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Agencies Announce 2012 Accelerator Challenge

Faced with another disappointing jobs report—the unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent in May—the Obama Administration is looking to a new multi-agency competition to develop regional clusters and create jobs while strengthening advanced manufacturing.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on June 04, 2012
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Category:  Capitol Hill 
Fernandez Stepping Down at EDA

John Fernandez, U.S. Commerce Department Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, will leave his post at the end of the week and return to the private sector.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on February 27, 2012
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Category:  Capitol Hill 
Winners of EDAs i6 Challenge Visit Capitol Hill

The last we heard from the i6 Challenge, the Economic Development Administration was looking for comments on the "X Prize-style" competition designed to help additional cities develop economic blueprints for the future. Last week, four of the six winners of the competition were featured at a hearing on Capitol Hill to provide members of Congress with a look at how federal funds are impacting regional economic growth.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on January 23, 2012
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