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Utah Governor Unveils Industry Cluster Initiative to Fuel Economic Development

Monday, July 11, 2005

Within days of taking office in January, Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. dismantled the Department of Community and Economic Development and promised to make significant changes to how Utah approaches wealth generation and economic growth.

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NGA/NASBO: More States in the Green, but Facing Fiscal Challenges

Monday, July 11, 2005

The latest Fiscal Survey of States reveals that many states still face tough budget challenges, despite the fact that extreme revenue shortfalls of the past have subsided. The survey, which measures the fiscal health of states, is conducted semi-annually by the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) and the National Governors Association (NGA).

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Recent Research: Building Bridges Between Industry, Academia and Across Disciplines

Monday, July 11, 2005

Research continues to point to universities and public research organizations as the engines of innovation. But how does one build bridges between academics and industry that result in formal research agreements and specific problem-solving approaches? Two French studies suggest academic research with links to industry and across disciplines enhance the transfer of knowledge, focusing on directly applicable outcomes.

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Useful Stats: Real Gross State Product, 2000-2004

Monday, July 11, 2005

Recently released U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data show Nevada outpaced all other states in the percent growth of its real gross state product (GSP) over the period 2000-2004. The western state's real GSP grew from nearly $74.8 billion in 2000 to more than $90 billion in 2004, a 20.8 percent change, based on 2004 estimates.

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Southern Growth Outlines Steps to Rural Prosperity

Monday, July 11, 2005

Building high-quality communities is the underpinning of long-term economic development, suggests new Southern Growth Policies Board research.

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EAST Initiative Seeks President/CEO

Monday, July 11, 2005

The Board of Directors of the EAST (Environmental And Spatial Technology) Initiative invites applications for the position of President/Chief Executive Officer. The EAST model, a result of a collaboration between business and education, is intended to provide K-16 students with access to resources not available in the traditional educational setting.

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SSTI's 9th Annual Conference: Avoiding the End-of-Summer Blues

Monday, July 11, 2005

Your kids may not be bored of summer yet, but if you're an avid bird watcher, you know the season has already changed to fall as Yellow Warblers and several species of shorebirds begin their migrations south by July 4.

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NSF Issues 24 Math and Science Partnership Awards

Friday, October 11, 2002

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced 24 awards under the new Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program — an anticipated investment of $240 million over five years in projects to improve the achievement of K-12 students in science and mathematics. The Department of Education is an NSF partner in this effort, co-funding two projects involving state education agencies.

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EDA Gives $442.5K to Innovation Philadelphia for Economic Development

Friday, October 11, 2002

Innovation Philadelphia (IP), the public-private partnership dedicated to enhancing the global innovation economy of Philadelphia through technological leadership, received on Monday a $442,500 investment from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration.

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Understanding the Impact of University R&D on Local ED

Friday, October 11, 2002

Universities and the investment they pour into R&D are "major factors" that contribute to a region's economic growth, concludes a recent report funded by the Ewing Marion Kaufman Foundation, NCOE and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The report's results show the growth occurs in less time than traditionally has been noted and that small firms innovate at a rate almost twice that of large firms.

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Encouraging Entrepreneurship in a Down Economy

Friday, October 11, 2002

The continuing layoffs of thousands of workers, particularly in the information and communication tech sectors, creates significant hardships for the affected local and regional economies. For instance, a recent Federal Reserve Bank report noted office vacancy rates in Silicon Valley hovering around 40 percent.

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State Fiscal Crises: Lessons For The Future

Friday, October 11, 2002

Leslie McGranahan, in Unprepared for Boom or Bust: Understanding the Current State Fiscal Crisis, highlights the problems that are inherent in state policy when dealing with the cyclical behavior of the economy.

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NASA Selects Corporation to Lead Innovative Research Institute

Friday, October 11, 2002

NASA has announced the Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, will team with the National Institute of Aerospace Associates (NIAA), Reston, VA, to create the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) to perform aerospace and atmospheric research, develop new technologies for the nation and help inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.

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Bush Administration Opposes Doubling NSF, Broadening EPSCoR

Friday, September 27, 2002

The Association of American Universities has posted the text of a September 17 letter written by Rita Colwell, Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), that outlines the Bush Administration's opposition to S. 2817, a bill to double the size of the NSF budget over a five-year period.

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Virginia Governor's Tech Plan Defines CIT Roles

Friday, September 27, 2002

The future of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) became clearer on Wednesday with Governor Mark Warner's release of Commonwealth of Virginia Strategic Plan for Technology for 2002-2006. CIT has a lead position for half of the eight initiatives outlined in the 129-page document.

Highlights of "One Virginia," CIT's portion of the plan, call for:

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TA Outlines Critical Issues for Broadband

Friday, September 27, 2002

Following President Bush's call for the nation to "be aggressive about the deployment of broadband," the Technology Administration within the U.S. Department of Commerce recently issued Understanding Broadband Demand — a 25-page paper examining the state of broadband demand and usage in the U.S. and identifying successes, challenges and actions to promote more aggressive uptake.

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California Promotes Stem Cell Research With New Law

Friday, September 27, 2002

Joined by actor Christopher Reeve and several of California's leading biotech researchers, Governor Gray Davis Sunday signed legislation designed to promote stem cell research in California.

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Illinois Quadruples Number of Technology Enterprise Corporations

Friday, September 27, 2002

On Thursday, Illinois Governor George Ryan announced nearly $3 million in state grants for eight Illinois Technology Enterprise Corporation (ITEC) centers, quadrupling the number of ITECs. Funded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA), the centers assist technology-based start-up businesses and serve as incubators for the new ventures.

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South Dakota Governor Awards $500K for Center to Help Technology Businesses

Friday, September 27, 2002

A $500,000 state grant approved Thursday by South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow will help create a center in Sioux Falls for fledgling technology businesses.

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To Cluster or Not to Cluster? Three Views on Cluster-based ED

Friday, September 27, 2002

Cluster-based economic development policy has gained wide acclaim in recent years as interest has grown in utilizing “cluster theory” in economic development. Some have found this idea to be appealing while others have been a bit less receptive of its ideas. Three recently released papers address cluster-based economic development from different angles. The first article explores options for utilizing cluster-based economic development in less advantaged regions.

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Northwest Technology Investor Network Established

Friday, September 27, 2002

A regional partnership of economic development organizations, led by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), announced the launch of the Northwest Technology Investor Network last week. The network is an online forum that links investors and entrepreneurs in the high-tech sector.

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Stronger TBED Efforts Would Benefit Orange County, Larta Asserts

Friday, September 27, 2002

True technology growth for Orange County hinges on a broader, more supportive infrastructure, argues the latest research report by the Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance (Larta).

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116 Resources for Building Tech-based Economies

Friday, September 27, 2002

From angel capital to university technology commercialization, there are myriad facets to technology-based economic development (TBED). The key to success lies in a solid understanding of your respective element of the field — from grasping the policy issues to developing effective programs and practices to implementing sound evaluation techniques.

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No Digest Next Week; SSTI Offices Closed to Attend Annual Conference

Friday, September 27, 2002

The SSTI Weekly Digest and Funding Supplement will not be published next week as the office will be closed during SSTI's 6th Annual Conference, Building Tech-based Economies: From Policies to Practice on October 1-3.

The next issue of the SSTI Weekly Digest will be released on October 11.

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House Votes on FY06 Defense S&T Appropriations

Monday, June 27, 2005

As the House passed its version of the fiscal year 2006 defense appropriations bill last Monday, "Little R, Big D" once again may describe the country's R&D priorities for the largest component of the federal budget.

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