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Competitiveness

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation publishes content on competitiveness and related issues. Find and access current and archived items in our database. 

North Dakota 2011

Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Data
General Foundation

Centers of Excellence Program
The Center of Excellence program partners North Dakota campuses with business and invests directly in the infrastructure, research capacity, and commercialization capabilities at the state’s colleges and universities.
Over the past biennium, $20 million in state Centers of Excellence funding has leveraged more than $70 million in additional funding for research and development in agriculture, renewable energy, advanced manufacturing and business technology.

Kansas 2011

Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Education
Data
General Foundation

Kansas’ Place in the Rankings
6th Transportation Infrastructure Performance
7th Cost of Living
9th College Affordability
10th Median Family Income
14th Export Intensity Growth
15th Higher-ed Efficiency
16th Productivity Growth
16th Export Intensity
18th Growth in Share of National Exports
18th Budget Gap
21st Per Capita Income Growth
21st Export Growth
22nd Higher-ed Degree Output
23rd High-tech Share of All Businesses
24th Academic R&D Intensity
20th Educational Attainment

New Mexico 2011

Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Data
General Foundation

New Mexico Partnership (NMPNMPNMP)

Created in 2003, the New Mexico Partnership is a public-private economic development organization that works to attract new businesses to the state. Funded by the public and private sectors, NMP acts as a “one stop resource” for businesses examining establishing a presence in New Mexico.
In order to attract companies from sectors including aerospace, agriculture processing, renewable energy, and manufacturing, the NMP offers interested companies access to a variety of services aimed at easing barriers to establishing a presence in the state.

Entrepreneurship 101

Amir Syed
Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Education
Entrepreneurship
February 12, 2010
General Foundation

If you think about it, every person will inevitably require managing money. Credit, money management, and savings discipline are all an everyday and integral component for operating a successful adult life. So how is it our youth not receive basic and consistent financial education? Believe me, I agree that history, science, mathematics, and language arts are important, but in my opinion, money management is more important.

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