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AURP Promotes Nationwide Place-Based Innovation Zones
2008 Excellence In TBED Winners Honored For Achievement In Building Tech-Based Economies
Four recipients selected as best practice models in technology-based economic development were honored during an awards ceremony last week in Cleveland during SSTI's 12th Annual Conference. The awards follow a national competition emphasizing impact and replicability in approaches to building and sustaining tech-based economies.
1st Quarter VC Figures Released; 4th Quarter 2000 State Stats Available
Venture capital (VC) investments for the first quarter of 2001 totaled $10.1 billion, a staggering 40 percent less than the previous quarter, according to the latest Moneytree™ survey prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers in partnership with VentureOne. Although VC investment now has declined steadily in each of the four quarters since the peak in the first quarter of 2000, the latest results mark the greatest quarter-to-quarter decrease in absolute dollar terms since the survey started.
Commission Says U.S. K-12 Education Needs Sweeping Changes to Maintain National Competitiveness
The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, a bipartisan group of academic, industry and government leaders, is calling for a massive overhaul of the U.S. education system. In its new report, Tough Choices, Tough Times, the panel of business leaders, scholars, education officials, and former governors and cabinet secretaries argue that the country’s current system of K-12 education is outdated and must be restructured to enable American students to thrive in the global economy.
Job Corner: University of Arizona Seeks Regional Economist
The University of Arizona's Office of Economic and Policy Analysis seeks a highly qualified and motivated individual to conduct and advance a nationally recognized applied research program in regional economics. Focus areas include regional economic integration, cross border trade and linkages, economic impact analyses, and evaluation of economic development policies.
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The Hershey Center for Applied Research announced that Laura Butcher will serve as its first executive director, effective Jan. 3.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty shifted Ward Einess from his position as acting director of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development to commissioner of the state Department of Revenue. No replacement has been named for Einess.
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The Hershey Center for Applied Research announced that Laura Butcher will serve as its first executive director, effective Jan. 3.
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty shifted Ward Einess from his position as acting director of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development to commissioner of the state Department of Revenue. No replacement has been named for Einess.
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Al Frink resigned as the U.S. Department of Commerce's assistant secretary for manufacturing and services. Frink will serve through January 2007.
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Bruce Johnson, formerly Ohio's lieutenant governor and development director, was named president and CEO of the Inter-University Council of Ohio.
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Tiffany McVeety stepped down from her post as director of the Northwest Women's Business Center to become a business banker for Shoreline Bank. Rebecca Villareal replaces McVeety.
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Mark Rudin, the interim vice president for research and graduate dean at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will become the vice president for research at Boise State University, effective Jan. 1.
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Peggy Schaffer left Maine's Office of Innovation to become chief of staff of the Maine Senate Majority Office.
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Marvin Strong, Jr. announced he will resign as secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, effective Jan. 31.
SSTI Job Corner
Complete descriptions of the position openings described below are available at http://www.ssti.org/posting.htm.
12 Days Left to Register for SSTI Annual Conference
Only 12 days remain for you to register before Encouraging Regional Innovation kicks off on October 14 in Cleveland with four pre-conference sessions. With the economy seemingly changing every hour, there's never been a more important time to join your colleagues at the nation's premier conference on tech-based economic development.
Grim Fiscal Outlook for Cities Expected Through 2010
Incubator RoundUp: Encouraging Entrepreneurship and Supporting Tech Commercialization
Technology-focused incubators are an important component to fostering entrepreneurial development in a region by nurturing businesses in the earliest stages of development and helping them grow into larger companies that employ high-wage workers and bring new technologies to the market. The following select announcements provide an overview of new incubators from across the nation, illustrating the vital role of entrepreneurial development in growing high-tech regional economies.
Recent Research: How are Immigrant and Ethnic Workers Changing the Face of U.S. Innovation?
Foreign-born and ethnic workers continue to rapidly grow in their importance to the U.S. innovation economy, according to two recent studies that address this issue by examining the links between these groups and patenting activity.
Useful Stats: Five-year Change in GDP by U.S. Metro Area
According to figures released last week by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), 85 percent of the nation's 363 metro areas experienced growth in real GDP from 2005 to 2006. For the U.S. metro areas as a whole, the aggregate GDP in current dollars was $11.79 trillion in 2006 - about 90 percent of the U.S. GDP.
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ANGLE, an international venture management and consulting company with broad experience in technology development initiatives at the regional and national level, has position openings for a consultant and a senior executive. These starting-level positions would assist ANGLE's U.S. Consulting and Management operation on domestic and international projects. Both positions require someone with a Ph.D.
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Columbus State University (Ga.) appointed James Bowie as director of its Columbus Technology Incubator.
Ohio Gov.-elect Ted Strickland announced he will nominate Lieutenant Gov.-elect Lee Fisher to be the state's development director.
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Columbus State University (Ga.) appointed James Bowie as director of its Columbus Technology Incubator.
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Ohio Gov.-elect Ted Strickland announced he will nominate Lieutenant Gov.-elect Lee Fisher to be the state's development director.