CREC

The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) is an independent, 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization founded to provide U.S. public, nonprofit, and philanthropic leaders with the information and technical assistance they need to formulate and execute innovative, regional, job-creating economic strategies... Our primary public service goal is to help regions compete. Through our network of partnerships, we continually work to further regional economic competitiveness in global, rural, and metropolitan communities. Our work emphasizes the importance of data in informing evidence-based public policy decision making. To this end, CREC conducts research, provides technical assistance, offers expert advice, provides training, and offers leadership to practitioners and policymakers in the economic development, workforce development, and higher education field. These activities are provided on a fee-for-service basis to an array of federal, state, local, and philanthropic clients...

Also known as: Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness