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191_ Safe Surfing and Online Predators Spawning New Fears There is a growing and historic partnership with the public and private sectors dealing with the epidemic affecting the youth. Yes this is an epidemic and many are closing their eyes and ears to this growing problem. Others are ignorant and don't have a clue as to what is happening. Thank goodness we are in a state that is proactively doing something about it. Colorado's Attorney General, John Suthers, Deputy AG, Jeanne Smith and Microsoft Attorney, Aaron Korn Blum kicked off a program with a couple hundred law enforcement officials to discussion the solutions. 10/09/06 LISTEN Keywords: Online Predators, Cyber Crime, Safe Surfing, Law Enforcement, John Suthers, Colorado Attorney General, Jeanne Smith, Deputy Attorney General, Aaron Kornblum, Microsoft

Related Links: AG Safe Surfing Initiative || Cyber Security Channel || In the News Channel || OEDIT Channel

189_ Global Reputation with Challenges from Unexpected Places George Sparks and the Colorado Museum of Nature & Science hosted the Launch of Colorado Tech Week. Hank Brown, President of the University of Colorado was the keynote speaker who introduced Governor Bill Owens. Brian Vogt, Director of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade introduced Hank. Little did we know when we hooked up the w3w3.com recording devices that we would capture such interesting information. Hank has been a business man, congressman, and senator before becoming the CU president.> 10/09/06 LISTEN Keywords: Colorado Tech Week, Hank Brown, University of Colorado, CU, Governor Owens, Brian Vogt, George Sparks, Colorado Museum of Nature & Science

Related Links: Hank Brown Bio|| Denver Museum || OEDIT Channel || Event Photos || Find It

187_ Colorado Supports Nanotechnology in a BIG Way Following the Governor's Tech Week Launch, Brian Vogt, Director of Colorado's Office of Economic Development and International Trade talked about the new era we are entering which includes growing international competition as well as the new kinds of networks, relationships and economic principles. Jobs of the future and wrapping it all together with a long term strategy is critical. After addressing other important issues, Brian introduced Debbie Woodward, Executive Director, Colorado Nanotechnology Alliance. She unvailed the Nano Roadmap. 10/02/06 LISTEN

Related Links: Launch Press Release || Advance Colorado Home Page || Colorado Tech Week Photos || CNA Home Page

184_ Technology Scorecard Before & After Tech Tsunami High Tech takes on different nuances from farms to travel, from oil to software, from life sciences to education. With all the challenges the high tech sector has faced this past eight years, it has shown its strength in incredible ways. That's the w3w3.com take on things...we are more than survivors, we are stronger as a result. When Governor Owens kicked off Colorado Tech Week, we expected a trip down memory lane. Instead he focused on the future and highlights why he is optimistic. Brian Vogt followed with three key points. > LISTEN 10/02/06

Related Links: Colorado.gov || Business Newsletters || OEDIT Channel || Tech Week Info

183_ Are You Part of the Advancing Colorado Movement? The "Rising Tide" philosophy is something Pat and Larry Nelson believe in. They have found a wonderful theme that is growing in popularity and prominence in Colorado. It's simple but powerful and more information can be found at AdvancingColorado.com. We are all Advancing Colorado and now we do it with intention. Governor Bill Owens surprised Pat and Larry by presenting them with the 2006 Advancing Colorado Excellence Award for Advancement of the Technology Community at the Colorado Tech Week Launch. Together we create the future. > LISTEN 9/25/06

Related Links: Launch Press Release || Advance Colorado Home Page || Colorado OEDIT || About w3w3.com

186_ You are Branded, but only 3 Out of 100 Understand It Every organization has a brand, whether it's intentional or simply happenchance. If you asked others to define 'branding' you would get a myriad of answers. You will here such things as your sales or elevator pitch, your logo or icon, your saying or tagline. Those can all be parts or pieces, but the brand for your organization is the heart and soul, it's your promise to your customers or constituants. Some branding experts share; Stefanie Dalgar, Robin Bond, John Vachalek, Brian Vogt. > LISTEN 10/02/06

Related Links: Advance Colorado || Colorado Assessments || OEDIT Channel || Making of... Photos

179_ Impossible Becomes Reality with a Little Manipulation The strategic action plan for CNA, called the Colorado Nanotechnology Roadmap was released today. Debbie Woodward, Executive Director, Colorado Nanotechnology Alliance pointed out as an economic driver, nanotechnology is no 'small matter'. Global demand is expected to reach $28.7 billion by 2008 and a $1 trillion global market is forecasted by 2015 with an estimated 7 million new US jobs will be created with an average wage of $97,978. We need to pay attention to this emerging market and not let it get away.> LISTEN 9/18/06 KickOff at Colorado Tech Week

