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Expert: LI should follow San Diego on tech

Mary Walshok, associate vice chancellor of the University

Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | Mary Walshok, associate vice chancellor of the University of California-San Diego, speaks at Farmingdale State College, where the Long Island Index results were released. (Jan. 18, 2012)

Long Island can use the example set by San Diego as an inspiration to become a high-tech business hotbed, an expert told local business leaders and educators Wednesday.

"A place can reinvent itself," said Mary Walshok, associate vice chancellor at the University of California at San Diego.

Walshok recounted how the California city nearly 30 years ago overcame challenging economic conditions...

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