Communities need reliable and consistent information about which industries, skills, occupations, and education provide pathways to well-paying careers. Mobilizing Data for Talent Development set out to help regions do that work.
Led by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the program worked with seven organizations that are leaders in data collaboration and insights. The work looked different in every region. Across all seven, one lesson stood out: data infrastructure delivers the most value when it is tied to the real decisions a region faces.
The StoryMap and case studies below share what each organization set out to do, what they learned, and what other regions can take from their experience.
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Follow the work across all seven regions on one interactive map, with each site’s story, lessons learned across the initiative, and what comes next. Each site links to its full case study.
Regional Case Studies
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Ohio
Greater Akron Chamber / ConxusNEO
Connecting data that already existed but was not linked.
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South Carolina
Greenville Chamber
A locally led data-sharing agreement model others can adapt.
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Indiana
Ivy Tech Community College
Using return on investment to tie together three accountability pressures.
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Nevada
Nevadaworks
Positioned for growth, with non-credit data infrastructure still to build.
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Pennsylvania
Partner4Work
Building internal alignment before external engagement.
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North Carolina
Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Strengthening communication fundamentals before data work.
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Oregon
Worksystems
Coordination as the real challenge.
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What’s Next?
These seven stories are the start of a growing collection of CREC case studies on how regions put workforce data to use. If you’re interested in featuring your region or doing similar work, we’d love to get in touch.