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John Maxson, former president of the Illinois Coalition, was named CEO of The Greater North Michigan Avenue Association.
John Maxson, former president of the Illinois Coalition, was named CEO of The Greater North Michigan Avenue Association.
Michael Relyea was named deputy executive director of the New York State Office of Science and Technology Academic Research.
Gov. Matt Blunt appointed Greg Steinhoff to head the Missouri State Department of Economic Development.
Mel Ustad, current interim vice president for research at the University of South Dakota, is the new director of the state's first Office of Commercialization.
The Kauffman Foundation named Patrick Von Bargen CEO of the Center for Venture Education. Von Bargen was the former managing executive for policy and staff at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
Tom White, president of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, announced he will resign his position after 28 years with the organization.
Kim Zentz, CEO of the Spokane Transit Authority, announced she will take a one-year position as interim executive director of the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute.
The Georgia Biomedical Partnership named Charles Craig as its new president.
E. Dana Dickens announced he will step down from the Suffolk City Council (Va.) to become president of the Hampton Roads Partnership, a group promoting economic development in the region.
The Georgia Biomedical Partnership named Charles Craig as its new president.
E. Dana Dickens announced he will step down from the Suffolk City Council (Va.) to become president of the Hampton Roads Partnership, a group promoting economic development in the region.
Ohio Department of Development Director Bruce Johnson has been sworn in as the state's lieutenant governor. Johnson is expected to serve both positions for the balance of Gov. Bob Taft's term.
Jafar Karim is the new director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development in South Dakota.
David Harmer, executive director of the Utah Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), announced his retirement. Chris Roybal, senior advisor to Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. for economic development, will take on many of Harmer's responsibilities.
It is an unfortunate and annoying consequence of politics that sometimes, with the change of gubernatorial administrations even within parties, excellent people with enviable records of delivering results for tech-based economic development programs lose their positions. SSTI has learned that Rod Linton and Michael Keene were among 33 "at-will" economic development staff at the Utah DCED fired en masse last Thursday. Gov. Huntsman, who began his term of office on Jan.
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Sally Bilancia was selected to replace Sally Bates as the development director in the City of Bangor, Maine.
Jeff Coney was named Northwestern University's first director of economic development.
Sally Bilancia was selected to replace Sally Bates as the development director in the City of Bangor, Maine.
Jeff Coney was named Northwestern University's first director of economic development.
Dr. Paul Kedrosky has joined the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as a senior fellow.
Peter Longo was appointed president and executive director of Connecticut Innovations. Longo previously served as the organization's deputy director and acting executive director.
Hamid Ghandehari and Marc Porter, two prominent scientists in the field of nanotechnology, recently were hired by the University of Utah as part of the state's new Utah Science Technology and Research initiative. Ghandehari comes from the University of Maryland, while Porter comes from Arizona State University.
Carlos Romero, a University of New Mexico employee who previously oversaw the university's governmental affairs office, is now its associate vice president for research administration.
Frank Sabatine has been appointed to the newly created position of associate vice president of economic development and community engagement at Ball State University.
John Wilkinson was promoted to minister of research and innovation in the Ontario cabinet.
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