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POWER Initiative: Collaborating at the Federal Level to Help Energy-Dependent Communities

InnovationPartnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative

Changes in the U.S. power sector, largely driven by market forces, have negatively impacted many local and regional economies that have primarily depended on coal as a source...

Oct162015

San Jose, California DATE: October 15, 2015 -- Ribbon cutting ceremony for the Silicon Valley, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office West Coast region, serving California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii.

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Opens New Regional Office in Silicon Valley to Empower Entrepreneurs and Create Local Jobs

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) opened a new office yesterday in the heart of the nation’s most celebrated hub of technological innovation: California’s...

Oct152015

U.S. Department of Commerce Awards Nearly $10 Million in "Power" Grants

InnovationPartnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the first round of grant recipients under the Obama Administration’s Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and...

Oct142015

Vicki Holt, President and CEO of Proto Labs

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Where Manufacturing and Technology Intersect

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Manufacturing looks a lot different than it did 100 years ago, driven now by complex software and automated equipment. As a result, the face of a modern manufacturing factory...

Oct132015

P&W employee learns machining skills at a local community college

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P&W Employees Benefit from Employee Training Partnerships

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October is “Manufacturing Month” in Connecticut and throughout Pratt & Whitney, a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of jet aircraft engines. We’re...

Oct092015

Benjamin Franklin High School in Philadelphia, PA

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Philadelphia High School Training the Next Generation of Manufacturing Innovators

InnovationManufacturing DayAlejandra Y. CastilloWorkforce Development

Last week MBDA National Director Alejandra Y. Castillo attended a ribbon cutting at a new high school in Philadelphia that is opening doors and opportunities for young people...

Oct092015

Katharine Morgan, Executive Vice President of ASTM International

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Smart Manufacturing Growth Leads to Good Jobs on the Cutting Edge

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If my teenage son came up to me and said, "Mom, I think I want to have a career in manufacturing," I'm not sure how I would react if we were living in the 20th...

Oct082015

NIST Director Willie E. May Meets with STEM students at Charlottesville High School

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Making a Difference: The Potential that Innovations in Manufacturing Offer

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At more than 2,300 events across the country, Manufacturing Day 2015 gave tens of thousands of people the opportunity to see firsthand the many benefits modern manufacturing...

Oct082015

Dan Hartman (left) shows Chicago students how to assemble parts via video projection equipment

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DMDII Invites Over 50 Students to “Factory of the Future” to Celebrate Manufacturing Day

InnovationNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)Manufacturing Day

The Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII), a UI LABS Collaboration, was thrilled to open its doors to over 50 Chicago Public High School students and...

Oct052015

Thomas Hiromoto, Lockheed Martin engineer, leans against the Common Vehicle

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Maker Generation: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Career in Advanced Manufacturing

InnovationAdvanced ManufacturingManufacturingAmerica Makes InstituteNational Additive Manufacturing Innovation InstituteNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)Lockheed Martin

Recent innovations in manufacturing have changed the way people like Thomas Hiromoto, a car enthusiast and mechanical engineer at Lockheed Martin, think about production. If...

Oct052015

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On Manufacturing Day, NIST and NSF Launch New Consortium to Support Advanced Manufacturing

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The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that the University of Michigan...

Oct022015

Secretary Penny Pritzker (center) observes an advanced plasma cutter at work

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Manufacturing Day Attracts Thousands to Factories Nationwide

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Today, Secretary Pritzker was among the thousands of Americans celebrating National Manufacturing Day at manufacturing facilities across the country.

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National Manufacturing Day

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Manufacturing is critical to America’s economy, comprising 12 percent of GDP. Since 2010, the sector has added 900,000 jobs and in the past five years, manufacturers have...

Oct022015

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Stitching Together the Next Digital Revolution

InnovationManufacturingResearch and DevelopmentSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Along the path from design to manufacture, a lot of information gets passed from computer to computer and machine to machine. But just as a children’s game of telephone can...

Oct022015

Op-Ed: Time to worry about the manufacturing-skills gap

InnovationNational Association of Manufacturing (NAM)Manufacturing Day

If manufacturing in the United States were its own country, it would rank as the ninth-largest economy in the world, with manufacturers contributing $2.09 trillion to the U.S...

Oct022015

Michelle Lee at podium at Microsoft Tech Lab

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Modern-Day Manufacturing: 3D Printing Drives Innovation

InnovationManufacturingManufacturing DayIntellectual Property (IP)Patent Examiner Technical Training ProgramMichelle K. Lee

On September 30, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Michelle K. Lee delivered remarks at...

