Comments on: Under Fire: Enterprise Florida Gives Peek At Job Creation Numbers http://www.northescambia.com/2013/10/under-fire-enterprise-florida-gives-peek-at-job-creation-numbers Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:32:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan Owens http://www.northescambia.com/2013/10/under-fire-enterprise-florida-gives-peek-at-job-creation-numbers/comment-page-1#comment-232018 Dan Owens Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:58:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=157099#comment-232018 A key source used to criticize the new public/private partnership is Good Jobs Now, a "a national group that promotes corporate and government accountability in economic development." Left out of the article is that members of this group's board of directors have strong left-leaning ties to the Sierra Club, Moveon.org, the Communications Workers of America and other unions. Two of this organization's board members are extremely liberal: Hector Figueroa, the head of 32BJ Service Employees International Union in New York City, and Madeline Janis, National Policy Director of Los Angeles Alliance for the New Economy (LAANE). I cannot find any businessperson (or Southerner) connected to Good Jobs Now. I do find anti-business activists and obvious supporters of the liberal wing of the Democratic party, unions and the Obama Administration. So, this is the political/research group that we want to take cues from on how to develop and attract jobs? May I suggest that we carefully vet the "authoritative sources" we quickly quickly quote to bash the Republicans' attempt to modernize our current economic development efforts? A key source used to criticize the new public/private partnership is Good Jobs Now, a “a national group that promotes corporate and government accountability in economic development.” Left out of the article is that members of this group’s board of directors have strong left-leaning ties to the Sierra Club, Moveon.org, the Communications Workers of America and other unions. Two of this organization’s board members are extremely liberal: Hector Figueroa, the head of 32BJ Service Employees International Union in New York City, and Madeline Janis, National Policy Director of Los Angeles Alliance for the New Economy (LAANE).

I cannot find any businessperson (or Southerner) connected to Good Jobs Now. I do find anti-business activists and obvious supporters of the liberal wing of the Democratic party, unions and the Obama Administration. So, this is the political/research group that we want to take cues from on how to develop and attract jobs?

May I suggest that we carefully vet the “authoritative sources” we quickly quickly quote to bash the Republicans’ attempt to modernize our current economic development efforts?

]]> By: Jane http://www.northescambia.com/2013/10/under-fire-enterprise-florida-gives-peek-at-job-creation-numbers/comment-page-1#comment-230651 Jane Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:09:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=157099#comment-230651 The young people who went to school here and got a good education were smart enough to move away! Why would they stay here when they can make decent money somewhere else? The young people who went to school here and got a good education were smart enough to move away! Why would they stay here when they can make decent money somewhere else?

]]> By: 429SCJ http://www.northescambia.com/2013/10/under-fire-enterprise-florida-gives-peek-at-job-creation-numbers/comment-page-1#comment-230527 429SCJ Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:10:09 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=157099#comment-230527 Rather than wait for job creation, people are going to have to obtain the education prerequisite for the career fields that are open. @Young people joining the military for upward mobility, I strongly encourage you to seek career fields which provide training, that will afford opportunities for good employment after your military service. Rather than wait for job creation, people are going to have to obtain the education prerequisite for the career fields that are open.

@Young people joining the military for upward mobility, I strongly encourage you to seek career fields which provide training, that will afford opportunities for good employment after your military service.

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