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Monday, December 12, 2005

The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. promoted Kevin Carr to the position of chief operations officer.

The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University announced that Jon Fjeld is the executive director of its recently unveiled Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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People

Monday, December 12, 2005

The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. promoted Kevin Carr to the position of chief operations officer.

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People

Monday, December 12, 2005

The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University announced that Jon Fjeld is the executive director of its recently unveiled Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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People

Monday, December 12, 2005

The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland, College Park named Dan Goodman as its first technology commercialization fellow.

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People

Monday, December 12, 2005

The 82nd Annual Congress of Cities in Charlotte, N.C., elected Jim Hunt, a councilmember of Clarksburg, W.Va., as the new president of the National League of Cities. Hunt follows Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony A. Williams.

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Monday, December 12, 2005

The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) selected Vicki Loise as its first executive director.

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Monday, December 12, 2005

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels named Mitch Maurer, president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), as the new state secretary of commerce. Maurer replaces Pat Miller, who stepped down to resume her role as president and CEO of her company, Vera Bradley Designs, Inc.

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Monday, December 12, 2005

BioMed SA, a recently founded technology council to promote the development of San Antonio’s health and bioscience community, selected Ann Stevens to serve as its first executive director.

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Investments in University R&D Top Virginia Gov's Budget Proposal

Monday, December 19, 2005

To develop and promote higher education research facilities and faculty in Virginia, Gov. Mark Warner proposed $218.8 million in his fiscal year 2006-08 biennial budget proposal for investment in university R&D. In response, state institutions of higher education have pledged to match the governor's proposal with a $299 million commitment.

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New Mexico Gov. Wants $100M for Private Spaceport

Monday, December 19, 2005

Nearly 40,000 people in 120 countries have placed deposits with the British commercial space company for the opportunity to become tourists in space, according to Virgin Galactic. Last Tuesday, New Mexico's governor said he wants the state to spend $100 million over the next three years to help get them there.

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Michigan Update Legislature Approves $600M Tax Relief Package

Monday, December 19, 2005

Following months of debate that ended in a veto last month by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, an agreement was made last week on a $600 million tax relief package for businesses, which now awaits the governor's anticipated signature. Gov.

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What Should NSF Look Like in 2011?

Monday, December 19, 2005

One of the most critical federal partners involved either directly or indirectly in determining the success of most state tech-based economic development strategies seeks input from the science and engineering (S&E) community in the development of its next five-year plan.

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Workforce Readiness Issues to be Tackled in Texas, Los Angeles

Monday, December 19, 2005

On paper, the Jan. 4 FedEx Rose Bowl, which pits the Universities of Texas and Southern California against each other, will decide college football's national champion.

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Looking Back at SSTI's 9th Annual Conference Encouraging Women Entrepreneurship

Monday, December 19, 2005

While women are making strides in entrepreneurship, they still have a ways to go, particularly in science and technology (S&T) fields. This was the theme during the session, Encouraging Women Entrepreneurship, conducted during SSTI's 9th Annual Conference on Oct. 19-21, 2005.

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Useful Stats: Count VC Deals, Not Just Dollars

Monday, December 19, 2005

Most of the media coverage for the MoneyTree™ Survey of venture capital investments, prepared quarterly through collaboration of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association, focuses on the amount of money invested in a particular state or region during the given period and its change relative to another given time period.

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Digest, Funding Supplement Publication Schedule

Monday, December 19, 2005

With the upcoming two Monday holidays for Christmas and New Year's Day, the next issue of the SSTI Weekly Digest will be published on Jan. 9, 2006. The Funding Supplement will reconvene publication the week of Jan. 9 as well.

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Important SSTI Weekly Digest Updates

Monday, December 5, 2005

Funding Supplement for Members Only in 2006 As long-time subscribers to the SSTI Weekly Digest know, during the past five years SSTI has published a separate element of the newsletter identifying federal and foundation funding opportunities that support either tech-based economic development directly or scientific inquiry and R&D.

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Michigan Gov. Signs Economic Stimulus Bill; Vetoes Tax Break Package

Monday, December 5, 2005

After several months of debate regarding a number of economic development initiatives, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed into law a major economic stimulus bill. However, unhappy with portions of a separate tax break package for businesses, the governor vetoed two of the 10 bills.

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President Signs FY06 Department of Energy Appropriations Bill

Monday, December 5, 2005

At the end of November, President Bush signed the fiscal year 2006 Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy & Water, H.R. 2419. A summary of the Administration's budget request for DOE is available in the Feb. 14 issue of the Digest. Highlights of the bill include:

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Looking Back at SSTI's 9th Annual Conference Sound Strategies for Encouraging Regional Entrepreneurship

Monday, December 5, 2005

Note: This is the first in a series of articles SSTI will be running over the next several weeks to provide synopses of selected breakout sessions from SSTI's 9th Annual Conference, held Oct. 19-21, 2005, in Atlanta. Ideas for 2006 conference sessions can be forwarded to skinner@ssti.org.

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Looking Back at SSTI's 9th Annual Conference Alternative Energy and TBED: A Powerful Opportunity

Monday, December 5, 2005

In another wing of the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, site of SSTI's 2005 conference, participants shared what their states and regions are doing in the area of encouraging the development and deployment of alternative energy.

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Editorial: Should U.S. TBED Worry As Multinationals Increase Overseas R&D Investments?

Monday, December 5, 2005

The rise in the late 1990s in the concept of a "new economy" was coupled with the rapid growth in research and innovation investment within the information and communication technology (ICT) sector. When the dot-com bubble burst, some state and local strategies were revamped to look for the next big thing, which in many places was biotechnology or nanotechnology.

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Kauffman Launches eVenturing™ Website

Monday, December 5, 2005

To help entrepreneurs start and manage businesses, the Kauffman Foundation recently launched Kauffman eVenturing™ ( www.eVenturing.org).

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Useful Stats: Five-year Change in Median Income by State

Monday, December 5, 2005

The U.S. Census Bureau has recently released the 2003 Model-based Estimates of Income and Poverty for States from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program (SAIPE).

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Iowa Governor Wants $50M for Advanced Manufacturing

Monday, November 21, 2005

On the heels of the release of two roadmaps calling for increased state support for advanced manufacturing and information technology (IT), Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack announced plans to spend $50 million "to attract leading scientists to Iowa and spark new research and product development," according to the Des Moines Register.

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