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How can the next mayor support Chicago's ripe industry clusters?
In his recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama talked about an America at a crossroads. Once-developing nations such as China and India are now gaining on us, in areas such as alternative energy, infrastructure expansion and modernization, and information technology. The President…
Nurturing innovation in metro Chicago
Earlier this week, the Brookings Institution released Export Nation: How U.S. Metros Lead National Export Growth and Boost Competitiveness. The report – the first comprehensive analysis of U.S. goods and services exports produced in America’s 100 largest metropolitan areas – is a…

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