In this issue:
Been down so long, It looks like up to me!
Predictions of a Jobless Recovery Abound: How to Change That!
Key to Economic Success in the 21st Century: Investment in Early Childhood Programs
The Green Business Decade in Review
NBLC Members Help in Haiti Disaster Recovery
Members in the News
Been Down So Long, It Looks Like up to Me! (Richard Farina)
Signs indicate that the recession has hit bottom, so we can start looking up. And to really look up we have to go back to fundamentals of quality of life: having a job, a roof over your head, mobility and opportunity. It is putting your money where your priorities are. It is connecting the dots from a healthy economy to a healthy community to a better life for all.
As we muster our resources towards recovery, it is time to be strategic and opportunistic. The North Bay needs to see itself as a regional economy that prospers as a region and not city by city, county by county. We must build on our strengths: a well-educated workforce, a magnetic geographic location, access to capital, an abundance of creative professionals and burgeoning biotech/cleantech sectors. To increase our economic competitiveness as a region we should maximize these assets and correct our areas of weakness. Here are some suggestions for putting the North Bay on the fast track to sustainability:
- Prepare an educated workforce
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Victory for Measure Q, NBLC leads the charge to a WIN for the train!
After a long and enduring campaign, the voters have spoken and it's a train they want! Measure Q, the SMART train sales tax measure is moving forward with a 68.4% approval between Marin and Sonoma Counties. "We are very pleased that the voters decided to invest in their transportation future and supported green transportation alternatives. The voters also saw the benefit of the SMART project providing a local economic stimulus package that creates thousands of new jobs and puts millions of dollars into our local economy just when we need it the most. Our heartfelt thanks to all who helped make the campaign a success!" said campaign Co-Chair and NBLC President & CEO Cynthia Murray.
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