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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

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Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart City Challenge. USDOT has pledged up to $40 million to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors – into its transportation network.

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FEATURE STORY: The Cultural Roots Of High-Tech Growth

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A white paper recently released by the Kauffman Foundation finds that Kansas City and other areas viewed as “new” startup high-tech hubs actually are benefitting from many years of nurturing a local culture of entrepreneurship. The top 10 cities in 2010 also ranked among the top 20 cities two decades earlier.

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Race to a Smart Future

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As reported last month on BF.com, seven finalist cities have been chosen for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge. DOT has pledged up to $40 million to the winning city, which will become the first U.S. and its partners to develop the most comprehensive smart city network in North America.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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N ew technologies and business models have the heavy/discrete manufacturing industry on the verge of an innovative new period that promises greater productivity and the potential for lower costs, according to a recent report prepared by GE. advanced manufacturing. MANUFACTURING SUCCESS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE. Photo: Enterprise Florida).