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Amid Criticism, Industry Canada Transforms Focus of Technologies Program

Monday, October 3, 2005

To support innovation and technology with increased accessibility for small-and medium-sized firms, Canada's Minister of Industry, David Emerson, announced a new program that will replace Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC).

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Kauffman Foundation Unveils iBridge to Facilitate University Technology Transfer

Monday, October 3, 2005

Designed to ease the transaction burden on university technology transfer offices and encourage more open and efficient access to research, the Kauffman Foundation recently unveiled iBridge, a web-based platform under the Kauffman Innovation Network.

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Recent ResearchValue and Effectiveness of Research Tax Credit Should be Reexamined, says GAO

Monday, October 3, 2005

Representing a substantial federal commitment, the number of tax credits, deductions and exemptions - collectively referred to as "tax expenditures" - has more than doubled since 1974 and needs to be re-examined to evaluate efficiency, effectiveness, and equitability, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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Great Speakers, Great Topics, Great Discussions

Monday, October 3, 2005

Drawing expertise from 53 speakers and panelists from 19 states, SSTI's 9th annual conference - to be held Oct. 19-21 in Atlanta - promises to provide its attendees unparalleled opportunity to learn about the latest and best thinking to encourage state and regional growth through tech-based economic development. Want proof?

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Tech Talkin' Govs III

Friday, January 24, 2003

New and re-elected Governors gave inaugural addresses in Alabama, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas during the past 10 days. Additionally, State of the State addresses were made in Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah. Building tech-based economies remains a high priority for many Governors, as evidenced in the following:

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IT, Biotech Positioning in Massachusetts

Friday, January 24, 2003

Many states and communities are focusing their limited technology-based economic development funds toward cluster development, concentrating on those sectors in which some assemblage already exists within the jurisdiction. Proponents of the approach suggest the public sector is able to maximize its investments in those areas already showing some strength.

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Encouraging Youth Entrepreneurship

Friday, January 24, 2003

Whether the reason is to spur more innovation among students, fight the brain drain of graduates or simply help to build tech-based economies, many states, communities and universities are targeting a portion of their efforts toward encouraging tech-based entrepreneurship among their young residents and college students.

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Is Meaningful Evaluation of Public ED Efforts Possible?

Friday, January 24, 2003

More rigorous evaluations of local economic development programs and policies are feasible argues a recently released working paper by Timothy Bartik, a senior economist at The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Evaluating the Impacts of Local Economic Development Policies On Local Economic Outcomes: What Has Been Done and What Is Doable? stresses the importance of evaluation in local economic development.

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TBED Briefs

Friday, January 24, 2003

Midwest Angel Network Association Launched in Illinois

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Friday, January 24, 2003

Todd Bankofier has been appointed president of the Arizona Technology Council.

Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski has named Edgar Blatchford, a journalism professor at the University of Alaska, to serve as commissioner for the Department of Community and Economic Development.

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Friday, January 24, 2003

Todd Bankofier has been appointed president of the Arizona Technology Council.

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Friday, January 24, 2003

Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski has named Edgar Blatchford, a journalism professor at the University of Alaska, to serve as commissioner for the Department of Community and Economic Development.

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Friday, January 24, 2003

John Harrison is Governor Bob Riley's pick to serve as director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. Harrison was the Mayor of Luverne, Alabama for the past 14 years.

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Friday, January 24, 2003

Ellen Hemmerly has been named president of the nonprofit Association of University Research Parks.

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Friday, January 24, 2003

David Iannucci is the new head of the Baltimore County Department of Economic Development.

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Friday, January 24, 2003

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano named Gilbert Jimenez to lead the Department of Commerce and has asked Gail Howard to serve as her policy advisor on economic development. Jimenez was Bank One International's Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Mexico/Latin America. Howard comes to the administration from Arizona State University, where she has served since 1990 as the University's Director of Economic Development and Constituent Outreach.

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Friday, January 24, 2003

Charles W. Steger, President of Virginia Tech. has been elected chairman of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology. Paula S. Gulak, Founding Partner of SyCom Technologies, is the new Vice Chairman.

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Friday, January 24, 2003

Dennis Yablonsky, chief executive officer for the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, is Governor Ed Rendell's pick to serve as Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development.

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Friday, January 24, 2003

Central California's Regional Technology Alliance has changed its name to the Inland Empire techSOURCE.

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Friday, January 24, 2003

Central California's Regional Technology Alliance has changed its name to the Inland Empire techSOURCE.

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Governor Outlines 2005 Agenda with Second Edition of Grow Wisconsin

Monday, September 26, 2005

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle today unveiled the plan that will guide his Administration's legislative agenda for the next 12 months. Grow Wisconsin: The 2005 Agenda focuses on three areas: investing in business, investing in people, and fostering a competitive business climate.

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MTA Launches Tech Network for Post-Katrina Mississippi

Monday, September 26, 2005

Information, telecommunications and electricity provide the basic building blocks for all tech-based economic development - regardless of industry sector, research field or location. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the technology infrastructure for many of the state's emerging tech-firms has been dismantled. How do you restore efforts to build a tech-based economy when the fundamentals are destroyed overnight?

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California Council for S&T Issues Caution on Expectations from Stem Cell Research

Monday, September 26, 2005

One of the latest big-ticket investments targeting stem cell research came from Ann Arbor last week as the University of Michigan committed $10.5 million of its internal resources to establish an interdisciplinary center for stem cell research. The announcement is one of dozens from around the country since California voters approved Proposition 71 in 2004, borrowing $3 billion over 10 years for stem cell research.

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Entrepreneurial Activity Strongest Among U.S. Immigrants, Males and Latinos, According to Kauffman Index

Monday, September 26, 2005

Between 1996 and 2004, an average 0.36 percent of the U.S. population created a new business each month, representing approximately 500,000 new businesses per month, according to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity.

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SSTI Conference Update:Room Block Oversubscribed for SSTI's 9th Annual Conference

Monday, September 26, 2005

Not too surprising. Put the premier professional development opportunity for the tech-based economic development community in a great city and you'll draw hundreds of participants from at least 45 states and several other countries. Offer conference attendees five-star accommodations at prices well below market and we've ended up with the largest room block yet for an SSTI annual conference.

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