Arizona has slipped in several areas of technology-based economic development in recent years, leaving the state "solidly behind" peer states such as Colorado, Oregon, Utah and New Mexico, says a report from the California-based research group the Milken Institute.
To catch up and succeed, the state needs to expand its research base, improve access to capital, develop more skilled and educated workers, and create a better game plan to attract and retain high-tech companies, Milken concluded in a study sponsored by Science Foundation Arizona.
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