tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post8392105864530377647..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Innovation Cluster WarsJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-42340882177816720842008-05-14T12:09:00.000-04:002008-05-14T12:09:00.000-04:00Green Industry Hub Rises From Rust Belt Ruins Paul...Green Industry Hub Rises From Rust Belt Ruins<BR/> <BR/>Paul Solman reports on innovators who are making the Pittsburgh region an eco-showcase of the benefits of going green and bringing new hope to the economically depressed Rust Belt region.<BR/><BR/>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june08/greenjobs_05-12.htmlJankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-23262117441904932242008-05-14T11:17:00.000-04:002008-05-14T11:17:00.000-04:00There are "anti-establishment" entrepreneurs readi...There are "anti-establishment" entrepreneurs readily apparent in the Front Range of Colorado, but they are just a piece of an impressive puzzle.<BR/><BR/>I keep thinking about about all the struggling cities and states reaching for the brass ring of biotech. Now, green tech is the latest rage of economic development. When I look at what is going on here in Denver, I don't know how the Rust Belt is supposed to re-invent itself as the Green Belt.<BR/><BR/>Leadership on green living? Rebirth of density?Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-85605806329256502172008-05-14T08:01:00.000-04:002008-05-14T08:01:00.000-04:00I can't help but think of Colorado being the cente...I can't help but think of Colorado being the center for the young anti-establishment industrialists in Atlas Shrugged. Similar paralels if the alternative energy business catches on. Maybe Wyatt's Oil Fields will come to life as Solar Fields instead.Burgher Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480605431184499792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-36404530686008821982008-05-13T19:01:00.000-04:002008-05-13T19:01:00.000-04:00NREL is just one of many local attractions that ot...NREL is just one of many local attractions that other regions cannot replicate. But the ConocoPhillips research campus really puts the Front Range over the top.<BR/><BR/>The Vestas win is one of many for this region over the past year and a contact at NREL informs me that more deals/relocations are in the pipeline.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-412833671738968232008-05-13T18:26:00.000-04:002008-05-13T18:26:00.000-04:00maybe the decision had something to do with NREL b...maybe the decision had something to do with NREL being located there as well.Jankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com