The GSO visit was today, sorry, I just found out about it.
The Research Triangle Park belongs to the people of the North Carolina and is a national economic treasure. For over fifty years, great stewards of the Park worked together. From industry, government and university, they moved North Carolina forward.
The obligation to continue that great legacy now rests with us. To meet today’s challenges, we need bold new ideas for how to reconnect communities, reimagine our future, and redevelop our state.
My bold new idea is reimagine the bold original idea that created RTP, tailored for specific regions across the state. But that could get expensive. Think our state government and public universities are up to the task?
Yes, so long as Erskine Bowles is not involved.
Posted by: Fec | Nov 13, 2012 at 05:57 PM
Well, that was certainly well publicized.
Posted by: TL | Nov 13, 2012 at 06:12 PM
RTP was based on enticing people from elsewhere to move into NC. I hope, and I think, that now we can build on the RTP idea with local talent.
Not that we should shut the door on anyone. Housing prices are still way below Marin County's.
Posted by: justcorbly | Nov 13, 2012 at 06:33 PM
Some years ago, a local high school teacher lamented that all the guys wanted was a deer gun, a truck and a doublewide. Somewhere along the line, maybe more so in the rural communities, people have lost the desire to reach their fullest potential. Modern day icons include bush men from Louisiana who get rich making duck calls. All our focus is on the bling and not on self improvement. And it's defeatist in that the odds of replicating that kind of success are similar to winning the lottery. Nope, NC is not ready to extrapolate RTP's success much beyond I-40/85.
Posted by: Fec | Nov 13, 2012 at 06:57 PM