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April 11, 2026

When Intelligence Becomes Abundant, What Are Humans For?

AI is reshaping local economies faster than our frameworks can keep up. The regions that thrive won’t be the ones that resist the change. They’ll be the ones that build...

April 2, 2026

How a regional university is becoming the hub for entrepreneurial coordination in South Central Pennsylvania

A trusted institution steps into a coordination role Shippensburg University has been a fixture of South Central Pennsylvania for more than a century. Over the past 19 years, the university...

Event Recaps

March 20, 2026

The Magic and the Myth of the One-Stop Shop: Takeaways from the Arkansas ESO Summit 2026

Last month, I traveled to Conway, Arkansas for the state’s Entrepreneur Support Organization (ESO) Summit, hosted by Conductor and Startup Junkie in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The...

March 1, 2026

From Growth to Prosperity: Why Ecosystem Building Is the Right Economic Strategy for the Next Decade

The Work Is Already Happening, Even If We Don’t Always Call It “Ecosystem Building” Recently, I was reading a Technical.ly article about Western Maryland’s new Acceleration Trail incubator, launched in...

Webinar Recap

February 26, 2026

Economic Signals Ecosystem Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2026

This article answers: The economy looks different from inside a business than it does from a headline. That gap between what macroeconomic data reports and what business owners are experiencing...

Event Recaps

February 16, 2026

Growth, AI, and Ecosystem Building at the University of Alabama

I recently attended the Growth & Innovation Leaders Forum at The EDGE Incubator and Accelerator in Alabama. The event brought together people from universities, established companies, and startups for a...

February 15, 2026

The AI-Driven EDO: What Organizations Are Planning for 2026

We surveyed state commerce departments, regional innovation hubs, and ecosystem builders across the country to understand how they’re using AI and what they’re planning for 2026. Organizations have moved past...

Ecosystem Talks

February 15, 2026

Building a Workforce-First Economy with Automation

Economic developers ranked workforce development as their top priority in 2025, according to the National League of Cities. At the same time, 21 million prime-age Americans aren’t participating in the...

EcoMap News

January 7, 2026

Across 50 States: Learning from the Architects Building America’s Entrepreneurial Future

America turns 250 in 2026. Right to Start is calling it America’s 250th startup birthday, and they’ve launched “America the Entrepreneurial,” a national campaign to renew the country’s entrepreneurial promise....

December 22, 2025

Ecosystem Builders Kept Building in 2025

2025 tested ecosystem builders in ways that required both resilience and adaptation. Budget cuts and political uncertainty put pressure on the teams responsible for supporting entrepreneurs and growing local economies....

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Blog

When Intelligence Becomes Abundant, What Are Humans For?

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How a regional university is becoming the hub for entrepreneurial coordination in South Central Pennsylvania

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Event Recaps

The Magic and the Myth of the One-Stop Shop: Takeaways from the Arkansas ESO Summit 2026

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From Growth to Prosperity: Why Ecosystem Building Is the Right Economic Strategy for the Next Decade

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Webinar Recap

Economic Signals Ecosystem Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2026

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Event Recaps

Growth, AI, and Ecosystem Building at the University of Alabama

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The AI-Driven EDO: What Organizations Are Planning for 2026

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Ecosystem Talks

Building a Workforce-First Economy with Automation

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EcoMap News

Across 50 States: Learning from the Architects Building America’s Entrepreneurial Future

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Ecosystem Builders Kept Building in 2025

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