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In the News

• Education, Diversity at Core of City's Global Future
  May 16, 2013 - The Houston Chronicle
• Amtrak Subsidy Gone, States Must Pay the Freight to Keep Rail Routes
  May 2, 2013 - New York Times
• Obama Asks Trade Nominees to Tackle Slumping U.S. Exports
  May 2, 2013 - Bloomberg

• Innovation: The Jackpot for American Manufacturers
  April 30, 2013 - The Washington Post
• In a Jam Again: Traffic Congestion Back on the Rise
  April 24, 2013 - USA Today
• City Centers in U.S. Gain Share of Jobs as Suburbs Lose
  April 18, 2013 - Bloomberg Businessweek

• Migrant Bill Seems to Fit Tech Sector Wish List
  April 16, 2013 - The New York Times

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Publications

• Job Sprawl Stalls: The Great Recession and Metropolitan Employment Location
  April 18, 2013
  Author: Elizabeth Kneebone
• Better Align H-1B Visa Fee Revenues to Local Workforce Needs
  March 13, 2013
  Authors: Neil G. Ruiz and Jill H.Wilson
• A New Alignment: Strengthening America's Commitment to Passenger Rail
  March 1, 2013
  Authors: Robert Puentes, Adie Tomer, and Joseph Kane
• U.S. Passenger Rail Ridership (Interactive)
  March 1, 2013
  Author: Alec Friedhoff
• Strengthen Federalism: Establish a Regional Export Accelerator Challenge (REACH) Grant Program to Boost U.S. Exports and Trade Capacity
  February 11, 2013
  Authors: Amy Liu, Brad McDearman and Marek Gootman
• Patenting Prosperity: Invention and Economic Performance in the United States and its Metropolitan Areas
  February 1, 2013
  Authors: Jonathan Rothwell, José Lobo, Deborah Strumsky and Mark Muro
• Patenting and Innovation in Metropolitan America (Interactive)
  February 1, 2013
  Authors: Jonathan Rothwell, José Lobo, Deborah Strumsky and Mark Muro
• Innovations to Watch
  January 18, 2013
  Authors: Bruce Katz and Owen Washburn

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Press Releases

• Recession Slowed the Shift of Jobs Away from Downtown in the 2000s
  Job Sprawl Stalls: The Great Recession and Metropolitan Employment Location - April 16, 2013 release
• Number of Foreign Students in United States Increased Fifty Percent
  Immigration Facts on Foreign Students - April 9, 2013 release
• Atlanta Leaders Convene to Boost Region’s Overseas Business Opportunities at Global Cities Initiative Forum
  Global Cities Initiative Forum in Atlanta - March 20, 2013 release
• Brookings Urges New Federal Action to Spur U.S. Exports from Regions
  Strengthen Federalism: Establish a Regional Export Accelerator Challenge (REACH) Grant Program to Boost U.S. Exports and Trade Capacity - February 11, 2013 release
• As Patenting Soars to Historic Rates, the Most Inventive Metropolitan Areas are Leaving Others Behind
  Patenting Prosperity - February 1, 2013 release
• Top Ten Most Innovative Economic Development Initiatives Announced by Brookings Institution, Rockefeller Foundation
  Innovations to Watch - January 18, 2013 release
• Brookings Calls on Congress to Strengthen Manufacturing Sector
  Remaking Federalism | Renewing the Economy series - January 14, 2013 release

Bios

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Multimedia

• A Program to Boost U.S. Exports and Trade Capacity
  Expert Q&A: Amy Liu - February 12, 2013
• America’s Young Adults: A Generation On the Move
  Expert Q&A: William H. Frey - November 20, 2012
• The Importance of H-1B Visas to Regional Economies 
  Video blog: Neil G. Ruiz, July 6 - 2012