Russ Sobel to Speak to LJ Again

Leadership Jefferson is pleased to announce that Russ Sobel, an economics professor at West Virginia University and one of the most outspoken seekers of reform of West Virginia's economic systems, will be speaking at the Economic Development module of Leadership Jefferson to be held on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. All past classes of Leadership Jefferson are invited to attend, as are local policymakers and sponsors. Dr. Sobel will talk about his new book, The Rule of Law: Perspectives on Legal and Judicial Reform in West Virginia. Local accountant and economic development promoter Eric Lewis and local mortgage broker and creative class promoter Peter Corum have generously agreed to provide copies of the new book to members of this year's class. Many thanks to Eric and Peter, who also provided copies of Dr. Sobel's book Unleashing Capitalism: Why Prosperity Stops at the West Virginia Border and How to Fix It to the second class of Leadership Jefferson.

Leadership Jefferson IV Class Accepted

On August 3, 2009, Leadership Jefferson sent invitations to the applicants who will make up the fourth class of Leadership Jefferson. Based upon their applications and their reputations, this will be another outstanding bunch of leaders in Jefferson County. Several new organizations have supported their own leaders to be class members, including Jefferson County government. The list of names will be forthcoming shortly. The class begins on September 17 and 18 with an Opening Retreat.