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Hop on the Bus in North Carolina

September 7th, 2010

With the kids heading back to school, my mind has turned to things educational.   Readers with an interest in entrepreneurship education might want to check out North Carolina’s “Hop on the Bus” Competition.  This project is statewide entrepreneurship competition for North Carolina’s high school students.   Students develop a business plan, and particpate in a series of […]

A New Vision for the EDA

September 1st, 2010

Yesterday, Commerce Assistant Secretary John Fernandex laid out a new vision for the US Economic Development Administration (EDA) at the annual conference of the National Association of Development Organizations.  You can access his remarks here.   I like much of the plan and it contains a lot of good ideas and approaches.  The basic thrust is […]

The Latest “Debate” over “Industrial Policy”

August 27th, 2010

“Goverment can’t pick winners or losers!”  If I had a dime for every time I heard this statement, I’d be a rich man.  This criticism seems to be dusted off anytime there is opposition to government economic intevention.  The latest version can be found in the August 5th edition of The Economist which warns that industrial […]

Expanding the Reach of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership

August 9th, 2010

Before heading out for its summer recess, Congress was finally paying attention to the state of US manufacturing with efforts to pass the “Make It in America” initiative.   While it’s nice to see manufacturing finally get some much needed attention, it’s still not clear how some parts of this initiative will really make a difference.  […]

Policy Innovation on YouTube

August 2nd, 2010

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Michael Shea of Arlington Independent Media for their Policy Matters film series.   The series, which also appears on YouTube’s Policy Innovation Channel, is built around interviews with leading policy experts and policy makers who are engaged in new approaches to solving pressing societal challenges.  Our interviews focused […]

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