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People & Organizations

Monday, April 10, 2006

Effective in May, Ken Janoski will be the president and CEO of BioGenerator, a nonprofit in St. Louis that helps scientists commercialize their discoveries.

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PRESIDENT’S BUDGET DRAWS MIXED REVIEWS FROM CONGRESS

Friday, February 26, 1999

Senators Bill Frist (R-TN) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Co-chairs of the Science & Technology Caucus, issued a joint statement reacting to the Clinton Administration’s FY 2000 budget request for R&D. Calling the President’s request a "mixed blessing," the senators praised the commitment to civilian R&D, while disagreeing with proposed cuts for defense research of nearly six percent.

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MISSOURI ONE STEP CLOSER TO $40 MILLION SEED FUND

Friday, February 26, 1999

Investment capital to develop and commercialize new technologies may soon be easier to find in Missouri. The Commerce Committee of the Missouri House of Representatives last week endorsed House Bill 753, a proposal to create a $40 million seed capital fund supported by Governor Mel Carnahan. The fund would be capitalized at $10 million each year for four years. Additionally, private investors would get a 100-percent tax credit for all money they contributed to the new seed capital fund.

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CII SEEKS DIRECTOR OF RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT FUND

Friday, January 15, 1999

Connecticut Innovations, Inc. (CII) is seeking a manager for its Renewable Energy Investment Fund. Responsibilities of the position include providing strategic planning and program direction for the Renewable Energy Investment Fund program. The full position description can be found on the SSTI website at http://www.ssti.org/posting.htm

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People

Friday, April 20, 2001

After seven years of serving as the first president of the Connecticut Technology Council, Laura Kent is resigning her position at the end of June. The Council now boasts over 400 members.

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People

Friday, April 6, 2001

Bill Borgmeyer has retired from his position as Coordinator of Technology Development for the Missouri Technology Corporation.

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Connecticut Releases Draft Plan for IT Workforce Development

Friday, March 23, 2001

With 26 percent more of its workforce involved in information technology (IT) than the national average and with IT-producing industries growing faster in the state than the national average, Connecticut has possibly felt the pinch of the IT worker shortage more than other parts of the country. Add to that the fact that the number of IT-related graduates from the state’s universities and community colleges declined during the late 1990s.



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Recent Research: Dimensions of an Individual Global Mindset

Monday, April 17, 2006

Successful companies are forced to change business strategies as market realities shift. It happens all of the time. Browse the business section of your local bookstore and you'll see dozens of titles preaching the need for companies to adopt, adapt and innovate. The continuing restructuring of the U.S. durable manufacturing sector, as alluded to in the Useful Stats piece below, is a vivid example of the importance of abandoning old mindsets for industry: change or die.

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Connecticut Releases State Technology Study

Friday, September 26, 1997

The Role of Technology in the Connecticut Economy, a new report produced by the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC), provides a comprehensive analysis of the role of technology in the state's economy. Overall, the report reveals both a strong technology contribution to the Connecticut economy, as well as the state's dependence on technology for achieving its economic potential.

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People

Monday, April 24, 2006

After seven months on the job, Connecticut Innovations President and CEO Chandler Howard is leaving to pursue an opportunity to establish a community bank in New Haven.

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Hawaii's Growth Strategy Focuses on Technology, New Economy

Friday, February 25, 2000

Earlier this month, Governor Ben Cayetano released The New Millenium Growth Strategy for Hawaii's Economy, an economic development plan to improve the state's performance in a knowledge-based economy. The 90-page report, penned by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, includes several new initiatives for developing and growing technology businesses as well as strengthening existing economic development efforts.

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People in S&T

Friday, February 25, 2000

Nola Miyasaki is serving as Acting Executive Director and CEO of the Hawaii High Technology Development Corp

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Best Practices for Biotech Assistance to be Explored

Friday, February 4, 2000

Cincinnati and St. Louis are partnering to hold a three-day symposium to examine best practices in biotechnology-based economic development. Growing the Life Science Industry will be held March 1-3 at the Kingsgate Conference Center on the University of Cincinnati Medical Campus. Speakers from a dozen states will share their regions' approaches for life science economic development.

