Author: Tyler Baines
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Summer Internship Opportunity
Are you passionate about strengthening regions and communities across the United States? Join the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) as an intern and put your skills to work where it matters. CREC is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 and dedicated to equipping policymakers with data-driven insights to drive regional economic growth. Our mission is to empower communities—rural and metropolitan alike—to develop practical job-creating and growth strategies. CREC’s work spans research, technical assistance, policy advising, network
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“Mission-Ready Workforce” — the power of veterans behind U.S. defense manufacturing
Veterans are not only essential to national defense in uniform but remain mission ready as part of the civilian manufacturing workforce. Their leadership, discipline, and technical precision are cornerstones of the defense supply chain. Across the country, millions of veterans are contributing to the civilian economy. Current labor force data show steady employment participation among both men and