One Intel boss notes that Arizona is a good place to build a new chip manufacturing plant, but the technical skill available in the workforce is not yet enough to make it tempting to move Intel's design centre out of California.

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The business world is at a critical inflection point and to compete in tomorrow's market, today's companies must demonstrate more than knowledge or technical expertise: they must cultivate new skill sets.

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