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Jan Lesher was named director of the Arizona Department of Commerce, replacing outgoing Gilbert Jimenez.
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Dick Munson is stepping down as executive director of the Northeast Midwest Institute to help start Recycled Energy Development, LLC.
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Sherrie Preische resigned as executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology to accept a position in the private sector.
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Connecticut Innovations appointed Dr. David Reed to the position of executive in residence.
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The Maryland Technology Development Corp. has appointed Renée Winsky as its new executive director.
Council on Competitiveness Reviews Status of U.S. Entrepreneurship
America’s laurels for its record of innovation and entrepreneurship are great but there is no time to rest on those past accomplishments given the changing global economy, a recent paper by the Council on Competitiveness concludes. Where America Stands: Entrepreneurship draws from dozens of other research papers, studies and articles to provide an overview of the current entrepreneurial climate in the U.S.
Entrepreneurship Reports Available
This week's issue of the SSTI Weekly Digest exposes just the tip of the iceberg of information available on entrepreneurship. That's where the TBED Resource Center comes in handy. The TBED Resource Center, developed by SSTI in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Technology Policy, is an interactive website providing a wealth of information for practitioners, policymakers, university faculty, and researchers alike.
A Resource Guide for Technology-based Economic Development: Ideas for Fostering Entrepreneurship
With Entrepreneurship Week, you and your colleagues may be more inspired to take steps to encourage entrepreneurship. But where to begin? What approaches should you consider? Or perhaps you are having problems developing an entrepreneurial culture?
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Sheri Stickley, vice president of SSTI, will be leaving SSTI on March 2 to accept a position with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Sheri was one of the primary authors of A Resource Guide for Technology-based Economic Development, and we wish her well in her new position. Oklahoma's gain is our loss, but we look forward to benefiting from her advice and wisdom as she enters a new chapter of her career.
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Sheri Stickley, vice president of SSTI, will be leaving SSTI on March 2 to accept a position with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Sheri was one of the primary authors of A Resource Guide for Technology-based Economic Development, and we wish her well in her new position. Oklahoma's gain is our loss, but we look forward to benefiting from her advice and wisdom as she enters a new chapter of her career.
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The Maryland Technology Development Corp. has appointed Renée Winsky as its new executive director.
$65M Available for Labor's WIRED Initiative
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced it will provide $65 million in new grants under the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative.
NY Governor Proposes TBED, Economic Development Agency Consolidation
Aiming to close a $1.7 billion budget shortfall in the current fiscal year and address a projected $13.7 billion deficit in FY10, New York Gov. David Paterson yesterday unveiled a deficit reduction plan as part of his FY 2009-10 executive budget request.
Angel Investing Down 10% Percent in 2008, But Some Investors Remain Optimistic
Investment by angel groups declined at least ten percent this year, according to the Angel Capital Association's (ACA) annual survey of angel group leaders. In January and February, about 55 percent of these leaders predicted that both their number of deals and total invested dollars would increase in 2008. Half of them now admit that their predictions for the year were overly optimistic.
Michigan State University Wins $550 Million Nuclear Physics Facility
University of Texas System Combines Support for Teaching and Commercialization Excellence with $15 Million Initiative
The University of Texas System Board of Regents recently approved $15 million in funding for three programs that will support innovation and extraordinary effort among its faculty. Two of these programs will make awards for teaching excellence, one for faculty at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and the other for teaching at the system's other eight universities.
Scotland Universities to Direct Nearly 11 Percent of Funding on Pursuing Innovation
SSTI Job Corner
Complete descriptions of the position openings described below are available at http://www.ssti.org/posting.htm.
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With new governors often come changes in the leadership of state economic development organizations. Arkansas, Colorado and Maryland recently announced their new development officers:
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With new governors often come changes in the leadership of state economic development organizations. Arkansas, Colorado and Maryland recently announced their new development officers:
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Catherine Renault is the new director for the Maine Office of Innovation within the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development.
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Jim Rice, with the Information Technology Association of Wisconsin, announced his departure as the organization’s first president.
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Impact Report Released, Kansas Preferred Site
Budget Proposals Focus on States' Investment in Research, Workforce Training
Despite projected deficits in several Western and Great Plains states, governors in Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming recently unveiled budget proposals for the upcoming fiscal year, providing level or increased funds for research priorities and workforce training central to each state's economic vitality.