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2023 – 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 ReadingNovember 2, 2023 <!– Training Feature <!– <!– 📢Last Call for Leaders – Don’t Miss Out on the Reduced Registration Pricing 📢 <!– Agenda How do you navigate the balance between administrative, teamwork-load, and morale? How do you manage, lead, and inspire a team? How do you effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders, […]
Continue ReadingOctober 19, 2023 Feature 💡 Leadership in Research Workshop: Success in Economic and Workforce Development Requires Learning Specific Skills 💡 How do you navigate the balance between administrative, teamwork-load, and morale? How do you manage, lead, and inspire a team? How do you effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders, create a strategic plan, […]
Continue ReadingDo you ever feel lazy about cooking after a long day of work? McDonald’s is a top choice for many people not just because of its convenience, but the cost of frequent dine-in or to-go purchases can stack up. When thinking about the cost of living, most people associate it with housing, utility bills, and […]
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 ReadingOctober 5, 2023 Training Feature 📢 Call for conference proposals due in 15 days! 📢 Full Information → Be an economic and workforce development thought leader! Propose an educational panel or presentation for the C2ER Annual Conference + LMI Institute Annual Forum, set for June 11-14, 2024, in Norfolk, VA. The deadline for submission […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 21, 2023 Training Feature 💡Leadership in Research Workshop: Success in economic and workforce development requires learning specific skills💡 How do you navigate the balance between administrative, teamwork-load, and morale? How do you manage, lead, and inspire a team? How do you effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders, create a strategic plan, manage […]
Continue Reading<!– 📢 Call For Proposals 📢 <!– <!– The 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. The theme this year is: Navigating […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 7, 2023 <!– Feature <!– <!– 💡DATA LEADERSHIP STARTS AT C2ER – 20% OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME 💡 <!– Being a leader in economic and workforce development means more than understanding facts and statistics. It requires strategic planning, building and managing your team, developing an internal and external communications plan, and more. Through facilitated […]
Continue ReadingAugust 24, 2023 Feature 💡FRED Data Practitioner Badge: Your Fast Track to CERP Excellence in Economic Research We are happy to announce that the FRED® data practitioner badge now qualifies as three points towards earning your CERP (certified economic research professional) designation from C2ER! This digital badge program focuses on seven foundational FRED® data skills and […]
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