The below link to a Google Map I created is a near comprehensive map of new technology venture competitions across the United States.  If you consider Moot Corp activity as a small tell-tale of innovation activity, It doesn’t take long to realize where innovation, entrepreneurship and technology commercialization are taking place and where they are incredibly deficient.  In particular, the Southern States are lagging, especially considering the trends in population growth have more Americans living and working in the South.  Why are we lagging?  There are more people, more resources and more opportunties in the South than many other parts of the country, yet no energy for wealth creation.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=116024986776459925146.000001131c3a26de85ee2