Regional Economic Development

Technology Crops International, which opened an office in Fargo last week, soon will be recruiting North Dakota farmers to grow cuphea, which is being studied as another source for lauric acid, a key ingredient used in hundreds of products. Scientists also are exploring the possibility of using cuphea to make biodiesel.

Water, not petroleum, may emerge as this century’s most essential—and contested—product. Here’s how new, private enterprises are exploring the complexities of water delivery and treatment globally.

Water, not petroleum, may emerge as this century’s most essential—and contested—product. Here’s how new, private enterprises are exploring the complexities of water delivery and treatment globally.

“A successful business is a partnership between the employer and the employee,” she pointed out. “We see training as an essential component to making that partnership a profitable one for all involved.”

The creators of Rez Biz say there hasn’t been anything quite like it before, and they hope the publication will connect Indians interested in running their own businesses by providing a road map made from the experiences of others.

“We believe that our fundamental capability has helped make every other industry in the world more effective, more efficient, more productive,” said Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, the group’s head, in releasing a 40-page report on health care technology. “It’s surely time to apply that capability to health care, which invests substantially less of its revenue base back into IT than any other.”

Too many communities attract retirees who remain isolated in a newcomer’s enclave, and often fail to become fully integrated in the community’s civic and economic life.

“That combination of great listening, targeted advice, and focused introductions to experienced and engaged local professionals is making a real and positive impact on the local entrepreneurs who get involved with Connect Northwest.

Entrepreneurship is emerging as a particularly promising new engine for regional growth. The relation between long-term regional employment growth and entrepreneurship is strong. Not only do entrepreneurs create new local jobs, but they also generate new wealth and new growth.

Promoting cluster formation, especially those based upon technological innovation, is increasingly viewed as the new basis for competitive advantage and economic development in a global economy.