Who We Are
We are a think tank for entrepreneurs, economic developers, workforce developers, educators, poverty advocates, physicists, engineers and planners.
What We Do
We create new solutions to the biggest, hardest problems facing community economies.
Collaborate With Us
We are looking for thinkers, planners and doers to contribute to inventing the future of economic development.
“We work on the major problems facing economic development today…the stuff that most people are afraid to work on.”
– Mark Lautman
A New Algorithm
The CELab is developing a more comprehensive and rigorous planning and management process for the economic development of communities.
New Program Approaches
We develop new job creation program approaches to work in the 21st Century.
New Connections
We are working on the practical integration of job creation, workforce development, education and poverty reduction.
Artificial Intelligence
We are exploring the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence and technology on the future of state, regional and local economies.