CREC Updates
August 6, 2025CREC and the Upjohn Institute brought more than 200 industry experts in Detroit to discuss barriers, opportunities, trends and real-world stories from the advanced manufacturers tackling their talent and workforce needs.
June 24, 2025The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) is excited to announce the official launch of our Mobilizing Data for Talent Development program! Funded by the Gates Foundation, this program aims to strengthen education and workforce pathways at the local level and develop data infrastructure for workforce professionals.
June 6, 2025The White House’s FY 2026 discretionary budget proposal outlines a significant shift in how the federal government approaches economic development. It suggests a move away from place-based and regionally responsive investments toward more centralized priorities, such as national defense and strategic infrastructure. For regional leaders and development practitioners, this moment raises important questions about the […]
March 3, 2025Applications are open for regional leaders seeking to strengthen post-secondary and career pathways!
February 6, 2025This week, reports have surfaced about some federal datasets becoming inaccessible, prompting concerns about data availability. Official information is sparse, and the actual impacts of recent developments remain to be seen, so caution should be used when reading news updates.
January 14, 2025The Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence released a new report designed to provide insights, findings, and recommendations for shaping the U.S. approach to artificial intelligence (AI), some of which pertains to workforce and economic development. Read about how this could impact our industry.
January 8, 2025A report from the Council on Competitiveness underscores the urgency of investing in public data and building a regional data infrastructure.
January 3, 2025SEDE Chair and Arizona Commerce Authority President Sandra Watson was selected as one of 18 inaugural members of the NSTC Workforce Advisory Board (WFAB).
December 4, 2024In late November, the Workforce Information Advisory Commission (WIAC) released their recommendations to improve the Workforce and Labor Market Information System for data users. These recommendations represent a pivotal opportunity to reshape the way we understand and respond to the complexities of our workforce and labor markets. For years, workforce development practitioners, economic developers, and […]
December 3, 2024Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming regional economic landscapes, bringing both significant opportunities and challenges. A new white paper by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) examines how AI is not only reshaping economies, but how it could transform the practice of economic development. The white paper emphasizes the need for policymakers and practitioners […]