Oct022015

Deputy Assistant Secretary Matt Erskine Announces EDA Grant at Brooklyn Navy Yard

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EDA’s Manufacturing Footprint

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“The rumors of the demise of the U.S. manufacturing industry are greatly exaggerated.” Elon Musk. Elon Musk was probably trying to be clever when he made that quip about...

Sep302015

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Ready to Open Two New Regional Offices

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Over the next six weeks the USPTO will open permanent offices in two new locations – the Silicon Valley Regional Office in San Jose will open on October 15 and the Texas...

Sep302015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Visit Wilmington, Del. for Events to Celebrate National Manufacturing Day

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will visit Wilmington, Del. on Friday, October 2 to celebrate National Manufacturing Day. She will be hosted by U.S. Senator Chris...

Sep292015

Next Century Cities Exec Director Deb Socia welcomes attendees to the Digital New England regional summit in Portland, Maine

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Expanding the Benefits of Broadband in New England

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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s BroadbandUSA team, together with Next Century Cities, a nonprofit initiative of over 100 mayors and community...

Sep292015

Secretary Pritzker met with some Etsy sellers about the opportunities they have and the challenges they face in selling their good overseas. They also discussed how the Department of Commerce can help them export their products.

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Secretary Pritzker Samples Tech Innovation, Big Apple-Style

InnovationTrade and InvestmentPenny Pritzker

The digital economy is critical to America's continued competitiveness. It is a source of jobs; key to the formation of new businesses, and an enabler of new services...

Sep242015

Graphic on Need for Skilled Workers in Manufacturing

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Manufacturing Day is a Nationwide Opportunity

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As someone who works to support manufacturing in the United States, I’m constantly amazed by the remarkable number of opportunities manufacturing offers to job-seekers,...

Sep242015

Under Secretary Michelle K. Lee’s Speaks to the Million Women Mentors Summit at the National Press Club in Washington D.C.

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USPTO Kicks Off “All in STEM” Initiative

InnovationScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)Million Women Mentors SummitAll in STEM initiative

The importance of increasing the representation of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields was the main topic of Under Secretary of Commerce for...

Sep232015

Secretary Pritzker Tours MIT's Thin Film Deposition's Lab

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Secretary Pritzker Outlines America’s Innovation Agenda at MIT

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker traveled to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to lay out America’s “Path Forward” on innovation and meet directly with some of...

Sep232015

Commerce to Host IMCP Summit on October 21-22 in Washington, D.C.

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Commerce to Host Second Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Summit

InnovationInvesting in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP)Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP)

American manufacturing is making a comeback, and for good reason. For every $1.00 invested in manufacturing, the sector generates $1.32 for the economy. Moreover,...

Sep212015

Percentage of Households with Access to Download Speeds of 25 Megabits per Second or Greater, 2013

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Strengthening Our Digital Infrastructure Is Key to America’s Path Forward

InnovationBroadbandUSA

For our country to take full advantage of the promises of innovation, America’s path forward must ensure our people and ideas can move at the rapid pace of the 21st century.

Sep182015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Discusses America’s Innovation Agenda at MIT

InnovationDigital EconomyOpen for Business AgendaComprehensive Immigration ReformInfrastructure

Today, Secretary Pritzker presented her vision of a path forward for American innovation in the 21st century at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the top...

Sep172015

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PatentsView: Driving Open Government Through Data

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Bureaus within the Department of Commerce (DOC) create collaborative opportunities with other federal agencies and the public to foster an open government. Our open data...

Sep162015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Presents a Path Forward for American Manufacturing

InnovationTrade and InvestmentNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP)Open for Business AgendaManufacturing

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented her vision of a path forward for innovation in U.S. manufacturing at the American Energy and Manufacturing...

Sep112015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Lays Out a Path Forward for American Competitiveness in Remarks to Minnesota Business Partnership

Trade and InvestmentInnovationFiscal Year 2016 BudgetPenny PritzkerInfrastructure

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker laid out her vision of a path forward for American competitiveness in the 21st century during remarks before the Minnesota...

Sep092015

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The Countdown to Manufacturing Day

InnovationManufacturing DayManufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

All over the country, manufacturing companies and other organizations are preparing to host an anticipated 400,000 people who want to experience American manufacturing up...

Sep092015

EDA Assistant Secretary Jay Williams learns how Ohio University is training students to apply chemistry and technology to create a sustainable 21st century workforce

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The Economic Development Administration: Doing Our Part to Ensure Americans are Prepared to Work

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The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is the only federal agency solely focused on economic development. While economic development can take...

Sep092015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Five Market Development Cooperator Program Award Receipients

InnovationMarket Development Cooperator Program (MDCP)

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the five winners of the Department’s 2015 Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) award. The Auto Care...

