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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. April 2, 2008: AeA Report Shows that Minnesota’s
Tech Industry Adds 600 Jobs
Nationally, Cyberstates 2008 shows that the high-tech industry
added jobs for the third consecutive year. Tech industry employment
totaled 5.9 million, after adding 91,400 jobs in 2007. This is on top of
job gains of 139,000 in 2006 and 87,400 in 2005...read
more.
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Cyberstates 2008 provides 2007 national tech
trends on employment and venture capital investments as well as the
latest data on state employment, wages, establishments, payroll, and
research and development. |
Learn more about high-tech employment in
Minnesota. November 6, 2007:
Have You Seen Who Recieved a
2007 Tekne Award?
More
than 1,000 technology leaders, public officials, and educators celebrated
innovation at the Minnesota Tekne Awards last Thursday evening.
Click here for a list of
the 2007 Tekne Award recipients.
More than
$21,000 was raised to support the Minnesota High Technology Foundation (MHTF)
Scholarship Fund for college students in STEM disciplines and K-12
teachers delivering innovative technology-related curriculum in the
classroom through the Tekne Award Silent Auction.
View a
Star Tribune
column on Fabcon, the recipient of the first ever Tekne Green Award
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view an article from The Business Journal here.
July 17,
2007:
Minnesota's Tech Exports Grow $1.8 Billion Since 2000, Says
AeA's New Report
Nationally, Trade in the Cyberstates 2007 shows that international
trade of high-tech goods continues to rise. High-tech goods exports grew
by 10 percent for a total of $220 billion in 2006, representing 21 percent
of all U.S. exports to the world...read
more.
Learn more about high-tech trade in
Minnesota.
May 1, 2007:
AeA Launches H-1B Grassroots
Initiative to Reform U.S. High-Skilled Visa Cap
 Tell
your U.S. Congressman & Senators to support
high
skilled visa reform by raising the H-1B cap and learn how you can
become involved in AeA's efforts on this issue...read
more.
January 4, 2007: AeA Releases Special
Report: The New Congress & High Tech
AeA has
received a number of requests from member companies asking us to issue a
report on what the new 110th Congress, with the Democrats in
charge, will likely do and what it means for high tech. Issues
covered include Competitiveness, Environment, Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404,
Tax, Technology Policy, and Trade...read
more.
November 16, 2006: Democratic
Leadership Visits AeA to Discuss Top House Congressional Priorities for
the High-Tech Industry
Speaker of the House Elect Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), and
Rep. George Miller (D-CA), visited AeA's David Packard Conference Center
in Washington, DC, for the new House Leadership's first public meeting
with the business community off of Capitol Hill since the November 7
Mid-term elections...read more.
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AeA Enters Merger Discussions with ECA & ITAA
The Boards of Directors of AeA and the Electronic Components Association (ECA) have entered into merger discussions. This follows the earlier announcement of merger discussions between the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and AeA...read more. 
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Read the Forbes Article on the AeA Classic Conference
The 38th Annual AeA Classic Financial Conference, held in San Diego from November 2-5, was featured in a Forbes.com article entitled Small Tech, Big Opportunity, and is referenced as among the top three tech showcases...read more.
AeA Testifies to U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor
Christopher W. Hansen, President & CEO, AeA, testified before Chairman George Miller (D-CA) and members of the Education and Labor Committee on a hearing on "Building an Economic Recovery Package to Create and Preserve Jobs"...read more. 
Chris Hansen, AeA's President & CEO, Testifies to Congress
Illinois High-Tech Leaders and Lt. Governor Opens NASDAQ
 In continuation with ongoing efforts to raise visibility for the high-tech industry in Illinois, AeA, along with Lt. Governor Pat Quinn, and several high-tech executives, convened in New York City to open the NASDAQ Stock Market...read more. |
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MHTA Weekly Electronic Newsletter -
An online publication of the Minnesota High Tech Association.
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| Events |
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12/9/2008: AeA Minnesota/MHTA CIO Panel (Eden Prairie, MN) Save the date for one of MHTA's most informative events of the year - our CIO Panel. This event is an excellent opportunity to hear from the experts on new trends tips and lessons learned in this economy. The speakers will focus on hot topics for 2009 including technology simplification global appli...More
12/11/2008: AeA Salary Survey Tutorial Webinar (Via Online, Webinar)
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AeA's Salary Survey o...More
Additional AeA National Events
12/2/2008: Immigration in 2009 and Beyond (Via, Teleconference) What are your options in the U.S. and Canada?Presenter - Elizabeth Stern and Alan Diner, Baker & McKenzie, LLP
Click Here to Register
12/10/2008: The Current State of Green Cards (Via, Teleconference) What Your Company Needs to Know Presenter - Jim Levine and Dan Kreeger, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP As more technology companies recruit talent from overseas, it is important for employers to know exactly what preparations need to be made, and how to fulfill the U.S. Government requiremen...More
1/22/2009: Quarterly Government Industry Executive Interchange (Washington, DC) DC's premier executive networking event that brings Federal CIOs Program Managers and Procurement Officials together with the leaders of the high tech industry. This forum is held for Government and Industry executives to discuss their similar experiences share insights and exchange best practices. ...More
6/8/2009 - 6/11/2009: AeA/SCU Management Development Program (Santa Clara, CA) June 8-11, 2009
Santa Clara, CA Cross functional educational program designed to turn high-tech managers into future leaders. Introductory coverage of Leadership, Finance, Accounting, Product Development, Program Management, Market Strategy, and Negotiation techniques.
6/10/2009: AeA's Annual Technology for Government Dinner (Washington, DC) The Annual AeA Technology for Government Dinner is the premier Washington DC networking event bringing hundreds of industry congressional and government leaders together at one venue.
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300 South Highway 169
Minneapolis, MN 55426
Phone: 952.230.4555
Fax: 952.230.4550
AeA Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA
Phone: 408.987.4200 - 1.800.284.4232
Washington, D.C.
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