What happens when a university research center and a workforce board team up for over a decade? This episode shares lessons from a long-standing partnership that has turned labor market data into strategic advantage. You’ll learn how collaboration led to skills gap studies, sector-based lattices, and region-specific tools that have supported economic development at every level.
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