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Friday, January 9, 2004

The Acting Director for the Idaho Department of Commerce is Roger Madsen. Madsen also is serving as director of the state Department of Labor.

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What the proposed redefinition of “professional degrees” might mean for institutions, sectors, and workforce pipelines

Monday, November 24, 2025

The federal student loan landscape is undergoing its most sweeping restructuring in decades. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) of 2025 and the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED's) proposed regulations, the definition of “professional degree” is being reinterpreted, sharply reducing the number of students eligible for the higher federal loan caps reserved for professional training.

Recent Research: Do mergers and acquisitions spur more or less innovation?

Monday, November 24, 2025

With fewer than 1,000 Initial Public Offerings in any year, the most common exit strategy for investors in early-stage innovation firms is to find an acquisition opportunity. For the broader economic goal of encouraging innovation because it drives growth and societal progress, when large firms acquire smaller, innovative companies, does it promote innovation, or does it primarily help dominant players thwart possible competition and consolidate market power?

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TBED Works: TBED organization supports the creation of entrepreneurship ecosystems throughout Indiana

Monday, November 24, 2025

Technology-based economic development organizations work with economic development professionals throughout the U.S. to help build their local innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. Sometimes, bringing in outside expertise with established networks to R&D and finance can accelerate the local capacity to support innovation-driven startups. gener8tor, a venture capital and startup accelerator founded in Wisconsin, is one such example of external partners supporting TBED capacity building anywhere.

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