Appalachia Then and Now: Complete Study
Appalachian Regional Commission
Start Date: Feb 2013 — End Date: May 2015

Under a partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness worked with West Virginia University’s Regional Research Institute and its Bureau of Business and Economic Research to analyze the agency’s effectiveness during the past 50 years. Specifically, CREC teamed with the two other organizations to examine the significant structural and socioeconomic changes to the […]

Enhancing User Access to Available Labor Market Information
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Start Date: Apr 2014 — End Date: May 2015

This research sought to catalogue the current state of practice in intra-state data sharing (data sharing among stakeholders within a state). It was also designed to recognize and catalyze efforts that try to balance the data confidentiality needs of individuals and employer taxpayers with the important role employment and wage data could play in strengthening policymakers’ statistical and program evaluation activities.

Framework for Increasing Post-secondary Educational Attainment through Improved Education and Workforce Data
George Washington University Institute of Public Policy
Start Date: Dec 2013 — End Date: Apr 2015

In collaboration with George Washington Institute of Public Policy (GWIPP), CREC assisted in the development of a white paper that proposes an education and workforce data system that better meets user decision-making needs.

Analyzing the Supply Chain and Value System of Charlotte Manfacturing
Centralina Regional Council
Start Date: Nov 2014 — End Date: Feb 2015

CREC identified industry value chains for the region's targeted manufacturing industries, explored the components of several major clusters, determined which industries were are connected to one another within the clusters and the nature of their relationship.

Identifying Workforce and Economic Development Opportunities in the Upper Rio Grande Region
Upper Rio Grande Workforce Development Board
Start Date: Jan 2008 — End Date: Jan 2015

C2ER/CREC, in collaboration with Workforce Strategy Center, conducted a workforce needs assessment as the foundation for a regional workforce strategy for the Upper Rio Grande Region. The assessment focused on the workforce needs for key industries growing in the region, including the significant opportunities being created as a result of the planned expansion at Fort […]