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Client Snapshot: Samantha Spitzer, Workforce Development Council Snohomish County

Samantha Spitzer Manager of Research and Evaluation Workforce Development Council Snohomish County Everett, Washington To get a better sense of emerging industry clusters in Snohomish County, local leaders came together in 2003 to develop “Blueprint 2015.” At the center of the ongoing project between government, education, and workforce/economic development has been EMSI’s analysis. Specifically, Samantha [...]

Oct. 31, 2008 | Posted by Joshua Wright

Client Snapshot: Janet Stephens, North Central Texas Council of Governments

Janet Stephens Economic Planner, Workforce Solutions North Central Texas Council of Governments When the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) publishes a “Target Occupations” list to use as a tool for planning and to assist jobseekers, Janet Stephens looks to EMSI for data. By focusing on shift share and location quotient figures in EMSI’s [...]

Oct. 31, 2008 | Posted by Joshua Wright

Client Snapshot: Robert Shore, Hawaii Dept. Of Business, Economic Development and Tourism

Robert Shore Economic Research Program Manager Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism Completing shift share and location quotient breakdowns for every industry in a state, even when that state is Hawaii, can be an overwhelming task. But with EMSI’s analysis, Robert Shore and his staff at the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development [...]

Oct. 31, 2008 | Posted by Joshua Wright

Client Snapshot: Hart Hodges, Western Washington University

Hart Hodges Director, Center of Economic and Business Research Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington To give policymakers, economic/workforce development professionals, and educators a better sense of how northwestern Washington industries are performing, the Center of Economic and Business Research (CEBR) releases sector profiles. The four-county reports have been facilitated by EMSI’s labor market analysis. Hart [...]

Oct. 31, 2008 | Posted by Joshua Wright

Client Snapshot: Pat Fera, Will County (Ill.) WIB

Pat Fera Manager Will County (Ill.) Workforce Investment Board EMSI’s analysis tool, Strategic Advantage, helps Pat Fera maximize her time and resources. As a workforce investment board (WIB) manager, Fera receives data requests from area employers who are looking for workforce and wage information. Fera says, “SA’s value is both internal and external. Internally, we [...]

Oct. 31, 2008 | Posted by Joshua Wright

Client Snapshot: Melanie Moore, Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce

Melanie Moore Director of Research Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce Florida Melanie Moore is currently using EMSI’s analysis to perform a data-focused report of how Jacksonville compares to its 17 biggest competitors in recruiting targeted industries. The study will allow Moore to show how Jacksonville stacks up to a wide range of cities in terms [...]

Oct. 31, 2008 | Posted by Joshua Wright

Client Snapshot: Bill Berry, Central PA WDC

Bill Berry Research Coordinator Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation When Bill Berry needs to crunch labor market numbers, he turns to EMSI’s web-based analysis tool. As a research coordinator who collaborates with workforce development professionals across Pennsylvania, Berry has to dig in and analyze industry and occupation data on a regular basis. He enjoys the [...]

Oct. 31, 2008 | Posted by Joshua Wright

EMSI Client Snapshots: September 2008

Gary Box Business Retention Coordinator WIB of SW Missouri Gary Box has successfully used Strategic Advantage to provide convincing data on workforce availability to businesses looking to relocate to his region. Recently, he had the opportunity to assist in a project that resulted in the acquisition of a Best Buy/Geek Squad call center. He used [...]

Sep. 4, 2008 | Posted by Joshua Wright

Client Snapshots: Real-world solutions with EMSI’s Strategic Advantage (8/08)

Education Eileen Storck Director of Enrollment Management, Indian River State College Florida Eileen Storck, Director of Enrollment Management, is helping Indian River State College lead the way in Florida’s transition to a new state college system which will play a vitally important role in the state’s workforce preparation and economic development. Indian River State College, [...]

Aug. 4, 2008 | Posted by Rob Sentz

Client Snapshots III: Real-World Solutions with EMSI’s Strategic Advantage

Brian Kelsey, President Civic Analytics Brian Kelsey primarily uses Strategic Advantage to perform efficient market research for his consulting business, as well as to supply his business blog with interesting data highlights and maps. Brian finds that EMSI’s GIS module helps him communicate information effectively to audiences with wide-ranging levels of technical experience, while both [...]

May. 27, 2008 | Posted by Rob Sentz

Customer Snapshots II: Real-World Solutions with EMSI’s Strategic Advantage

For previously posted customer snapshots, click here. People who are new to EMSI’s Strategic Advantage web-based analysis suite can sometimes get lost in its bewildering array of data sets, features, and terminology–and lose sight of its time-saving, productivity-boosting capabilities. That’s why we’ve collected real-world examples of how our clients use Strategic Advantage to become more [...]

Mar. 31, 2008 | Posted by Rob Sentz

Customer Snapshots: Real-World Solutions with EMSI’s Analyst

UPDATE: See even more client snapshots here. Current and prospective clients sometimes ask EMSI how their peers are using Analyst. To help with this knowledge-sharing, we’re pleased to publish a handful of customer experiences that demonstrate some of the real-world solutions enabled by Analyst in the fields of economic development, workforce investment, and education. We [...]

Dec. 3, 2007 | Posted by Rob Sentz