Innovation and Entrepreneurship
EDA Regional Innovation Strategies Grantee RIoT Working to Accelerate the Growth of Internet of Things-focused Companies in North Carolina’s Piedmont RegionEDA’s Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program supports innovation and entrepreneurship capacity-building activities by creating and expanding proof-of-concept and commercialization programs and early-stage seed capital funds through the i6 Challenge and the Seed Fund Support (SFS) grant competition. August 2018 |
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA and ImpactPHL Advance Tech Startups, Create Positive Impact in Greater Philadelphia RegionRegional Innovation Strategies grantee Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin) launched ImpactPHL Ventures in July 2017 to boost growth of impact-focused startup companies in the Greater Philadelphia region. June 2018 |
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IDEA Commons at Missouri State University Brings Key Players Together to Boost Business Development, Advance InnovationMissouri State University’s IDEA Commons innovation district is helping to revitalize the Springfield region by blending innovation, design, entrepreneurship and the arts. May 2018 |
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StartingBlock Madison to Open New Entrepreneurial Center June 2018This June, 2016 i6 Challenge grantee, StartingBlock Madison, will open a new 50,000 square foot entrepreneurial hub in Madison, Wisconsin’s burgeoning Capital East tech district. April 2018 |
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Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada Launches Annual Seed Fund and Venture Conference to Bring Investors to Reno, Advance Startups in Region2017 Regional Innovation Strategies grantee the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) has launched an annual seed fund and venture conference in Reno, Nevada to bring investors to the region and help provide early stage financing to the most promising local business startups in the area. April 2018 |
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Telluride Venture Accelerator Raises $13 Million for Early Stage Ventures, Entrepreneurs in Rural ColoradoIn just over a year, EDA Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) grantees the Telluride Foundation and its Telluride Venture Accelerator have helped create an additional $13 million in capital for early stage ventures, specifically for companies located in rural and remote parts of Colorado. April 2018 |
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Oregon State University and University of Oregon Team Up to Launch TallWood Design Institute, Advance Mass-Timber TechnologiesEDA 2015 Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) grantee Oregon State University (OSU) has partnered with the University of Oregon (UO) to launch the TallWood Design Institute (TDI), an innovative collaboration that brings together world-class expertise in wood science and technology, forestry, architecture and engineering to carry out applied research and support product development and testing of structural wood building materials and systems. April 2018 |
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WT Enterprise Center Internationally Recognized for Advancements Made in Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation in the Texas Panhandle RegionSince receiving an EDA Public Works program investment in 2002, the WT Enterprise Center (WTEC) at West Texas A&M University has become a global leader in entrepreneurial development and business incubation. August 2017 |
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New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Park is Growing Jobs by Expanding the New Mexico Health-Tech Cluster (Video)EDA’s Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program investments in New Mexico State University (NMSU) have helped accelerate development of Arrowhead Park around the growing health-tech cluster. The ultimate goal of the Park is to positively impact the region through improved health for citizens, more effective and efficient healthcare delivery, job and wealth creation, and a trained workforce foundational to a more robust, stable economy. March 2017 |
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Santa Fe Business Incubator: Economic Driver, Business Creation Center, and Innovation HubWith a pressing need for new jobs in the area, the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico needed a mechanism to strengthen and diversify its local economy. March 2017 |
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