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- Europe's Fastest Growing Cryptocurrency Exchange Announces the Public Sale of Its Native Utility Token
- Bankai Group remporte le prix du « Meilleur fournisseur de logiciels innovants » pour 2021 aux CC-Global Awards à Berlin
- BISTROMD ANNOUNCES NEW KETO FLEX MEAL PROGRAM
- Bankai Group Wins 'Best Innovative Software Provider' for 2021 at the CC-Global Awards, Berlin
- Lely Optimizes Cloud Environment with Infor
- 2022 WORLD LNG REPORT PRESS RELEASE
- Citric Acid Market Size to Grow by USD 1.86 billion | Growing Demand for Citric Acids from Detergents and Cleaners to Boost Growth | Technavio
- DIFX Launches Futures Trading: Innovation Still Thrives Amidst Crypto Turmoil
- Headline: 5G-Advanced to Launch in 2025 and 75% of 5G Networks Will Upgrade by 2030
- Amazon Best Seller 'Beetles Gel Polish' Encourages the Weird and the Wonderful
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- Report: Puget Sound housing markets could see price declines soon
- MFS buys major stake in digital-outsourcing company
- WesBanco CEO to retire
- Clayton-based Advantage Capital outlines 'impact investment' in annual report
- Mississippi merger: Sycamore Bank acquired by BankFirst Capital Corp.
- North Dakota financial services company completes buyout of Valley community bank
- Bethesda PE firm closes its third and largest fund
- Comerica revamps retail bank, targeting small businesses, technology
- North Carolina financier claims his business partner cheated him out of millions
- PNC, F.N.B. among nation's fastest-growing real estate lenders
Tag Archives: innovation
Don’t Bring Me Angel Investors…Bring Me Hero Investors
There is trouble in the town! In case you haven’t seen the headlines, let me deliver some bad news to you. You’re not going to like it, but it’s time you hear it too. The United States is no longer great … Continue reading
Small Time Politics, Big Time Stakes
Twenty-some years ago, I was a young economic developer working in the City of Allentown, PA. My job frequently took me to city council meetings where I was able to witness fishbowl politics at its worst. There were plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development Policy, Innovation and the World
Tagged Allentown, innovation, SBIR, STTR
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Patent Reform 2011 – A Sword with Two Very Sharp Edges (part 2)
In part 1 of my post last week on patent reform, I identified several ways in which the new Patent Reform bill (S.B. 23 and H.R. 1249) is better for big business than small business. And I’m disappointed in that. One big … Continue reading
Patent Reform 2011 – A Sword with Two Very Sharp Edges (part 1)
David Kappos is President Obama’s “Patent Czar”. He has helped create and guide patent reform legislation through the US Senate last week by a score of 95-5. The US hasn’t had such a significant overhaul of the patent system in … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development Policy, Innovation and the World
Tagged innovation, inventors, patent system, patents
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“A Generation of Creators”
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the Lehigh University Create! Innovate! awards dinner. Over the past few years, my own Lehigh University set sail for the entrepreneurial horizon. Donations from the Thalheimers and from Dexter Baker set this in … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation and the World
Tagged Baker Institute, evolution, innovation, Lehigh
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SBIR/STTR…Defense of a Government Acronym (part 2)
Last week, I wrote Part 1 of this post that provided a little background on the SBIR/STTR program. This federal government legislation is in the process of being revised and, hopefully, readopted. It basically assures that ~2% of all federal government … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development Policy, Tech Based Economic Development
Tagged Ben Franklin, Congress, innovation, SBIR, Senate, STTR
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SBIR/STTR…Defense of a Government Acronym (part 1)
Many of you may not be familiar with SBIR/STTR. The quickest explanation is that there are two ways that your federal government invests in advanced technology. One way they do so is by owning their own laboratories. The National Renewable … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development Policy, Tech Based Economic Development
Tagged entrepreneurs, innovation, research, SBIR, Shaheen, STTR, technology
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The Private Sector Can Save Detroit
I’m certainly oversimplifying the world, but two articles today helped clarify for me today why the private sector is still the best way to save America and Americans. When the semiconductor industry was beginning to heat up in the 1960s … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development Policy, Tech Based Economic Development
Tagged Detroit, innovation, San Jose
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Is Y Combinator Building Value or Just Guessing?
When I read the attached article discussing the best of Y-Combinator companies, I struggled to see companies with much intrinsic value. If you read into this article and click on some of the links for the companies, you may find something that you … Continue reading
Posted in Seed/Venture Capital, Tech Based Economic Development, Uncategorized
Tagged incubator, innovation, Y Combinator
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Can Sock Puppets Be Far Behind?
Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1999. Ahh, the good old days of sock puppets, inflated valuations and excess cash available to start-ups with eyeballs. I’m sure it is just sour grapes on my part, working too hard to help … Continue reading
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