Sep092015

NIST Fire Protection Engineer Conducting an Experiment at the Spartanburg, S.C. Fire Department

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Fire Fighting Research & Practice: From the Lab to the Street

InnovationNational Fire Protection Association

Since 1974, civilian deaths from fire in the United States have been reduced by more than 50 percent. Unfortunately, injuries and fatalities of firefighters are not being...

Sep082015

Joyce Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation Support Apprenticeship Return on Investment Study

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Joyce Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation Support Apprenticeship Return on Investment Study

InnovationWhite House Summit on ApprenticeshipJoyce FoundationWorkforce Development

At today’s White House Summit on Apprenticeship, we were thrilled that Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced that the Joyce Foundation, JPMorgan Chase,...

Sep082015

Four PAGE Ambassadors Join Secretary Pritzker at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit

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Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship: A Path Forward in Supporting Entrepreneurs Domestically and Abroad

InnovationPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)

Two years ago, the U.S. Commerce Department launched its Open for Business Agenda and took several strides to foster entrepreneurship. U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker...

Sep042015

U.S. Commerce Department Gives Small Businesses $3.2 Million for innovation Research

InnovationSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

The U.S. Commerce Department today announced that 20 small businesses will receive $3.2 million in grants to spur American innovation and competiveness through federally...

Aug312015

NIST MEP's client, VT Marine, launching a Navy ship

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A Network for Recovery

InnovationHurricane Katrina

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership has built a strong network of centers that support manufacturing across the...

Aug312015

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Secretary Pritzker Tours Manufacturing Innovation Hubs

InnovationPenny PritzkerNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)ManufacturingAdvanced Manufacturing

Last week, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker wrapped up a three-state visit to National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) institutes that are developing tomorrow...

Aug282015

U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Recovery and Environmental Resilience Efforts on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Fact Sheet

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Over the past decade, the Commerce Department has worked with our federal partners to make strategic investments in the region designed to foster economic growth and improve...

Aug282015

A comparison of the cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Katrina between 2005 and 2015

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Satellite Technology and Spectrum Key to Better Weather Forecasting

EnvironmentInnovationHurricane KatrinaSpectrum Management

Ten years ago, one of the deadliest hurricanes in history struck the Gulf Coast, decimating coastal cities and communities from Gulfport, Miss., to New Orleans. A decade...

Aug282015

Bird's-eye view of a flooded New Orleans' neighborhood

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Lessons Learned from Katrina are Helping to Build Stronger Communities

InnovationHurricane KatrinaCommunity Resilience Center of Excellence

Planning for communities to prepare for and recover from hazardous events like these—to be more resilient—is complex and requires input from a wide range of disciplines and...

Aug262015

Hand with Trust Your Crazy Ideas written on it

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Summary of New Orleans Entrepreneurial Twitter Chat

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The Department of Commerce and several agencies, plus non-profit organizations, held a Twitter chat to highlight the entrepreneurial ecosystem in New Orleans.

Aug262015

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USPTO Supports Invention, Innovation and Economic Growth in the Gulf and Across the Country

InnovationHurricane Katrina

There are a variety of ways independent inventors and small businesses can easily contact the USPTO and get access—electronically or in person—to resources that can help get...

Aug252015

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Success Story: Helping the New Orleans Region Diversify, Grow, and Create Jobs

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With support from EDA, The Idea Village, an independent nonprofit, has helped New Orleans become a magnet for entrepreneurial activity.

Aug192015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Tour National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Institutes

InnovationAdvanced ManufacturingNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)

On Thursday and Friday, August 27 and 28, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will travel to Youngstown, Ohio; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Chicago, Ill. to tour three...

Aug192015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Members to Serve on FirstNet Board

InnovationFirst Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today named four leading experts on public safety, wireless broadband communications, and state and local government to serve three-...

Aug142015

Deputy Secretary Andrews and Congressman Doyle meet with CEO’s who developed their company from technology shared at Carnegie Mellon University

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Deputy Secretary Bruce Andrews Promotes Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Pittsburgh

InnovationStartup Globali6 ChallengeCarnegie Mellon

Earlier this week, Deputy Secretary Bruce Andrews traveled to Pittsburgh to engage with the city’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs and see how the Steel City has become an...

Aug142015

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Inclusive Innovation Spotlight: Maxine Paul, CEO/CTO and Co-Founder of Pitch Love

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Maxine Paul, CEO/CTO and Co-Founder of Pitch Love, an adaptive learning management system that teaches people through feedback and data, believes that innovation is essential...

Aug132015

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Inclusive Innovation Spotlight: Lauren Rosario, Innovation Analyst at CodeMyMobile

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Lauren Rosario, Innovation Analyst at CodeMyMobile, attended the Commerce Department’s Open for Innovation event because she was interested to learn what established...

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