Economic Developers Out Full Force at BIO 2004

Here is what a recent news article had to say about the economic development picthes being made at the BIO 2004 conference in San Fransisco:

"Many booths had an almost-obligatory cheesy slogan with some science pun. Others had christened themselves with bio-names: There were India's "Genome Valley" and "Bangalore Helix," "North Carolina: The State of Minds," "Iowa Life Changing," "Wisconsin: Room to Breathe," "UKBio" and HollandBioDelta.

Mike Bruening, manager of economic development for the Omaha, Neb., Chamber of Commerce (slogan: "Bio's Hot in Omaha," accentuated by faux flames dancing above the booth), explained why regions had flocked to the show."


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