Related Links: CNA Home Page || Roadmap Invitation || Colorado OEDIT || Find It

167_ Can You Imagine Pulling Electricity Out of Your Car for the Grid? While Colorado has a world class federal laboratory in Golden, NREL, few state citizens realize that we also have an extremely active Governor's Office of Energy Management & Conservation. Drew Bolin , Director shared with Pat and Larry Nelson some of the very exciting projects the Office is working on and supporting. The projects include retrofitting automobiles with larger batteries enabling them actually put energy into the grid which is an NREL/XCEL project to popular wind energy to E-85 Ethanol. > LISTEN 8/21/06

Related Links: Office of Energy Management & Conservation || E-85 Coalition || OEDIT Channel || Renewable Energy Channel ||

151_ Advancing Colorado with Incredible Speed Hundreds of people from business, education and government celebrated Governor Bill Owens signing numerous bills into law that will have a tremendous impact on the economy; from tourism to biosciences and beyond. Brian Vogt, Director of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade was proud of the OEDIT team that helped make it all happen. Brian also applauded the fact that this was a bipartisan effort along with Colorado community support.> LISTEN 7/17/06

Related Links: Advance Colorado Home Page || Photos of Colorado Bill Signing || 2005 Colorado Tech Week Calendar || Colorado OEDIT Channel

Humbling Experience Leads to Success and Challenges As keynote speaker at the Colorado SBIR Conferance, Brian Vogt, Director of the Office of Econmic Development and International Trade shared his experiences that lead him to his position. However Brian focused on the future, from the serious threat of complacency to the competition of outside forces to the exciting potential of the Colorado center for emerging technologies.  3/13/06. LISTEN

Related Links: SBIR Colorado || OEDIT Channel || Advance Colorado

Statewide Association – New Micro Enterprise Paradigm Funding for micro-sized enterprises of typically five or fewer employees can be quite a challenge. Merrily Hill Smith the Executive Director of the Colorado Alliance for Micro Enterprise Initiative points out other challenges. Those challenges include insurance, consulting and more. Kelly Manning at OEDIT and others support CAMI and the important work they do for economic development. LISTEN 2/6/2006

Related Links: CAMI Home Page - OEDIT Home Page - Advance Colorado Center

Pivotal Year and More to Come at Colorado OEDIT In 2005, the Office of Economic Development and International Trade along with 30+ groups around Colorado converted a single day Tech Summit into a week long Colorado Tech Week held throughout the state. Jonita LeRoy of OEDIT was the point person for the one-of-a-kind special series of events. She is not sitting on her laurels; listen to what is on the horizon for 22006. 1.23.2006 LISTEN

Related Links: OEDIT Home page - Colorado Tech Week - Tech Week Photos Content Overview - Aerospace Roundtable

Entrepreneurial Advice in Changing Times for Veterans Some entrepreneurs are wildly successful and unstoppable while others are failing and resentful observes Brian Vogt, Director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade. He was the keynote luncheon speaker at the first annual Small Business Conference for Veterans in Denver. Brian’s advice was right on and would be helpful to anyone building a business. Kelly Manning and Rich Werner of Colorado’s SBDC Network put together a first-class conference. 12.19.05 LISTEN

Check out some related links. VET Conference Photos; Veterans Channel; Veterans Blog; SBDC Center Network; Advance Colorado; Colorado Branding

5% Growth Rate Forecast as CO Exports Continue to Rise- Colorado beef and semiconductor exports plagued international trade this past 12 months, but did not stop export figures from increasing. Technology exports represent a major share of the numbers and Canada remains our number one trading partner. Australia, Latin America, India and Mexico are growth leaders for Colorado Exports points out Laurel Alpert, Division Director, International Trade for Colorado. Laurel shares other insights for those exploring International business. 12.19.05 LISTEN

Check out some related sites: International Trade Office, Colorado World Trade Center, Denver Northern Ireland Technology & Development Center, Denver

Vets Biz Building with SBDC’s Kelly Manning 10/10/05 Colorado veterans have access to a number of benefits for starting and building their business. Most services are provided free such as counseling, Newsletter and many other business building tactics and strategies. Kelly Manning, SBDC State Director has just announced a high-powered $180 course for Vets (including family members and employees) for only $35.00 . - LISTEN

Tourism Celebrates but Is Facing Some Challenges 9/226/05 - The economy is impacted by Tourism (and that's an understatement). Governor Bill Owens was happy to point out that Colorado proved to be a popular destination in 2004; welcoming 25.8 million domestic overnight visitors...they spent $7.3 billion. Then the Governor talked quite passionately about a related issue and hot topic Referenda C and D campaign. LISTEN - What do you think? - w3w3Blog

Colorado Film Commission and the Economy 10/3/05 Millions of dollars are spent filming new movies. Martin Cuff, director of the Colorado Film Commission talks about a revenue stream that we shouldn't overlook. Recently part of the film, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt was filmed in Boulder, Colorado. During those 5 days, $500K was spent. The other 50 days of the movie was shot in in Vancouver. Martin has ideas. MORE

International Observers & Colorado Tech Week? 7/11/05 Block out the dates: October 17 – 21 2005. The “Best of the Best” in technology and science will be showcased statewide in Colorado. Top Colorado associations are involved. This series of events, from Grand Junction to Colorado Springs, from Ft Collins to Pueblo is attracting international attention. You can have a front-row seat. Listen: Jonita LeRoy from OEDIT gives us the scoop. Visit Colorado State Blog.

