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Winslow Sargeant, a managing director in the technologg practiceof Madison, Wis.-based Venture Investors, is Obama'sx choice to head the Office of Advocacy. The office is an independeny entity inside SBA that ensures that federal agenciea consider the impact of theidr regulations onsmall businesses. The office also conducts research on smallpbusiness issues. Sargeant, who earned a in electrical engineering at the University of worked as a senior engineer at several larg e corporationsbefore co-founding Aanetcom, a fabless semiconductor chip compant that later was acquired by PMC-Sierra.
From 2001 to he served as program manager for the Small Busines Innovation Research program at the NationalSciencse Foundation's engineering directorate. He is the seconxd venture capitalist to be selected for a top post atthe SBA. Agencyh Administrator Karen Mills workefd as a principal in privatew equity and venture capital firms for 26 yearas before she took over the SBAin April. Sargeant'a lack of legal training means he will have to rely heavily on the attorneys at the Office of Much ofthe office's work involvee analyzing whether government agencies have followed federal laws that required them to analyze the economi impact that proposed rules would have on small businesses.
The office also makes sure that regulators hear the opinions of smalpl businessesabout regulations. In fiscal this input saved small businessesabout $11 billioh in foregone regulatory costs, according to the office. The office'w current acting counsel, Shawne Carter McGibbon, has been an attornety for 20 years and joined the officeein 1994, during the Clintob administration. She previously worked for a Democraticf memberof Congress.
An unnamed Obamqa administration official, however, characterized her to reporters asa "Busgh holdover" during a controversyg over an interagency review of the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gas emissionds pose a public health hazard. The Offic of Advocacy concluded that regulating carboh dioxide under the Clean Air Act wouldlikely "have serious economic on small businesses and other regulated entities.
Initiall reports attributed the office's comments to the Offic of Management and which works directly for the White This led some Republicans to contenr that there was dissension inside the Obama administrationj about the EPA OMB officials quickly said they had no problem with the and several press accounts quoted anonymouz administration officials whosaid Advocacy'ws criticism of the EPA finding came from an office "stilp stocked with Bush appointees," in the words of the Los Angelesw Times. This dismissal of the office's opinion upset Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the ranking Republicanb on the House Oversight GovernmentReform Committee.
"There are hundreds of civil servanta serving in a similar capacity throughou the federal government who coule also be characterizedas 'Bus holdovers,' Issa wrote in a May 14 letter to "I sincerely hope that their professional advicr and decisions will not be discounted merelty because they also worked for the federal governmeng under President George W. For more information on the Office of see
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Life sciences investing is doing relatively well locally, despite slow economy - Triangle Business Journal:
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“I think, as I have for a few years, that theres is a lot of good and interesting and verycompellingt technology, which is the basis for developing any companies. So I thinkj we have a lot of good materiall tostart with. “The issue that we which is not at all unique toLouisvillr … is the need for seed-stage capital. And that is beingv addressed here by a fewdifferent ways. One, therer are a couple of angell groups thathave formed. The stat has some programs. The seed fund that I managed is obviouslya source.
So, there are some sourcess for seed capital, but we always can use “And in this currentr economic environment, it is even more an issuwe because the fund raisingf isvery difficult. So, we as investors, we need to make sure that we can fund the companieas for longer periodsof time, suppor them for longer, so they can achieve more milestoneds and weather the storm at the same time. with the expectation that once things get bettet and these companies get a littlefurtherr along, it will be easier to get Are you seeing many new ideas that could become companies? “We’re definitely seeing a stead amount. I can’t really tell you that is it is agrowingf number.
But there seems to be a steadty flow fromthe universities.” Are there specific areas or industries that are doin g well? “Certainly, in the cancer area, it looks like the (Jamews Graham Brown) cancer center is doingb particularly well. There have been a coupld of stem cell projects that have come out ofthe “Then, we have this nanotechnologg lab that was built, and one of our investments, came out of there. … That’x a relatively new facility, but I think we will see more comint out. And I am really excited about that.
“The team that came to the has only been here for a year or two atthis … (I am) prettu encouraged by some of the work that’s going on over How many companies have you invested in through the seed fund and Triathlon ? “The seed fund has five investmentas in its portfolio. Triathlon has invested in one of them, in and is very close to investingin “They have been tracking two other as well. There is a definitely significant interest in the companiew that are beingdeveloped here.” Is it fair to say that withoug money, groundbreaking technologies and therapies cannotr advance? “It’s hard to tell. Some of them may kind of wither onthe vine.
