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2020 has upended the many aspects of the professional and business world as we knew it. How can we crisis proof our communities and continue the collaborative mission building work bringing together local stakeholders going forward? This session will discuss best practices to help communities recover during these uncertain times and plan the future for […]
Continue ReadingThe scale of the current pandemic-driven economic crisis is unprecedented. What does the future hold for businesses, workers, and jobseekers as states move forward with reopening the economy? Can we expect a speedy recovery? The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) and its affiliated associations invite you to participate in a conversation with Tom Barkin, […]
Continue ReadingIn 2018, Northern Virginia became the envy of the nation when Amazon announced that it would build HQ2 at National Landing – a newly-named neighborhood that crosses the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Alexandria and Arlington County. The region was successful for a myriad of reasons but the single most important factor, according to […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute, welcomes Pramod Sambidi as he presents, “Analyzing Job-to-Job Flows in the Houston Metropolitan Area Using LEHD J2J Data.” The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Job-to-Job Flows data […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information Institute, welcomes Andrew Hait and Earlene Dowell as they present, “Covid 19 Demographic and Economic Resources Using Census Data.” The Census Bureau has released an interactive data hub […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia employers have a rapidly growing need for a skilled cybersecurity workforce, but the state’s educational institutions are currently unable to supply enough workers to meet their demand. The California Community Colleges Centers of Excellence for Labor Market Research (COE) produced a report, focused on nine common and specialized cybersecurity work roles, to quantify employer […]
Continue ReadingThink you know GIS? Think again. Smart, leading economic development organizations of all sizes are outcompeting others by leveraging GIS to produce winning responses to RFIs. In this session we will show you how to leverage your data and simple GIS tools to create a strategic advantage, and how to impress your colleagues, prospects, and […]
Continue ReadingIncreasingly K-12 school systems use LMI to link children’s educations to future career outcomes. This session will discuss the new federal regulations that mandate schools increase their use of local occupation and industry data and ways in which schools use resume and job posting data to prepare students to enter the workforce. The presenter will […]
Continue ReadingDownload Presentation (PDF) David East, Director of Product Strategy – Tax, FDI & Economic Products, discusses the FDI trends and predictions from his presentation at the 2019 C2ER Annual Conference. What does the future hold for foreign direct investment in North America? This follow-up webinar covers areas such as: Trade Wars and Brexit North American […]
Continue ReadingHow can you better meet the talent needs of your community? By using the common language of skills. Emsi used skills data to diagnose the unique and specific challenges facing the high-tech medical manufacturing industry in Minnesota and prescribe the remedies to keep the North Star State a leader in the industry. The power of […]
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