Innovation in Economic Development
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www.agweek.com (via @Cody_Kerr) - February 20, 2:40 PM

Farming to the economic rescue

President Barack Obama may not be getting much in the way of positive feedback as it relates to the national economy, but the agricultural industry is. Forbes magazine recently named the Agricultural Heartland as one of five U.S.
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ge.geglobalresearch.com (via @fibergeneration) - February 20, 2:39 PM

What Works Summit On Innovation And Manufacturing : Blog : GE Global Research

Last week, GE held a four-day summit in Washington, D.C., focused on the long-term economic and industry growth of the United States.  Discussion focused on (“What Works” summit focuses on innovation and manufacturing
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www.workforce.com (via @FranzGilbert) - February 12, 9:05 PM

IT Employment Hits All-Time High - Latest News - Workforce

IT Employment Hits All-Time High http://t.co/0qW05P7D...
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www.brookings.edu (via @GWJimWalsh) - January 27, 7:28 AM

Building America’s Job Skills with Effective Workforce Programs: A Training Strategy to Raise Wages and Increase Work Opportunities

Amid the Great Recession and rapid technological changes, both workers with less education and workers who have been displaced from long-tenured jobs face challenges because they lack the particular skills that employers demand for well-paying jobs.
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socialinnovationexchange.org (via @researchimpact) - January 27, 7:21 AM

The Power of Social Innovation | Social Innovation eXchange

RT @si_exchange: How are the social innovators getting on at #davos ?
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www.sweatequityconnection.com (via @SweatEquityConn) - January 7, 12:01 PM

Does Your Recruiting Strategy Mirror the Demographic Changes to Our Workforce? | Sweat Equity Connection

World�s only marketplace connecting equity job opportunities at startups and early-stage ventures with executives, managers, and professional service providers. (MAJOR demographic changes to makeup of workforce.
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www.innovationexcellence.com (via @ValueCreatiQbee) - January 7, 11:58 AM

Innovation Excellence | Focus on Value Creation Instead of Competition

The Innovation Excellence community is home to innovation articles, webinars, videos, training and education - powering successful growth in the innovation management profession.
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www.fastcoexist.com (via @EkVoice) - January 2, 6:57 PM

Predicting The Direction Of World-Changing Innovation In 2012

From an increased emphasis on local food to generating more power from people's movement, changing how we live and consume resources could take interesting turns in the new year.
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blogs.hbr.org (via @przybyszewski1) - December 23, 2011 11:11 AM

Google Will Change Web Marketing in 2012

Google is poised to completely alter how websites market themselves over the next year.
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www.innovationexcellence.com (via @AndyBlacz) - December 14, 2011 8:11 AM

Innovation Excellence | The Accelerating Innovation Tide Across Asia

The Innovation Excellence community is home to innovation articles, webinars, videos, training and education - powering successful growth in the innovation management profession.
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hotcow.eventmagazine.co.uk (via @Eventmagazine) - December 14, 2011 8:08 AM

How to engage consumers in an experiential live marketing environment | Sally Durcan and the Hotcow team on brand engagement | Event blogs

In today’s cluttered marketing landscape, the key to a successful live brand experience is the ability to invent new ways for people to interact with your (The key to engaging experiential?
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www.forbes.com (via @beingniche) - December 10, 2011 1:49 PM

Can Creativity Save The World? Marketers Think So - Forbes

By Scott Allison This past summer we sought to freshen our firm’s branding as we approached our 10th anniversary.
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www.northernlife.ca - November 23, 2011 8:11 AM

Sudbury “gets” economic development - NorthernLife.ca

Sudbury “gets” economic developmentNorthernLife.caSudbury “gets” economic development better than just about any other Ontario community, the newest director of Greater Sudbury's Economic Development Corporation said.
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techcrunch.com (via @shahjanish) - February 20, 2:39 PM

TechCrunch | The “Unhyped” New Areas in Internet and Mobile

We are in a whole new world of platforms, a post-PC era, which I’d more aptly describe as the always/everywhere era, finally, and that means a whole new set of opportunities.
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www.businessweek.com (via @DANTHinc) - February 12, 9:06 PM

A Solution to the Housing Crisis Could Be at Hand - BusinessWeek

Short sales and other measures are starting to clear the backlog (Seeing +&+ upbeat stories like this on #housing http://t.co/vCnLt820 .)...
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www.hrzone.co.uk (via @FranzGilbert) - February 12, 9:04 PM

Major companies still without effective strategic workforce planning

 The most recent Ochre House HR Network meeting – a think tank of over 650 senior HR figures from employers including BT, Fujitsu and Vodafone - held in Munich in December, brought to light some very interesting issues.
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www.innovationexcellence.com (via @DeFlasker) - January 27, 7:22 AM

Innovation Excellence | Open Innovation in Central Europe

Recently, Vern Burkhardt from IdeaConnection and I had a lengthy discussion about Open Innovation, the way Open Innovation is implemented in Central Europe and the future of innovation.
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jobs.aol.com (via @MrRyanConnors) - January 27, 7:17 AM

America's Aging Workforce Prepares To Work Into Retirement [Infographic]

In the wake of the Great Recession, many baby boomers are delaying retirement, hoping that a few more years of work will help them replenish nest eggs that have devastated by the Great Recession and falling home values.
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www.nytimes.com (via @jeffwhuber) - January 7, 11:58 AM

A Hidden Cost of Military Cuts Could Be Invention and Its Industries

As the Pentagon confronts the prospect of cutting its budget about 10 percent over the next decade, some are warning that the potential impact on scientific innovation is being overlooked.
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www.conference-board.org (via @LeilaWestermT) - January 2, 6:58 PM

On the Level: Strategic Workforce Planning from Micro to Macro | The Conference Board

http://t.co/sjZHfSNd On the Level: Strategic Workforce Planning from Micro to Macro...
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www.smartbrief.com (via @ConsummateCoach) - December 23, 2011 11:13 AM

How P&G's innovation tournament helps it go green - Related Stories - SmartBrief on Leadership

Procter & Gamble CEO Bob McDonald uses innovation tournaments to drive sustainability, hoping to cut the company's energy bill and minimize waste output.
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www.technologyreview.com (via @mpondfield) - December 23, 2011 11:11 AM

The Comeback of Xerox PARC - Technology Review

Infamous for failing to commercialize the technologies it invented, Xerox's R&D subsidiary has a new strategy for innovation: make money.
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www.chicagotribune.com (via @lilymaggi) - December 14, 2011 8:09 AM

Illinois gets a D on its main economic development programs from nonprofit specializing in subsidies

Illinois' main economic development programs don't have enough safeguards in place to make sure taxpayers get quality jobs from companies receiving incentive packages, according to a national analysis of state programs to be released Wednesday.
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www.boston.com (via @hnshah) - December 10, 2011 1:52 PM

Boston startups driving the future of web video innovation, despite the incumbents

Last week, YouTube rolled out "Analytics." But it's all been done before -- every new feature was something companies like Cambridge-based Wistia, local IPO hopeful Brightcove, and other Boston-area video companies have been doing for years.
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www.pbn.com - November 23, 2011 8:17 AM

Innovation key to economic development, Chamber says - Providence Business News

Providence Business NewsInnovation key to economic development, Chamber saysProvidence Business NewsPROVIDENCE – Innovation remains the key to economic development in Rhode Island, the senior managing partner of one of the world's largest global investment...
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