Washington,
D.C. — On the eve of Amazon’s deadline for applications to host
its second North American headquarters, TechNet, the national, bipartisan
network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, today re-released its
report “How the Startup Economy is Spreading Across the Country — and How
It Can Be Accelerated.” The study,
which was published in March, offers insights on up-and-coming tech hubs across
the U.S. well-positioned to host Amazon’s “HQ2.”
The author, Dr. Michael Mandel of the
Progressive Policy Institute, developed a Metro Startup Economy Index. This new measure was used to rank the top ten
traditional tech hubs — including Amazon’s current home base of Seattle — as
well as 25 up-and-coming metro areas that have embraced pro-innovation
policies.
It
also suggests steps other regions can take to become more startup-friendly,
including: