Wednesday, November 05, 2003
Pennsylvania's Governor Rendell in announced $9.8 million in state investments for technology projects. The state is making the funds available through the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority. Read more here and here.
In Maryland, EDPros have been focused on accelerating business development from univeristies and government labs. This week, they announced a new for-profit venture, seeded with $1 million in state funds. The initial capital will total $2 million, and promoters plan for the fund to grow between $6 milllion and $8 million. Learn more.
In New Jersey, the state has announced a $10 millon life sciences fund. It will make equity investments in early-stage biotech and life-sciences companies. Read more.
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
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Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey make technolgy-based investments
