Its amazing that the fact that some of the best places to be in this world don't have mega projects. In Mihcigan alone you can think of examples such as Holland, Petoskey, Traverse City, the Mackinac Straits, and not one of them make you think of mega-projects as being the key to thier success. Its capitalizing on what you have and looking for ways to connect businesses, capital, people, and government in ways where the roadblocks are down that makes these places work.