” Because they are early in their development and ther is not a large pool of local funds for early-stags investments, “it would be hard for an outsidse investor to come in and (invest at) this earlyg of a stage.” “There’s always the possibility that … an investorr from somewhere else would say, ‘I will invest in your company if you move to Bostobn or California,’ which is obviously not what we “There is enough grant money, especially with the president’s new which includes increased funding for research and developmenty of life sciences.
“Also, there is some other granr money available through the stimulus package that is hopefullg going tomake difference.”
“I think, as I have for a few years, that theres is a lot of good and interesting and verycompellingt technology, which is the basis for developing any companies. So I thinkj we have a lot of good materiall tostart with. “The issue that we which is not at all unique toLouisvillr … is the need for seed-stage capital. And that is beingv addressed here by a fewdifferent ways. One, therer are a couple of angell groups thathave formed. The stat has some programs. The seed fund that I managed is obviouslya source.
So, there are some sourcess for seed capital, but we always can use “And in this currentr economic environment, it is even more an issuwe because the fund raisingf isvery difficult. So, we as investors, we need to make sure that we can fund the companieas for longer periodsof time, suppor them for longer, so they can achieve more milestoneds and weather the storm at the same time. with the expectation that once things get bettet and these companies get a littlefurtherr along, it will be easier to get Are you seeing many new ideas that could become companies? “We’re definitely seeing a stead amount. I can’t really tell you that is it is agrowingf number.
But there seems to be a steadty flow fromthe universities.” Are there specific areas or industries that are doin g well? “Certainly, in the cancer area, it looks like the (Jamews Graham Brown) cancer center is doingb particularly well. There have been a coupld of stem cell projects that have come out ofthe “Then, we have this nanotechnologg lab that was built, and one of our investments, came out of there. … That’x a relatively new facility, but I think we will see more comint out. And I am really excited about that.
“The team that came to the has only been here for a year or two atthis … (I am) prettu encouraged by some of the work that’s going on over How many companies have you invested in through the seed fund and Triathlon ? “The seed fund has five investmentas in its portfolio. Triathlon has invested in one of them, in and is very close to investingin “They have been tracking two other as well. There is a definitely significant interest in the companiew that are beingdeveloped here.” Is it fair to say that withoug money, groundbreaking technologies and therapies cannotr advance? “It’s hard to tell. Some of them may kind of wither onthe vine.
” Because they are early in their development and ther is not a large pool of local funds for early-stags investments, “it would be hard for an outsidse investor to come in and (invest at) this earlyg of a stage.” “There’s always the possibility that … an investorr from somewhere else would say, ‘I will invest in your company if you move to Bostobn or California,’ which is obviously not what we “There is enough grant money, especially with the president’s new which includes increased funding for research and developmenty of life sciences.
“Also, there is some other granr money available through the stimulus package that is hopefullg going tomake difference.”
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Data Robotics secures $15M funding round - San Francisco Business Times:
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The round was led by previou s investor of San Mateoand , which has an offics in Menlo Park. Also participating were returning investors andPalo Alto-basedd . Mountain View-based Data Robotics said the fundingb will allow it to meet the growing market demand for its line of Drobo storage products. "Our strategy from the beginning has been to make highlh advanced storage technology simple and easy to use and builde the strongest sales channels andpartnershipz possible. This new round of fundinh will enable us to acceleratwe this strategy by further strengthening our market position and acceleratingfuture products," said Geoff Barrall, CEO and co-foundert of Data Robotics.
"Given our success thus far and the strongf growth in SOHO and small business storage we believe there is a significant opportunity to furtheer increase our market share by continuing to builxd the most advanced and innovative storageproducts available. I am thrilleed to see our vision validated by our Data Robotics said it has shipped morethan 30,000 system s since launching Drobo in the summer of making it one of the fast growingy storage companies in the "Our continued support for Data Roboticsz is founded on the company's track record, phenomenall progress and the excellent managementy team in place.
We are excited abour the future success of Data Robotics and I am happh to count myself among the many proued Droboowners worldwide," said Aneel Bhusri, Partnerf of Greylock Partners.
