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I wouldn't be surprised if Boise, ID didn't sneak onto the list. It's the home of Micron Technologies, which under government support started a $4B expansion to their chip manufacturing. IBM and HP have a presence in town too, as well as other smaller tech corporations and some startups. Having Boise State University in the city doesn't hurt either. There's plenty of desert land available to expand into.
In Milwaukee's metro, between the cities of Milwaukee and Chicago....closer to Milwaukee. It probably helps that Microsoft's CEO graduated from UW Milwaukee with his Master's Degree, and from the University of Chicago with his MBA. Who knows what could follow...this area draws from both Chicago and Milwaukee. The Amtrak Hiawatha makes 7 runs daily between Milwaukee and Chicago.
Part of the criteria is places that could be world leaders in their field in the next 10 years. So an accelerated time frame that likely benefits those on the cusp.
Also I guess it will be a 3-month process application period until August. So probably October or so before they pick.
“Designation provides a strong signal from EDA about a region’s assets, resources, and capabilities, including that the region is in a position where an investment over the next five years can catalyze their emergence over the next decade as a self-sustainable, globally competitive hub in a particular technological area(s).”
Probably college town metros will be overrepresented on the list, especially ones with large CS programs. Urbana-Champaign, Madison, Ithaca, Ann Arbor, etc. Also the Tri-Cities of WA (home to the PNW National Lab and where the Manhattan Project happened) is an obvious candidate.
"(10) Advanced materials science, including composites 2D materials, other next-generation materials, and related manufacturing technologies."
This one gives me "conservative metro" vibes, particularly in the West due to all the mining potential. Somewhere like Salt Lake/Provo, Reno, Las Vegas, or Colorado Springs.
Given the expanding space program activity at Cape Canaveral with NASA and SpaceX among others, Melbourne-Palm Bay FL seems a likely candidate. Here is an article from last year where the area was ranked #2 for tech job growth in the US https://spacecoastdaily.com/2022/05/...or-job-growth/
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I posted earlier in this thread, about Microsoft coming to the Milwaukee MSA. It probably doesn't hurt that the CEO of Microsoft received his Master's Degree from UWMilwaukee and his MBA from U of Chicago. Any tech jobs that come to this area, will draw from both Milwaukee and Chicago.
No one really thinks about water when they think about technology, but it's a thing. Here's an article that was in US News and World Report about Milwaukee being the center of water technology. Water is kind of important.
It'll be interesting to see whether the program mostly succeeds in creating "mini hubs" or real mass, even in their specific fields. A few billion vs. the vast resources of the top corporate/university hubs?
One factor is that many/most of these fields prefer to be among other tech sectors due to sharing talents and other synergies. The big tech hubs have gotten that way for good reasons.
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