In the last 20 years, income from the production of services, rather than the production of goods, has increased as a proportion of total income. Specifically, high paying jobs in professional occupations, research and advanced technology are responsible for much of the growth in income and employment in Illinois. Recent research in urban competitiveness indicates that a new economic structure is beginning to characterize the national and international marketplace, with knowledge-based cities becoming leaders in urban growth. In this new economy, cities that will attract future investment and growth will possess a geographic concentration of knowledge and the presence of infrastructure to support the development of sophisticated industries based on that knowledge. Champaign also possesses weaknesses that can compromise its competitive position in the knowledge- producing sector.
Many skilled professionals relocate after completing educational training.
This review suggests that Champaign possesses many of the elements of knowledge-based cities, as well as some significant weaknesses that can detract from its potential in this arena. Research increasingly supports the view that the factors that position a city as technology-oriented can be created, however, rather than inherited. Click on the item you think is correct, and see the result. Reread the narrative if you like. Before we examine how the argument made in the above narrative can be outlined, please review the standard format of an argument outline.