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We're innovating...

"Washington should be the most attractive, fertile 

    and creative environment for innovation in the

    world by 2020."

       - WEDC Mission Statement   

 

 

News

 

WEDC Innovation Economy Press Briefing. The innovation strategy was presented to the Governor and the Legislature on February 6th

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The WEDC hosts a Legislative Leadership Roundtable discussion with Rep. Phyllis Kenney (D-Seattle), Sen. Jim Kastama (D-Puyallup), Rep. Barbara Bailey (R-Oak Harbor), and Sen. Joe Zarelli (R-Ridgefield)                                   

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Looking to the future, Innovation is key.  Daily World article interviewing Egils Milbergs, Executive Director of WEDC.

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Busting the barriers between lab and marketplace, Puget Sound Business Journal - August 21, 2009.  Streamlining technology transfer from licensing to commercializing.

 

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Milken High Tech Economy names Washington State as number two in  North America's High Tech Economy, The Geography of Knowledge-based Industries

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WA STAR Researcher, Michael Hochberg, receives national award. President Obama names Michael Hochberg one of the outstanding early-career scientists.

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Washington is a great place to build airplanes... and will continue to be, "say WEDC Commissioner Phyllis Kenney and Rep. Jeff Morris in a Seattle Times article.

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How Science Can Create Millions of New Jobs. BusinessWeek September 7, 2009  article by Adrian Slywotsky.  America needs good jobs, soon.

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Dept. of Commerce Quarterly Trade Bulletin - Broad trends.  Wa State export flows continue to be impacted by the global recession, though there are positive signs...  Read the highlights    

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