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Luncheon Address--Gary Locke
Pages 97-100

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From page 97...
... He noted that President Obama has described Secretary Locke as "a tireless advocate for economic competitiveness and an influential ambassador of Ameri can industry." Secretary Locke, Dr. Cicerone said, "recognizes that innovation and entrepreneurship are proven paths to more and better jobs, to economic growth, and to national competitiveness." Underscoring this commitment, Dr.
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From page 98...
... "When businesses, government, academia and nonprofits are situated in one place pulling towards similar goals, good things happen." He cited Silicon Valley, Boston's Route 128 corridor, and North Carolina's Research Triangle as striking examples of innovation clusters done right. "The burning question then comes: `How do we create more of them?
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From page 99...
... Despite the difficult job picture, Mr. Locke said, these approaches also are working in places like the New Mexico Technology Corridor, the Arizona Bioscience Park in Tucson, Virginia Tech University's Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, and many other places around the United States.
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From page 100...
... But regions will know where their unique strengths and abilities lay." While the federal government can "shine a spotlight on the importance of clusters," he said, "it can't replace a region's knowledge of what it does best." He cited New Orleans and New Mexico as examples of "how the federal government can support regional initiatives." The EDA "helped fund the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission's plan to link new medical research cen ters and a new bioscience district with medical centers at Tulane and Louisiana State University. New Orleans is not merely re-building from Katrina," Mr.
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