Report: 'Green' jobs up by 8% in Iowa

Written by Perry Beeman
Des Moines Register
The Des Moines area’s trails, parks and other environmental offerings accounted for more than 5,200 “green” jobs in 2010, up 11 percent from 2003, according to a new analysis.

Statewide, the green jobs increased 8 percent in the same period, to 40,500.

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Greater Des Moines Partnership Honored with ACCE’s 2013 Organizational Champion Award

Posted by ACCE Staff
ACCE.org

The American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) is pleased to announce that the Greater Des Moines Partnership was recently recognized with the 2013 Organizational Champion Award for the strategic plan, Capital Crossroads: A Vision for Greater Des Moines and Central Iowa.

The award was presented to Jay Byers, CCE, chief executive officer of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, during ACCE’s Annual Awards ceremony at the association’s annual convention, July 23-26, in Oklahoma City, Okla.

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Macon-Bibb assessment points out strengths and weaknesses of community

By LINDA S. MORRIS — lmorris@macon.com

The Telegraph 

The first phase of a community and economic development planning project to help build a business plan for Macon-Bibb County was released Wednesday.

The competitive assessment portion of the project was led by Atlanta-based Market Street Services, a national community and economic development consulting firm.



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CVEP: “More leads than we can handle”

BY KEN ALAN
The Public Record

The Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP) will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next year. After a slow start, the organization really took off in 2009 when it created a comprehensive economic blueprint for the region. If you’re not familiar with CVEP, explaining its wide range of economic development responsibilities can be a bit overwhelming.

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Business boom continues for Decatur

By Shumuriel Ratliff
News 48

DECATUR, AL (WAFF) -
Some changes are on the way for the city of Decatur. The planning commission met Tuesday and voted to possibly bring in two new restaurants to the area. A move that city officials hope will keep the area growing and bring more people to Decatur.

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With new CEO, change is coming at GLI

John R. Karman III
Louisville Business Journal


In case you hadn’t been paying close attention, Greater Louisville Inc., the metro chamber of commerce, has a new president and CEO.

Craig Richard , a 49-year-old Houston native, took the reins there in January, replacing Joe Reagan , who now leads the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association.

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