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Research Matters – C2ER/LMI Institute February 8, 2024: In This Issue: C2ER Award Nominations Form, Download the Building Equitable Pathways Report, News & Reports, ICYMI, Data Visualization, Careers, and Key Events & Courses. Click to read more!
Continue ReadingNovember 30, 2023 Features 📢Call for C2ER Mentors!📢 We are looking for mentors! If you are passionate about making a difference, believe in the transformative power of mentorship, and are willing to commit some time to shape the future of our community in Economic and Workforce Development Research, please consider becoming a C2ER mentor. […]
Continue Reading2023 – Fall Edition In This Issue: Registration Open for the 2024 C2ER/LMI Institute Annual Conference June Conference Training Preview C2ER Welcomes Its Newest CERP! Just a Tube of Toothpaste or a Teller of Tumultuous Times? LEARN Soft Launch! 64th C2ER Annual Conference & LMI Institute Annual Forum June 12 – 14, 2024 Norfolk, […]
Continue ReadingBy: Mandana Nakhai, Senior Research Manager, CareerWise Colorado As the Senior Manager of Research at CareerWise, my job is to make sure data helps connect students to good jobs through apprenticeships. Unfortunately, fragmented national and state labor market and education data ecosystems make this job difficult. The challenges are well-documented. Workforce, education, and economic development analysts […]
Continue ReadingThe Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute are currently soliciting proposals for the next annual conference and forum, which is currently planned to be an in-person event June 11-14, 2024 in Norfolk, VA.
Continue ReadingIntroduction With the passage of the American Rescue Plan in 2021, Congress reauthorized the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI 2.0) with an allocation of $10 billion to improve access to capital for underserved small businesses and entrepreneurs. The Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) administers the program and oversaw a first round (SSBCI 1.0) from 2010 and […]
Continue Reading2023 – Summer Edition In This Issue: Letter from the C2ER Chair on Professional Development Step Into the Incentives Spotlight C2ER Partners With FRED on Data Practitioner Digital Badge Program Set Sail for Norfolk, VA in 2024 for the C2ER/LMI Institute Annual Conference LEARN Message from Angela Ladetto, C2ER Chair Dear C2ER members, For […]
Continue ReadingAlmost 18% of the country’s economy and 30% of American jobs are directly or indirectly tied to food and agriculture, making the agribusiness industry a cornerstone of the American economy.[1] Although the primary output of the industry is livestock and crops, there is so much more that the industry offers including the support of livelihood […]
Continue ReadingJuly 27, 2023 Feature Better Data ➡️ Better Communications ➡️ Better Decisions Agenda 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 […]
Continue ReadingJuly 13, 2023 Feature Discover Essential Skills for Community and Economic Development Researchers Agenda 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. […]
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