The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) announced that Gainesville, Florida, has received the 2009 Region of Excellence Award.
Louisville, Kentucky was awarded the 2008 ICW Community Competitiveness Award for establishing a public-private partnership that advances the region's global competitiveness.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) awarded the City of Durham, North Carolina, with the 2007 Community Competitiveness Award on September 25th, 2007.
The United States' failure to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country's ability to thrive in a global economy and maintain its leadership role, finds the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) report, U.S. Education Reform and National Security. This event will link the business community and their commitment to improving the education system with the global security issues that have been identified.
ICW will be releasing Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Public Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.