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Connecticut Innovations Nets $21 Million In FY 1999

Friday, October 15, 1999

After only ten years of investments, Connecticut Innovations, Inc. achieved a net income of $21.4 million in 1999, according to Connecticut Innovations’ latest annual report. The corporation reversed a deficit of over $20 million in retained earnings accumulated through 1995 to a positive $24.7 million by June 30, 1999. The corporation's record provides one of the strongest examples of successful state-funded, technology-based seed and venture capital investment to date.

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People

Monday, April 3, 2006

Dennis Cheek is vice president of education with the Kauffman Foundation.

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People

Friday, September 24, 1999

Joe Blanco has been appointed the Hawaii Technology Advisor.

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Missouri Launches $20 Million State Seed Capital Program

Friday, August 27, 1999

This year’s second attempt to pass legislation establishing a state-funded seed capital program in Missouri was successful during the waning hours of the 1999 session of the Missouri General Assembly. SB 518, the Missouri New Enterprise Creation Act, authorizes the creation of up to four seed capital funds at the state’s innovation centers to support new technology-based companies in the state.

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Hawaii Consolidates Technology Programs, Adds Worker Training and Offers Tax Breaks

Friday, July 9, 1999

In a move to increase Hawaii's technology standing, Governor Ben Cayetano signed legislation last week that will create several new initiatives. Most significant for S&T policy is the planned consolidation of the state's technology-related programs under a new special advisor for technology development. The specific state agencies affected by the legislation were not identified in the Technology Omnibus bill.

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2000 Connecticut Legislature Focuses on Technology

Friday, June 16, 2000

The 2000 session of the Connecticut legislature proved to be an active and favorable one for the state’s technology community and Connecticut Innovations, Inc. The Connecticut Technology Council summarized the session this way, “For the first time in recent memory, the debate at the Capitol was not over whether legislation affecting tech companies would pass, but which legislation affecting tech companies would pass.”

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Tech Bills Pass on Last Days of Hawaii Legislative Session

Friday, May 12, 2000

A number of bills to strengthen Hawaii's science and technology standing were passed during the final days of the legislative session.

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Missouri Targets Life Sciences Industry to Boost Economic Development

Friday, April 7, 2000

In a recently issued Executive Order, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan officially named the life sciences industry as one of the state’s lead industries for promoting economic development. The order requires all executive branch departments to review their programs and evaluate each program’s impact on the life sciences industry for purposes of economic growth. The Department of Economic Development must prepare a report based upon these reviews that is due to the Governor by May 1, 2000.

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Missouri Targets $21.5 Million for Life Science Research

Friday, July 13, 2001

At the end of June, Governor Bob Holden signed an executive order committing $21.5 million of the state’s tobacco settlement funds for biotech research during fiscal year 2002. Governor Holden made his announcement prior to signing Senate Bill 500, which expands the state’s job training program to prepare Missouri’s work force for new careers in life sciences.

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People

Friday, October 12, 2001

Marianne Hudson is leaving her position as Vice President - Marketing & Communications with the Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center to become a program manager at the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

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Hawaii, Connecticut Support Alternative Energy Tech Demos

Friday, October 5, 2001

They may be separated by more than 6,000 miles, but tech-based economic development initiatives in Hawaii and Connecticut have adopted similar strategies to encourage the commercialization of alternative energy technologies: they're buying them. 



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Kauffman Foundation Challenges Universities to Institutionalize Entrepreneurship

Friday, July 11, 2003

The Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City announced on Monday it will award grants of up to $5 million to 5-7 U.S. universities to make entrepreneurship education a common and accessible campus-wide opportunity. The Foundation works with partners to encourage entrepreneurship across America.

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