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Driving the Next 20 Years:
Creating the
New Automotive Industry in the South

June 7-8, 2010
Lexington, KY

Hosted by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear

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Road 2 Recovery Survey

Take the SGPB survey on economic recovery in the South!

Host a Community Forum

This year, Southern Growth would like your help in discussing how communities can respond to current economic challenges — ranging from job losses to home foreclosures to government cutbacks — while at the same time positioning themselves for success in the future. Host a forum now to help your community towards recovery!

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Teaming Up for Success

Teaming Up for Success is a Blog written by Carla Ledbetter for the Washington Times. It features stories about people collaborating and working together to make good things happen. A recent entry, Southern Recipe for Community Success, features Southern Growth Policies Board’s Community Forums. Read the article and learn more about how Southern Growth’s forums help communities communicate and achieve success.

Category: Event Blog, Forums, Leadership & Social Capital, Meetings, Talent, Topics

Abernathy Speaks to University of South Carolina Students at the Moore School of Business

October 22, 2009. Technology, environmentalism, urbanization and globalization trends are nothing new, said Ted Abernathy, executive director of the Southern Growth Policies Board, to an audience of business students October 20. Communications technology has evolved over centuries, he suggested. Early examples of globalization include the evolution of the Silk Road and the creation of the East India Trading Company. Environmentalism has been a movement in the United States for more than a hundred years.

The choices we make and the paths we follow – the “tangents,” as he described them –in response to these issues are the key to progress and economic development. [for the complete article]

Category: Communication, Numbers—Southern Data & Trends, Press Releases, South Carolina, Talent

A Conversation on Southern Energy—The 2009 Report on the Future of the South

A Conversation on Southern Energy describes the current and future role of energy in Southern economic development. The report is full of regional and individual state data about existing and alternative energy sources. The report also includes recommendations necessary to participate in the future energy economy: continue to make energy conservation and efficiency top priorities; provide accurate information about energy production and its role in the economy; and support multiple energy sources for short and medium-term energy needs. Southern Growth, in conjunction with its partner, Southeast Agriculture and Forestry Energy Resources Alliance, will continue to work on implementation of the recommendations, especially the public education component.

Category: Entrepreneurship, Green Economy, Leadership & Social Capital, Numbers—Southern Data & Trends, Talent, Technology & Innovation, Topics