http://www.refreshaustin.org/2008/refresh-roundup-open-source-politics-zuckerberg-animosity-and-austins-businesses-coming-together/ Refresh Austin is an organization of Web professionals working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:23:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.refreshaustin.org/2008/refresh-roundup-open-source-politics-zuckerberg-animosity-and-austins-businesses-coming-together/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Shawn Hessinger Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:54:33 +0000 http://www.refreshaustin.org/2008/refresh-roundup-open-source-politics-zuckerberg-animosity-and-austins-businesses-coming-together/#comment-40 With a (possibly) looming recession it's nice to see these economic ecosystems operating in some places in the country. Trouble is in many places, Pennsylvania included it seems, we are too focused on luring investment dollars withput creating a source of value first. Keep on with what you're doing, Kevin. It will pay off. If you do nothing else, perhaps you can shake the paradigm that capital investment is first in any equation for economic development. With a (possibly) looming recession it’s nice to see these economic ecosystems operating in some places in the country. Trouble is in many places, Pennsylvania included it seems, we are too focused on luring investment dollars withput creating a source of value first. Keep on with what you’re doing, Kevin. It will pay off. If you do nothing else, perhaps you can shake the paradigm that capital investment is first in any equation for economic development.

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