Oct
20
Emsi, the CVSuite data provider, recently launched Emsi Labs. Emsi provides the data that day to day users utilize within the CVSuite tool. According to Emsi’s blog post, the Emsi Labs are “interactive labor market prototypes” that allows users, “exclusive insights and a glimpse into the future of labor market...
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Sep
28
As creative economies continue to grow across the globe, many cities and states are realizing the value of dedicating time to researching and evaluating the health of their own creative economies and comparing them to cities of similar sizes and demographics. Data produced by platforms like CVSuite enable cities and...
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Sep
13
The maker movement is described by Brooks Rainwater in How the Maker Movement Is Revitalizing Industry in American Cities as, “the platform for today’s artisans to create, craft and develop leading ideas and products.” Rainwater makes the case that the maker movement is beneficial for the economy in his article,...
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Aug
25
The Creative Vitality Suite launches new industry and occupation codes on August 26th. The new codes will enable users to explore the impact of culinary arts and restoration/construction in the creative economy. CVSuite has new industries (NAICS codes) and occupations (SOC codes): Culinary arts and architectural restoration play important roles...
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Aug
17
Our vision for the CVSuite blog is that it serve as a place to present original material. Now and again; however, an item comes to our attention that we think is important to share. Such is the case with the piece presented here. It was written by Andrew Taylor who...
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Aug
11
The City of Minneapolis has the sixth strongest creative economy in the country. We were fortunate enough to speak with Gülgün Kayim, director of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy for the City of Minneapolis. In this interview, Kayim discusses the findings of the 2015 Minneapolis Creative Vitality Index Report, how...
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Jul
08
On June 21st, CVSuite wrapped up it’s Art of Data, 3 part webinar series. In the final webinar, Presenting Data: Crafting Compelling Stories with Data, Arts Consultant, Chris D’Arcy and Nicole Stephan of the CVSuite team discussed five aspects of effectively presenting data: Define an Objective Audience Type Craft a...
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Jun
22
Update: The UK voted on June 24, 2016 to leave the European Union. As Britain prepares to go to the polls in the decisive EU referendum, there are many factors for British citizens to consider when votes are cast on June 23rd. Immigration, the economy, education, the environment, national security,...
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Jun
22
On March 29th, CVSuite kicked off it's three part webinar series, Art of Data. The third in the series, Presenting Data aired on June 21st. Nicole Stephan, CVSuite director at WESTAF reviews methods for visualizing and distributing data, with Oregon-based arts and culture consultant Chris D'Arcy talking about crafting narratives....
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Jun
01
Paul Nguyen is the WESTAF’s Data Specialist. His primary responsibility is to manage the flow of data from outside sources into the CVSuite data tool. As you can see below, his work is much more than a “plug-and-play” type of activity. In this blog, Paul answers a few questions about...
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