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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.

 

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.

 

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

 

Enterprise Zone Meeting Cancelled

The previously scheduled meeting of Louisiana Economic Development's Rules Committee has been cancelled, according to the Department's Undersecretary, Kristy McKearn. The meeting had been set for October 21 to consider changes to the Enterprise Zone Program, the Quality Jobs Program, and the Industry Property Tax Exemption Program.

 

CAP CEO's Letter to the Editor

CAP's Chief Executive Officer Jim Clinton wrote a letter to the Town Talk regarding a recent news story that weighed Cenla's cost-of-living in relation to its median personal and family income. The article repeated the oft-heard position that it's okay for us to have lower wages since we also have a lower cost-of-living. Clinton disagrees and highlights the gap between these measures. Published today (October 11) in the Town Talk, the letter is here.

 

Natchitoches Times Weighs in on Higher Ed Cuts

"With higher education budget cuts heaped atop the other factors that have held down college graduation rates, Louisiana could continue having problems developing a strong work force that would attract knowledge-based companies and jobs," according to a July 24 editorial in the

 

Lichtenstein Article in Economic Development Quarterly

Gregg Lichtenstein, creator of the Entrepreneurial League System®, is co-author of a new research tract published in Economic Development Quarterly, a publication devoted to scholarly work on economic development.

 

Unemployment in Low-Income Communities

A series of related stories in the Spring issue of Community Investments Online, a publication of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, addresses the special challenge of unemployment in low-income communities.

 

RTS joins the Twitterverse

Regional Technology Strategies, Inc. (RTS) has joined the Twitter universe as RTSNC.

 

CenlaFuture Blog: After the Fourth

Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 07/06/2009 - 9:22am

  "Sandy, the fireworks are hailing over Little Eden tonight," sings Bruce Springsteen about the most American of holidays. I watched the fireworks hailing over Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas from the deck of my sister's condo last night.

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