Surprisingly, the thoughtful conversations caused competitive guards to come down as intense collaboration took hold of the group.

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And this highly-competitive grant illustrates the kind of cross-border collaboration that is essential to revive manufacturing in this region and across the country.

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We need a sense of urgency and more collaboration around getting more Americans back to work and maintaining America's competitive leadership.

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Companies could leverage social business collaboration to improve their bottom line, reduce costs, increase market share, build a competitive differentiator, etc.

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