The Minority Business Development Agency - U.S. Department of Commerce has partnered with Urban Strategies, Inc to enhance opportunities and access for minority businesses across the U.S. Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development at the MBDA, Eric Morrissette, and USI President, Esther Shin, marked the partnership with the signing of a memorandum of understanding. By working together, the MBDA and USI CDFI aim to scale access to services and capital for emergent businesses of color. https://lnkd.in/eT9aivua
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Innovation, Equity, and Resilience: Strengthening American Competitiveness in the 21st Century
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The Department of Commerce’s mission is to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity for all communities. Through its 13 bureaus, the Department works to drive U.S. economic competitiveness, strengthen domestic industry, and spur the growth of quality jobs in all communities across the country. The Department serves as the voice of business in the Federal Government, and at the same time, the Department touches and serves every American every day. "Innovation, equity, and resilience. These three concepts drive our work at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and they’re crucial to our overarching goal of improving America’s competitiveness in the global economy." Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
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🎉Happy #CHIPS day!🎉 Today marks the second anniversary of the CHIPS and Science Act, a historic investment to strengthen and revitalize the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing and invest in American workers. Check out our progress. https://www.nist.gov/chips
CHIPS for America
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The U.S. Department of Commerce and Nigeria’s Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry and Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy demonstrated their commitment to enhancing commercial ties and helping to facilitate increased bilateral trade and investment through a new Memorandum of Understanding, as well as a joint statement outlining new avenues of commercial cooperation and affirming shared priorities on the digital economy. https://lnkd.in/e_W4VEaG
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Kathy Vidal, Director of USPTO and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property discusses her background as an electrical engineer and patent attorney; the many career opportunities the USPTO has to offer, and more with PBS Newshour. https://lnkd.in/eWuG6w83
Inventors, patent examiners, educators: The many careers at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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U.S. Department of Commerce reposted this
Thanks to President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Secretary Raimondo’s leadership, CHIPS for America is on track to achieve our Vision for Success. Our proposed investments have unlocked more than $300 billion in public and private investment as we protect our economic and national security. Share the CHIPS for America two-year progress report: https://lnkd.in/eJUdHsAG #SemiconductorIndustry #ChipsforAmerica #ChipsandScienceAct
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As of today, the United States is the first economy in the world to secure all 5 leading-edge logic and DRAM companies for domestic chips production! This morning, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and SK hynix have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $450 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to establish a high-bandwidth memory advanced packaging fabrication and research and development facility. https://lnkd.in/gKJMAyCY #AdvancedPackaging #HBM #CHIPSforAmerica #SemiconductorIndustry
World’s Five Leading Chipmakers Have Now Promised U.S. Investment
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Thanks to a new federal grant, New Jersey’s communities will have $72 million to help build flood-resilient structures. The grant, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, totals $575 million nationwide and will give New Jersey the third-largest piece of the pie compared to other states. “This is about keeping coastal communities safe,” said Don Graves, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce. “It’s about being stewards of the environment we all live in. It’s about ensuring that the next generation of Americans can lead lives of dignity.” https://lnkd.in/esFTES2V
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#NEWS: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and SK hynix have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $450 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to establish a high-bandwidth memory advanced packaging fabrication and research and development facility. https://lnkd.in/eg-2FtuY
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The NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the USDA Forest Service have teamed up to utilize satellite data to detect and report wildfires swiftly. The collaboration, which is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America Agenda, gives the Interior and Agriculture Departments access to NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite — R series to detect wildfires early, track wildfires in real-time, and provide data for public safety and air quality modeling. https://lnkd.in/eDp2USCs
Interior, NOAA, Forest Service to Advance Wildfire Detection With Satellites
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The Biden-Harris Administration has announced $184 million to create renewed economic opportunities and reduce prime-age unemployment (25-54 yrs) by creating and connecting Americans to good jobs in the most economically distressed communities. #EDARecompete