Tag: competitive economy

Some non-obvious regions are better for entrepreneurs than exepected, according to Brad Feld, Managing Director of the Foundry Group and author of Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City.  Feld wrote about the importance of “entrepreneurial density”–or the ratio of start-up founders and those they employ to the general population of a city–in […]

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The Washington Economic Development Commission (WEDC) released its economic development and jobs report—Driving Washington’s Prosperity: Strategy for Job Creation and Competitiveness.  WEDC reports that the message is simple—we can and must do better.  The Commission recommended five ‘Drivers’ of job Development.  They are summarized below.

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee dashed off a hand-written note to the chief executive of clean energy company AMSC minutes after being sworn in last month, inviting the Massachusetts company to move to the Evergreen State. It was at least a symbolic gesture, underscoring Inslee’s commitment to building the state’s clean technology sector, a point he […]

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On January 28, ASP and the Washington Clean Technology Alliance (WCTA) cohosted an event in Seattle, WA entitled “Clean Energy: The New Public Policy Reality.” The event featured several prominent speakers, including former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; Sharon Burke, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs; Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee; Congressman […]

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Bringing a carbon tax to Washington state could provide the funds we need to maintain our transportation infrastructure, according to guest columnists Yoram Bauman and Ian Siadak.

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Seattle is the fifth leading metro region in the US Metro Clean Tech Index compiled by Clean Edge. “The Seattle area trails only Portland in concentration of EV charging stations,” according to the Executive Summary of the report, “emits fewer greenhouse gases than almost anywhere in the country, and is a leading market for LEED-certified […]

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Source: Doug Houseman, Smart Grid News, August 14, 2012.  Mr. Houseman is Vice President of Technology Innovation at EnerNex, a Tennessee-based research, engineering, and consulting firm. Obama vs. Romney: Sizing up the electric industry’s winners and losers Having looked at the Energy Policy Guidelines on both President Barack Obama’s website and that of former Massachusetts […]

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The following is a memorandum from Henry Waxman (D-CA).  Representative Waxman is the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  Here is one take–from a leading House Democrat–on possible outcomes of the November election.  [Please comment and send us more points of view to post!]  See the entire Memorandum here with footnotes. […]

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CNBC’s annual study, America’s Top States for Business, grades states on several criteria in Technology & Innovation.  Washington ranks fifth for 2011 (the same as the prior year).  Medical research grants and broadband connectivity were important factors.  The state ranked “respectably” in high tech business formation and in the top five for patents awarded.  The […]

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The Office of the Press Secretary released a vision statement in 2011 that asserted present and future cooperation between the U.S. and Canada.  Several keys areas included: Addressing threats early Trade facilitation, economic growth, & jobs Integrated cross-border law enforcement Critical infrastructure and Cybersecurity The two groups leading the next phases of the effort include […]

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