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)
  • Michigan (230)
  • 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)
  • Puerto Rico (10)
  • Rhode Island (96)
  • South (19)
  • South Carolina (68)
  • South Dakota (73)
  • Texas (110)
  • Utah (82)
  • Vermont (65)
  • Virginia (289)
  • Washington (142)
  • West (3)
  • West Virginia (72)
  • Wisconsin (125)
  • Wyoming (50)
  • (-) Pennsylvania (270)
  • (-) Tennessee (121)

Tags

  • higher ed (28)
  • workforce (26)
  • state tbed (22)
  • manufacturing (15)
  • state budget (15)
  • tech talkin govs (11)
  • capital (10)
  • innovation (9)
  • state budgets (9)
  • entrepreneurship (8)
  • economic development (7)
  • incubators (6)
  • tax credits (6)
  • economic impact report (5)
  • energy (5)
  • people (5)
  • policy recommendations (5)
  • states (5)
  • bio (4)
  • policy (4)
  • stem (4)
  • ARC (3)
  • broadband (3)
  • cleantech (3)
  • climate change (3)
  • commercialization (3)
  • dept of commerce (3)
  • federal agency (3)
  • free tuition (3)
  • funding (3)
  • metros (3)
  • r&d (3)
  • small business (3)
  • ssbci (3)
  • accelerators (2)
  • aerospace (2)
  • angel capital (2)
  • appalachia (2)
  • awards (2)
  • clean energy (2)
  • community college (2)
  • coronavirus (2)
  • dept of energy (2)
  • education (2)
  • elections (2)
  • governors (2)
  • k-12 (2)
  • nsf (2)
  • regions (2)
  • rural (2)

Type

  • weekly_digest (374)
Displaying 351 - 374 of 374
Authored on

Pennsylvania To Invest $100M in Tech Startups

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has signed off on the creation of a new program, InnovatePA, which will auction off $100 million in tax credits to generate state revenue that will be invested in the funding of tech and biotech startups.

  • Read more about Pennsylvania To Invest $100M in Tech Startups

Lawmakers Move to Support Workforce Training, Strengthen Industry Clusters

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

At the close of many recent legislative sessions, states across the country moved to strengthen their high-tech workforce while supporting industry cluster development.

  • Read more about Lawmakers Move to Support Workforce Training, Strengthen Industry Clusters

$80 million awarded for Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute in Pittsburgh

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Pittsburgh will be home to the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) Innovation Hub, the newest member of the Manufacturing USA network. The U.S. Department of Defense announced that American Robotics, Inc., an independent nonprofit spun out of Carnegie Mellon University will receive roughly $80 million in federal funding to launch the institute, matched with $173 million in support from the university and a consortium representing approximately 120 industry partners, 40 academic institutions and 60 non-profit and government entities.

  • Read more about $80 million awarded for Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute in Pittsburgh

AL, CT, FL, MI, MO, OK, PA and WI budget proposals boost and cut TBED

Thursday, February 9, 2017

In the latest round of state budget proposals, TBED initiatives receive mixed reviews. Some governors are boosting funding while others in cash-strapped states are proposing cuts.

  • Read more about AL, CT, FL, MI, MO, OK, PA and WI budget proposals boost and cut TBED

Philly collaboration aims to accelerate business

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Tuesday’s ceremonial groundbreaking on a new building in Philadelphia marks the foundation of a new collaboration between a number of players that are hoping to accelerate the innovation community in the city.

  • Read more about Philly collaboration aims to accelerate business

OH, TN, TX, state budgets focus on innovation, R&D, education

Thursday, February 2, 2017

SSTI continues to review state budget proposals as they are released, combing through them for TBED-related initiatives. This week, education and research and development programs are revealed as we examine the budget proposals from governors in Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

  • Read more about OH, TN, TX, state budgets focus on innovation, R&D, education

EDA Announces Funding for Entrepreneurial, Workforce Development in OK, PA SC, WY

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Over the last several months, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has announced millions of dollars in grants to support tech-based economic development efforts in communities across the country (see recent Digest articles from August 18 and September 8).

