Each year, Southern Growth Policies Board honors Southern initiatives that are improving economic opportunities and quality of life in the region. The 2009 Innovator Awards will be chosen from creative initiatives in the region that encourage economic opportunities relating to bio-products, alternative energy, and/or energy efficiency. Innovator Awards are presented annually to one organization in each of Southern Growth's member states. more...

The 2009 Southern Research Fellow Program is focused on regional economic opportunities relating to bio-products, alternative energy, and/or energy efficiency. The Fellow will develop a research question and prepare an original report that will be incorporated into Southern Growth's 2009 Report on the Future of the South and distributed at Southern Growth's annual conference. more...