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Proven Experience

Over four decades, the Center has worked with scores of communities throughout Illinois and portions of Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana.

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Prepared for Success

We know first-hand that this part of the American Heartland has significant assets that can produce long-lasting success in the 21st century global, knowledge economy.

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Ready for Growth

Our region has many assets on which to build, including our excellent regional transportation and telecommunication systems, a well-educated and diverse population of more than 11 million people, entrepreneurial businesses and financial organizations that produce hundreds of billions in Gross Domestic Product annually, world-class institutions devoted to science and technology, and metropolitan Chicago’s global economic engines.

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A Call to Action

In honor of our 40th anniversary, the Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) is inviting 180 leaders to attend a unique gathering that will identify priorities and actions that we can pursue together to help bring prosperity back to America’s Heartland.

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Presentations

High-Impact Firms: Gazelles Revisited by Zoltan J. Acs ( PDF | MP3 )

 

Universities in the Economy: The University of Glasgow Model by Kevin Cullen ( PDF | MP3 )

 

Governing the Heartland in 2025 by William Dodge ( MP3 )

 

Sustainable Urbanism: A Pattern Language for LEED Neighborhood Development by Doug Farr ( PDF | MP3 )

 

Regional Innovation Development by Liam E. Leightley ( PDF | MP3 )

 

Lakefront Megapolitan @ 50M in 2093? A “What If” Scenario by Arthur C. Nelson ( PDF | MP3 )

 

The Engines of Growth:Technology Foresight for Sustainable Economic Development by Richard Silberglitt ( PDF | MP3 )

 

Governing the Heartland in 2025 by Lyle D. Wray ( PDF | MP3 | SlideCast )

 

Perceptions, Politics, and Policy Making 2009 by Michael Peddle & Barbara Burrell ( PDF )
 
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