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September 8, 2009   |   Vol. 1, Issue 22
 
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Where Have You Gone, Bell Labs?
September 3, 2009 | Business Week
Name an industry that can produce 1 million new, high-paying jobs over the next three years. You can't, because there isn't one. And that's the problem. America needs good jobs, soon. The pipeline is dry because the U.S. business model is broken. Our growth engine has run out of a key source of fuel—critical mass, basic scientific research.
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Protecting the Patent System for Entrepreneurs
September 4, 2009 | New York Times
Recently, a number of companies from the information technology and financial services sectors have been pushing Congress to change the patent system. Research shows that having patents helps young technology companies get venture capital financing.
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Immigrants in Economic Limbo
September 6, 2009 | Raliegh News & Observer
Vivek Wadhwa, an entrepreneur turned academic, is a Visiting Scholar at UC-Berkeley, Senior Research Associate at Harvard Law School and Executive in Residence at Duke University. Follow him on Twitter at @vwadhwa. He is a regular contributor to BusinessWeek magazine. This is a recent blog post he wrote for TechCrunch.com.
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Downturn the Right Time for Upswing in Innovation
September 6, 2009 | Charlotte Observer
There really might be no time like the present to launch a new product or service.
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States Cut Back and Layoffs Hit Even Recipients of Stimulus Aid
September 5, 2009 | New York Times
It was just five months ago that Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. made the New Flyer bus factory here a symbol of the stimulus. But last month, the company that administration officials had pictured as a stimulus success story began laying off 320 people, 13 percent of its work force.
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It’s Time to Start Networking for Real

'Jobs Aren't Coming Back' Retraining, Education Essential

More Silicon Valley Workers Stuck in Misery of Long-Term Unemployment

Report Finds Huge Mismatch between Job Seekers, Openings

Michigan Turns to Entrepreneurs to Create New Jobs

Economic Development Leaders Bullish on Dallas Area

Invest Locally? Things Look Different in Oregon

University of Missouri Licensing Revenue Hits $10 million

Abrupt Reversal Detected in Arctic Cooling Trend

Wind Energy Efforts often Get Tangled Up in Red Tape

Three Oregon Wind Farms Win $140M in Federal Stimulus Grants

Vestas Wind Systems Backs its $1 Billion Worth of Projects in Colorado

Firm Suspends Controversial Geothermal Project

Solar Plans Spur Heated Debate

How Much Wood Would WoodPellets.com Sell

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NSF Adopts New Ethics Rules

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