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In an interesting experiment, the US Economic Development Administration is investing in upstate New York on a strategy to build what I would call a "civic" infrastructure to attract and retain brainpower. Usually, we don't associate the EDA with these types of strategies. Normally, EDA invests in physical infrastructure.
However, with the leadership of Cornell University and its extension program, the EDA is investing in the connectivity needed to build regional leadership. The pilot project connects to Southern tier cities, Elmira and Olean, which are about 110 miles apart.
The project is an outgrowth of an interesting regional initiative called Pipeline 4 Progress. According to press reports,
The project will offer the communities several training opportunities, including entrepreneurship and enterprise development, green industry, leadership development, grant writing, as well as understanding and using demographics. The project will also seek to link communities together through a rural learning network and an enterprise/entrepreneurial support network.
Here's some additional background on the project. Read more.
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