US2020, promoting STEM mentorship, sees seven cities rise (Philly, Raleigh, Chicago, San Francisco, Indianapolis, Allentown, Wichita)

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I've written a lot about the future of U.S. cities on this blog, and there are numerous theories as to how a city rises up in the modern era. It's hard to argue with this fact, though: the twin engines of current economic growth (in America, at least) are knowledge and oil/energy. To move …