June 22: "How Texas Attracts California Jobs"
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Possibility Thinkers Launching
A High-Performance Regional Economy
"Globalization has fundamentally transformed the American economy. Regions – defined by economic rather than political boundaries – are the new building blocks of prosperity. In the 21 st Century, America’s communities will derive economic strength by acting regionally to compete globally."
REPORT OF THE STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 2005
The Economic Alliance of Northern Santa Barbara County (EconNSBC) is a grassroots effort of a diverse group of private sector and community leaders. Committed to leveraging regional assets and talent to support existing Chamber and other local economic development efforts, the Alliance is dedicated to the creation of a high-performance community ready to compete in the 21st Century global economy. By enhancing economic stability through innovation, entrepreneurship, industry cluster and other strategies, EconNSBC and its stakeholders and partners can grow high quality jobs and ensure sustainable economic vitality for northern Santa Barbara County.
"The New Economy is characterized by rapid change and shifting competitive challenges..."
- "the globalization of products and markets
- the substitution of marketplace transactions by marketspace transactions
- increasing importance of knowledge workers
- quality of life and life-style as factors impacting locational decisions of organizations and individuals
- increasing sensitivity of capital (both ?nancial and intellectual) to place differentiation – capital goes where it is wanted and stays where it is treated well
- entrepreneurship as the driving force of both small and large organizations
- networks as the predominant form of economic organization and performance
- learning + innovation + speed as the key competitive qualities of firms and workers”
