Ranking the States for the New Economy. Montana Ranks 42nd. Colorado down to #9 due to inadequate higher-education funding. Utah ‘economic dynamism’ No. 1. Washington State in Top 5. Where Does Your State Rank?

A new study guides entrepreneurs seeking the right place to run a business by examining how states are faring in a changing economy

by Jeffrey Gangemi

Full story: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/feb2007/sb20070227_818588.htm?campaign_id=rss_smlbz

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2007 State New Economy Index

The 2007 State New Economy Index, released by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), is a state-by-state analysis of how state economies are transforming from an old industrial economic model based on "smokestack chasing" in which economic development success is measured by the number of big company relocations rather than in the creation and retention of high value-added, high-wage jobs.

http://www.kauffman.org/item.cfm?item=766

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Governors Focus on Federal Role in Innovation and Competitiveness

The 2007 National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting closed with a plenary session highlighting the federal role in enhancing the competitiveness of states—and the nation.

Full Story: http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.6c9a8a9ebc6ae07eee28aca9501010a0/?vgnextoid=083e450163be0110VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD

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Colorado trailing the IT revolution

Colorado’s decline to ninth in new economy index laid to inadequate higher-education funding

By Roger Fillion, Rocky Mountain News

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/tech/article/0,2777,DRMN_23910_5382907,00.html

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Utah ‘economic dynamism’ No. 1

State’s economy 12th overall in national index

By Brice Wallace
Deseret Morning News

Ever thought you were living in a state that is an economic dynamo?

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660199331,00.html

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State is among top 5 in scoring on innovation

By JOHN COOK
P-I REPORTER

Washington — along with Massachusetts, California, New Jersey and Maryland — ranks in the top five states in terms of transitioning to an innovation-based economy, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/305389_kauffman28.html

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Where America Stands: Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship and U.S. Competitiveness

Over the past two decade, America’s economic engine
only outperformed the world, but supported wealth creation
worldwide. As the Council’s Competitiveness Index: Where
America Stands documents, the United States has led all
major developed economies in terms of long-term growth
rates and standards of living, and has also been responsible
for one-third of economic growth around the globe.

Full Report: http://www.compete.org/pdf/ew_deeper_dive.pdf