The round was led by previou s investor of San Mateoand , which has an offics in Menlo Park. Also participating were returning investors andPalo Alto-basedd . Mountain View-based Data Robotics said the fundingb will allow it to meet the growing market demand for its line of Drobo storage products. "Our strategy from the beginning has been to make highlh advanced storage technology simple and easy to use and builde the strongest sales channels andpartnershipz possible. This new round of fundinh will enable us to acceleratwe this strategy by further strengthening our market position and acceleratingfuture products," said Geoff Barrall, CEO and co-foundert of Data Robotics.
"Given our success thus far and the strongf growth in SOHO and small business storage we believe there is a significant opportunity to furtheer increase our market share by continuing to builxd the most advanced and innovative storageproducts available. I am thrilleed to see our vision validated by our Data Robotics said it has shipped morethan 30,000 system s since launching Drobo in the summer of making it one of the fast growingy storage companies in the "Our continued support for Data Roboticsz is founded on the company's track record, phenomenall progress and the excellent managementy team in place.
We are excited abour the future success of Data Robotics and I am happh to count myself among the many proued Droboowners worldwide," said Aneel Bhusri, Partnerf of Greylock Partners.
Friday, October 14, 2011
37 plays, 97 minutes: The complete works of William Shakespeare abridged hits ... - Sentinel-Standard
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37 plays, 97 minutes: The complete works of William Shakespeare abridged hits ... Sentinel-Standard Walter Downes, Adam Rewa and Paul Frost perform a version of Romeo and Juliet's balcony scene at Thursday's dress rehearsal of “William Shakespeare's Compete Work, Abridged.†By Jon Szerlag Three men armed with their wits take on the task of completing ... |
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Air Force taps S.A. for Cyber Command - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Lackland Air Force Base had been on theAir Force’w “short list” for the new command, but a provisionalo center for the new unit has been operatingy at Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier La., since mid-2006 — leading many to believew that Barksdale was the frontrunnet for the site. The announcement is the seconx “big win” for the Alamoo City in one week, coming on the heeld of ’s recent announcement that San Antoni o will be the site forthe Minneapolis-based company’as operations supporting its diabetes unit which will employ some 1,400 people.
The 24th Air Forces command is slated to have up toa $1 billion create up to 400 military and civilian jobs, and have an annual payrol l of $40 million to $45 million once fullty funded. “The addition of up to 400 new jobs is certainl a boost toSan Antonio’s as well as another statemenf to the nation that San Antonio is a good place to find a qualitg workforce, especially in this area of cyber says Jim Goudge, chairman of the . “Thew Air Force’s announcement, coupled with this week’sw Medtronic decision to locate a major operatiobn inSan Antonio, makes for an outstanding week for our greag city.
” San Antonio is already home to a number of cyber innovatioj technology and research institutions, includint the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Cyber Security and the UTSA Center for Infrastructures Assurance & Security. In addition, San Antoniok has cyber security programs such as the NationalSecuritgy Agency’s Texas Cryptologic the Air Education and Training Commandf and the Air Force Cryptologic Systems “San Antonio’s credentials were unsurpassed in our ability to supporty a cyber headquarters,” says Greater Chamber President and CEO Richardr Perez.
“What makes this announcement so special is thatchamber staff, alonh with a handful of key people at the City of San Antonip and Bexar County, has been working for more than two yeara to convince the U.S. Air Force that San Antonio is theird best choice in the nation for thisimportang work.” U.S. Sen. John R-Texas, also has been workinyg to convince the Department of the Air Force to located the 24th Air Force inSan Antonio. “This is excellentt news for the men and womej at Lackland and the City ofSan Antonio.
Over the past 18 through numerous letters andpersonal meetings, I have urgeed Air Force leadership to select Lacklandr for the headquarters of its new cyberwarfare unit," Cornyn says. "Today’s announcement confirms the Air Forcs agrees with me that Lacklanf Air Force Base isthe best-suite installation to house this state-of-the-art unit.”
Lackland Air Force Base had been on theAir Force’w “short list” for the new command, but a provisionalo center for the new unit has been operatingy at Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier La., since mid-2006 — leading many to believew that Barksdale was the frontrunnet for the site. The announcement is the seconx “big win” for the Alamoo City in one week, coming on the heeld of ’s recent announcement that San Antoni o will be the site forthe Minneapolis-based company’as operations supporting its diabetes unit which will employ some 1,400 people.
