BIO 2006 Thursday, April 13, 2006 This week's BIO 2006 conference in Chicago is focusing a good deal of attention on biotech. Here are some of the articles that have appeared in the past week. Here's a good overview article. Read more. One of the more interesting developments has come with a Memorandum of Understanding between Illinois and Ontario. Read more. No state has placed bigger bets than Florida. Read more. Here's what Enterprise Florida is doing at BIO 2006. Read more. New Jersey has emerged as a leading state in biotech. Read more. Wisconsin is also making big showing. Read more. Here's a review of Indiana's efforts. Read more. Kansas is focused on making a big impression. Read more. Here's a review of what Missouri is doing. Read more. The states are not the only players at BIO 2006. New Zealand sent a delegation. Read more. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. links Some Background on EDPro Weblog The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it. One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site: Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber: Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking. Background on Ed Morrison Download some background information on me here.

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