Skip to main content

TopNavBar

  • SSTI Conference
  • Contact
  • Login
  • /
  • Join
Site Logo

Additional menu

  • inform
  • lead
  • support
  • strengthen

Advanced Search

  • What is TBED?
  • About SSTI
    • Board
    • Staff
    • Membership
    • TBED Community of Practice
  • News
    • SSTI Digest
    • Job Corner
    • Funding Supplement
  • Education
    • Awards Program
    • Conference
    • Podcasts
    • Reports
    • Upcoming Webinars
    • Webinar Library
  • Federal Policy
  • Membership
    • Membership Benefits
    • Member List
    • Join or Renew
    • Member-only Documents
    • SSBCI Resources

States

  • Alabama (110)
  • Alaska (53)
  • Arizona (188)
  • Arkansas (74)
  • California (286)
  • Colorado (142)
  • Connecticut (122)
  • Delaware (58)
  • District Of Columbia (9)
  • Florida (143)
  • Georgia (155)
  • Hawaii (65)
  • Idaho (74)
  • Illinois (154)
  • Indiana (170)
  • International (143)
  • Iowa (81)
  • Kansas (136)
  • Kentucky (99)
  • Louisiana (77)
  • Maine (129)
  • Maryland (270)
  • Massachusetts (192)
  • Midwest (6)
  • Minnesota (103)
  • Mississippi (65)
  • Missouri (145)
  • Montana (44)
  • Nebraska (43)
  • Nevada (41)
  • New Hampshire (60)
  • New Jersey (103)
  • New Mexico (96)
  • New York (230)
  • North Carolina (182)
  • North Dakota (56)
  • Northeast (2)
  • Ohio (431)
  • Oklahoma (98)
  • Oregon (71)
  • Pennsylvania (270)
  • Puerto Rico (10)
  • Rhode Island (96)
  • South Carolina (68)
  • South Dakota (73)
  • Tennessee (121)
  • Texas (110)
  • Utah (82)
  • Vermont (65)
  • Virginia (289)
  • Washington (142)
  • West (3)
  • West Virginia (72)
  • Wisconsin (125)
  • Wyoming (50)
  • (-) Michigan (230)
  • (-) South (19)

Tags

  • higher ed (24)
  • workforce (21)
  • state budget (15)
  • state tbed (14)
  • capital (12)
  • entrepreneurship (12)
  • r&d (9)
  • tech talkin govs (9)
  • manufacturing (7)
  • state budgets (7)
  • tax credits (7)
  • stem (6)
  • incubators (5)
  • people (5)
  • angel capital (4)
  • commercialization (4)
  • energy (4)
  • states (4)
  • clusters (3)
  • elections (3)
  • federal agency (3)
  • innovation (3)
  • regions (3)
  • venture capital (3)
  • benchmarking report (2)
  • bio (2)
  • broadband (2)
  • cleantech (2)
  • crowdfunding (2)
  • cybersecurity (2)
  • dept of commerce (2)
  • dept of defense (2)
  • dept of energy (2)
  • foundations (2)
  • private initiatives (2)
  • ssti features (2)
  • useful stats (2)
  • white house (2)
  • accelerators (1)
  • aerospace (1)
  • CHIPS and Science Act (1)
  • clean energy (1)
  • climate change (1)
  • coronavirus (1)
  • dol (1)
  • economic impact (1)
  • economy (1)
  • education (1)
  • free tuition (1)
  • funding (1)

Type

  • weekly_digest (249)
Displaying 101 - 125 of 249
Authored on

Useful Stats: 2006 Industrial R&D Intensity per State

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

According to National Science Foundation (NSF) data released two weeks ago, companies spent in aggregate $247.7 billion on R&D expenditures performed in the U.S. in 2006. Leading the nation was California, with $58.4 billion in industrial R&D, followed by Michigan ($16.5 billion), Massachusetts ($15.6 billion), New Jersey ($14.6 billion), and Texas ($13.3 billion).
 

  • Read more about Useful Stats: 2006 Industrial R&D Intensity per State

Metros in South and West Top Milken's Cities Index

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Drawing on its high-tech cluster, Provo, Utah garnered the highest score in the 2008 Best-Performing Cities Index released today by the Milken Institute and Greenstreet Real Estate Partners.

The rebounding technology sector boosted several newcomers to the top 10 in the annual ranking of where America's jobs are being created and sustained. Metros that are highly dependent on resource extraction and export-intensive industries also showed success.

