Awards of Excellence
Excellence in Business Assistance
Winner
- University of Northern Iowa – Business and Community Services (Regional Business Center): “MyEntreNet”
Finalists
- The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) at Penn State University: “Cluster-Based Information Technology Assistance (CBIT) Initiative, “Increasing the global reach and competitiveness of critical industry clusters”
- Maine Center for Business and Economic Research (MCBER) at the University of Southern Maine (USM): “Retail-Sales Forecasting at Hannaford Bros. Co.”
Excellence in Technology Commercialization
Winner
- Lehigh University: “Lehigh Nanotech LLC”
Finalists
- University of Hawaii at Manoa-Pacific Business Center Program: “Manoa Biosciences, Inc. (MBI) Business Plan”
- The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) at Penn State University: “Technology Innovation Infusion”
Excellence in Community Development
Winner
- The University of Tennessee, Institute for Public Service: “MTAS Review Leads Way To Development Program”
Finalists
- The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) at Penn State University: “Pennsylvania Mountains Healthcare Alliance (PMHA) Broadband Network”
- Missouri Research Corporation: “The Fourth Mission: Expanding the Role of Universities in Community Economic Development”
Excellence in Partnership Development
Winner
- Nevada Small Business Development Center (NSBDC), College of Business (COB): “Hands-On Learning Laboratory for Business Students – Port of Subs Franchise”
Finalists
- The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) at Penn State University: “Economic Development Technical Assistance Partnership Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Business Practices and Energy Conservation”
- Economic Development University Center, University of Puerto Rico: “Puerto Rico TechnoEconomic Corridor (PRTEC)”
Excellence in Economic Development Research
Winner
- University of Hawaii at Manoa-Pacific Business Center Program: “American Samoa Government Labor Study”
Finalists
- Michigan State University – Center for Community and Economic Development: “The Greater Lansing Bio-Manufacturing Study”
- University of Nevada, Reno-- Center for Economic Development: “Community Business Matching Model”
Excellence in Public Policy
Winner
- Institute for Policy and Social Research at The University of Kansas: “Evaluation of the Kansas Department of Commerce”
Finalists
- Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED): “The Pennsylvania Initiative for Nanotechnology (PIN)”
- The University of Tennessee, Institute for Public Service: “The Regional Importance of Reelfoot Lake”
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