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Author:	Greater Louisville Project	Created:	5/13/2009 11:49 AM
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New Education Pipeline Pop-Up offers more information and insights

By Greater Louisville Project on 9/23/2009 9:57 PM

The Education Pipeline Pop-Up is an easy-to-use tool that offers additonal data and insights about our children's education. (Click on the Education Pipeline on the home page to access the Pop-Up tool.)

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Increasing our community's capacity for innovation

By Greater Louisville Project on 9/17/2009 8:37 PM

Innovation can be nurtured in a community. IdeaFestival is a fun and exciting way to be part of building a community culture of innovation.

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How does a region foster more innovation?

By Greater Louisville Project on 9/12/2009 10:24 AM

Innovation is a key strategy to growing 21st Century Jobs. IdeaFestival stretches people's horizons and promotes break-through thinking.

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The Power of Support in Raising Educational Attainment

By Greater Louisville Project on 9/2/2009 12:53 PM

Accelerating the pace of change in educational attainment in our community can only be achieved through unified strategies, commmunity focus, and individual student support. Who were the influencers in your life either supporting or discouraging your educational aspirations?

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Recognizing the Essential Role of Community Colleges

By Greater Louisville Project on 8/25/2009 11:29 AM

Community colleges in our region are facing an overwhelming demand for their services. How can we ensure that community college remains accessible to everyone?

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A Strategy for First Generation College Students?

By Greater Louisville Project on 8/18/2009 10:50 AM

A recent study by the Pell Institute found that only 11 percent of first-generation college students earn a bachelor’s degree after six years compared with 55 percent of their peers. What supports could Louisville’s colleges and universities or the community itself offer its first generation college students?

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Does Louisville Have a Traffic Problem?

By Greater Louisville Project on 7/16/2009 7:34 PM

According to recent data from the Texas Transportation Institute, it does. In 2007, Louisville residents lost 38 hours a year in traffic. While this is down from a peak delay of 44 hours in 2004, it is still far higher than our peer cities where residents lost an average of 29 hours.

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Building an Innovation Economy in Louisville

By Greater Louisville Project on 6/30/2009 10:20 AM

The current economic downturn has highlighted the importance of innovation. What more can be done to foster innovation and the growth of new economic enterprise in Louisville?

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College - Go, Stick and Stay. What can be done?

By Greater Louisville Project on 6/15/2009 9:11 PM

To compete with our peer cities, Louisville needs more young adults to go to college and graduate - how can Louisville make that happen?

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Talent, Innovation, Place

By Greater Louisville Project on 6/8/2009 10:27 AM

WIRED-65 calls for a regional approach focused on Talent, Innovation and Place. Can Louisville thrive?

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