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The university's Knowledge Based Economic Development, or KBED, partnership is receiving the award for enhancing the region's economy. https://www.pickmanhattan.com/about daily 0.75 2024-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627d4f1fa70a5c6ffade6a24/ac2249df-2d55-4319-b1f0-94b559a3b397/DowntownMHK-1920.jpg About - What we do. Founded in 2008, KBED now plays an instrumental role in defining the economic development strategy for the Manhattan region. Those strategies include the facilitation of robust private sector/university collaborations, attraction and creation of knowledge based businesses, as well as the development of infrastructure necessary to accommodate a knowledge based economy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/627d4f1fa70a5c6ffade6a24/a2d8bd16-a009-4eff-9836-e73ef121eed6/20191118_KBED_PowercatDecal_4220-1920.jpg About - How we’re different. 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