Business Trend. Smart Cities Built by Business. Tech Company Economic Development.

The Business:   Cascade Investment, which is owned by Microsoft’s Bill Gates

The smart city: Belmont, a planned community in Arizona

The smart features:  

• high-speed networks
• autonomous vehicles
• high-speed digital networks
• data centers
• new manufacturing technologies
• autonomous logistics hubs

CNN | Bill Gates invests $80 million to build Arizona smart city