Cities play a crucial role in moving the needle on the economy through job creation. At a time when the federal and state governments are often hyperpartisan and dysfunctional, its up to local officials to creatively jolt the economy. According to an op-ed on CNN, cities, which concentrate creativity and innovation, must use political, business, university, and civic leaders to grow jobs and to provide a workforce for the future. Cities, when combined with the larger metropolitan area, are home to 84 percent of Americans and 91 percent of GDP production. Thus, it is crucial for cities to engage globally and capture emerging industries in order to secure the future economy for America. Cities and metropolitan areas “innovate because they must, and ultimately it’s ideas and efforts from these “small places” that will change the game.”
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