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Triptychs: Driving Innovation and Sustainability in the Blue Economy

9.13.2023by John Karras

Projected to generate $3 trillion over the next decade, the global blue economy presents vast economic potential. Sustainable practices are crucial to ensuring the long-term health of the ocean ecosystems, coastal communities, and water-related sectors. This blog post explores three innovative North American regions that successfully balance resilience and economic growth.

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Federal Tech Hub Program Presents Opportunity

5.10.2023by Luke Shuffield

Communities across the US stand to benefit from monitoring the progress of the recently announced Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program and formulating applications as the program moves forward. Administered by the EDA, this federal funding initiative focuses on expanding innovation beyond the current handful of successful high-tech centers.

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Transforming Cluster Strategies: The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership

2.14.2023by TIP Staff

Cluster strategies are top of mind as a way to strengthen the competitive advantages of a region. An examination of the business-led approach used by the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) for more than two decades reveals the keys to CICP’s success. A holistic and collaborative approach to ecosystem building can lay the foundation for sustainable long-term economic growth.

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From Defense-Industrial Complex to Defense-Technology Complex: The US Army Makes its Move

3.27.2019by Alex Cooke

Recognizing the need to more rapidly modernize its forces, the US Army established the Army Futures Command (AFC) in July 2018. AFC represents the most significant reorganization within the Army in almost 50 years. The Army knew that in order to maintain military superiority, it had to transform the way it develops and adopts new technology.

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2018 IEDC Leadership Forum: Keynote on Disruption

2.13.2018by Jon Roberts

Jon Roberts was invited to give the keynote address at the International Economic Development Council’s 2018 Leadership Summit held in Las Vegas (January 28-30). The topic was “disruption” with observations on Amazon’s site selection process provided by Gene DePrez.

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2018 IEDC Leadership Forum: Three Takeaways

2.12.2018by John Karras

Last month, John Karras attended the International Economic Development Council’s 2018 Leadership Summit held in Las Vegas (January 28-30). This annual event offers the opportunity for economic development’s senior-most leaders to share their experiences and talk about the future of the profession. In this post, John shares his three key takeaways.

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Three Urban Development Trends to Watch in 2018

1.23.2018by John Karras

Urban development trends, such as coworking, experiential retail, and big-box redevelopment will continue to impact US communities (large and small) in 2018. Economic developers, take notice! Creative approaches to development challenges will abound in the year ahead.

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Three Technologies to Watch in 2018

1.22.2018by Jon Roberts

Only in hindsight is it possible to understand the vast changes wrought upon our lives by the onslaught of new technologies. Stay tuned. More changes are on the way. Of the many emerging technologies to watch, we spotlight three to keep an eye on in 2018.

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The Economic Potential of Fort Worth, Texas

1.22.2018by John Karras

The economic potential of Fort Worth, Texas—soon to be the nation’s 12th largest city—is tremendous. In December 2017, the City unveiled its first economic development strategic plan. The TIP-lead initiative provides a comprehensive roadmap to guide the community’s growth over the next five years.

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Driving Innovation in Green Bay, Wisconsin

11.20.2017by John Karras

Just a few short months after the Greater Green Bay Chamber unveiled its new Economic Development Strategic Plan, the community announced a major stride toward meeting one of its goals: building a robust ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship. In October 2017, the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft announced the launch of TitletownTech, a one-of-a-kind partnership aimed at spurring entrepreneurship and economic development in the Greater Green Bay region.

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