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Presentations From Previous Events
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Ventura County Workforce Investment Board,
State of the Workforce Report
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Commissioned by the County of Ventura Workforce Investment Board. An extensive study of the Ventura County workforce, including forecasts for housing, jobs, and transportation under alternative developmental scenarios through 2015.

Ventura County Workforce Investment Board,
Next Step: Economic Self-Sufficiency
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Commission by the County of Ventura Workforce Investment Board. A follow up study to the State of the Workforce Report that provides policy recommendations for improving the prospects of low-wage workers not eligible for welfare.

Ventura County Workforce Investment Board,
Challenges and Choices:
Closing the Gap Between Unskilled Workers and Unfilled Jobs
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Commissioned by the County of Ventura Workforce Investment Board. A follow up study to State of the Workforce and Next Step: Economic Self-Sufficiency. Assesses the gap between the skills of local workers and the skills demanded by jobs most likely to exist in the near future.

Ventura County Workforce Investment Board,
The Future of Ventura County Agriculture:
Issues and Opportunities for Workers and Growers
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Commissioned by the County of Ventura Workforce Investment Board. A follow up study to State of the Workforce, Next Step: Economic Self-Sufficiency, and Challenges and Choices: Closing the Gap Between Unskilled Workers and Unfilled Jobs. A study for use as a basis for policy strategies that address the needs of the community’s agricultural employers in the areas of workforce preparation and employee retention.

Santa Barbara County Workforce Investment Board,
State of the Workforce Report 2003
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Commissioned by the Santa Barbara County Workforce Investment Board. An extensive study of the Santa Barbara County workforce, including forecasts for housing, jobs, and transportation under alternative developmental scenarios through 2015.

Santa Barbara County Workforce Investment Board,
State of the Workforce Report 2006
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Commissioned by the Santa Barbara County Workforce Investment Board. A follow up study to the State of the Workforce Report aimed at updating workforce data that may have changed from the original study as well as to learn about the workforce skill sets especially as they may differ from the skill sets required by workers’ current employment.

San Luis Obispo ACTION for Healthy Communities

Commissioned by the San Luis Obispo ACTION for Healthy Communities Collaborative. Two reports assessing quality of life issues in San Luis Obispo County.

Mammoth Lakes Report
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Commissioned by the Town of Mammoth Lakes.

Economic Impact Study of the Santa Barbara Airport
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Commissioned by the Santa Barbara Airport.

The Community Indicators Project
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An annual study commissioned by the South Coast Community Indicators Project (SCCIP) for South Coast Santa Barbara County on social, environmental, and economic indicators of community health and wellbeing.

California's Business Environment, Bill Watkins, Ph.D. - Testimony given at CA State Assembly Joint Information Hearing Nov. 12, 2003
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$51 Trillion is a Lot of Money, Bill Watkins, Ph.D. - Mar. 5, 2004
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Presentation to the Thousand Oaks City Council on Thousand Oaks/Conejo Valley Economy
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