By Tom Ballard, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Pershing Yoakley & Associates, P.C.
The announcement about the new “Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Advanced Composites” that President Obama made on Friday in Clinton is obviously a huge opportunity for the region.
Having some knowledge about the proposal that was submitted in response to a federal solicitation, I could not help but recall the words of Ed Sullivan, the legendary host of an early network television show. He described his weekly show and many of his guests with two words – “really big.”
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