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title: "What it Takes to Be the Top State"
summary: |-
  Robert Atkinson discussed the importance of innovation in the economic health of states on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street.
date: "2014-06-23"
issues: ["State and Local"]
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/media/what-it-takes-be-top-state/"
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# What it Takes to Be the Top State

Robert Atkinson discussed the importance of innovation in the economic health of states on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/media/what-it-takes-be-top-state/*