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work2future is Silicon Valley’s Workforce Investment Network. It is a part of the national workforce development system as authorized by the Workforce …
“Unleash Your Geek” was part of the previous mayor’s vision of “unlocking the community’s potential.” The Strategic Partnerships team in the city …
In 2009 the US DOE gave Chattanooga's EPB a $111.5M smart-grid grant; EPB installed 1,200 automated sensors across 171 circuits, cutting outage …
Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing, running since 1970, still generates over $88m a year in licensing revenue and helped launch 28 startups …
In 2008, San Jose became the first U.S. city to adopt a Demonstration Partnership Policy encouraging collaboration with the private sector and …
Formed in 1984 after decades of arson and disinvestment, DSNI became the only US community group ever granted eminent domain, building a …
Founded in 2019, Driver's Seat Cooperative is a driver-owned data cooperative where gig and rideshare drivers pool trip data for shared analytics; …
Argonne National Lab, the University of Chicago and Chicago built the open-source 'Array of Things' sensor network (2016-) for street-level environmental and …
The University of Minnesota's Venture Center spun out a record 26 startups in FY2025 alongside 450 invention disclosures and 248 licensing deals, …
Since 1988, NIST's Hollings MEP has run 400+ centres nationwide advising small manufacturers; an independent study found a 14.5:1 return, but a …
Since 2011, Michigan's University Research Corridor and Global Detroit have run the US's first international-student retention program: 63% of 2,500+ OPT/CPT trainees …
Action Greensboro's Boomerang Greensboro campaign (2021–) helps former residents relocate back to the city; an independent Lightcast study of confirmed returnees found …
Philanthropy-funded $10,000 relocation grant lures remote workers to Tulsa, Oklahoma; independent studies found a 2021 cohort generated $62M in new local income …
Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities placed Chief Resilience Officers in 80+ cities from 2013–2019, then closed the programme after six years when …
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