Squaring Off on Tabor – Is It Too Hot to Handle? 5/16/05 If you are business savvy and don’t have time to keep up with legislative issues that can help or hurt your business, listen to this discussion with Denise Brown, Exec. Dir. CO Biosciences Assoc and Brian Vogt, Director of CO of Economic Development. You’ll get the scoop on Tabor, Referendum C, Amendment 23 and more. LISTEN

Trade Missions for Doing Business Abroad are Winners —
Laurel Alpert, Division Director, International Trade at OEDIT says that Colorado exported $6.7 Billion last year and doesn’t include software and other services. Computer and electronic related products made up 59%. Laurel’s office offers a range on of no cost to low-cost services to support Colorado companies. LISTEN 4/11/2005

The Small Business Development Center Wins Again
The Small Business Development Center Wins Again
SBDC State Director, Kelly Manning of Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade sheds light on the urban myth that her office is only for startups. SBDC is not only for new and old businesses, it has just launched a new program for Vets, with more to come. Check out this survey.3/28/2005

Intentional vs. Reactive the Hidden Economic Challenge Brian Vogt Director of Colorado's Office of Economic Development and International Trade is concerned. Some people are fearful in their resolve to move forward. As a result, instead of being intentional and farsighted, they will become reactive. The audience at AeA's annual "Luncheon with the Legislators" heard Brian's 5-point plan. LISTEN 3/21/05

Advance Colorado Center Open
Do You Know the New Secretary of Technology in CO?.
Like all top government leaders, Colorado Governor Bill Owens has made some changes and shifting around in his cabinet. The Secretary of Technology was Marc Holtzman, followed by John Hansen and then Leroy Williams. The 4th is Brian Vogt. Learn what that means to high-tech in Colorado.. 1/31/2005 Adv-CO-Ctr Launch 1.27.05 - Photo Album

What Does ACC Mean: Job Creation in CO?
The impossible dream became a reality on 1/27/05 and the Advance Colorado Center officially opened its doors. Evan Metcalf, Sr. Division Director, Econmic Dev. CO and Bud McGrath, Exec. Director of CEBA/P3 talk about the possibilities. 1/31/2005

Advance Colorado – Advances Your Business 9/27/04 Financing support… Grants… Economic Development in high gear. Listen to OEDIT leaders, Drew Bolin, Kelly Manning and Alice Kotrlik and then visit www.AdvanceColorado.com.

Dream Destination vs. Budget Challenges 10/25/04 Speaking of economic development, Colorado ranks among the Top Five "dream destinations” in the US points out Governor Bill Owens. Many of us take this for granted, but when we consider our visitors spent over $7 Billion in 2003, tourism stands out in the crowd in many economic ways. Challenges and Choices.

Brian Vogt Celebrates Business Communication Governor Bill Owens kicked off the meeting where Brian Vogt (Director at the Office of Economic Development & International Trade) and his team (including Drew Bolin, Alice Kotrlik, Kim McNulty, Chris Shapard, Ilene Yokoyama-Reed, Laurel Alpert & Kelly Manning) announce an exciting communication initiative.

Advance Colorado – What’s Up with All the Buzz There are many heavy-hitters attending this year’s eBall. There’s top-shelf networking and this year the State of Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade are making some brief but awesome announcements. Brian Vogt, the director will be unveiling a really cool video. We’ll be there.

Big Things are Happening at Colorado’s OED The next six months for the Office of Economic Development and International Trade in Colorado are packed with initiatives from every single sector at OED. Brian Vogt also holds a Cabinet position in Governor Bills Owens administration. He has a great deal of confidence in his team and is working with other organizations. (Part 2 of 2) Gallup Survey Shows Americans Support New Plan For Space Exploration - Read More Here

Economic Development – Outreach to Biz? Brian Vogt , Director for the Office of Economic Development and International Trade for Colorado is in Governor Bill Owens’ Cabinet. Brian talks about the priorities of his team. They are; developing a Culture of Business, Communication that informs and impacts the public-at-large, and full Integration.

