Meeting the Needs of LMI Customers
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Start Date: Jan 2014 — End Date: Dec 2014

This workshop prompted staff to consider not only their wide array of customers, but also how their products help those customers answer their vital questions. Through a series of small group activities, staff identified primary customer groups and what they can do to assist these core customers. They were also asked to provide input about […]

LMI Director’s Town Hall Meeting
The Workforce Information Council
Start Date: Jan 2014 — End Date: Dec 2014

The LMI Institute supported the LMI Directors’ Town Hall Meeting by developing the agenda and curriculum, delivering and facilitating the meeting, providing a meeting evaluation form, administering a follow-up survey, and producing a summary report.  The Institute conducted the LMI Directors’ Town Hall Meeting at the BLS National LMI Conference in May 2014. The Institute […]

Fort Polk Army Base Economic Impact Analysis
Fort Polk Progress
Start Date: Jan 2014 — End Date: Dec 2014

CREC analyzed the economic impact of Fort Polk Army Base on surrounding communities in Louisiana, and the expected negative impact of a proposed force reduction of 6,500 troops and Army civilians on the same locations. The analysis builds on the work performed in 2013 for Louisiana Economic Development, in which CREC, working with Business Development […]

Research Training and Support for Arizona’s Workforce System
Arizona Commerce Authority
Start Date: Jan 2013 — End Date: Dec 2014

Working with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) Workforce Division, the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) assisted in the acquisition of a real-time job openings database, delivered training and technical assistance to participating Workforce Investment Boards and other partners on labor market information and analysis, provided periodic industry and occupation customer reports, and provided […]

State of the Region: Examining Changes to the Appalachian Region Since 1965
Appalachian Regional Commission
Start Date: Nov 2013 — End Date: Dec 2014

This study, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), "Appalachian Then and Now: Examining 50 Years of Changes to the Appalachian Region Since 1965" analyzes 50 years of socioeconomic trends, including poverty, income disparity, unemployment, employment change, population change, economic and industry mix, educational attainment, housing quality, health, transportation access, and telecommunications capacity in the Appalachian Region and summarizes the economic impacts accruing to the Region through ARC’s non-highway investments.