An Audio Interview with The Right Place’s Dave Riley


Our first Data Points interview

We’re breaking with our regular Data Points format to bring you an interview with a local economic researcher. Dave Riley is the Business Intelligence & Research Manager with The Right Place, Inc. Dave recently returned from the annual C2ER (Council for Community and Economic Research) Conference in Denver, Colorado, and shares a bit about his experience surrounded by other data-heads.

Click below to open the audio file in browser, or right-click and select “Save link as” to download the audio file.

Data Points Interview with The Right Place’s Dave Riley

Overview:

0:00 – Introductions
1:00 – Background about C2ER Conference
3:47 – Who goes to the C2ER Conference?
4:54 – The most valuable session at the conference
8:44 – Walking tour around Denver
11:10 – Award for RPI West Michigan Regional Dashboard
14:01 – How to get more involved? (West Michigan Research Network)

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