CenlaFuture
$8 million for STEM Education in Cenla...
Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 1:55pmThe Rapides Foundation has announced the award of an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to fund the Central Louisiana Academic Residency for Teachers Partnership (CART). The award from the Department's Teacher Quality Partnership initiative is one of only 28 nationally, and one of only three in the South.
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A List to Aspire to...
Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 1:40pmAs Louisiana's declining revenue fortunes force budget cuts, reorganization, and refocusing, here's a significant opportunity. Of all the "best of" lists that are published every year, this one could make all the difference for Central Louisiana: U.S. News and World Report's ranking of the best undergraduate colleges for entrepreneurship education.
The Cenla Logging Industry After International Paper...
Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 12/21/2009 - 1:23pmSince the announcement of the closing of International Paper's Pineville plant, a group of the region's economic developers has been meeting at the Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce. These meetings are intended to help chart the magnitude and nature of the economic disruption, and to plan and execute appropriate responses.
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The Right Moves...
Submitted by jclinton on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 6:41pmThe first issue of Moves Magazine, a publication from the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Foundation, arrived recently.
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A Chilling Announcement from Baton Rouge...
Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 3:49pmThe Baton Rouge Business Report says that Baton Rouge-based IEM will soon become North Carolina-based IEM.
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They Were Merchants
Submitted by jclinton on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 4:02pmA couple of time-related apologies to start. First, I should have taken note of the Wall Street Journal review that triggered this entry when it was published in October. Second, this installment of CenlaFuture will of necessity be more nostalgic than I would prefer.
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Louisiana Two-Year Degrees Up...Most Places
Submitted by jclinton on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 1:48pm"In fall 1999, the Louisiana Community & Technical College System awarded 44% of all associate degrees in Louisiana. By fall 2008-09, LCTCS was awarding 64% of associate degrees."--Council for a Better Louisiana
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Who Creates the Jobs?
Submitted by jclinton on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 2:12pmMy former colleagues at Southern Growth Policies Board noted in their Southern Compass newsletter today, the release of a new Kauffman Foundation report on job creation and young businesses.
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Louisiana, Alexandria Improve in Milken Ratings
Submitted by jclinton on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 12:09pmBoth Louisiana and the Alexandria MSA fare very well in the 2009 Milken Institute Index of Best Performing Cities.
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Measurements for an Entrepreneurial Economy
Submitted by jclinton on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 4:46pmThe Kauffman Foundation is devoted to entrepreneurship in the United States. Each year the Foundation publishes an Index of Entrepreneurial Activity. The 2008 report covers the period from 1996-2008.
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