CenLamar | Est. 2006

Posted originally on Facing South by R. Neal: The 2007 State New Economy Index by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation examines a number of key indicators in every state to assess their ability to compete in the emerging global economy. As Southern states fall all over each other to recruit new auto-manufacturing jobs with big incentives, the report suggests that much of the South is falling behind in a new economy that began taking shape in the post “mass-production and corporate economy” of the 1940’s and 1950’s. According to the study, the new…

David Britt, the President of the local chapter of the United Way (pictured in a previous post) recently launched a blog, located at davebritt.wordpress.com. Mr. Britt writes about his work with the United Way and offers insight and analysis about the ways in which we can all work together to solve serious problems both here in America and across the world. Recently, Mr. Britt directed his readers’ attention to an article written by Nicholas Kristoff of the New York Times (who has been previously covered by CenLamar when he selected Alexandria native Casey Parks to accompany him on a trip to Sub-Saharan…