DES MOINES – The state of Iowa was honored Wednesday for its efforts to promote clean energy innovation and job creation. The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recognized the Iowa Innovation Council’s Ames-based i6 Green Project for being one of six $1 million award winners in a federal, multi-agency competition to drive technology commercialization and entrepreneurship in support of a green innovation economy and increased U.S. competitiveness. Gov. Terry Branstad marked the occasion to announce the formation of the Iowa Innovation Corp. to help grow an innovation economy in Iowa.
State officials said the project is using the federal award money to expand a “proof of concept” development model by adding a next stage Proof of Commercial Relevance Center. The project seeks to improve connections between Iowa businesses, entrepreneurs and universities to expand the pool of relevant green technologies, facilitate company creation and expansion, accelerate technology transfer and the commercialization of research and create sustainable, high paying, private-sector jobs, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
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