Bruce Katz says something special is going on in Chattanooga—where a uniquely situated innovation district is setting an example for more traditional approaches to the concept.
"A recent visit to Chattanooga, Tenn. convinces me that U.S. cities—particularly small and medium-sized ones—can take multiple paths to unleashing their distinct innovative economies," according to an article by Bruce Katz, who notes that the city has built on three assets to do so: "quality place making, unusual anchor institutions, and a highly collaborative innovation ecosystem."
Katz goes on detail the city's strategy on those assets before previewing the forthcoming, 2015 Startup Angel Summit: "a national conference that will focus the attention of the national venture fund community squarely on Chattanooga’s burgeoning innovation scene."
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