As part of the President?s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Commerce identified regional centers primed for technological
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ICYMI: Biden-Harris Administration Designates 31 Tech Hubs Across America
*In case you missed it: Biden-Harris Administration Designates 31 Tech Hubs Across America [ [link removed] ]*
?The announcement of two new tech hubs within Washington state is a remarkable win for our state?s world-leading timber and aerospace industries. The CHIPS and Science Act is helping us build our competitive edge and we appreciate the support of our congressional delegation in ensuring President Biden?s Investing in America Act includes investments in Washington state.? - Governor Jay Inslee
Among the 31 tech hubs announced:
* American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Tech Hub [ [link removed] ]?? aerospace materials manufacturing in WA and ID
* Pacific Northwest Mass Timber Tech Hub [ [link removed] ]? mass timber manufacturing and design in WA and OR
*WASHINGTON, DC*?? The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce?s Economic Development Administration (EDA), today announced the designation of 31 Tech Hubs in regions across the country. This is the first phase of the new?Tech Hubs program [ [link removed] ], which is an economic development initiative designed to drive regional innovation and job creation by strengthening a region?s capacity to manufacture, commercialize, and deploy technology that will advance American competitiveness. ?The program invests directly in burgeoning, high-potential U.S. regions and aims to transform them into globally competitive innovation centers.
Tech Hubs was authorized by the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, a key part of President Biden?s Investing in America agenda, which he signed into law in August 2022.??
These Tech Hubs are located across 32 states and Puerto Rico and represent a cross-section of urban and rural regions. Designation is an endorsement of the region?s plans to supercharge their respective technological industries to create jobs, strengthen U.S. competitiveness, and protect national security. The Tech Hubs announced today focus on industries ranging from autonomous systems, quantum computing, biotechnology, precision medicine, clean energy advancement, semiconductor manufacturing, and more, and highlight how the Biden Harris Administration is investing in innovation and economic growth in every region of the United States.
EDA also awarded 29 Strategy Development Grants (SDG) to help communities significantly increase local coordination and planning activities. Such development could make selected grantees more competitive for future Tech Hubs funding opportunities.
?President Biden?s Investing in America agenda is rooted in policies that will empower the United States to out-innovate and out-compete the rest of the world. Our Tech Hubs Program is fundamental to that mission and will supercharge innovation across the nation by spurring cutting-edge technological investments and creating 21st century job opportunities in people?s backyards,? said?*U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.*??Each of these consortia will help us ensure the industries of the future?and their good-paying jobs?start, grow, and remain in the United States.?
Read the full announcement:?*Biden-Harris Administration Designates 31 Tech Hubs Across America [ [link removed] ]*
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