Southern Growth Accepting Nominations for Innovative Programs in South

Southern Growth Policies Board, a regional public policy think tank, is accepting nominations for its 2007 Innovator Awards.



These awards are presented annually to recognize innovative southern initiatives that improve the quality of life in the organization's 13-state region - Ala., Ark., Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia - and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.



The 2007 Innovator Awards will be chosen from initiatives that address workforce development challenges. Each nominated initiative must use technology as an integral component to accomplish goals; be truly unique; be something more than a new product, process or service; and provide a track record or other measures of success. In addition, nominated programs must be unique and have a proven track record or other reliable measures of future success.



Initiatives may be from the local, state or regional level. Southern Growth will present the awards at the opening session of the Southern Workforce Summit conference being held on June 3-5, 2007, in St. Louis. Nominations are due Oct. 23, 2006.



For a complete list of award criteria and to nominate a program online, visit http://www.southern.org/main/innovators/innovators.shtml.