Build Back Better Plan

BidPrime and Ontopical Partner to Help Small and Medium Businesses Find Public Works Opportunities Early, in Time to Win

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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With BidPrime's Emerging Opps it just takes minutes for small and medium-sized businesses to search for suitable public sector opportunities and link directly to the moment in meeting minutes or a video where potential opportunities were being discussed.

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  • With BidPrime's Emerging Opps it just takes minutes for small and medium-sized businesses to search for suitable public sector opportunities and link directly to the moment in meeting minutes or a video where potential opportunities were being discussed.
  • Businesses ranging from IT consulting to construction to facilities services, can now get alerted daily to new agency opportunities in data released.
  • "It used to be that only large enterprises could afford government market intelligence technology," commented Clayton Feick, CEO of Ontopical.
  • BidPrime and Ontopical dramatically reduce the time and effort for SMBs to detect opportunities and prepare a competitive bid.

NextCorps Awarded $4.5 Million National Science Foundation Grant to Bolster Innovation in Deep Tech

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextCorps, a non-profit that helps innovative technology companies launch and grow, announced today that it has been awarded a $4.5 million innovation grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant (NSF-2334103) will be used to test a replicable model for better supporting the needs of early-stage, deep-tech businesses, improving the commercialization of new innovations, and strengthening economic development within region-specific technology hubs located across the U.S.

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  • ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextCorps , a non-profit that helps innovative technology companies launch and grow, announced today that it has been awarded a $4.5 million innovation grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) .
  • To test the model, Binghamton University’s Koffman Southern Tier Incubator will launch a new accelerator for startups working on energy storage applications.
  • “This generous grant from the NSF enables us to share the comprehensive, success-proven accelerator methodologies that we have created over the past two decades.
  • In the last five years alone, the non-profit has served 536 companies, and helped its startup clients raise $562 million in funding.

Building Back: Helping Young People Go from Recovery to Discovery

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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Outward Bound International releases timely and relevant report about the role of outdoor learning in addressing youth mental health and helping young people build back post pandemic.

Key Points: 
  • Outward Bound International releases timely and relevant report about the role of outdoor learning in addressing youth mental health and helping young people build back post pandemic.
  • In this report, Outward Bound quantifies how deep the mental crisis caused by the pandemic runs for young people, using data gathered from various surveys conducted all over the world.
  • These closures have had a significant impact on the mental health of young people, who have faced social isolation, disrupted education, and uncertainty about the future.
  • At Outward Bound we believe we must provide young people with opportunities to connect with their own true potential, their communities, and the outdoors.

Building Back: Helping Young People Go from Recovery to Discovery

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Outward Bound International, the coordinating organization for Outward Bound which is the leading provider of outdoor education programs around the globe, has just released its "Building Back" (https://www.outwardbound.net/building-back) report which outlines in detail and with alarming statistics the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of young people around the world. In this report, Outward Bound quantifies how deep the mental crisis caused by the pandemic runs for young people, using data gathered from various surveys conducted all over the world.

Key Points: 
  • Outward Bound International releases timely and relevant report about the role of outdoor learning in addressing youth mental health and helping young people build back post pandemic.
  • In this report, Outward Bound quantifies how deep the mental crisis caused by the pandemic runs for young people, using data gathered from various surveys conducted all over the world.
  • These closures have had a significant impact on the mental health of young people, who have faced social isolation, disrupted education, and uncertainty about the future.
  • At Outward Bound we believe we must provide young people with opportunities to connect with their own true potential, their communities, and the outdoors.

OKBioStart Receives Portion of Oklahoma Biotech Innovation Cluster $35 Million Award

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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NORMAN, Okla., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oklahoma Biotech Startup Programs, or OKBioStart, is one of the six initiatives that make up the Oklahoma Biotech Innovation Cluster sharing in a $35 million award from the U.S. Economic Development Association's Build Back Better Regional Challenge. 

