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Seattle ranks only No. 11 among U.S. cities on readiness for ‘tech revolution’Seattle ranks only No. 11 among U.S. cities on readiness for ‘tech revolution’
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May 11, 2016
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Seattle has strong, established technology companies but needs to work on its supportive culture for budding entrepreneurs, a new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday. Seattle ranks No. 11 of 25 U.S. cities on how prepared they are for the ”technological revolution” sweeping across every industry, from health care to education to manufacturing. The “Innovation That Matters” study, conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation along with business groups 1776 and Free Enterprise, surveyed corporations, institutions, universities, entrepreneurs and governments in 25 cities. “One of the key take-aways we found is that cities that dominated in legacy industries in the 20th century may not be the ones that dominate in the 21st,” said Donna Harris, co-founder and co-CEO of 1776. |