  • Read more about Metros in South and West Top Milken's Cities Index

Southern Growth Launches Two New Online Tools

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Southern Growth Policies Board recently announced the launch of two new, searchable web-based tools and the redesign of its website.



  • Read more about Southern Growth Launches Two New Online Tools

Michigan Lawmakers Approve Budget: 21st Century Jobs Fund Spared, Three Universities Receive Special Status

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

For the better part of the year, lawmakers in Michigan have faced the daunting task of balancing both a budget shortfall for fiscal year 2007 and a nearly $1.6 billion deficit for FY 2008. An agreement between Gov. Jennifer Granholm and lawmakers was reached in the early morning hours of Oct. 31, following a one-month extension of the deadline and a brief government shutdown.

  • Read more about Michigan Lawmakers Approve Budget: 21st Century Jobs Fund Spared, Three Universities Receive Special Status

People

Monday, October 31, 2005

Michael Finney, CEO of Greater Rochester Enterprise, is leaving to become president and CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK.

  • Read more about People

People

Monday, September 12, 2005

Automation Alley has named Thomas Anderson as president of the Automation Alley Education & Research Institute. Mr. Anderson also is director of the consortium's Technology Center.

  • Read more about People

Michigan, Tennessee Plan for the Future of Renewable Fuels

Monday, October 23, 2006

During his keynote address at this month's renewable energy conference in St. Louis, President Bush informed attendees that the number of U.S. ethanol plants is expected to increase 40 percent in 2007. As the market for biofuels like ethanol grows, many states are creating plans to support businesses and research that can fill the current need for renewable alternatives at the pump. Among the states having taken steps to build a profitable alternative fuels industry and cleaner and safer highways are Michigan and Tennessee.

  • Read more about Michigan, Tennessee Plan for the Future of Renewable Fuels

Depot Redistributes Life Sciences Equipment to Michigan Companies

Monday, November 20, 2006

The Michigan Innovation Equipment Depot has distributed its first round of life science research equipment to start-ups around the state. The Depot program, developed by Pfizer, Ann Arbor SPARK, MichBio and Michigan's SmartZones, redistributes previously used life science laboratory equipment to new Michigan companies. More than $655,000 and 131 items were awarded in the inaugural round to 18 applicants. The value of this equipment ranged from $25 to $125,000 -- an average of $4,404 per item.



  • Read more about Depot Redistributes Life Sciences Equipment to Michigan Companies

Michigan Update Legislature Approves $600M Tax Relief Package

Monday, December 19, 2005

Following months of debate that ended in a veto last month by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, an agreement was made last week on a $600 million tax relief package for businesses, which now awaits the governor's anticipated signature. Gov.

  • Read more about Michigan Update Legislature Approves $600M Tax Relief Package

Michigan Gov. Signs Economic Stimulus Bill; Vetoes Tax Break Package

Monday, December 5, 2005

After several months of debate regarding a number of economic development initiatives, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed into law a major economic stimulus bill. However, unhappy with portions of a separate tax break package for businesses, the governor vetoed two of the 10 bills.

  • Read more about Michigan Gov. Signs Economic Stimulus Bill; Vetoes Tax Break Package

People

Monday, June 27, 2005

James Epolito, the former president and CEO of Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America, will become president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) effective Sept. 1. The current MEDC president and CEO, Donald Jakeway, will lead MEDC's international economic development efforts.

  • Read more about People

Regional Partnership to Boost University Tech Commercialization in Michigan

Monday, June 13, 2005

Catering to high-tech companies built on innovation, the nonprofit regional collaboration dubbed SPARK, hopes to transform Ann Arbor, Mich., into more of an entrepreneurial hub and triple the number of technology jobs within five years.

  • Read more about Regional Partnership to Boost University Tech Commercialization in Michigan

Parents' Attitudes Toward Higher Ed May Present Barrier to TBED

Monday, May 16, 2005

Sometimes when people are surrounded by others who share backgrounds, beliefs or opinions, they assume everyone thinks that way -- or should. It is one of the negative side effects or symptoms of the phenomenon known as "group think."

  • Read more about Parents' Attitudes Toward Higher Ed May Present Barrier to TBED

Tech Talkin' Govs 2005, Part Six

Monday, February 21, 2005

The latest in SSTI's annual "Tech Talkin' Govs" series. Five earlier installments of this 2005 review of governors' legislative priorities concerning tech-based economic development are available through the Digest online: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/digest.htm

Michigan

  • Read more about Tech Talkin' Govs 2005, Part Six

Will Michigan S&T Emerge Winner in Political Battle?

