A competitive tax structure, combined with a high quality of life and a robust research infrastructure, will be a potent economic development strategy. Critical Mass. As late as 1990, there were mostly a few small firms focused on medical technologies in our region. Technical expertise of almost every kind was available only outside of our region. If an employee left a firm, his or her options were to move to another state or to another industry. But in the last seven years growth has exploded.
Companies are larger.
Local supporting industries have developed. In short, a critical mass is being achieved that is accelerating the rate of growth. Our region is home to world class medical research and world dominant software development. Software and medical research are very different endeavors today. In the future, however, these two fields will become far less distinct.