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Western Governors work on economy

The economic health of the West depends on maintaining a mature, well-trained middle-class workforce and not on luring the "hip, cool 25-year-olds" or catering to the mind centers of the universities, the Western Governors’ Association was told Sunday.

Kicking off the annual conference of governors from 18 states and three U.S.-flagged Pacific islands, social-trend spotter Joel Kotkin of California noted that cities have focused on attracting the rich or taking care of the poor at the expense of nurturing the middle class, a group that is critical for economic vitality and stability.

"Those hip, cool 25-year-olds are the most mobile part of the population," said Kotkin, author of "The City: A Global History" and an authority on global, economic, political and social trends. "What you really need to do is … figure out how to attract and maintain a middle class."

By Steve Lipsher
Denver Post Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_2798695

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