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Tech Councils and TBED Association News
Four Greensboro, N.C., economic development organizations – the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Development Partnership, Action Greensboro and the Development Corp. – have agreed to consolidate into the Greensboro Partnership.
The New Century Technology Council has changed its name to the NewVa Corridor Technology Council to reflect the regional branding campaign underway for the Roanoke area.
The Oct. 26 issue of the Daily Record in Baltimore reports the 10-year-old Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore has reorganized its approach toward economic development to focus on three key cluster areas: life sciences, financial services and defense-related information technology.
A $295,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration has led to the formation of the Mid-Atlantic Nanotechnology Alliance. Founding members include the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, the Delaware Technology Park and the New Jersey Commission of Science and Technology.
The Columbus Technology Council, Columbus Business Technology Center, and the Science & Technology Campus of Ohio State University have announced plans to merge into a single organization.
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association, formed in May 2004 and reportedly already representing more than 1,000 private equity and venture capital firms in Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Mid East, recently named Sarah Alexander as its first executive director.
Charles Spies, the new executive director of the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds, has replaced Dan Loague, who is retiring after serving in the position since 1997.
Education and business leaders in Plano, Texas, have created the High Technology Education Coalition of Collin County (Hi-TECC) to ensure local students receive a higher quality education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.