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The Greater Phoenix Economic Council has named Robert Hooley as vice president of emerging technology.
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council has named Robert Hooley as vice president of emerging technology.
The Montana SBIR Outreach Program is changing its name to the Montana Technology Innovation Partnership.
J.D. Stack replaces Oleg Kaganovich as the new CEO of the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance.
Complete descriptions of the position openings described below are available at http://www.ssti.org/posting.htm.
William Archey, CEO of AeA, announced he will retire in 2008.
Clay Blair resigned as chairman of Kansas Bioscience Authority.
William Archey, CEO of AeA, announced he will retire in 2008.
Clay Blair resigned as chairman of Kansas Bioscience Authority.
Curtis Brown announced that he will resign as executive director of the Mason City Economic Development Corp., effective July 11, to become the economic development coordinator for the City of Ankeny, Iowa.
Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center has named Jason Burr director of its Savannah office.
Dr. Dean Chang has joined the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute as the new director of MTECH Ventures.
George Dycio was hired as an economic development specialist for the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council.
John Gardner will be vice president for economic development and extension at Washington State University, effective July 1. Gardner has been the vice president for research and economic development at the University of Missouri system.
John Griffin has been named acting director of the Ohio Department of Development's Technology Division.
Gov. Jodi Rell nominated Joan McDonald to succeed James Abromaitis as Connecticut's commissioner of economic and community development. McDonald had been a senior vice president with the New York City Economic Development Corp.
Catalyst Connection has named Petra Mitchell as its new president.
Thom Ruhe is leaving JumpStart Inc., a venture organization in Cleveland, to become director of online initiatives at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
John Schaerer is the new director of technology development and transfer for Chattanooga's Enterprise Center.
President Bush nominated William "Woody" Sutton to replace Albert Frink Jr. as the country's manufacturing czar.
Karl Tueller announced he will step down as executive director of the Idaho Department of Commerce Office of Science and Technology, effective July 1. Tueller also serves as a deputy director for the agency.
Nicole Witherbee has joined the Maine Center of Economic Policy as a federal budget analyst and communications coordinator.
The field of nanotechnology is progressing in terms of size and maturity. The federal investment, alone, as proposed by the Administration in the 2008 Budget under the National Nanotechnology Initiative, was $1.45 billion. As public and private sector investments are pumped into this field, distinct concentrations of nanotech activity are being created in regions across the country.
The following were named recipients of the 2005 National Medal of Technology:
The following were named recipients of the 2005 National Medal of Technology:
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.
Augustine Cheng was appointed managing director of Arizona Technology Enterprises.