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Former New Mexico Gov. Garrey Carruthers (1987-1990) has been named vice provost for economic development at New Mexico State University.
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The Louisiana Emerging Technologies Center announced Arthur Cooper will serve as its first executive director.
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South Carolina Research Authority president Larry Druffel has announced he will retire next year.
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Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius named Howard Fricke to serve as secretary of the state's Commerce Department.
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Don Hutchinson is the new director of the Mayor's Office of Economic Development for the city of New Orleans.
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Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell named Marie O'Brien to oversee the Connecticut Development Authority.
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DC Tech, the Washington DC Technology Council, announced Penny Pickett will be the new president.
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IEDC's legislative director, Toby Rittner, has been named executive director of the Council of Development Finance Agencies.
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Jay Tieber is the new president of the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds.
Science & Engineering: Offering Jobs for All Ed Levels
The vast majority of the nation's four million science and engineering (S&E) occupations are held by individuals with a bachelor's degree education or higher; however, a surprising 22 percent - 1.036 million - are not, according to a National Science Foundation (NSF) InfoBrief released last week.
Iowa Charts 10-year, $302M Biosciences Plan
A recent study completed for Iowa calls for continued investment in the biosciences - a 10-year, $302 million plan - to grow the industry and to create new job opportunities for the state.
Useful Stats: State Business Churning Figures, 2002-2003
Conditions favorable for entrepreneurship in 2003 laid the foundation for job gains in 2004, according to a report issued last week U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy. Small Business Economic Indicators for 2003 notes that “the outlook for future small business expansion was positive at the end of 2003” due to the progress of some important economic indicators throughout the year.
When You Want the Complete Picture...
Few of us would consider one piece of a jigsaw puzzle to be sufficient for comprehending the whole picture. Similarly, a state or regional strategy to develop a knowledge-based economy is not complete with just one element of a complete portfolio to nurture science, technology and entrepreneurship.
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Forum Aims to Support Entrepreneurs in Southern New Jersey
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Rowan University Wins Approval for Technology Park Loan
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Boise Gains First Angel Investor Network
MEP Recompetition Scrapped
Citing the input of participants in a series of public hearings among other reasons, U.S. Department of Commerce Under Secretary of Technology Phil Bond announced in a conference call today that a systemwide recompetition for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) would not be held “at this time.” Instead, MEP will use a re-application process that will be integrated into the current review process.
VC Continues Upward Trend in Second Quarter with $5.6B Invested
The steady upward trend in venture capital (VC) investments continued in the second quarter of 2004, with $5.6 billion going to 761 companies, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers/Thomson Venture Economics/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree™ Survey. The Q2 2004 figure compares to $5 billion invested in the year's first quarter and $5.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2003..
President Signs Defense Bill, Increasing R&D Budget by $4.3B
With the President's signature on the fiscal year 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill last week, the Pentagon received nearly $70 billion for research and development spending, a $4.3 billion increase over that of last year.
DOE to Improve S&T Education through STARS Initiative
Capturing students’ interest in science and mathematics during the middle school years is crucial to America’s future workforce and the nation’s security, according to U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham.
Chinese Government Sets New Guidelines to Grow High-tech Industries
China is focusing on the newest and most promising areas of technology to expand economic growth through the development of high-tech industries, suggests a new report released by the nation's government. The report, 2004 Guidelines for Priority on Key Technology Areas, indicates China will channel investments to 134 key sectors and promote exports, according to an article in The Scientist.
Useful Stats: 2002 State Rankings of Academic R&D Expenditures
Academic research and development expenditures grew 11 percent in fiscal year 2002, according to new data released by the National Science Foundation (NSF). An NSF report, Academic Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2002, finds 625 institutions of higher education in the U.S. collectively spent $36.332 billion in FY 2002. The figure for FY 2001 was $32.723 billion.
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Arkansas Biotech Research Threatened With 20% Cut
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Peter Abramo has been named executive director of Cameron University’s Center of Emerging Technologies and Entrepreneurial Studies, effective Aug. 30.
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Peter Abramo has been named executive director of Cameron University’s Center of Emerging Technologies and Entrepreneurial Studies, effective Aug. 30.