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  • Mid-Michigan Regional Innovation Assessment

    “Mid-Michigan Regional Innovation Assessment.”

    The Mid-Michigan Innovation Team, through a Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant from the Department of Labor, has made significant progress in addressing the challenges facing the Mid-Michigan region.

    This assessment was presented by Randall Kempner, vice president for regional innovation at the Council, at the Mid-Michigan Innovation Team Town Hall Meeting in spring 2007 and used public data, interviews with community leaders and a survey of business leaders to evaluate the innovation assets, networks and culture of the 13 counties in the Mid-Michigan region.
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  • Governor’s Guide to Cluster-Based Strategies for Growing State Economies

    “Governor’s Guide to Cluster-Based Strategies for Growing State Economies.”

    A collaboration with the National Governors Association

    Cluster strategies have the potential to accelerate regional economic growth, but only if they are properly understood and applied. The Governor’s Guide examines the changing economic environment in which clusters function, summarizes the lessons learned from recent experience, and offers practical recommendations for cluster initiatives that governors can take to strengthen their states’ economies.
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  • Where America Stands: Entrepreneurship

    “Where America Stands: Entrepreneurship.”

    The Competitiveness Index

    While U.S. entrepreneurial performance continues to lead the world by almost any measure, this analysis demonstrates that other nations are catching up to the United States in a variety of ways – and highlights that the U.S. environment for entrepreneurial activity faces its own challenges and opportunities in the 21st century.

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