  • Read more about EDA Announces Funding for Entrepreneurial, Workforce Development in OK, PA SC, WY

Tech Talkin’ Govs 2018, part 5: IL, OK, OR, PA, TN looking to enhance workforce, build economies

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Governors are continuing their annual address to legislators and constituents and workforce development continues to take center stage, with the governor of Oregon rolling out a new five-step plan she hopes will invigorate the economy and close the skills gap while Oklahoma acknowledged difficult times and Tennessee says it may achieve an education goal two years ahead of schedule.

Governors are continuing their annual address to legislators and constituents and workforce development continues to take center stage, with the governor of Oregon rolling out a new five-step plan she hopes will invigorate the economy and close the skills gap while Oklahoma acknowledged difficult times and Tennessee says it may achieve an education goal two years ahead of schedule.

  • Read more about Tech Talkin’ Govs 2018, part 5: IL, OK, OR, PA, TN looking to enhance workforce, build economies

Workforce winning in latest state budget proposals; KS, MA, MI, OK, TN reviewed

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Workforce development programs and apprenticeships continue to win favor in many of the governors’ state budget proposals. In our latest review of TBED initiatives being proposed in state budgets, we found Kansas asking for additional funds for research, worker training and apprenticeships; Massachusetts is looking to double community college scholarship funding and increase several workforce development initiatives; and in Michigan, skilled trades training would receive a boost.

Kansas

Workforce development programs and apprenticeships continue to win favor in many of the governors’ state budget proposals. In our latest review of TBED initiatives being proposed in state budgets, we found Kansas asking for additional funds for research, worker training and apprenticeships; Massachusetts is looking to double community college scholarship funding and increase several workforce development initiatives; and in Michigan, skilled trades training would receive a boost.

  • Read more about Workforce winning in latest state budget proposals; KS, MA, MI, OK, TN reviewed

Reports outline strategy for heart of Appalachia to benefit from clean energy

Thursday, March 18, 2021

While the Appalachian region began the 21st century by expanding the reaches of its fossil fuel industries, clean energy development and carbon emission reductions are not yet out of reach for Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. A set of reports developed by the University of Massachusetts’ Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) present opportunities available to these states for the advancement of clean energy technologies within the region while also detailing the economic and employment benefits of potential climate stabilization programs.

  • Read more about Reports outline strategy for heart of Appalachia to benefit from clean energy

Tech Talkin’ Govs, part 8: education, workforce, climate action and rural initiatives focus of innovation efforts

Thursday, March 7, 2019

This week we nearly finish our state of the state coverage, save two remaining governors (Louisiana and Minnesota) who have yet to present their addresses. In reviewing the speeches for news on innovation efforts, we find education taking the main stage in Florida and Tennessee, while Alabama and Ohio’s governors are hoping to build the state’s workforce, and North Carolina, still recovering from natural disasters, wants to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and provide tuition assistance for community college.

  • Read more about Tech Talkin’ Govs, part 8: education, workforce, climate action and rural initiatives focus of innovation efforts

Tech Talkin’ Govs, part 6: Education, workforce, climate change top TBED agendas

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Educating the next generation of workers, ensuring they will have the skills necessary for the jobs of the future and paying attention to the actions that will affect the climate are all on the agendas of the latest round of governors giving their state of the state and budget addresses. A focus on skills can be seen in addresses from governors in California, Maine, Michigan, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. States are also continuing with initiatives to forward attention on climate change, as reflected in Maine’s climate agenda and Michigan joining other states in the Climate Alliance.

  • Read more about Tech Talkin’ Govs, part 6: Education, workforce, climate change top TBED agendas

New funding available for tech-based companies impacted by coronavirus in PA

Thursday, April 30, 2020

In Pennsylvania, the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced last week that new funding is available to help technology-based companies impacted by COVID-19.

  • Read more about New funding available for tech-based companies impacted by coronavirus in PA

Fracking industry failing to contribute to broader regional growth in Appalachia, study finds

Thursday, February 18, 2021

While natural gas production has continued to expand throughout the Appalachian region, the surrounding communities have yet to experience the economic and social benefits that were initially seen as surefire byproducts of the natural gas industry’s growing footprint within the area, according to a new report.

