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May 17, 2013
How will job-creating commercial products and services, government, industry, and academia innovate together?
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May 17, 2013
Educating creative and fearless thinkers and doers.
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November 27, 2012
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November 27, 2012
What would you tell the next generation?
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November 27, 2012
Throughout a long and contentious election season, fractious campaign messaging has focused on highlighting the “differences” between the political parties and their candidates. Amid the partisan fray, however, the party platforms reveal refreshing accord on a top national priority: improving the global competitiveness of the American economy. National consensus on this objective is an encouraging first step. Now comes the more difficult part—achieving our aim.
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November 27, 2012
How do we spur growth over the next three decades?
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November 27, 2012
The United States is on an unsustainable fiscal course. This year marks the fourth in a row that the U.S. federal deficit will exceed $1.1 trillion. Since the end of 2007, the federal debt, now $11 trillion, has doubled as a share of annual GDP—from 36% to 73%. The long-term outlook is even worse.
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November 27, 2012
The notion of abundance is very American. As a people, we generally like to consider the glass as half-full. We believe cheerfully that there is a future, and that not only we benefit in planning for the future, our actions should lead to a better tomorrow.
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November 27, 2012
What should the energy priorities be for the next thirty years?
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November 27, 2012
How do we make the next thirty years the best environment for continued innovation?
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November 27, 2012
What are the actual idiosyncrasies that define Generation Y and will continue to do so over the next 30 years?
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November 27, 2012
What changes will we need to see to grow manufacturing over the next thirty years?
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November 27, 2012
How does the US workforce need to evolve over the next thirty years to remain competitive?
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November 27, 2012
A look ahead at entrepreneurship, from three of America's youngest generation of entrepreneurs.
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November 27, 2012
An infographic about the entrepreneurs of the youngest working generation, those under 30.
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November 27, 2012
An interview with YEA! CEO Gayle Jagel
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August 29, 2012
There are voices today depicting America’s economic straits as “the new normal” – low growth and high unemployment that leaves the country technologically and economically static. There are, however, concerted efforts and powerful forces at work throughout the 50 states that belie this all-too-simple conclusion. In fact, it seems clear there are bright and growing areas around the country, offering important lessons for America’s state and business leaders.
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August 29, 2012
The 2 essential ingredients of successful cities.
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August 29, 2012
We all have moments that catch us by surprise. Mine came recently as I stepped off the plane in a place known as the “Magic City.” I’ve been fortunate to visit a lot of places in my life, but few struck me the same way as Minot, North Dakota. Oil and gas discoveries have brought tremendous opportunities to this place. There’s a hunger for opportunity there that many in America long for in their own areas. While our national economy idles, people stream in to Minot from towns and farms for miles around. Yet, I also saw the challenges that come with being a modern-day boomtown.