Remembering Dr. King
Better South President Andy Brack offered this commentary today as the nation celebrated the holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King...
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Two studies shed more light on Gulf oil disaster
Two studies released this week highlight the size of the 2010 Gulf oil disaster and how nature played a key part in its cleanup. Size...
read moreRecession’s continuing impact on Southern children
The impact of the recession continues to be felt by America’s children, according to a new Brookings study. In two of three...
read moreGreener Southern schools ahead?
We’re hearing more and more about interest in greener schools. Just today, StatehouseReport.com outlined how some South...
read moreReport focuses on Gulf restoration jobs
A new report, “Restoring the Gulf Coast: New Markets for Established Firms,” by the Duke Center of Globalization,...
read moreAn economic snapshot of the South
Click this link to listen to a conversation about the South’s economy that was aired statewide in South Carolina on SCETV...
read moreNew report highlights “a way forward” for South
A new 220-page report highlights how far the American South has come over the last 25 years, but how far it still has to go. The...
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Mississippi, South playing catch-up with country
An excerpt from a Better South op-ed in the Mississippi Press on Jan. 3, 2012: “But a recent statistical review by the Center...
read moreBestler: Not pretty picture of SC
A Friday column by Bob Bestler of The Sun News in Myrtle Beach, S.C., says the Center for a Better South’s new Briefing Book...
read moreMoredock: SC’s numbers show troubled state
In a new commentary in the Charleston City Paper, columnist Will Moredock (right) profiles the Center’s 2011 Briefing...
read moreOp-ed: Report highlights Civil War hangover
By Andy Brack President, Center for a Better South OCT. 13, 2011 — The American South has changed a lot in the 40 years since...
read moreCenter releases 2011 Briefing Book on the South
50-page work of 750 statistics indicates region’s “Civil War hangover” OCT. 6, 2011 — The Center for a Better South today...
read moreWhite House names Brack a “Champion of Change”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House today presented a “Champion of Change” honor to Center for a Better South...
read moreDeLoach joins Center to expand policy, media functions
Arkansas native Jessica DeLoach is the new senior director of policy and media for the Center for a Better South, a regional think...
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