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March 31, 2009: TechAmerica
Report Shows that Tech Industry Remains Vital to Minnesota Economy
The Cyberstates 2009 report - which details national and state
trends in high-tech employment, wages, and other key economic factors for
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico - shows that
Minnesota's high-tech industry added 500 net jobs in 2007, the most
current year for which state data are available. Minnesota remained the
17th largest cyberstate, employing 128,500 tech workers with a total
payroll of $9.7 billion in 2007. These jobs are well compensated at an
average wage of $75,200 - 68 percent more than the state's average private
sector wage...read
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Cyberstates 2009 provides
2008 national tech trends on employment and venture capital
investments as well as the latest data on state employment, wages,
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Learn more about high-tech employment in
Minnesota.
October 30, 2008: Over 1,000
Minnesota High-Tech Professionals Attend the 2008 Tekne Awards
The Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA), in partnership with
Enterprise Minnesota and LifeScience Alley, celebrated Minnesota’s
status as a hub for technology innovation with the 2008 Tekne Awards
October 30 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The Tekne Awards
acknowledged companies and individuals who have demonstrated superior
technology advancement and leadership in Minnesota.
September 23, 2008: Minnesota's High-Tech
Exports Are among the Top Ten in the Nation |
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New!
Trade in the Cyberstates 2008
examines high-tech trade flows at the national level and tech goods
exports for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
The report shows that nationally,
high-tech is the largest merchandise export sector in the United States,
reaching $214 billion in 2007. |
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Minnesota. |
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June 24, 2008: Minneapolis-St. Paul’s
Tech Employment Totals 98,100, Says AeA Report |
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Cybercities 2008
examines the high-tech industry in the nation’s 60 largest
metro areas focusing on tech employment, wages, establishments,
payroll, employment concentration, and wage differential. The
report compares different U.S. regions and delves into the 16 sectors
that comprise the high-tech industry for these 60 cities. |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul.
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April 24, 2008: MHTA Annual High Tech
Spring Conference in Minneapolis
Steve Kelley,
University of Minnesota, moderates a panel
with Minnesota Senate Minority Leader David
Senjem; Dan McElroy, Commissioner of the
Department of MN State Employment and
Economic Development; and Art Rolnick, VP
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
in Mid-April.
Robert
Stephens, founder of Geek Squad, keynotes
the Minnesota High Tech Spring Conference
on April 24 in Minneapolis. Over 700
technology leaders from the Gopher State
attended this annual event.
April 18, 2008:
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty visited
Thomson Reuters to sign historic broadband
legislation into state law.
Thomson Reuters
is a member of the
AeA Minnesota
Council, MHTA, and was instrumental in the
bill's passage. |
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AeA, ITAA, GEIA, and CSIA Merge to Form TechAmerica
Together, we are the industry's leading trade association, offering companies a broader array of programs and services...read more. TechAmerica President Testifies to U.S. Senate
Phil Bond testified to the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security...read more. Cyberstates 2009 Report Released
The U.S. high-tech industry added jobs for fourth straight year acording to TechAmerica's 12th annual Cyberstates report...read more. |
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MHTA Weekly Electronic Newsletter -
An online publication of the Minnesota High Tech Association.
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4/15/2010: 2010 Midwest Int'l Enviro Compliance Conference (Schaumburg, IL) This conferences addresses compliance, implementation, enforcement issues, the latest and pending changes and best practices surrounding Global RoHS, WEEE, EuP, REACH, Batteries, Recycling, Substance Restrictions, Chemical Regulation and Energy Efficiency. Learn the latest global developments from T...More
4/22/2010: Annual Minnesota (MHTA) Spring Conference (Minneapolis, MN) Save the date for next year's Spring Conference the premiere high-tech networking event in Minnesota - April 22 2010 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Additional AeA National Events
5/12/2010 - 5/14/2010: Growth Cap Financial Conference (San Francisco, CA) TechAmerica presents the 2010 Growth Cap Financial Conference at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, the only neutral forum for smaller technology growth firms to meet with potential investors.
- 3 Growth Focused Company Tracks
- Unbiased Forum
- Private Presentation Rooms
6/7/2010 - 6/10/2010: Santa Clara University Management Development Program (Santa Clara, CA) For 30 years the TechAmerica/Santa Clara Management Development Program has enhanced the performance of over 1,000 managers and directors from more than 350 high-tech companies. This intensive four day program teaches new managers core business disciplines and effective management techniques to lead...More
8/8/2010 - 8/19/2010: Stanford Executive Institute (Stanford, CA) Since 1975, TechAmerica's AeA/Stanford Executive Institute, in partnership with Stanford's School of Engineering, has developed the careers of over 3,500 high-tech executives.
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High Tech Association
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Suite 100
Roseville, MN 55113
Phone: 952.230.4555
Fax: 952.230.4550
AeA Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA
Phone: 408.987.4200 - 1.800.284.4232
Washington, D.C.
Phone: 202.682.9110
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