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NC: Taskforce Discusses Statewide Opportunities Provided by Offshore Wind and Supply Chain

The North Carolina Taskforce for Offshore Wind Economic Resource Strategies (NC TOWERS) held its quarterly meeting in Charlotte February 1 to discuss ...

workforce

MN: DEED Invests $13.6M in Training to Prepare Minnesotans to Enter High Growth Industries

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced nearly $13.6 million in workforce grants, its latest effort to help g...

business

NJ: NJEDA Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) kicked off the commemoration of its 50th anniversary recently at its February Board meeting. The...

shipping

TX: Port Houston Welcomes New Service—ZIM Shipping's Gulf Toucan Arrives at Barbours Cut

Port Houston is excited to announce that ZIM Shipping Company's new line, Gulf Toucan, arrived at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal recently. This n...

energy

LA: Louisiana Partnership Wins Largest Grant Ever Awarded by U.S. National Science Foundation

A statewide effort led by LSU with more than 50 public and private partners has won the largest and most competitive grant ever awarded by the U.S. Na...

metals

MD: Carroll Comm. College Partners with Heidelberg Materials North America in Apprenticeship Program

Carroll Community College in Maryland, in partnership with Heidelberg Materials North America, will provide a path to a skilled-based job for employee...

technology

HI: University of Hawaii and Ocean Networks Announce a New $120M Undersea Cable Project

University of Hawaiʻi (UH) and Ocean Networks, Inc. (ONI) announce a $120 million, public-private partnership to construct a submarine optical fiber c...

technology

CO: WY: Colo., Wyo Awarded NSF Engines Award to Advance Innovative Climate Tech

Governor Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) congratulate the Colorado—Wyoming Climate Resilience En...

energy

OR: American Clean Power Association Launches New Event Focused on Energy Storage Sector

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) announced the official launch of its new annual Energy Storage Summit — ACP RECHARGE. The summit will conne...

business

DE: Delaware’s Fourth Annual Startup302 Funding Contest Now Accepting Applications through Feb. 4

Applications for Delaware’s fourth annual Startup302 funding competition are now being accepted through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, February 4, from technology...