Monday, February 21, 2005

As the only state to have a net job loss in 2004, Michigan's political leadership recognizes something must change. The state's shifting economy, from one defined principally by its manufacturing sector to one that derives growth equally from knowledge-based industries, is at the center of the matter. Michigan policymakers are challenged to create innovative proposals that preserve one facet of the economy while broadening the other.

  • Read more about Will Michigan S&T Emerge Winner in Political Battle?

People & Organizations

Monday, May 15, 2006

Automation Alley, which promotes economic growth in Southeast Michigan, has hired Noel Nevshehir to direct its international business center.

  • Read more about People & Organizations

South Must Shift Values to Accommodate Knowledge Economy, Report Says

Monday, June 12, 2006

Promoting the policies and harnessing the habits that will make innovation central to a Southern way of life requires a fundamental shift in the approach to knowledge itself, says the latest report by the Southern Growth Policies Board.



The report, Innovation with a Southern Accent: The 2006 Report on the Future of the South, offers recommendations for 13 states and Puerto Rico to transition the region into a more knowledgeable, innovative and prosperous South.



  • Read more about South Must Shift Values to Accommodate Knowledge Economy, Report Says

Participate in Southern Growth's Manufacturer Information Technology Survey

Monday, June 19, 2006

Southern Growth Policies Board, in partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has designed a survey to identify the needs of small and medium-sized manufacturers in the area of information technology. The 20-question survey takes only a few minutes to complete and the results will be used to develop new programs to help small and medium-sized manufacturers.

  • Read more about Participate in Southern Growth's Manufacturer Information Technology Survey

People

Monday, May 1, 2006

Tino Breithaupt, formerly vice president of Technology Tri-Corridor with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), is the new senior vice president of economic development for the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce. Vince Nystrom has been named Director, Technology Business Development of MEDC.

  • Read more about People

Michigan Unveils Tech Incentives & Programs

Friday, May 14, 1999

The new Michigan Economic Development Corporation has released its strategic plan to increase the growth of technology-related jobs in the state. The report, State Smart: Michigan, outlines more than $6 million in new initiatives and several tax incentives to encourage technology-based growth in three key industry sectors: life sciences, information technology and advanced manufacturing.

The plan's initiatives are divided among three categories:

  • Read more about Michigan Unveils Tech Incentives & Programs

People

Monday, April 3, 2006

Janice Whitehouse was named president of CyberMichigan, an institute within the nonprofit Altarum.

  • Read more about People

Correction

Friday, September 10, 1999

The September 3, 1999 issue of the SSTI Weekly Digest contained some errors in the SBIR tables. The correct information is below. Revised tables are available for review on our website at:  http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/090399t.htm

  • Read more about Correction

Michigan Commits $1 Billion to Life Sciences R&D & Biotechnology Commercialization

Friday, August 20, 1999

With a $50 million appropriation in FY 2000, the State of Michigan has made the first installment toward spending $1 billion over the next 20 years for life sciences research, development, and commercialization. The funding is derived from Michigan's tobacco settlement. Other public and private sources are expected to match much of the state's investment over the two decades.

 

  • Read more about Michigan Commits $1 Billion to Life Sciences R&D & Biotechnology Commercialization

TBED People and Organizations

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

  • Read more about TBED People and Organizations

Entrepreneurial Efforts Underway to Boost Economy

Thursday, March 5, 2009

As companies across the nation continue to announce massive layoffs during the economic recession, states, localities and private foundations are encouraging entrepreneurial training and providing support services to help create new jobs and assist struggling businesses.

  • Read more about Entrepreneurial Efforts Underway to Boost Economy

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • …
  • Next page ››
  • Last page Last »

SSTI

1391 W 5th Avenue Ste 323, Columbus OH 43212 | tel 614.901.1690© 2024 SSTI, All Rights Reserved. Web Design by Alliance

The State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving initiatives that support prosperity through science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

  • Contact Us
    • 614.901.1690
    • contactus [@] ssti.org
    • Privacy Policy

Footer menu About

  • About
    • Board
    • Staff
    • Membership
    • TBED Community of Practice

Footer menu Join

  • Join SSTI
    • Member Benefits
    • Join SSTI
    • Member List