Business Leaders Supporting an Accurate Census
Business leaders throughout the United States have demonstrated support for an accurate census as an important tool for a strong workforce and economy.
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How Companies can Support the Census
Videos
- San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Business Challenge
- Importance of the 2020 Census: Kelly Brough, President & CEO, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Census 2020: Merging Resources and Efforts (Featuring Nancy Moody, DTE Energy), Detroit One, June 13, 2019
Podcasts:
In the News:
- We all deserve to be counted, Megan Diver (Maine State Chamber of Commerce), Press Herald, April 8, 2020
- 2020 Census Advocacy Depends on Action from Business Leaders, Jerry Norcia (CEO DTE Energy), Electric Perspectives Magazine, March/April Edition
- Census participation vital to WV, Steve Roberts (President, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce), Charleston Gazette, March 7, 2020
- Inaccurate census will jeopardize New Mexico’s economy, workforce, Rob Black (President & CEO, New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry) & Kurt Shipley (President, President of Blue Cross and Blue Shield New Mexico), El Defensor Chieftain, Jan. 23. 2020
- Get everyone counted, Kim Schilf (President and CEO, Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce) and David Sabathne (President and CEO, Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce), Crain’s Chicago Business, March 6, 2020
- NASCAR, U.S. Census Bureau announce official partnership, NASCAR Press Release, Feb. 12, 2020
- Illinoisans, please help the census, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 9, 2020
- Uber to contribute $100K toward boosting 2020 Census participation in Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago, Feb. 4, 2020
- 2020 Census Means Everything to Your Community, Realtor Magazine, Oct. 2019
- Counting on help for accurate census, San Antonio News-Express, Oct. 25, 2019
- Deferring funding for an accurate Census puts Alabama at risk, AL.com, Oct. 23, 2019
- Business Leaders Spotlight Power of 2020 Census as “Big Data for Small Business”, ReadyNation Blog, June 20, 2019
- For many businesses, good Census data is the benchmark, Marketplace, April 22, 2019
- Our workplace and economy depend on an accurate Census, AL.com, April 15, 2019
Univision Hosts Meeting to Discuss Challenges, Solutions, United States Census Bureau, October 16, 2018
9 Demographic Trends Shaping Retail’s Future, Forbes.com, September 6, 2018
Gov. Kay Ivey calls for ‘maximum participation’ in 2020 Census, AL.com, August 20, 2018
Underfunded, undercounted: New Mexico at risk in the 2020 census, NMPolitics.net, August 2, 2018
Here’s Why an Accurate Census Count Is So Important, New York Times, March 28, 2018
A 2020 Census Flop Would Pose A Danger To U.S. Business, Forbes.com, December 6, 2017
Census May Take Hit as Business Data, Redistricting at Stake, Bloomberg News, August 16, 2017 (From The Census Project website)
Act Now to Save the 2020 Census, Bloomberg.com, August 11, 2017
U.S. Census Troubles Threaten Future Real Estate Development, Bisnow, July 24, 2017
Reports, Briefs, & Publications:
- Modernizing the US Census: Business Uses For Census Data
- Better Data, Better Decisions: How the U.S. Census Bureau’s American - Community Survey Benefits Business and Government
- In Order That They Might Rest Their Arguments on Facts”: The Vital Role of Government-Collected Data (AEI and The Hamilton Project, March 2017)
- Why a Fair and Accurate Census Matters to Thriving Private and Public Sectors (The Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, The Leadership Conference Fund)