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Behind the Numbers: The Origin and Impact of CVSuite

This year commemorates the 50th anniversary of CVSuite's parent organization WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation). To celebrate this milestone, WESTAF is sharing fun facts, historical insights, and a short video... read more →
  • September 3, 2024
  • Sam Ortega
  • Creative Economy, CVI, General, Reporting
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AI on the Rise: What Does this Mean for the Creative Economy?

Every day, technology is advancing, innovating, and becoming increasingly necessary in our lives. Although it's an exciting time to witness these changes, it can also alter the way we live... read more →
  • January 16, 2024
  • Sam Ortega
  • Creative Economy, General
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Five Reasons Why You Need Creative Economy Data

Are you an arts administrator, economic developer, city planner, or work in the creative sector? Are you on the fence about using creative economy data for your daily work? If... read more →
  • October 28, 2022
  • Sam Ortega
  • Creative Economy, Data Education, General
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Trevor McElhaney: Creative Vitality Suite's Data Analyst

CVSuite is pleased to introduce Trevor McElhaney, the team’s new data analyst! Trevor assists in software development and data methodology. In this blog, Trevor answers a few questions about his... read more →
  • November 6, 2019
  • Sam Ortega
  • General

Kelly Ernst: Creative Vitality Suite's Business Coordinator

CVSuite has exciting news! We are growing, and because of that, we are really excited to introduce the newest member of our team, Kelly Ernst. Kelly is the business coordinator... read more →
  • July 19, 2019
  • Sam Ortega
  • General
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Cultivate and Communicate Your Creative Economy Webinar

The CVSuite team and current users held a discussion around long-term uses of creative labor market data on November 13, 2018 at 12:00pm MST (2:00pm EST). Check out the webinar... read more →
  • November 21, 2018
  • Natalie Villa
  • Creative Economy, CVI, Data Sets, General
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Use Data for Better Decision-Making | Guest Blog by Constance DeVereaux

Use Data for Better Decision-Making We Can’t Always Predict the Future, but with Data, We Can Try Constance DeVereaux, Ph.D. The biggest trend in leadership studies these days is training... read more →
  • August 27, 2018
  • Natalie Villa
  • Creative Economy, Data Quality, General
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Part 2 of 5: Our Creative Roots, Impact and the Homegrown Entrepreneur

Sarah Calhoun moved to White Sulphur Springs, Montana, in 2006, with the goal of launching her women’s workwear clothing company. She established Red Ants Pants, which was named after ant... read more →
  • December 21, 2016
  • Natalie Villa
  • Creative Economy, General

CVSuite's New Site Offers More Than Just Data

Welcome to the new CVSuite website! The new CVSuite website provides an engaging educational experience around creative economy data and showcases specific uses of the CVSuite tool. Which region indexes... read more →
  • November 7, 2016
  • Natalie Villa
  • General

EMSI Labs: Interactive Prototypes

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... read more →
  • October 20, 2016
  • Natalie Villa
  • Creative Economy, General
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