Nurturing Bay State's high-tech talent
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THE POWER of Massachusetts as an incubator of new ideas is what is propelling us toward future prosperity. Whenever Massachusetts brings together human talent, innovation, and capital, it creates economic value that is world class. This is the aim of Governor Deval Patrick's $1.25 billion initiative for the biotech industry with its 500 companies and institutions already at work here.
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A gap is emerging in Massachusetts between innovation and job creation, as the state's high-tech workforce continues to shrink despite the growth of a robust technology infrastructure, according to a report being released today by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.
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BOXBOROUGH -- Design engineer Alan Lear has rolled up his sleeves. His lab is crammed with motherboards and oscilloscopes. He scans a screen showing the signal quality of the transmission between a pair of Advanced Micro Devices' prototype chips.
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As the 2007 girls soccer season gets underway, teams across the Bay State are licking their lips in hopes of a trophy presentation in November. From the fields of Acton-Boxboro to the pitches at Dedham and Whitman-Hanson , this season is promising to be full of competitive battles to knock off two-time defending state champion Braintree .
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By Paul Tosto, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 12--A science education can open doors to some of the best careers in Minnesota, and students who do well in the sciences can expect to be in high demand.
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By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 14--QUINCY -- The recent hiring of 15 technicians at Microsoft's data center here is the first wave of what officials say could be a job boom for skilled workers.
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By Timothy C. Barmann, The Providence Journal, R.I.  Feb. 25--PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The man who guided Apple Computer through  its early glory years offered a group of Brown University entrepreneurs some  advice, and anecdotes, and even some brutally honest self-criticism.
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Boston University is touting a new business and technology incubator that offers free space to entrepreneurs -- as long as they agree to offer lectures about their innovations to students at the school.
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As Governor Deval L. Patrick looks at the small but growing cluster of innovative new energy technology companies in Massachusetts, right now looks like 1985 did for biotechnology or 1993 for the Internet and telecommunications.
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Playing girls' soccer in the Bay State Conference is a tough business. Last season the league boasted a Division 1 state champion (Braintree), a Division 2 state finalist (Dedham), and a Division 2 EMass finalist (Framingham).
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What draws workers to MobiTV? A hot technology, a cool company and maybe even a big payoff
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Two former Oxford University students are getting attention in Silicon Valley for developing technology that automates aspects of the venture capital decision-making process.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Mar.
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Beacon Hill's new enthusiasm for embryonic stem-cell research would seem to be good news for the biotechnology industry.
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Research firms rode high during the high-tech boom, advising businesses to use technology to cut costs and boost efficiency.
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By Todd Davis, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 24--JUSTIN -- Talk about incentive.   Soon-to-be eighth-graders attending the summer TechnoCamp in the Northwest school district did more than learn how to operate computers this year.
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By John Wiedenhoeft, The Wisconsin State Journal  Feb. 16--It's fitting one of the first hits of a new video era is being filmed in a city that is banking its economic future on technology.