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2023 Expansion

In 2023, we welcomed a second group of 27 districts into the Global Network to create an even more comprehensive set of districts around the world. These districts expanded our Global Network to include up to 50 districts in total.

Innovation ecosystems can generate economic, financial, and social benefits for all, and there’s new federal funding to build them. A six-step playbook could help leaders get them right.

Communities across the nation are learning the lessons derived from pioneers such as North Carolina’s Research Triangle, St. Louis’s Cortex District, and Philadelphia’s uCity Square.

A new Geospatial Institute in St. Louis, catalyzed by investment from regional universities and local leadership, will cement St. Louis as the world’s center for geospatial excellence.