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Continue ReadingDecember 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 […]
Continue ReadingEnd of Year Conference Savings It’s official, we have launched our 2023 C2ER/LMI Institute Annual Conference Pre-Sale! Get ready for THE event of the year for economic and workforce development researchers! This year’s theme is Creative Solutions for Transformational Change. Attendees will learn how local and regional researchers are using data in innovative ways […]
Continue ReadingDecember 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 Reading2023 C2ER and LMI Institute Annual Conference Call For Proposals Now Is Your Time to Shine What data projects are your economic and workforce development team working on? We want to hear about it! You are invited to submit a proposal for the in-person annual C2ER Conference and LMI Institute Forum. The 2023 conference […]
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. […]
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