Innovation

Report: Louisiana Misses Out on Race to Top Funds

The Associated Press reports that nine states and the District of Columbia will receive second round funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top initiative. Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Georgia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island were announced as winners in a D.C. press conference this morning. Tennessee and Delaware were previously announced as winners in the first round.

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.

$8 million for STEM Education in Cenla...

Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 1:55pm

The 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.

A List to Aspire to...

Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 1:40pm

As 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 - 1:23pm

Since 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.

A Chilling Announcement from Baton Rouge...

Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 3:49pm

The Baton Rouge Business Report says that Baton Rouge-based IEM will soon become North Carolina-based IEM.

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.

Forty Under Forty and the matter of Tense

Submitted by jclinton on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 4:59pm

Once 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.

Mid-State Communication Services receives world wide recognition for innovation.

Submitted by fcoe on Wed, 10/21/2009 - 1:51pm

Zetron Inc, is a worldwide manufacturer of radio dispatch and 911-telephony equipment with offices in Seattle, WA along with Australia and the U.K. Zetron manufactures this equipment to be custom configured, programmed and installed by its worldwide dealer network. Mid-State Communication Services of Alexandria has been recently recognized by Zetron for an innovative and unique application of their radio dispatch console.

(Inno)State: Louisiana's Innovation Summit

Submitted by jclinton on Sun, 10/18/2009 - 5:03pm

From 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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