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Irvine council unanimously backs economic blueprint, green-lights center for innovation
Summary
The Irvine City Council voted 7-0 to adopt a two-year economic development blueprint and authorize staff to pursue creation of an Irvine Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, including MOUs, an RFP for an accelerator operator and fundraising, with staff to return with business plans and site recommendations.
The Irvine City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 13 to adopt an economic development blueprint and authorize staff to begin work toward an Irvine Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Assistant City Manager Pete Carmichael said the plan responds to findings that local resources for entrepreneurs are "disjointed" and that "the city is uniquely positioned to take a leadership role" in aligning partners and services. "We want to position Irvine as a globally recognized innovation hub," Dave Caffaro of…
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