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Christopher Hansen will succeed William Archey as AeA's next president and CEO. Hansen will start on Nov. 15, overlapping with Archey until February 2008 to ensure a smooth transition.
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The Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory selected David Hiller as its first executive director.
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Heinz Endowments in Pittsburgh tapped Bomani Howze to help run its two-person Innovation Economy program.
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Dr. Daryush Ila was chosen to serve as executive director of the Alabama EPSCoR Steering Committee. Ila heads the Alabama A&M University Research Institute.
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Ryne Johnson was named the new director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Chico State University.
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The Colorado Governor's Energy Office added to its staff three regional representatives: Bob Mailander, Joani Matranga and Mona Newton.
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Gov. Rick Perry appointed Bill Morrow as the new chairman of the Texas Emerging Technology Advisory Committee. Morrow replaces David Spencer, who remains a member on the committee.
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Thomas Rainey was named the new president and CEO of the Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technologies.
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The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association and the Rhode Island Manufacturing Summit have joined forces to serve as one voice for manufacturing in the state.
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The Pittsburgh Technology Council appointed Audrey Russo as president and CEO.
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The Idaho communities of Greenleaf, Homedale, Grand View, Marsing, Melba, Parma and Wilder have formed the Western Alliance for Economic Development.
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The North Carolina Biotechnology Center selected Rick Williams to lead its Business Acceleration and Technology Out-licensing Network, a new technology transfer program.
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Mark Allen was named the new senior vice provost for research and innovation at Georgia Tech. Allen replaces Charlie Liotta, who has returned to the school's faculty.
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Mark Allen was named the new senior vice provost for research and innovation at Georgia Tech. Allen replaces Charlie Liotta, who has returned to the school's faculty.
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Gov. Linda Lingle announced 18 appointments to the Hawaii Innovation Council, which will work with groups statewide to increase the economic impact of Hawaii's innovation resources. Co-chairmen include Mark Benioff, Ron Higgins and Jay Shidler.
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George Burrell resigned as president and CEO of Innovation Philadelphia. Kelly Lee, the organization's executive vice president, is running day-to-day operations until Burrell's successor is named.
SSTI Co-Hosts TIP-MEP Regional Meeting on June 24
On June 24 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Washington, DC, SSTI is co-hosting a meeting with officials from the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) that we encourage you or one of your colleagues to attend. TIP and MEP are two of the most market-driven programs operated by the federal government. Both programs have launched new investments and innovative services in the last year. The meeting will give you a chance to learn about:
National Debate Takes Shape Over Broadband Access
Earlier this year, Congress and President Obama, seeing an opportunity to stimulate the economy while improving the nation's digital infrastructure, set aside $7.2 billion for broadband programs in the 2009 Recovery Act (read SSTI's analysis of the Recovery Act in the February 19 issue). Citing the need for a modernized digital infrastructure to ensure U.S.
Nevada Creates State Energy Commissioner, Renews Energy Tax Abatements
As the Nevada Legislature concluded its biennial session last week, Gov. Jim Gibbons signed several bills relating to renewable energy.
Useful Stats: Real GDP by State 2004-2008
Last week the Bureau of Economic Analysis released advance 2008 and revised 2005-2007 statistics concerning GDP by state. Using these updated statistics, SSTI has prepared a table showing the real GDP for each state from 2004 to 2008 (in chained 2000 dollars), the percent change from 2007 to 2008, the five-year percent change, and the rank of each state's five-year change.
R&D Flat, but Budget Reflects Obama Administration Priorities
R&D Flat, but Budget Reflects Obama Administration Priorities
SSTI Job Corner
Complete descriptions of these opportunities and others are available at http://www.ssti.org/posting.htm.
Recent Research: Report Finds Mixed Expectations in the Angel Capital Community
The Angel Capital Association's (ACA) latest report on angel group confidence finds little consensus about the state of the industry. While 40 percent believe that their total number of investments and their total investment dollars will decrease in 2009, 30.7 percent believe that their portfolio will increase, 23.1 percent believe it will stay the same.
Useful Stats: SBIR Phase I Awards, Proposals by State - FY 2008
Compiling SBIR Phase I award and proposal statistics by state for fiscal year 2008, SSTI finds the 10 states with the most awards in FY 2008 were California (688), Massachusetts (476), Virginia (224), New York (195), Colorado (182), Maryland (156), Texas (140), Pennsylvania (129), Ohio (120) and Florida (102).
Useful Stats: Five-year Change in GDP by U.S. Metro Area
According to the first-ever release of gross domestic product (GDP) estimates by metro area, 327 of the nation's 363 metro areas enjoyed growth in real GDP in 2005. Only 133 of the areas accelerated faster than inflation, however. The one-year percent change in 2005 GDP for metro areas ranged from 19.4 percent in Palm Coast, Fla., to -5.4 percent in New Orleans. Real GDP declined in 36 metro areas.