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Biotech Stocks Give Stock Market a Boost
February 15, 2014 | USA Today
Investors looking for a shot of medicine for their portfolios are increasingly looking to biotech stocks. Shares of biotech companies are up 9.3% this year, powered by a renaissance in science and regulations helping drugs go from test tube to blockbusters in record time. Biotech companies are on the verge of selling, this year, breakthrough drugs that treat some of the more vexing human ailments throughout time, including hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis and cancer. "It's a real biotech bull market," says Karen Andersen, biotech analyst at Morningstar. "There's a lot of optimism about the potential."
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U.S. Tech Startups: An Endangered Species?
February 12, 2014 | Washington Post
Spend some time in San Francisco, Boston or New York City, and it seems high-tech entrepreneurship is alive and well in the United States. Read about the clever new products and services being built in emerging technology hubs like Seattle, Denver and the District of Columbia, and you come away with the same impression. Take a look at the actual numbers, and the outlook is starkly different.
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Governors Pitch Novel Tactics to Create Jobs
February 14, 2014 | PewStates
As the U.S. economy gains strength and states are in their best financial position in years, governors are proposing unconventional tactics to create jobs, especially in health care and high-tech. The approaches range from luring more immigrants to Detroit; making western New York the center for genomic research; to paying off nursing students’ college loans in New Mexico. In crafting their proposals, many governors are trying to respond to a common complaint from employers: They are ready to hire, but can’t find workers with the right skills.
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Crowdfunded States Compete for Startups
February 17, 2014 | Crowdfunder Insider
If we were tallying states up today, Kansas, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin have made equity crowdfunding legal and are in some stage of implementation. Alabama, Washington, Maine and North Carolina are all considering exemptions. Of course, that may change tomorrow. Amidst all the hoopla about a crowdfunding exemption at the federal level, states have been busy weighing and implementing crowdfunding laws. More seem to spring up by the week. The question that many may be asking: why should we care about state-level exemptions when a federal exemption is near?
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