Building Community

Who Creates the Jobs?

Submitted by jclinton on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 2:12pm

My 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.

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.

Richard Florida Knows Who You Are...

Submitted by jclinton on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 5:13pm

Richard Florida, with his degrees in urban planning and his best-sellers, is a lover of cities. Big cities. Bigger cities. Mega regions!

Monroe to New Orleans by Pirogue

"Have Pirogue, Will Travel" is the headline in the Catahoula News Booster. The online news source reports that Cliff Dodge and his grandson Robert Brown docked in Jonesville Sunday night as part of their journey by pirogue from the Forsythe Boat Dock in Monroe to the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans.

Fort Polk and its Community Covenant

Submitted by jclinton on Sat, 07/18/2009 - 11:29am

Fort Polk is an economic engine critical not only to Central Louisiana's vitality, it is one of the most important economic contributors to the entire state. Our ability to take full advantage of its potential is dependent of the relationship between the military installation and the communities near it. That makes an upcoming event more than worthy of Cenla's attention.

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