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SSTI Digest
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The following were named recipients of the 2005 National Medal of Technology:
- Alfred Cho, adjunct vice president of semiconductor research at Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs in Murray Hill, N.J.
- Dean Sicking, professor of civil engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Team in Madison, N.J.
- Genzyme Corporation in Cambridge, Mass.
- Semiconductor Research Corporation in Durham, N.C.
- Xerox Corporation in Stamford, Conn.
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Gary Carter is stepping down as the executive director of the Tax Increment Financing Commission in Kansas City to become a senior vice president of Davenport One, a regional economic development agency in Davenport, Iowa.
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Steve Gage announced he will retire as president of MAGNET, the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network, effective July 13. Fatima Weathers will serve as acting president for the manufacturing advocate in Northeast Ohio, beginning July 16.
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Craig Heim was named licensing manager for start-up companies at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
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Victor Hwang, the immediate past president of Larta Institute, has co-founded T2 Venture Capital.
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Nick Sacia is the new executive director of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce in St. Augustine, Fla.
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Paul Tonko was elected as president and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Tonko replaces Peter Smith, whose resignation is effective at the end of June.
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Randy Weiss will serve as an entrepreneur-in-residence within the University of Iowa Research Foundation.
Congress, President Bush Debate Federal R&D, STEM Support
Over the past few months, Congress has been at work on a package of measures to address the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. Two similar, yet distinct, competitiveness bills are currently being reconciled in conference between the House and the Senate. President Bush has voiced several objections to both the Senate and House bills and may even be prepared to veto the legislation if a compromise cannot be reached. Limiting that option for the president is the overwhelming bipartisan support both measures received in both chambers of Congress.
Lawmakers Approve Funding for TBED Initiatives in Tennessee, Maine
As July 1 approaches, the beginning of the 2008 fiscal year for most states, several state legislatures are still working to wrap up their appropriation bills. Maine and Tennessee are two of the most recent to close their books on next year’s budgets, and each has included increased funds to support TBED initiatives. Highlights for both states are provided below.
Maine
In light of the $50 million R&D bond referendum passed by the legislature earlier this year, additional funds were included in the FY 2008-09 biennial budget for the Maine Technology Institute (MTI). MTI will receive $750,000 each year of the biennium to administer the bond that will be voted on in November (see the April 9, 2007 issue of the Digest). In addition, $2.5 million was appropriated for a new Cluster Enhancement Fund.