Innovation Hubs in Mountain West Cities, 2025

Authors

• Cason Noll, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
• Sean Curry, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
• Olivia K. Cheche, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
• Caitlin J. Saladino, Brookings Mountain West & The Lincy InstituteFollow
• William E. Brown Jr., Brookings Mountain WestFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

6-16-2026

Publication Title

Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 87

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

5

Abstract

This fact sheet presents data on 20 innovation-dense Mountain West cities across Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The CommercialCafe report, “Santa Clara, Berkeley & Tempe Lead Among Western Innovation Hubs,”  uses 15 indicators to rank 63 western cities for innovation hub activity across three categories: employment and talent, education, and business activity.

Keywords

STEM; Employment; Innovation; Education; Arizona; Colorado; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah

Disciplines

Business Analytics | Economic Policy | Economics | Education | Education Policy | Technology and Innovation

File Format

pdf

File Size

212 KB

Language

English

Publisher Citation

Noll, C., Curry, S., Cheche, O., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2026). Innovation Hubs in Mountain West Cities, 2025. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 87, 1-5.

Repository Citation

Noll, C., Curry, S., Cheche, O. K., Saladino, C. J., Brown, W. E. (2026). Innovation Hubs in Mountain West Cities, 2025. Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 87 1-5.
Available at: https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_econdev/88