DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR SOUTHERN GROWTH'S
ANNUAL CONFERENCE DISCOUNTED ROOM RATE AT PEABODY LITTLE ROCK!!
Cut-off date has been extended from May 9thto MAY 16th for Southern Growth’s discounted group rate at The Peabody Little
Rock in Arkansas. If you haven't already made your reservations, please do so
now. For hotel information, click here.
Southern Growth’s 2008 annual conference and Report on the
Future of the South will focus on youth development and engagement. They
will include strategies for building policies and partnerships to foster youth
leadership skills, workforce readiness, volunteerism, entrepreneurship and the
traits to become active, responsible citizens.
Hosted by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, the conference will
include keynote presentations by Alma Powell, Chair, America’s Promise;
Michael Furdyk, Co-founder of Taking IT Global; Adrian Talbott, Executive
Director, Generation Engage; as well as panel discussions and best
practices on youth development and engagement. The conference will also include
a town hall meeting with Southern Governors, the presentation of Southern
Growth’s Innovator Awards and opportunities to network with regional leaders
from business, government and higher education.To view the agenda, click here.
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF U.S. SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS DROPS TO RECORD LOW Technology and Innovation May 06, 2008
The latest available data from 2006 showed that the unemployment rate for U.S. scientists and engineers dropped to 2.6 percent. The total number of scientists and engineers grew by one million between 2003 and 2006. The workers that had either a doctorate or a professional degree had an even lower unemployment rate of 1.6 percent. Business employed almost 70 percent of all of scientists and engineers. All figures include social scientists. For more data on this topic, see the InfoBrief, March 2008, by the National Science Foundation. View the brief here
GLOBAL INFLATION AT RISK IN FOOD CRISIS Globalization May 06, 2008
European central bankers are warning of "significant" inflation risks as global food prices surge, according to the International Herald Tribune (May 5). European Central Bank president, Jean-Claude Trichet, said that inflation risks were rising but that growth, "particularly in emerging markets," is strong. Gathered for a meeting of the Group of 10 industrialized nations, bankers noted that China, India and Russia had all increased demands for commodities, driving up inflation. "Food pressures could be one of the most serious problems we have to face now," said Poland's National Bank president, Slawomir Skrzpek. View the article link here
NEW REPORT RELEASED ON UNINSURED CHILDREN IN THE SOUTH Community & Quality of Life May 06, 2008
The Southern Institute on Children and Families has released its third edition of the Uninsured Children in the South report. The report provides state-level data on the number of uninsured children, their ages, and the poverty status of their families. Nearly half of the nation's 9 million uninsured children live in the South, though only 38 percent of U.S. children do so. Rates of uninsured children among Southern Growth member states range from a high of 15.6 percent in Mississippi to a low of 6.3 percent in Alabama. Access the report here
THE FUTURE FOR OFFSHORING Workforce May 06, 2008
CNN reports that the Wharton School and CareerBuilder.Com have teamed up to produce a study of offshoring in the US. The study, Jobs Beyond Borders, surveyed hiring managers and workers throughout the US. The results include the belief by employers that offshoring enables them to create better jobs in the US. At the same, time the majority of employers believe "high-skills service jobs are at equal or more risk (for offshoring) than low skilled jobs." View the article link here
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Growth Policies Board, P.O. Box 12293, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709
Phone: (919) 941-5145, Fax: (919) 941-5594, Email: info@southern.org
