Document Type

Report

Publication Date

11-30-2021

Publication Title

Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 44

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

3

Abstract

This fact sheet highlights data on the tech innovation capacity in Mountain West metropolitan areas, as originally reported in 2019 by Robert D. Atkinson, Mark Muro, and Jacob Whiton from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. Tech innovation is defined as advanced industries that are America’s 50 high-R&D, high-STEM manufacturing, energy, and services industries ranging from aerospace and automobile manufacturing to solar electricity generation to internet publishing to bio-tech. Tech innovation is essential to the future of America’s economy. However, “superstar” metropolitan areas creating a regional imbalance within the innovation sector. The Brookings report examines metropolitan areas that are potential “growth centers” to decrease the gap and encourage more innovation and workplace development across the United States.

Keywords

Tech innovation; Metropolitan; Mountain West; Innovation sector; Employment

Disciplines

Economic Policy | Growth and Development | Public Policy | Science and Technology Policy | Technology and Innovation

File Format

pdf

File Size

95 KB

Language

English

Publisher Citation

Beckwith, A.M., Brown, W.E. (2021). Tech Innovation Capacity in Mountain West Metros. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute & Brookings Mountain West. Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 44, 1-3.

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