Some interesting insights into Michigan's competitive position from Business Leaders for Michigan.

Here's an overview of nanotechnology developments from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

A week ago in Nebraska, over 450 people gathered for a rural futures conference. Rural America is changing, and this conference presented a glimpse of the future. You can see more on the Rural Futures Facebook page. 

Can Twitter make our government more open and responsive? You bet, according to this report from IBM.

New York a technology hot spot? It's coming to pass, according to a new report from the Center for an Urban Future. Read more about the report here. 

CEOs for Cities produces some useful reports. In looking back, we found some interesting case studies of how universities can engage their communities. The report is called, "How to Behave Like and Anchor Institution".

Oklahoma City has become a poster child for how a city can transform itself. Here's a good article on what's been going on. Read more. 

A new report from Time Warner Cable explores the obvious answer.

The leading edge Heldrich Center at Rutgers has compiled a new report on recent college graduates with some important findings: 

The Technology Strategy Board in the UK published a report on high value manufacturing last February. The report includes some interesting insights. You can access the report here.