{"id":430,"date":"2012-10-09T09:48:02","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T13:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/solar-and-broadband-are-good-for-the-economy-and-for-pr.html"},"modified":"2012-10-09T09:48:02","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T13:48:02","slug":"solar-and-broadband-are-good-for-the-economy-and-for-pr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/solar-and-broadband-are-good-for-the-economy-and-for-pr.html","title":{"rendered":"Solar and broadband are good for the economy and for PR"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nWhen\n\nthe Industrial Authority came out for solar and broadband<\/a>\nWCTV noticed.\nIt seems solar and broadband are good not only in themselves,\nbut also for good PR for the community.\nPR that might attract the kinds of businesses the Industrial Authority\nis looking for.\n<\/p>\n

\n\n<\/a>\nWCTV wrote 9 September 2012,\n\nSolar Power and Broadband Internet Could Boost Local Job Growth<\/a>,\n<\/p>\n

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\nThe Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority has put a spot\nlight on solar power and broadband internet. That’s according to a\nnew analysis of regional businesses and employment. They say it will\nbe a way to generate job growth going forward. Many in the community\nagree.\n<\/p>\n

\nValdosta Resident Mark Yates said “if they could bring those all in,\nit would be great for the economy and bring a lot of jobs for a lot\nof people in town here.”\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nThat’s how Saginaw, Michigan, attracted that second Suniva plant\naway from Georgia:\n\n<\/a>\n\nit has a plan for solar industry and it gets it in the news.<\/a>\nWay better than\n\nworrying what Albany thinks,<\/a> don’t you think?\n<\/p>\n

\nBy the way, Saginaw also goes for wind manufacturing jobs,\nand we already have one wind manufacturing business right here; more on that\nlater.\n<\/p>\n

\nIt sure would be good if the Industrial Authority,\nwith its 1 mil tax rate or almost $3 million a year,\ncould succeed in attracting some jobs here:\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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\nThe Industrial Authority also release d poverty rates during the\n2000 to 2010 decade in the Valdosta Metropolitan Area. The poverty\nrate increased from roughly 18% in 2000, to nearly 24% in 2010. It\nalso said that child poverty increased from roughly 24% to nearly\n32%.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSecrecy is not the way; with that all they got was nibbles for\n\npollution and a private prison<\/a>,\nand even Sterling’s biomass plant and CCA’s private prison\ndid not locate here (fortunately!).\nHaving a plan is\n\nan opportunity<\/a>\nto do a lot better.\n<\/p>\n

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\nThe Industrial Authority is currently in the process of trying to\nentice solar and broadband companies to move to Valdosta.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nYay Industrial Authority!\n<\/p>\n

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