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TBED RoundUp
Columbus Tech Councils Merge
To establish more clout, eliminate confusion and duplication, and cut costs, the Columbus Technology Leadership Council and the Industry & Technology Council of Central Ohio are merging into a new entity, according to the Columbus Dispatch. The details for the new organization, including its new name, will be announced later this year.
First Incubator in Memphis Gets New Digs
The grand opening of the new location of EmergeMemphis was celebrated last month as the city's only incubator and current 16 tenants moved into a renovated warehouse in the historic district of downtown. The incubator, operated by Memphis Incubator Systems, Inc., was launched in 2000, having received $4 million in initial funding from the Economic Development Administration, City of Memphis, Tennessee Valley Authority, Housing and Urban Development, Tennessee Technology Infrastructure Program, Memphis 2005, and private sector investors.
New Grafton, MA Receives Grant for Science Park
A $1.895 million grant to the town of New Grafton from the state's Community Development Action Grant program is being used to develop the infrastructure for a new 106-acre life science and biotech park adjacent to the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. The Science Park project is a partnership between the university, the Tufts Biotechnology Corporation, and the community.