Southern Growth Launches Two New Online Tools

 

 

Southern Growth Policies Board is pleased to announce the launch of two new, searchable web-based tools and the redesign of the Southern.org website.

 

The Southern.org website has been redesigned to provide users with improved navigational tools and greater access to Southern Growth's research, toolkits, best practices and publications. Southern Growth added a scrolling regional calendar as well as two new, searchable online tools -- the Southern Compass News Portal and The Southern Growth Idea Bank.

 

The Southern Compass News Portal at http://www.southerncompassnews.org includes a searchable archive of Southern Growth's weekly email newsletter, Southern Compass, with additional tools. The portal offers users the opportunity to research articles, publications, press releases, announcements and trends in four broad areas -Community & Quality of Life, Globalization, Technology & Innovation and Workforce Development-chronologically for up to a year's worth of Southern Compass issues.  Users can search more than 900 articles by keywords, broad categories, chronologically or in combination.   The Southern Compass News portal also offers links to a comprehensive list of research tools in economic and community development as well as links to regional newspapers and recent Southern Growth press announcements.  Users can sign up for the Southern Compass newsletter via the portal or check the site each week to view the latest edition. 

 

 

The Southern Growth Idea Bank at http://www.southernideabank.org is an online compendium of smart ideas, best practices and innovative programs from across the Southern region.  The Southern Growth Idea Bank allows users to search for programs by state, by a specific category or by keywords.  The Idea Bank includes more than 175 programs covering a broad range of topics from leadership to foreign relations to emerging industries to career preparation in K-12 and life-long learning.  The program profiles within the Idea Bank cover ideas from academic institutions, businesses, nonprofits, public-private partnerships and governments at the national, regional, state and community levels. 

 

As always, check the Southern.org website frequently for information and updates about Southern Growth's advisory councils, regional projects, publications and tools.