Four-States town makes list of nation’s top cities
July 14, 2010
Rogers, Arkansas is one the nation’s top small cities, according to rankings from CNNMoney.com. Rogers nabbed the number ten slot in the list of 100. ”These terrific small cities - even now - boast plenty of jobs, great schools, safe streets, low crime, lots to do, charm, and other features that make a town great for raising a family,” according to CNN Money.
- CNN Money article
- Full List of Top 100 and links to profiles of each town
- Arkansas Business article
- Northwest Arkansas Business Journal article
National report cites leadership as key to regional development
July 8, 2010
The Council on Competitiveness recent released Collaborate: Leading Regional Innovation Clusters, which identifies effective leadership as the cornerstone of regional economic growth, job creation and shared prosperity.
Collaborate brings into focus the unexamined issues of regional leadership and explores the role of regional leadership in a globally competitive environment. The report was commissioned by the Economic Development Agency at the U.S. Department of Commerce to understand how regional collaboration can become a bedrock for national competitiveness.
“Regional leadership is critically important but little understood. The practice of regional leadership often runs ahead of theory. This report summarizes the state of practice and offers useful suggestions on how to move the field forward on a national basis,” said Doug Henton, Chairman and CEO, Collaborative Economics.
Among the challenges to regional collaboration is the absence of political jurisdictions that correspond to economic regions in the United States. As a result, we do not have adequate mechanisms to make decisions on a regional basis. Read Collaborate to discover strategies aimed at overcoming this, and other challenges, to make US regions globally competitive.
