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Recent Research: Does boomerang migration play a role in regional economic development?

Many metropolitan areas grapple with demographic shifts, labor shortages, and changing economic conditions, so understanding the factors that encourage former residents to return may help policymakers design more effective strategies for talent retention and regional revitalization. The Cleveland Fed's recent District Data Brief titled "Boomerang Migration: Which Regions Have the Most, and Can It Make a Difference?" examines the movement of individuals who return to their home regions after relocating elsewhere. 

Small Business Administration Announces a Startup America Entrepreneurial Mentor Corps

The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a new pilot program that will to support more than 1,000 startup and earlystage firms across the country. The goal of the Entrepreneurial Mentor Corps' (EMC) is to mobilize members of the current generation of successful business owners to mentor and support startups and entrepreneurs to help them become the next generation of great American companies. In February, SBA Administrator Karen Mills announced one of the EMC's first initiatives to match approximately 100 clean energy startups with mentors. Four regional ‘accelerators’ will identify and match mentors with the clean energy startups. The four accelerators funded in the initial stage of the EMC's clean energy project include:

CleanTech Open (Bay area and New England); CleanTECH San Diego (Southern California and the Southwest); Clean Energy Trust (Midwest); and, Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization (Mountain Region).

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