Three audio clips and photos from the Governor's Technology Summit -Governor Bill Owens talks about the good, the bad & the options -Dick Notebaert talks about major Qwest changes including VoIP -Both the Governor & Notebaert field a variety of dicey questions

Gov. Owens Commission on Science & Technology Governor Bill Owens, introduced by Marc Holtzman spoke about the lay of the land for Colorado. Leroy Williams, Secretary of Technology hosted this year’s first Commission session and had other heavy-hitters address the high-profile group. The Governor has some high-impact plans.

Federal Reserve Looks at the Deficit + New Insights Dr. Michael Cox, senior vice president & chief economist of the Federal Reserve of Dallas shed some new if not controversial light on the growing national deficit and outlined what we need for a proper recovery. Governor Bill Owens joined Dr. Cox, for a lively and surprising Q & A session. 5/2004

Leroy Williams Named Colorado Secretary of Technology
Colorado Gov. Bill Owens named Leroy Williams Jr. of Aurora, currently state chief information officer (CIO) to the post of secretary of technology, replacing John Hansen, who resigned to rejoin the private sector. Williams will continue as state CIO. News Release Dec 30 2003

Governor's Technology Summit 2003 Summing It Up with Larry and Pat Nelson - w3w3® Media Network - took it all in from the comfort of their home. This year, the technology summit general session was web cast - with interaction from the far reaches of the newly networked state of Colorado. Grand Junction and Pueblo participated. Keynote speaker Scott McNealy, SUN was very interesting.

Colorado’s Solution for Executing Vision with Partners - Advance Colorado, in just 3 months has gone from conception to reality. Brian Vogt, Director of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade along with Lu Cordova, President of CTEK Colorado Venture Centers share their vision of cooperation, collaboration and integration…it’s an overnight success. 12/13/04   LISTEN

Bright Skies or Dark Clouds for BioScience? - 11/01/04
What is on the horizon for BioSciences in Colorado? At BioWest 2004, we asked some candid questions from a very diverse group of professionals about the future of the industry. Hear what Chris Christoffersen, Brian Vogt, Rick Jory, Vicki Jenings, David Allen and others have to say…you might be surprised. 11/1/04

Dream Destination vs. Budget Challenges 10/25/04
Speaking of economic development, Colorado ranks among the top 5 “dream destinations” in the US points out Governor Bill Owens. Many of us take this for granted, but when we consider our visitors spent over $7 Billion in 2003, tourism stands out in the crowd in many economic ways. Challenges and Choices.

Colorado – Advances Your Business 9/27/04 LISTEN
Financing support… Grants… Economic Development in high gear. Listen to OEDIT leaders, Drew Bolin, Kelly Manning and Alice Kotrlik and then visit AdvanceColorado

Brian Vogt Celebrates Business Communication
Governor Bill Owens kicked off the meeting where Brian Vogt (Director at the Office of Economic Development & International Trade) and his team (including Drew Bolin, Stefanie Dalgar, Alice Kotrlik, Kim McNulty, Chris Shapard, Ilene Yokoyama-Reed, Laurel Alpert & Kelly Manning) announce an exciting communication initiative. August 17, 2004 Listen

Economic Development – Outreach to Biz?
Brian Vogt , Director for the Office of Economic Development and International Trade for Colorado is in Governor Bill Owens’ Cabinet. Brian talks about the priorities of his team. They are; developing a Culture of Business, Communication that informs and impacts the public-at-large, and full Integration. Big Things are Happening at Colorado’s OED The next six months for the Office of Economic Development and International Trade in Colorado are packed with initiatives from every single sector at OED. Brian Vogt also holds a Cabinet position in Governor Bills Owens administration. He has a great deal of confidence in his team and is working with other organizations. (Part 2 of 2) July 2004
Gallup Survey Shows Americans Support New Plan For Space Exploration - Read More Here

California’s Big Bio Bash (Colorado is on the Radar)
Denise Brown (Executive Director of the CO Bioscience Assoc.) and Christine Shapard (State of CO, Director of Biosciences) returned from a week-long Bio 2004 Conference in CA. The CO booth was staffed with many Coloradoans and the little mountain state shined as many eyes were upon us. Here’s a report.

ACC Founding Members:

CTEK: Expert financial and business volunteers mentor entrepreneurs working with innovative technologies.

CSIA: Colorado Software & Internet Association:
Fosters innovation and growth for the echnology industry in Colorado.

CBSA: Colorado BioScience Association Grows the state's bioscience workforce, provides networking opportunities, educational and technical programs, created corporate partnerships and
finds investors.

CAMI: Colorado Alliance for Microenterprise Initiatives seeks to build the capacity of very small businesses, to
help entrepreneurs become economically self-sufficient.

CEBA the Colorado Sustainable & Environmental Business Alliance , which promotes Colorado as a center for environmental commerce
and sustainable technologies.

The Colorado Film Commission stimulates and supports growth of all segments of the Colorado film and video industry and promotes the state as a ompetitive location for filming.

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