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A Solution to the Unemployment Puzzle
February 17, 2012 | Washington Post
From nanotechnology to bio-engineering, emerging technologies hold the key to job creation in the United States. World leaders across the political spectrum insist that innovation is the path to creating more, better-paying jobs. Unfortunately, they are delivering this message even as their countries are cutting back on public financing for research and development. Public funding for R&D often provides the seed funds.
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The New Money Men
February 16, 2012 | Crain's New York
In a world in which companies can flame out in mere weeks or months, the second boom's venture capitalists are just about married to their entrepreneurs. Call it attached at the app. “We're in an entrepreneurial service business,” said Rick Heitzmann. “Our job is not only to deploy capital but to provide a range of services for entrepreneurs. We work incredibly aggressively with them.”
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Chinese Visit a 'Big Positive' for Iowa and its Businesses
February 17, 2012 | Des Moines Register
Iowa business leaders say high-level Chinese visits this week could lead to more open discussions about trade. A whirlwind of meetings this week between business leaders and Vice President Xi Jinping and Hebei province officials is already creating business for the state. Chinese leaders signed agreements to buy $4.3 billion in U.S. soybeans, and Pioneer Hi-Bred announced that it will build a seed technology hub in Beijing this year.
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