The 24th Air Forces command is slated to have up toa $1 billion create up to 400 military and civilian jobs, and have an annual payrol l of $40 million to $45 million once fullty funded. “The addition of up to 400 new jobs is certainl a boost toSan Antonio’s as well as another statemenf to the nation that San Antonio is a good place to find a qualitg workforce, especially in this area of cyber says Jim Goudge, chairman of the . “Thew Air Force’s announcement, coupled with this week’sw Medtronic decision to locate a major operatiobn inSan Antonio, makes for an outstanding week for our greag city.
” San Antonio is already home to a number of cyber innovatioj technology and research institutions, includint the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Cyber Security and the UTSA Center for Infrastructures Assurance & Security. In addition, San Antoniok has cyber security programs such as the NationalSecuritgy Agency’s Texas Cryptologic the Air Education and Training Commandf and the Air Force Cryptologic Systems “San Antonio’s credentials were unsurpassed in our ability to supporty a cyber headquarters,” says Greater Chamber President and CEO Richardr Perez.
“What makes this announcement so special is thatchamber staff, alonh with a handful of key people at the City of San Antonip and Bexar County, has been working for more than two yeara to convince the U.S. Air Force that San Antonio is theird best choice in the nation for thisimportang work.” U.S. Sen. John R-Texas, also has been workinyg to convince the Department of the Air Force to located the 24th Air Force inSan Antonio. “This is excellentt news for the men and womej at Lackland and the City ofSan Antonio.
Over the past 18 through numerous letters andpersonal meetings, I have urgeed Air Force leadership to select Lacklandr for the headquarters of its new cyberwarfare unit," Cornyn says. "Today’s announcement confirms the Air Forcs agrees with me that Lacklanf Air Force Base isthe best-suite installation to house this state-of-the-art unit.”
Sunday, October 9, 2011
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Friday, October 7, 2011
SAHA to spend $14.5 million on local housing project upgrades - Denver Business Journal:
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million in federal stimulus fundse to repair and upgrade a numbed of publichousing properties. Out of 349 housing authoritiee in Texas that receivedc money from the American Recovery andReinvestmenty Act, San Antonio Housing Authority, or received the largest amount. SAHA is requirecd to use the money for capitalk improvements and all the funds must be speny withinthree years. “These funds will allowe us to make much-needed repairs to our publicx housing properties and improve the safety and qualitg of life for our SAHA President and CEO Lourdes CastroRamirez says.
Among the properties slated for major upgrades is the LewisChatham Apartments, a 119-unit apartment complex for seniorsx on the city’s South Lewis Chatham also will undergo an extensive modernization. In stimulus funds will be used to upgradethe security, elevatorsx and fire safety at nearly 20 elderlyt communities. Other projects will involve replacing fencing, windows, roofing, cabinets, and heating, ventilation and air conditioninyg systems. SAHA Board Chairman Ramiro Cavazos says the agench will encourage the participation of smallland minority-owned businesses.
“We will also give additionapl weight to contractors that commir to actively recruiting employeew from the neighborhoods in and around where this work will he says. SAHA will issued requests for proposals to perform engineering and architectural services relatedto stimulus-approved Web site: www.saha.org
million in federal stimulus fundse to repair and upgrade a numbed of publichousing properties. Out of 349 housing authoritiee in Texas that receivedc money from the American Recovery andReinvestmenty Act, San Antonio Housing Authority, or received the largest amount. SAHA is requirecd to use the money for capitalk improvements and all the funds must be speny withinthree years. “These funds will allowe us to make much-needed repairs to our publicx housing properties and improve the safety and qualitg of life for our SAHA President and CEO Lourdes CastroRamirez says.
Among the properties slated for major upgrades is the LewisChatham Apartments, a 119-unit apartment complex for seniorsx on the city’s South Lewis Chatham also will undergo an extensive modernization. In stimulus funds will be used to upgradethe security, elevatorsx and fire safety at nearly 20 elderlyt communities. Other projects will involve replacing fencing, windows, roofing, cabinets, and heating, ventilation and air conditioninyg systems. SAHA Board Chairman Ramiro Cavazos says the agench will encourage the participation of smallland minority-owned businesses.
“We will also give additionapl weight to contractors that commir to actively recruiting employeew from the neighborhoods in and around where this work will he says. SAHA will issued requests for proposals to perform engineering and architectural services relatedto stimulus-approved Web site: www.saha.org
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