Increasing engineers and computer scientists can boost Arkansas’s GDP by 1.6 percentage points and improve the state’s long-term economic outlook Little Rock, Ark. – Today, Heartland Forward, a policy think-and-do tank dedicated to serving states and local communities in the middle of the country, released a report in collaboration with the University of Arkansas College of… Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Forward Report Shows STEM Education Can Add$3.9 Billion and 19,000 Jobs to Arkansas Economy
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PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Forward Releases New Research and Action Plan to Help Address Maternal Health
Focused effort to support mothers and their families to drive long-term impact Bentonville, Ark. – Against a backdrop where the U.S. is confronting one of the highest rates of maternal deaths among all high-resource countries, Heartland Forward announced new research and a corresponding action plan to offer practical solutions for policymakers, providers, insurers, philanthropists and businesses… Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Forward Releases New Research and Action Plan to Help Address Maternal Health
Press Release: Most Dynamic Metropolitans Report Shows Advanced Manufacturing and Energy Sectors as Drivers for Economic Improvement
Heartland Forward releases its fifth edition of its annual report of America’s Most Dynamic Metropolitans Bentonville, Ark. – American metropolitans with robust manufacturing, energy assets and investment in IT are at the forefront of the Most Dynamic Metropolitans (MDM) in Heartland Forward’s most recent index. For the fifth year in a row, the MDM provides a… Continue reading Press Release: Most Dynamic Metropolitans Report Shows Advanced Manufacturing and Energy Sectors as Drivers for Economic Improvement
2023 Year In Review
This past year marked a significant milestone for our think and do tank as we celebrated our fourth anniversary. We are now beginning to witness the realization of what sets us apart as an organization – the tangible impact of applied research on both our programmatic initiatives and policy endeavors. As you navigate through the… Continue reading 2023 Year In Review
America’s Evolving Geography Of Innovation: How The Heartland Region Can Lead The Way On Industry Transforming Technology
Executive Summary America’s geography of innovation is in the midst of change. The heartland, the world’s leading center of innovation during the industrial age, lost that distinction around the 1960s to coastal high-tech clusters like Silicon Valley and Boston’s Route 128. But emerging digital technologies and the growth of venture capital investment in high-tech startups… Continue reading America’s Evolving Geography Of Innovation: How The Heartland Region Can Lead The Way On Industry Transforming Technology
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Heartland Patients Want to Hear From Nurses
It is more important to know what kind of a patient has the disease than what kind of a disease the patient has. ~Andrew R. Robinson, 1894 In retailing, the old adage for success is to train your employees that the customer is always right. In healthcare we have all heard that practitioners are trained… Continue reading Heartland Patients Want to Hear From Nurses
Ross DeVol: Heartland Must Embrace Entrepreneurship in a Post-COVID Economy | TEDxFargo
Why does the heartland lag in job creation and economic growth? How can supporting and nurturing entrepreneurs starting and scaling their firms help address this disparity? What actions can be taken to close the gaps in developing vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems? Heartland Forward’s President and CEO Ross DeVol takes to the TedxFargo stage to talk about… Continue reading Ross DeVol: Heartland Must Embrace Entrepreneurship in a Post-COVID Economy | TEDxFargo