Key Points: 
  • NORMAN, Okla., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oklahoma Biotech Startup Programs, or OKBioStart, is one of the six initiatives that make up the Oklahoma Biotech Innovation Cluster sharing in a $35 million award from the U.S. Economic Development Association's Build Back Better Regional Challenge.
  • With efforts like OKBioStart and the other initiatives of the Oklahoma Biotech Innovation Cluster, we are well positioned to become a recognized national leader for bioscience and biotechnology."
  • OKBioStart programs are built upon a foundational coalition of partners from across the Central Oklahoma biotech startup ecosystem, including public- and private-sector entities.
  • Biotech and Life Sciences is one of OCAST's key technology areas as outlined in the Oklahoma Science and Innovation Strategic Plan.

Michele Chang to Join Strada Education Network as Chief Strategy Officer

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Strada Education Network, a nonprofit social impact organization dedicated to helping people achieve their career and life goals through education or training after high school, today announced Michele Chang will become its chief strategy officer.

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  • INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Strada Education Network, a nonprofit social impact organization dedicated to helping people achieve their career and life goals through education or training after high school, today announced Michele Chang will become its chief strategy officer.
  • In this role, Chang will lead a new strategy and innovation team in supporting Strada's efforts to improve outcomes of postsecondary education and training.
  • Chang most recently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration.
  • "As someone who has devoted my career to helping Americans gain access to quality training and jobs, I am thrilled to join Strada Education Network because of its sole focus on improving the connection between education and employment," Chang said.

Richmond-Petersburg Region is a Winner of the National Build Back Better Regional Challenge

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Friday, September 2, 2022
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The coalition is one of only 21 coalitions to receive funding from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

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  • The coalition is one of only 21 coalitions to receive funding from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge.
  • Coalition members will leverage the Build Back Better Regional Challenge funding for six construction and programmatic projects.
  • Funding from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge will help the region create a secure supply of essential medicines for the U.S., re-shore manufacturing by tapping into new technologies, and reduce the cost and increase access to quality medicines for Americans.
  • "We thank the General Assembly and governor, GO Virginia and VEDP for strong and growing support for this emerging regional cluster.

Proposed Tax Legislation and Impact on 2022/2023 Tax Planning

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Thursday, July 28, 2022
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Meanwhile, other tax legislation has been held up as negotiations on this package continue.

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  • Meanwhile, other tax legislation has been held up as negotiations on this package continue.
  • If enacted, many of these tax proposals would impact 2023 tax planning, and some could still impact 2022 planning.
  • Why: With 2022 already over half over, it is important to monitor these tax developments for possible year-end tax planning and planning for 2023.
  • Who: Tax expert Mark Luscombe, JD, LL.M, CPA, is available to discuss tax law issues concerning these proposals, their prospects for passage, and the possible impact on tax planning.

MEDIA ALERT — 2022 Post-Tax Filing Season Update

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Monday, May 23, 2022
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Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting:

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  • Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting:
    What: For many taxpayers and tax practitioners, the tax filing season increasingly extends to October, although the end of the spring filing season does offer an opportunity to catch your breath and reflect on what else has been going on in the tax world.
  • This means there is still a lot in the legislative hopper to consider before year-end, or even before the November elections.
  • Tax proposals not enacted in 2021, if enacted in 2022, are still likely to impact tax planning and returns in 2022/2023.
  • Learn more about some of the proposed changes outlined below in this recently published 2022 Post-Filing Season Tax Briefing Update from Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.

EDA head visits Greater MSP region for first-hand look at bio-innovation and inclusive economic growth initiatives

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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"We are delighted to host Assistant Secretary Castillo for a conversation with leaders who are working to transform our region with a new model of inclusive economic growth," said GREATER MSP President and CEO Peter Frosch.

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  • "We are delighted to host Assistant Secretary Castillo for a conversation with leaders who are working to transform our region with a new model of inclusive economic growth," said GREATER MSP President and CEO Peter Frosch.
  • "The Assistant Secretary is interested to learn about the bold actions we are taking in the Greater MSP region to accelerate our economy through innovation and inclusion."
  • The Greater MSP region submitted its application to the EDA competition on March 15, 2022.
  • GREATER MSP is the economic development partnership for the 15-county Minneapolis Saint Paul region.