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Business/Financial

New EDGE Innovation Center Opens In Leavenworth, Kansas

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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

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The fifth EDGEr Innovation Center that speeds the delivery of critical technologies and innovative capabilities to warfighters and first responders opened yesterday in Leavenworth, Kan. Sponsored by General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems, the Leavenworth EDGE Innovation Center will leverage its proximity to the Army Combined Arms Center and its subordinate commands at Ft. Leavenworth to gain critical feedback from warriors and their leaders who are 'fresh from the fight,' enabling EDGE participants to rapidly prototype technology to meet emerging needs.…

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