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SSTI Excellence in TBED Awards Podcast

March 26, 2010

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"By setting this up as a grant, we hope to help companies make that leap of faith with their R&D efforts."
- Bob Starzynski

Click here to listen to SSTI's Interview with Bob Starzynski of Innovation Works
SSTI has an effective new learning tool for TBED policymakers and practitioners seeking guidance in approaches to building and sustaining tech-based economies. Through exclusive interviews with Excellence in TBED Award recipients, find out first-hand how these award-winning initiatives successfully responded to a critical need by applying innovative approaches to generate substantial economic gains for their region.

2009 Winner for the Improving Competitiveness of Existing Industries category

The Innovation Adoption Grant Fund (IAG) pairs small manufacturing companies with nonprofit centers of excellence, which help the companies develop new products or create new and better manufacturing processes. Since 2004, the IAG Fund has awarded more than $1.5 million to more than 100 companies, generated an additional $2 million in matching investment in R&D from private industry, and created or retained more than 800 jobs with an average annual salary of $45,000.

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