Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania Creates/Retains 7,273 Jobs in 2019
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- PBS39 Feature on Retiring Chad Paul
- The Startups, CEOs and Deals up for a PACT 2020 Enterprise Award
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- Venture News from PR Newswire
- WuXi Vaccines ha firmado un contrato de elaboración de vacunas a largo plazo con un líder mundial en vacunas
- WuXi Vaccines unterzeichnet einen langfristigen Impfstoff-Herstellungsvertrag mit einem weltweit führenden Impfstoffhersteller
- LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. Announces Purchase of Land Usage Rights in Shenzhen
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- Nomics.com Launches Free Crypto Market Data CSV File Delivery
- CAIR: LOCATION CHANGE - DC: Humanitarian, Civic, Human Rights, Faith-Based Groups, and Ambassador Robert Ford to Demand Attention and Action on Humanitarian Crisis in Idlib, Syria (#SaveIdlibChildren)
- Cortica Opens Center For Autism Evaluations And Therapies In Westlake Village
- Infinitus releases 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report promoting a healthy lifestyle
- Natera Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2019 Earnings Conference Call
- Ovintiv Issues 2020 Outlook; Company Expects to Deliver Cash from Operations Significantly in Excess of Capital for the Third Consecutive Year; Fourth Quarter 2019 Results Top Consensus Estimates
- News from the Venture World
- QUIZ: Can You Identify These Famous American Historical Figures? September 11, 2019
- Quiz: Can We Guess Your Education Level By Your Biblical Knowledge? September 12, 2019
- Quiz: Can You Pass A 7th Grade Vocabulary Test? September 17, 2019
- Quiz: Can You Name This Farm Animal? September 12, 2019
- 11 Rules Beyonce's Kids Have To Follow December 11, 2019
- Venture News from BizJournals
- Philadelphia's third-largest bank cutting another 19 branches
- Stay on target: Richmond Fed chief talks inflation at Duke University
- PNC closing Central Ohio branch
- Fed sees ‘more favourable’ US economic outlook
- Florida real estate investors, Phoenix resident charged in $170M Ponzi scheme
- Fresh off big 2019, Austin investor Pennybacker Capital plants roots in Nashville
- Investors from Chicago, ATX, SF, NYC back $10.5M round for Eventus Systems
- Associated Bank completes purchase of First Staunton
- Meridian Bank enters equipment finance business courtesy of Beneficial-WSFS deal
- Cirrus Aircraft says aircraft sales soared to record in 2019
Tag Archives: STTR
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
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Tagged Allentown, innovation, SBIR, STTR
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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
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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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