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Jul072014

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Commerce's NIST to Host Next Meeting on Developing a Collaborative Nationwide Disaster Resilience Framework

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As part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan, Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is leading a collaborative nationwide effort to develop a framework that U.S. communities can use to prepare for, resist, respond to, and recover from hazard events more rapidly and at a lower cost.

Jul032014

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Secretary Pritzker Discusses Fostering a 21st Century Workforce with Walter Isaacson at the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival

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Today, at the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker spoke about the Obama Administration and the Commerce Department’s efforts to strengthen the American workforce and prepare our workforce for 21st century jobs through skills development.

Jun302014

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Opens New Satellite Office in Denver, Colorado to Speed up the Patent Process and Create Local Jobs

Operational ExcellenceInnovationOpen for Business AgendaBruce H. Andrews
Today Acting U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews and Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee opened the permanent location for the USPTO Rocky Mountain Regional Office in Denver

Jun262014

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Secretary Pritzker Joins PAGE Member Steve Case on Cincinnati Leg of “Rise of the Rest” Road Tour

Innovation“Rise of the Rest” Road TourPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)Entrepreneurship
Today U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker visited Cincinnati, Ohio for the “Rise of the Rest” Road Tour to celebrate America’s entrepreneurial spirit and bring attention to emerging startup economies in communities across the United States.

Jun242014

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Secretary Pritzker Discusses the Importance of a Globally Competitive Workforce at the 2014 CGI America Annual Meeting

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At the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America 2014 Annual Meeting today in Denver, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker spoke about the Commerce Department’s efforts to catalyze job-driven training initiatives and the Obama Administration’s focus on fostering a 21stcentury workforce.

Jun242014

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Commerce in the Community: Rising Tide Capital works to improve traditionally disadvantaged communities by empowering local entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses.

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An interview with Alex Forrester, Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Rising Tide Capital, a nonprofit organization that provides high-quality business education and consulting to low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs in Northern NJ.

Jun192014

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Join “Rise of the Rest” Road Tour with Steve Case

InnovationPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)Steve CaseEntrepreneurship
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, chair of the Obama Administration's Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) initiative, will join the “Rise of the Rest” Road Tour on June 26th to bring attention to the rise of emerging startup economies in communities across the United States...

Jun172014

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Talks About Training a Modern Manufacturing Workforce

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A skilled manufacturing workforce is central to America’s future economic success. In order to best equip workers for 21st century jobs, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has for the first time made skills development a top priority for the Department of Commerce.

Jun172014

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Announces Call for New Members to the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

InnovationNational Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)Entrepreneurship
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced a call for applications for membership on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) – a federal advisory committee that advises the Secretary of Commerce on issues related to accelerating innovation and expanding entrepreneurship, with an added focus on job-driven skills training that creates jobs and spurs...

Jun172014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Delivers Remarks at German Embassy Skills Training Conference, Aspen Institute

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Thank you to Thomas Duesterberg and the Aspen Institute for hosting today’s forum and for serving as a key partner in promoting smart policies to build a skilled workforce.

Jun162014

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Commerce in the Community: Watershed Capital Utilizes Impact Investing as an Innovative Approach to Sustainable Community Development

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An interview with Shawn Lesser and Michael Whelchel, Co-founders and Partners at Watershed Capital Group. Prior to starting Watershed, Shawn sold institutional equities to European banks and Michael co-managed two private equity funds in the U.S.

Jun132014

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Data Driving Development: EDA Releases New Cluster Mapping Tool to Help Spur Regional Economic Growth

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Earlier this week, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced the launch of the U.S. Cluster Mapping and Registry project, a national economic initiative based at Harvard Business School’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness and supported by the U.S.

Jun122014

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Engaging Indian Country to Help Create Conditions for Economic Opportunity on Trust Lands

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Traveling this week on my first official trip as Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, I was honored to participate in the National Congress of the American Indians mid-year conference “Claiming our Rights and Strengthening our Governance” in Anchorage, Alaska.

Jun112014

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The Internet’s Next Big Idea: Connecting People, Information, and Things

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In the early 1990s, a Web page consisted of crude, rainbow-colored, text-filled boxes that “hyperlinked” to more text. Today, your Internet-enabled smartphone not only gives you access to libraries’ worth of information, but also helps you navigate the physical world.

Jun102014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at The Big M Event

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered keynote remarks at the Big M Convergence event in Detroit, Mich., a gathering of manufacturers and policymakers dedicated to developing and implementing real-world solutions to the most complex challenges facing the manufacturing industry.

Jun092014

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Commerce in the Community: AmpleHarvest.org increases access to healthy foods through innovation, technology and local partnerships

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An interview with Gary Oppenheimer, the Executive Director and Founder of AmpleHarvest.org. As director of a community garden in 2009, Gary learned about the wasted food in many plots and created a program called "Ample Harvest" to get the excess food to local food pantries...

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