Forget about Madison vs. Middleton. Or Verona vs. McFarland. Or even Dane County vs. Rock County.
Instead, let's focus on the Madison region's strategy for economic growth. And in doing so, we must recognize the inescapable truth that national and even global competition for economic vitality is far more important than localized "we're better than you" squabbles.
Such thinking is the core building block of Advance Now, a five-year strategy for economic growth put forth recently by the eight-county Thrive initiative. (Full disclosure: State Journal publisher Bill Johnston is co-chair of the Advance Now initiative.)
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