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Best-Performing Cities 2014

The Milken Institute's annual "Best-Performing Cities" index shows that technology and shale energy were the biggest factors behind America's booming cities. Tech titan San Francisco claimed the top spot, up two ranks from last year. Last...
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State Technology and Science Index 2014

Massachusetts is first – once again – in the Milken Institute’s State Technology and Science Index 2014. The index is made up of five composites that can be applied across all 50 states for comparison and analysis, with 78 unique indicators...
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A Hollywood Exit: What California Must Do to Remain Competitive in Entertainment - and Keep Jobs

California's stronghold on the entertainment industry is loosening as production jobs are lured to other locations due to production credits and other tax breaks. Between 2004 and 2012, the state lost more than 16,000 jobs in filmed...
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Portrait of Kevin Klowden

Kevin Klowden

Senior Fellow, Milken Institute Finance
Kevin Klowden is a senior fellow at Milken Institute Finance. He specializes in the study of key factors that underlie the development of competitive regional economies (clusters of innovation, patterns of trade and investment, and concentration of skilled labor) and how these are influenced by public policy and, in turn, affect regional economies both globally and nationally.
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State Technology and Science Index 2012

Massachusetts is first -- again -- in the Milken Institute's State Technology and Science Index 2012. The index tracks and evaluates every state's tech and science capabilities -- and their success at converting those assets into companies...
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Best-Performing Cities 2013

The Milken Institute's annual index of Best-Performing Cities shows that technology and energy are the biggest forces behind America's booming metros.The ranking index shows where jobs are being created and sustained in metros across the U...
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