The Delta Institute in Chicago, which promotes building a "green economy" in the Great lakes region, released an interesting report last week. 

Georgia has released its Competitiveness Report. The most intense response from the public came in the area of education and workforce.
Like Tennessee's effort at a statewide strategy, the report breaks the state into regions.

Earlier this week, Alabama's governor released a new statewide strategy, Accelerate Alabama. You can learn more about the strategy from this CBS news report. The project web site, hosted by the consulting firm contracted for the project, is here. 

New York looks at the future of the media industry in 2020 in a recently released report.
The report outlines three potential scenarios for New York City: fragmentation, a new equilibrium and further concentration. The report also describes new initiatives to pursue.
Media NYC 2020 Report

Governor Nixon of Missouri previewed his new economic development strategy ahead of his State of the State address. His new strategy focuses on five initiatives. 

Minnesota has released a Green Jobs report. The purpose of the report is to help guide the development of workforce and economic development programs. 

A new report outlines that Kentucky could generate 28,000 jobs by diversifying its energy portfolio and promoting energy efficiency.
Legislation before the KY legislature cal for utilities to generate 12.5% of their electricity from renewables by 2022.

The Commerce Department released its America Competes report and its new web site. In remarks to the Brookings Institution, Commerce Secretary Bryson underscored that this report makes a key point that strong businesses alone are not the only explanation for our past competitiveness. The federal government has made a decisive difference in building competitiveness in three areas: education, infrastructure, and basic research.