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            Urban onshoring in the real world
There’s a burgeoning movement called urban onshoring which is focused on bringing tech jobs back to America. Meet StartUp Box, an organization based in the South Bronx, that’s pushing to create technology and entrepreneurial ecosystems in its neighborhood and across the country.
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