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The Chattanooga Times Free Press had an article about how well Chattanooga is positioned to take advantage of advances in quantum computing. The article featured a new CRER white paper <\/a>by research fellow Bento Lobo: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partnerships between EPB, quantum computing company IonQ, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UTC are likely to make Chattanooga a hub for quantum technology as it becomes commercialized, according to the report released earlier this month. The sector could bring as much as\u00a0$1.1 billion of economic output<\/a>, income and taxes, as well as 2,000 new jobs to the area by 2035, Lobo found.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Chattanooga Times Free Press had an article about how well Chattanooga is positioned to take advantage of advances in quantum computing. The article featured a new CRER white paper by research fellow Bento Lobo: Partnerships between EPB, quantum computing company IonQ, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UTC are likely to make Chattanooga a hub… <\/p>\n

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