[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 122 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S4852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING EMSI BURNING GLASS

 Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, as a senior member and former 
chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship, each month I recognize and celebrate the American 
entrepreneurial spirit by highlighting the success of a small business 
in my home State of Idaho. Today I am pleased to honor Emsi Burning 
Glass in Moscow as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for July 2021.
  Emsi Burning Glass, initially named Emsi, is a labor market analytics 
company founded by economists Hank Robison and Kjell Christophersen in 
2001 that specializes in providing labor market data, analytics, and 
consulting services for higher education institutions, private 
enterprises, and workforce development agencies. One of the company's 
initial goals was to provide at least 50 high-paying jobs to the Moscow 
community. It has since surpassed that goal and employs 280 people.
  Since its founding, the company has achieved outstanding success and 
now has clients throughout the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United 
States. The business has become one of the fastest growing companies in 
Moscow, and its success has enabled it to provide hundreds of quality 
jobs in the region and further invest in the local community. In 2019, 
Emsi announced it would construct a new 3.7-acre campus that will allow 
it to hire hundreds of new software developers, engineers, data 
scientists, economists, sales representatives, and other high-paying 
positions.
  The company's success has not gone unnoticed. In June 2021, Emsi 
announced a merger with Burning Glass, a fellow labor market analytics 
firm in Boston and its name was formally changed to Emsi Burning Glass. 
The merger will allow the company to continue its growth in Moscow 
while expanding its presence in the global marketplace.
  Congratulations to all of the employees of Emsi Burning Glass on 
being selected as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for July 2021. 
You make our great State proud, and I look forward to your continued 
growth and success.

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