C2ER was a conference sponsor, allowing Dean Frutiger to highlight the Cost of Living Index (COLI) to conference participants. In addition, Ron Kelly conducted a focus group with over a dozen economic development professionals for a LMI Institute research project for the Workforce Information Council’s Customer Consultation Study Group. This research effort builds on the 2012 report LMI Customers and Their Needs: Customer-Oriented LMI Product Innovation.