Colleges Are Urged to Play a Greater Role in Regional Development Efforts

Colleges must play a greater, and more deliberate, role in helping regions innovate and thrive in an increasingly competitive and globalized economy, speakers urged this week at a conference on higher education and economic development.

Economic development is "no longer about attracting businesses," said Sam M. Cordes, co-director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development. "It’s about attracting people, about attracting talent."

By Karin Fischer

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