Texas Economic Adjustment Assistance
University of Texas at Arlington
Start Date: Sep 2016 — End Date: Aug 2017

CREC supported the state of Texas in mitigating the impact of defense spending and sequestration on the state economy through identification and assistance to affected businesses, creating an analyses to aid economic planning for affected regions, and facilitation of high-impact entrepreneurship and technology acceleration activities in those regions. CREC worked with project partners and key […]

Regional Economic Impact Analysis of Fort Leonard Wood
Cities of St. Robert and Waynesville Missouri
Start Date: Jul 2016 — End Date: Jun 2017

CREC and its partner, the Leonard Wood Institute, studied and quantified the impacts stemming from the 2013 actual, and the 2015 announced personnel reductions on Fort Leonard Wood military base. This included an analysis on topic areas including employment and workforce impacts, retail and lodging, housing, schools, small business and suppliers, social and public services, […]

North Carolina Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Government
Start Date: Oct 2016 — End Date: Apr 2017

CREC assisted Ridgetop Associates in updating North Carolina’s Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) as part of the North Carolina Tomorrow Initiative. CREC conducted economic research into building upon the recent successes on the 16 regional councils including: exploring opportunities for leveraging the marketplace; establishing and maintaining regional infrastructure; creating and revitalizing healthy and vibrant […]

Hawaii Paradise Tax
ProService Hawaii
Start Date: Mar 2017 — End Date: Apr 2017

In collaboration with Rising Tide Economics, CREC conducted economic research in the preparation of a white paper on trends in the relative wages, taxes, and cost of living in Hawaii (and particularly Honolulu) compared with other major metropolitan areas. The project sought to test the hypothesis that there is a “paradise tax” that impacts livability […]

Assessment of the National Labor Exchange Database for Workforce Analytics
National Association of State Workforce Agencies
Start Date: Mar 2016 — End Date: Mar 2017

In partnership with the LMI Institute, CREC is exploring ways to enhance the contribution of the National Labor Exchange (NLx) (jointly operated by NASWA and Direct Employers Association) to the effective functioning of labor markets in the United States. The project includes identifying and addressing opportunities for increasing (1) the value of NLx to NASWA […]