Mountain West Community Revitalization Plan
Southwestern Commission Council of Governments
Start Date: Jan 2015 — End Date: Dec 2015

The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) partnered with the University of Northern Iowa’s Institute for Decision Making (IDM) to complete a Community Revitalization Plan as part of the America’s Best Communities Prize Competition. Building on past strategic planning efforts and public engagement for this effort, the team developed a planning document that focused on […]

Data-Driven Economic Development Webinar Training
Pennsylvania Economic Development Association
Start Date: Jan 2013 — End Date: Dec 2015

C2ER custom-designed four webinars designed for PEDA’s membership or economic development professionals.  The first two webinars were titled: Best Data Sources for Economic Development Research and Measuring Impact to Build Support for Economic Development Programs.  The two most recent webinars were:  Identifying Competitive Industries in Your Regional Economy and Using Local Employment Dynamics Data for […]

Creating a Community Revitalization Plan for Southwestern North Carolina
Southwestern North Carolina Planning and Economic Development Commission
Start Date: Aug 2015 — End Date: Oct 2015

The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC), in partnership with the University of Northern Iowa’s Institute for Decision Making, helped the Southwestern North Carolina Planning and Economic Development Commission complete a Community Revitalization Plan.

Data and Methods in Regional Economic Research
Council for Community and Economic Research
Start Date: Oct 2000 — End Date: Oct 2015

Since 2000, the the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) has organized more than 50 one- and two-day professional development training seminars on a variety of topics for the Council for Community & Economic Research (C2ER). The curriculum includes more than 20 different topics such as: Data Collection Introduction to Data for Economic Development Practitioners Community Profiling: The Basics […]

Detroit Life Sciences Strategy
New Economy Initiative of Southeastern Michigan
Start Date: Jan 2009 — End Date: Oct 2015

In partnership with Business Development Advisors, CREC assessed the need and feasibility of a life sciences development strategy for Southeastern Michigan. This work was being conducted for Detroit Renaissance and the Detroit Regional Chamber, and funded by the New Economy Initiative. The project established a framework for a potential life sciences initiative by identifying the […]