Author: SCM

From Governing: If we want to change the performance of the public sector, we have to challenge the current perception of public service. Paul Soubry is a successful business leader. President and CEO of New Flyer Industries...

From Pew Research Center for People and the Press: With the economy still struggling and the nation involved in multiple military operations overseas, the public’s political mood is fractious. In this environment, many political...

From The Dirt: According to Linda Slodki, Mt. Airy Art Garage, the arts are a highly cost-effective way of driving economic revitalization in urban areas. However, the arts not only spur economic development but also ”shape our...

From Wall Street Journal: To the list of those dinged by states’ budgetary woes—from Illinois vendors to Wisconsin public employees—add YUSA Corp., an auto-parts supplier in the city of Washington Court House, Ohio. YUSA...

On April 27 from 8:30 – 4 p.m., the Alliance will be hosting the signature event for the Mid-South nonprofit sector — the sixth annual conference of the Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence.  For anyone who is...

We’ve written before that cities that want to succeed in today’s economic realities need a serious strategy involving women.  We were reminded of this by McKinsey & Company: The ability to retain and promote more...

From Stateline: The chancellor of the University of Alabama System, the football coach at Troy University and doctors at state medical schools all made headlines in Alabama recently. They all were on a list of state employees...

American public support for the free market economy has dropped sharply in the past year, and is now lower than in China, according to a GlobeScan poll released today. The findings, drawn from 12,884 interviews across 25...