South By North Strategies, Ltd.

Firm Analysis Informs Economic Reporting

South by North Strategies’ analysis of North Carolina employment data for October informed a variety of media stories, including the following:

• The News & Observer: “State Jobless Rate Inches Up”
• The Winston-Salem Journal: “Unemployment in NC Hits 11 Percent in October”
• WCHL-1360: “State Unemployment Numbers Show Progress”

Additionally, WTVD-ABC 11 in Raleigh-Durham featured John Quinterno of South by North Strategies in a story about the recent extension of unemployment insurance benefits.

South by North’s Quinterno Awarded Fellowship

John Quinterno of South by North Strategies, Ltd. recently was named as one of 54 Americans selected to receive a Marshall Memorial Fellowship for 2010.

Sponsored by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the fellowship provides emerging American and European leaders with an opportunity to develop extensive knowledge of the political, economic, and social institutions and issues that are shaping individual societies and Trans-Atlantic affairs.

American fellows participate in a 24-day overseas travel program that starts in Brussels, Belgium, and proceeds through four other European cities. The visits provide fellows with an opportunity to learn about the institutions, issues, and people that drive Europe’s cities, regions, counties, and multilateral systems.

Quinterno is one of 54 Americans recently selected for the  fellowship program, which now is in its 28th year of existence. 2010 Fellows come from 18 states and the District of Columbia.

More specifically, Quinterno is one of four North Carolinians named as fellows. While the German Marshall Fund of the United States organizes and funds the fellowship programs, North Carolina fellows are selected by the International Affairs Council of North Carolina, a nonprofit organization based in Raleigh.

Click here to read the press release announcing the 2010 American fellows.

Economic Analysis Informs Media Coverage

South by North Strategies analysis of local employment data for September informed a variety of media stories, including the following:

• Asheville Citizen-Times: “Western North Carolina Unemployment Remains High”
• Greensboro News & Record: “September Jobless Rate Falls in NC”
• WCHL Radio: “September Unemployment Rate Holds Steady”
• High Point Enterprise: “Joblessness Moderates”

Triangle Business Journal Spotlights New Research

In its October 23rd edition, Triangle Business Journal featured South by North Strategies’ regular analysis of weekly unemployment claims in North Carolina. The article, entitled Signs Emerge that State Jobless Numbers May Have Hit “Plateau,” looks at what the leveling off of weekly unemployment claims data mean for the state’s economy.

The article was inspired by a recent post at Policy Points, South by North Strategies’ weekday blog about economic and social policy. Every Thursday, the blog features a short analysis of new unemployment claims data.

Philanthropy Journal Highlights Economic Research

An article in the online magazine Philanthropy Journal featured the research on jobs-centered development that South by North Strategies, Ltd. recently conducted for the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation in Winston-Salem, NC.

Click here to view the article.