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Oct. 22, 2021
Publication Date: March 2020
Author: Mary Blankenship, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This Fact Sheet provides data on the ability of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the Mountain West to foster innovative and technology-driven industries, utilizing information presented by the Brookings Institution report, “How startups help cities measure their economic development frontier."