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December 1, 2022 Announcements Who Doesn’t Want to Be Recognized for Their Work?!? The window to send in your nomination to the 2023 Community, Economic, and Workforce Research Awards is still open. Show us your work America! The awards will be presented at the 2023 C2ER/LMI Institute Annual Conference June 12 – 15 in Detroit, […]
Continue Reading2022 – Fall Edition In This Issue: Incentivizing Equity Call for Nominations: Community, Economic, and Workforce Research Awards 2023 2023 Annual Conference Details C2ER Member Profile: Akofa Dossou TAKING TIME TO SAY THANK YOU We are taking a Thanksgiving holiday break. Next week there will not be an issue for the C2ER Bi-weekly Update. […]
Continue ReadingThere has been increasing support for expanding diversity, improving equity, and overall growing inclusion throughout the United States. With the conclusion of the State Business Incentives Database summer update, we can review current trends in programs supporting this movement. Moreover, we can further categorize how these programs interact with disadvantaged communities. Some programs, such as […]
Continue ReadingNovember 10, 2022 Announcements Cost of Living Index Quarter 3, 2022 Released and That’s Not All Yolks! The price of a protein-packed part of a great breakfast has been noticeably increasing over the past year. The combination of inflationary pressures and a shortage caused by an avian influenza outbreak has “severely limited the supply of […]
Continue ReadingOctober 27, 2022 Announcements Are You an Experienced Economic Development Researcher? Join us for our second CERP Open House on November 3rd. CERP Open House November 3, 2022 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET Find out if you qualify for C2ER’s Certified Economic Research Professional (CERP) certification. The CERP is the industry standard for […]
Continue ReadingOctober 13, 2022 Announcements 2023 C2ER/LMII Annual Conference and Forum Call for Proposals Deadline Approaching – 11 days left Don’t miss out on sharing your knowledge with your peers. Submit a proposal for the in-person conference June 12 – 15, 2023 in Detroit, MI. The theme this year is Creative Solutions for Transformational Change. […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 29, 2022 Announcements C2ER/LMII Annual Conference and Forum 2023 Call for Proposals Open! Present your research to the right audience! We are soliciting proposals for the 2023 annual conference planned for June 12 – 15, 2023 in Detroit, MI. Building on the theme Creative Solutions for Transformational Change we are eager to hear […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 15, 2022 Announcements States’ Environmental Investments Continue to Grow: State Economic Development Expenditures Database Update With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the close end of one of the hottest summers on record, particular focus is being paid to environmental sustainability efforts across the country. As the green sector of […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Jacob Stenstrom The State Economic Development Expenditures Database blog series begins today and marks the release of the updated database. Over the next several weeks, the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) will be releasing blogs that highlight important findings from the latest update. The database serves as the premier tool for […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 1, 2022 Announcements Getting to Work[force]: State Business Incentive Database Summer 2022 Update Workforce development has become a hallmark of community economic development, and the term encompasses the activities, policies, and programs that work to connect occupational skills and vocational training services with the economy’s actual need for workers. There are many strategies […]
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