Regional Economic Development

"We have a responsibility to build infrastructure in America … and to do it in a green way and think in an entrepreneurial way. Our competitors are way ahead of us on this." Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

The aim is to have a multi-country platform that identifies and connects the key agencies within particular industries. Our initial focus is on aquaculture, automotive parts, biofuels, biotech; dairy foods, electronics, environmental management; food manufacturing; healthcare; information technology; marine engineering; telecommunications; textiles.

Indeed, the agency has done little if anything to protect taxpayers from losses on bad loans, according to a new report by the SBA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), the agency’s quasi-independent investigative arm.

According to the report, Western states will face substantial challenges because of growing demand for water and big projected drops in supplies.

The more research the Kauffman Foundation has funded and engaged in ourselves, the more convinced we have become that, at least until recently, the linkage between entrepreneurship and growth has been unjustifiably overlooked in mainstream economics

How can we do a better job of connecting students to our region’s innovation economy and persuade them to stick around after graduation?

"Governors recognize the economic and social promise broadband holds, whether for helping businesses grow, increasing access to health care or enhancing public safety."

Whether young, first-generation farmers constitute a flood or trickle is difficult to say. But many long-time observers of small farms say they have noticed an increase in recent years among college graduates who want to farm, even if they intern at established farms or rent tiny parcels.

Half of all new college graduates now believe that self-employment is more secure than a full-time job.

"The bell towers of academic institutions have replaced smokestacks as the drivers of the American urban economy."