= Regional and Local Economic Development =
The local community has begun to get heavily involved with innovation and entrepreneurship, and have been reaching out to incorporate the local universities into the process. At the moment there is
*a coworking space, [http://www.riverside.io/ Riverside I/O], which provides cheaper membership to students,
*several incubator spaces including [http://exciteriverside.org/ ExCITE incubator], [http://www.innovatemurrieta.org/ Murietta][http://www.innovatemurrieta.org/ Innovation Center] and the [http://temeculaca.gov/912/TVE2-Temecula-Valley-Entrepreneurs-Excha Temecula Valley Entrepreneurs Exchange]
*a meetup group dedicated to local entrepreneurs, [https://www.meetup.com/startupie/ Startup IE,] and a [http://www.1millioncups.com/riverside 1 Million Cups] group meeting every week
*Riverside was also a [https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/technology/techhire TechHire Community] in the third wave under the Obama administration which has sparked a partnership with code.org
*and '''many more resources soon to come!'''
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