2011-09-29
Edward Lowe Foundation to ring NASDAQ closing bell
To celebrate its new Institute for Exceptional Growth Companies (IEGC), the Edward Lowe Foundation will ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The ceremony will take place at the NASDAQ MarketSite Studio in New York at 3:45 p.m.
New startups are often billed as the stars of economic growth. Yet according to a paper being released by the Edward Lowe Foundation, it’s actually existing, expanding companies that contribute most to U.S. job creation. In fact, from 1990 to 2008, existing companies generated 71 percent more new jobs than startups.
2011-06-10
Edward Lowe Foundation wins C2ER award for YE+
The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) has recognized the Edward Lowe Foundation for excellence in economic development research. The foundation was honored for YE+, a subscription platform on its YourEconomy.org website that provides researchers with advanced capabilities for tracking business activity and job growth.
The Edward Lowe Foundation today announced its new partnership with The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation to establish a new research and education institute focusing on job growth and capital access for developing companies in the United States.
2011-04-25
Edward Lowe Foundation Hosts Sixth Annual Young Entrepreneurs Day
Twenty-six aspiring entrepreneurs from Cassopolis, Dowagiac, Edwardsburg and Marcellus high schools participated in Young Entrepreneurs Day on Thursday, April 21.
2009-10-08
YourEconomy.org wins IEDC award
The International Economic Development Council has honored the Edward Lowe Foundation for YourEconomy.org, its online research tool that tracks business activity in local communities and across the country.
2009-08-10
Industry and Ranking Data Now Available at YourEconomy.org
The Edward Lowe Foundation has added two sections — Industry and Rankings — to YourEconomy.org (www.youreconomy.org), its online resource center that looks at business activity in local communities and across the country.
2009-04-27
In Search of Snakes: Zoos to Launch Five-Year Massasauga Study at Big Rock Valley
The Edward Lowe Foundation will host approximately 25 zoo officials when members of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Species Survival Plan (EMR SSP) hold their annual meeting May 4-8 at Big Rock Valley, the foundation's headquarters in southwest Michigan.
2009-04-13
Students showcase business plans at Young Entrepreneurs Day
Nearly 300 high school students in Cass, Berrien and Van Buren counties will share their entrepreneurial aspirations at two Young Entrepreneurs Day events. The Edward Lowe Foundation sponsors both annual events, now in their fourth year.
2008-11-19
Taking our temperature
Enviro-weather in Cass County: High-tech weather network supports agricultural decision-making.
2008-10-31
Growing YourEconomy
New data shows that expanding companies have a greater positive influence on net new jobs than new or relocated companies.
2008-06-16
Edward Lowe Foundation opens Information Center to the public
On Wed., June 25, the Edward Lowe Foundation will host a grand opening of its Information Center, located at the foundation's Decatur Road entrance.
2008-05-15
YourEconomy: New tool provides timely, detailed information about business communities
The Edward Lowe Foundation has launched an online resource center that enables visitors to take a closer look at business activity in their local communities — and across the country.
2008-04-11
Entrepreneurial engagement: High school students from three counties to present business plans at Young Entrepreneurs Day
This spring the Edward Lowe Foundation will sponsor the 3rd annual Young Entrepreneurs Day, a finale of sorts for an entrepreneurship course offered at Berrien, Cass and Van Buren County high schools.
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