Technology Innovations
Landrieu, Locke Announce $80 Million for Louisiana Broadband
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced an $80 million grant to the Louisiana Board of Regents for broadband expansion in Louisiana. According to Landrieu, "Creating jobs and spurring rural small business growth, these new funds will increase broadband capacity in our homes, schools, and hospitals." The full press release is here.
Jim Clinton on LPB
Cenla Advantage Partnership's CEO, Jim Clinton, will be a guest on "Louisiana Public Square" on Louisiana Public Broadcasting at 7 PM on Wednesday, November 25. The show is dedicated to the subjects of technology and innovation in Louisiana. "Louisiana Public Square" is an LPB-produced show built on the principles of deliberative democracy.
Who Creates the Jobs?
Submitted by jclinton on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 3:12pmMy 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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Forty Under Forty and the matter of Tense
Submitted by jclinton on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 5:59pmOnce upon a time I was a "Forty Under Forty." It wasn't a Forbes or Fortune or Inc. list (okay, it was the Baton Rouge Business Report) but still...
It made me feel good, briefly bolstered my self-esteem, made me feel that my future was ... you know ...in the future.
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(Inno)State: Louisiana's Innovation Summit
Submitted by jclinton on Sun, 10/18/2009 - 6:03pmFrom the early eighties through the nineties, I spent the majority of my professional life working on innovation and technology development in Louisiana. When I left in 1999 to work at Southern Growth Policies Board, all of that work seemed very much like unfinished business.
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Clinton, Pearson, Others Appointed to Louisiana Innovation Council
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the newly-created Louisiana Innovation Council on Friday, August 7.
Innovation for the Beach
Business Week (it's for sale, you know) offers up a group of short summer book reviews for the innovation-minded. The Silver Lining and How the Mighty Fall: and Why Some Companies Never Give In are both addressed to aspects of the economic meltdown.
McKinsey Quarterly Archives via CEO Express
The back archives of The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, are available through a special arrangement with CEO Express.
Uncle Sam Wants You--to Review Broadband Apps
