York Plan 2.0

York, Pennsylvania saved the world in 1940 by creating an action plan to pivot the local economy to defense manufacturing. This time we're pivoting to robotics.

[York Plan 2.0 @PlanYork]

What do robots and WWII have in common? York, PA. https://t.co/Gd6lohIGEK

[TechRev York @TechRevYork]

It's important to us that the community understands who we are and why we are doing what we do.

[TechRev York @TechRevYork]

Join us for our Grand Opening this coming Wednesday, April 28 at 4pm!

We will have a ribbon cutting, some exciting partnerships to announce, and small tours of the building. Check it out! https://t.co/MAgD0YgpTm

[Skyler Yost @SkylerYost]

Workforce pipelines are changing alongside global supply chains.

High-growth manufacturers will need to both adopt new technologies and tap underserved communities. If done right, wage and productivity growth can build a new middle class!

[TechRev York @TechRevYork]

York’s manufacturing sector is growing strong thanks to shifting global supply chains and the great diversity of high-precision components that are made here in Central PA.

To fill the available jobs, companies need to be more proactive in connecting w/ diverse talent. Join us!

[TechRev York @TechRevYork]

We’re proud to have a board that is majority female and non-white.

We believe this to be a fundamental step toward ensuring that the solutions our organization builds truly reflect and serve the communities in which we’re engaged.

[Ecosystem Builders @EcosysBuilders]

The work necessary to have new companies closing angel and seed rounds in your community might be a long and bumpy road, but it’s vital to keep in mind that *ecosystem* success will come from growing the absolute number of startups. Don’t get hyperfocus any single startup.

[York Plan 2.0 @PlanYork]

Follow that link!

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[Boston Dynamics @BostonDynamics]

Our whole crew got together to celebrate the start of what we hope will be a happier year. Happy New Year from all of us at Boston Dynamics. https://t.co/Uys5RMfBqO

[Skyler Yost @SkylerYost]

Congrats to Erie on putting together a $40M collaboration with Arctaris Impact Investors, the country's premier organization driving real, community impacts via #OpportunityZones. They're a leader in investing in places with real economic headwinds to drive positive change. 🙌

[Rachel Reilly @Rachel__Reilly]

When you have a business based on a vision of the future, rather than the present, understand that the majority of your critics will likely be looking from the perspective of the present.

They see “now” and they have a certain belief of how “now” will influence the future.

[York Plan 2.0 @PlanYork]

People are figuring this out rapidly.

Our manufacturers in #YorkPA compete head-to-head with China and have been gaining ground.

Communities like ours are vital to national security and we’re working to build the most diversified manufacturing startup ecosystem in the US.

[Skyler Yost @SkylerYost]

@msmeliss2024 @rainforestbook #YorkPA is home to the *only* facility that can build new American tanks and they buy most parts from local SME manufacturers.

We have one of the most diversified pools of manufacturing capabilities in the country to the point where we can build almost anything locally!

[Melissa Roberts @msmeliss2024]

@rainforestbook the thing that we’ll look back on 50 years from now and wish we had seen sooner is this issue—esp. as it relates to the defense supply chain.

[Mark Muro @MarkMuro1]

Which jobs are most vulnerable to being displaced by artificial intelligence? Market-research analyst, financial adviser, computer programmer https://t.co/SwR3uNqJIm via @WSJ

[Skyler Yost @SkylerYost]

@AiaSarycheva @maxkrahe @charlywalther Yeah, we have amazing amounts of primary/basic research in the US, but applied research for industry tends to be cost prohibitive and have very unfriendly IP terms.

We’re working on a small local model of an industry-friendly applied research center in #YorkPA...

[Skyler Yost @SkylerYost]

Can’t wait to increase access to capital for York’s small businesses and entrepreneurs!

[Skyler Yost @SkylerYost]

This is the entire basis of The York Plan 2.0 (@PlanYork). It’s entirely bottom-up-driven with increasing support at all levels of gov’t. Love to see another similar effort gain steam and acclaim! @yorkexponential

[Skyler Yost @SkylerYost]

“It has a creative local economy. It is this that sets the city apart from a mere trading post with access to a mine. The people...had added one kind of work after another into their own local city economy.”
-Jane Jacobs, The Economy of Cities

[Drexel Nowak Metro Finance Lab @DrexelLab]

The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative has become a leading workforce model.

@bruce_katz @MeganHumesCPI @Dan_Vogel @LindyInstitute @USAccelerate @westphilaskills @ucdphl @DrexelUrbs

Read more HERE:

https://t.co/cvHbWoB9LH

[York Plan 2.0 @PlanYork]

And build on/off of your region’s competitive strengths.

Invest in enhancing the skill sets & talents that your local companies are already fighting over. ➡️ Local firms become more competitive ➡️ local cluster grows ➡️ more local talent needed 🔁

[Chok Ooi @chokooi]

Amazon still coming to NYC despite no tax incentives proves companies value talent pool above all else. State and city officials are better off investing a fraction of tax breaks in local talent development which would attract more companies https://t.co/pgJFFp3vys

[Skyler Yost @SkylerYost]

“#research, #placemaking, #skills, #entrepreneurship”

☝️This is what thriving metro economies are built on.

So happy to watch @MarkMuro1 and @BrookingsMetro push the national #EconomicDevelopment conversation away from blanket subsidies and toward supporting #cities.