Can Michigan be the Silicon Valley of the green industry? If the tax incentives have anything to do with it, then yes.
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If you cast your mind back a few decades and substitute "high tech" or
"life sciences" for "sustainable business," you'll recall that, not so
long ago, major economic transformations were created in Silicon Valley
and on the East Coast, particularly in the Boston area. Like the two
coasts, Michigan's seismic shift will happen not just because one
industry fails. Rather, it will be a combination of government tax
incentives, an existing knowledge base, and a groundswell of
entrepreneurial and VC activity around green business, much of which is
generated through the University of Michigan -- just as Stanford, MIT
and other leading universities have helped foster innovation in their
own backyards.
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