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Urban Universities and their Role in Central City Economics, University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh - PA, Pennsylvania

The University of Pittburgh aims for regional economic development through a joint-venture with existing companies in the region. It establishes connections with start-up companies and provides technical assistance to entrepreneurs. It receives state and city-wide support for its efforts and projects that it will create 1,000 jobs in 5 years and 10,000 jobs in ten years.

Excerpted from the Brookings Institute Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy’s “”Urban Universities and their Role in Central City Economies”", December 1997

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