  • Read more about Fracking industry failing to contribute to broader regional growth in Appalachia, study finds

Workforce, broadband, rural investments at play in governors’ plans for economic development

Thursday, February 25, 2021

As governors continue to roll out their State-of-the State addresses in the month of February, we continue to see a heavy focus on recovering from the pandemic. Given most state’s fiscal condition, governors have been generally hesitant to roll out new initiatives during this time, although broadband continues to receive attention, especially with the renewed attention surrounding its importance during the pandemic.

  • Read more about Workforce, broadband, rural investments at play in governors’ plans for economic development

Racial disparities in labor market outcomes examined

Thursday, April 8, 2021

A new commentary from a senior policy analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland examines the extent to which disparities exist between Black and whites in labor market outcomes such as levels of labor force participation, unemployment rates, and earnings. Economic inclusion trends have been studied at the national level, but this commentary takes a look at how those disparities vary within and across states with a specific look at the Fourth Federal Reserve District states of Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

  • Read more about Racial disparities in labor market outcomes examined

A remembrance: Richard L. Thornburgh (1932-2020)

Thursday, January 7, 2021

As 2020 came to a close, we received word that former Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh had passed away on Dec. 31.

As 2020 came to a close, we received word that former Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh had passed away on Dec. 31. Obituaries in the New York Times, Washington Post and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, rightly focused on his tenure as U.S. Attorney General and his two terms as governor, including his handling of Three Mile Island shortly after becoming governor. But I would like to focus on his legacy as it relates to technology-based economic development (TBED) and as a person.

  • Read more about A remembrance: Richard L. Thornburgh (1932-2020)

Taking TBED on the Road: Launch Tennessee's experience at Austin’s SXSW

Thursday, April 10, 2025

A handful of showcase events across the country are known widely by mere nicknames, gather lots of media attention, and attract tens of thousands of people or more each year. Can a state’s lead technology-based economic development stand out in this kind of crowd? Is it worth the investment to try? 

  • Read more about Taking TBED on the Road: Launch Tennessee's experience at Austin’s SXSW

Pennsylvania Governor requests $113M for innovation in his FY 2026 spending plan

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Pennsylvania Gov.

  • Read more about Pennsylvania Governor requests $113M for innovation in his FY 2026 spending plan

Strategies for developing an annual report—Part 2

Thursday, February 27, 2025

NOTE: The nation's community of technology-based economic development organizations has entered annual report season, and we've already seen several releases from SSTI members. All document the impact TBED can have on advancing research, moving it to market, and helping businesses improve their profitability and competitiveness.

  • Read more about Strategies for developing an annual report—Part 2

Tennessee Governor requests nearly $100M for energy innovation in proposed spending plan

Thursday, February 27, 2025

On Feb. 10, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee presented his 2025 State of the State address along with his FY 2025-2026 budget proposal and legislative agenda.

  • Read more about Tennessee Governor requests nearly $100M for energy innovation in proposed spending plan

ARC makes ARISE awards

Thursday, December 19, 2024

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently awarded  $14.5 million in Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) grants for five projects.

  • Read more about ARC makes ARISE awards

Several states getting early jump on emerging blockchain, cryptocurrency acceptance

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Recent headlines have been full of discussion on cryptocurrencies and speculation on significant changes in federal policy related to the technology. Anticipating federal action, leaders of several states are exploring ways to get their own jurisdictions involved in the space. Here are some recent examples, drawing from proposed legislation to implemented policies and structures for acceptance of the financial innovation:

States Considering Bitcoin Reserves

  • Read more about Several states getting early jump on emerging blockchain, cryptocurrency acceptance

Seven universities receive NSF Regional Resilience Innovation Incubator (R2I2) funding

Thursday, August 14, 2025
NSF’s Regional Resilience Innovation Incubator (R2I2) project has awarded Phase 1 funding to six teams, each addressing specific regional climate challenges and demonstrating solutions. The award includes funding for a seventh team to create the R2I2 National Office, which will support the collective and coordinated implementation of R2I2 award activities.
  • Read more about Seven universities receive NSF Regional Resilience Innovation Incubator (R2I2) funding

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Page 10
  • Page 11
  • Page 12
  • Page 13
  • Page 14
  • Page 15

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