennie Allison

C2ER is happy to welcome guest writer, Tony Gilbert with The REALFX Group — The world of modern real estate marketing is infinitely more targeted, personalized and sophisticated than it used to be, due largely to the ability to obtain and analyze data. Big data, easily collected in the digital world, has opened myriad possibilities and […]

2017 C2ER Accomplishments

Advocacy, Board, Cost of Living Index, Economic Development, Education, Events, Membership, Resources, Workforce

January 3, 2018 | Jennie Allison

During the past 12 months, the Council for Community and Economic Research, YOUR professional membership organization, has been hard at work increasing the visibility of economic, workforce, and community research by advocating for higher quality data, promoting more focused public and private investments in local data, and continuing to strengthen C2ER products and services. We […]

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Three Workforce-Based Reasons Why Amazon Should Locate Its Second Headquarters In the Washington, D.C. Metro Area

Data, Economic Development, Education, Site Selection, Workforce

October 9, 2017 | Lokesh Dani

C2ER and the LMI Institute are pleased to welcome this guest post from Lokesh Dani, a current graduate student at George Mason University in Arlington, VA. ———————————————————————————– Amazon is looking for a second headquarters—HQ2. Many major metropolitan areas are preparing proposals now to host HQ2. Amazon’s decision will be a pragmatic one of matching its […]