Category Archives: economic development

Cybersecurity Policy Not only an IT Issue. Impacts 6 HUGE Policy & Business Issues:

The 2016-2017 Chair of the National Governor Association, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, explains that cyber security directly impacts these policy areas and businesses:

  • technology
  • health care
  • education
  • public safety issue
  • business and economics, including insurance
  • democracy (elections)

State Scoop | 38 governors sign cybersecurity compact

Data Center Economic Development in South Texas

What data center project? Microsoft bought 158 acres in the Texas Research Park real estate controlled by the Texas Research & Technology Foundation. 

How big of a project is this? It will be one of the largest data centers in the U.S.

Where’s the economic development angle? The Texas Research and Technology Foundation uses proceeds from the sale of the land to fund biotech companies

Puget Sound Business Journal | EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft buys nearly 160 acres in San Antonio for data…

City Creates CyberSecurity Squad. 5 Details to Build Your Own.

  • The local government creating the Cyber Security Squad: San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp
  • Why? The region is replete with defense and communications technology expertise
  • Goal of the Cyber Squad: “foster, enable and accelerate the cyber economy and to create an innovation hub for cyber here in the region”
  • Economic Boost from the Cyber Squad? Yes. Yes. Yes. 13 percent growth in the region for cyber, with over 100 companies, & 6,500 jobs. The economic growth rate of other…