Ed White

Editor’s note: Ed White is chairman, Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster as well as chairman and CEO of Field2Base. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – It’s hard to believe that it’s been less than three years since we created the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster. Five years ago, virtually no one knew cleantech existed in the region. Today, the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina is recognized as a global cleantech hot spot. It was exciting to celebrate all that we’ve accomplished together with so many of you who attended our annual meeting last week. We reported on results from the past...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories explaining how and why industry leaders and competitors are working together to grow the region’s cleantech economy and how the region will benefit. The author, Ed White, is chairman and CEO of Field2Base and chairman of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster. The first report provided an overview of the Cleantech Cluster initiative. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – In the marketplace, they compete fiercely for market share and profits. In the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina, they collaborate with equal ferocity to create the smart, clean technologies of the...