>are there many examples of planned efforts like this actually working, where some group is able to attract top talent in some industry and keep it for the long

>are there many examples of planned efforts like this actually working, where some group is able to attract top talent in some industry and keep it for the long term? Many, I'm not sure, but how about Silicon Valley? Which was borne mostly out of government backing of military projects and the university system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley#History_(1971_and_later) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley#History_(1971_a...