Austin
Bay Area, CA
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Dallas and/or Houston
New York
Los Angeles
Seattle
Washington D.C.
I feel like these cities/regions would be locks.
I hope St. Louis can secure a spot -- and I think it can, with its reach in geospatial sciences, the medical and financial fields, aviation, plant sciences, animal sciences, etc.
You're missing the Tech triangle in North Carolina, anything in FL, and nothing in Ohio and no Nashville. At most I think there are 5 "At Large" bids still available for this designation.
Pittsburgh can make a similar case, as well as. Let's assume one per state. So we are competing with KC, Pitt with Philly, Miami with Tampa/Jacksonville. Huntsville, AL could make an argument. Milwaukee and Twin Cities (or even Rochester) are in the mix. Ann Arbor/Detroit. The list goes on. I would guess we are one of 30 seeking this laurel.
I agree that there are probably only five at-large bids available nationally and that St. Louis will really need to pull up its sleeves and get to work if it expects to land a spot.
RockChalkSTL wrote:Austin
Bay Area, CA
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Dallas and/or Houston
New York
Los Angeles
Seattle
Washington D.C.
I feel like these cities/regions would be locks.
I hope St. Louis can secure a spot -- and I think it can, with its reach in geospatial sciences, the medical and financial fields, aviation, plant sciences, animal sciences, etc.
I don’t want to seem too optimistic, but this program was basically written with St. Louis in mind. Important note about CHIPS regional innovation component, none of those 20 spots can go to already leading technology centers AND at least three in each of the EDAs six regions must be identified.
We’re not competing with Austin, Bay Area, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington DC (l they wouldn’t even qualify).
We’re competing with Kansas City, Omaha, Denver (May already be considered a tech leader), Des Moines, Wichita, Salt Lake City, Fargo.
“Central to the bill’s response to the place problem is the authorization of $10 billion over five years to create 20 geographically distributed regional technology and innovation hubs. Reserved for areas “that are not leading technology centers,” the hubs will focus major investment surges toward up-and-coming tech ecosystems in order to expand U.S. innovation capacity, accelerate technology development, and support job creation”
RockChalkSTL wrote:Austin
Bay Area, CA
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Dallas and/or Houston
New York
Los Angeles
Seattle
Washington D.C.
I feel like these cities/regions would be locks.
I hope St. Louis can secure a spot -- and I think it can, with its reach in geospatial sciences, the medical and financial fields, aviation, plant sciences, animal sciences, etc.
I don’t want to seem too optimistic, but this program was basically written with St. Louis in mind. Important note about CHIPS regional innovation component, none of those 20 spots can go to already leading technology centers AND at least three in each of the EDAs six regions must be identified.
We’re not competing with Austin, Bay Area, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington DC (l they wouldn’t even qualify).
We’re competing with Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, Des Moines, Wichita, Salt Lake City, Fargo.
“Central to the bill’s response to the place problem is the authorization of $10 billion over five years to create 20 geographically distributed regional technology and innovation hubs. Reserved for areas “that are not leading technology centers,” the hubs will focus major investment surges toward up-and-coming tech ecosystems in order to expand U.S. innovation capacity, accelerate technology development, and support job creation”
My thoughts exactly. I would say that it makes zero sense to establish tech innovation hubs in markets like Seattle, The Bay Area, Boston, Denver, Austin etc. All that would do is just make these markets even more insanely expensive and widen the disparities between the superstar cities and the rest (I imagine that wouldn't go over well politically ans strategically it doesn't serve the mission very well). With that said, I think St. Louis has a real chance in securing at least one of these designations. It would make sense to invest that kind of money in markets like Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, etc. Places with great academic institutions but need a little injection in the arm to take it to the next level.
^ university systems are going to be a huge consideration of this. Struggling to think of a city in the plains EDA region with a better post-secondary support system than STL. Wash U might be the highest ranked?
Equity is another important consideration of the allocation. Again, struggling to think of a city in the plains region with a greater level of disparity deserving of federal intervention.
AND multiple start-up industries already identified and marketed.
Ok, so that changes things. I can see why there's room for optimism.
If Denver is already considered a hub by the US government, as you guys suppose, it seems our competition would be Kansas City, Salt Lake City, Omaha, Des Moines, and Wichita -- and, really, I think our competition would be Kansas City.
If they're putting three hubs in each region, why would they put two in one state? Only two regions can have a fourth.
Aren't they more likely to choose one of the Missouri cities, as well as places like Salt Lake City and Omaha-Lincoln?
Kansas City has pretty bad equity issues, but they certainly don't have a SLU or Wash U in the regional core.
^ easily confused. That is the EDA Regional Challenge. St. Louis Advance Manufacturing Center beat out 529 applicants, remaining 60 will be whittled down to 30 winners in September.
"Planning for the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center (AMIC) for the St. Louis region developed out of a 2014 grant from the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment.
The plan for AMIC is to establish a more diversified and resilient advanced manufacturing sector to ensure long-term regional economic vitality while also leveraging existing robust regional aerospace and automotive manufacturing sectors and expertise. AMIC will ensure a more resilient regional defense sector supply chain.
AMIC is incorporated as a Missouri Nonprofit Corporation as of May 29, 2020. IRS status as a 501(c)(3) being applied for."
Not sure if it's related or not, but the thinking seems similar and hopefully bodes well for St. Louis with this hubs program.
^ easily confused. That is the EDA Regional Challenge. St. Louis Advance Manufacturing Center beat out 529 applicants, remaining 60 will be whittled down to 30 winners in September.
I was thinking about that today. Three large recent National efforts led by Greater STL Inc.
Build Back Better - Regional Challenge
80%. I think St. Louis delivered one of the most fitting applications of those remaining and had a nearly shovel ready project with strong private support.
It helps that Roy is still around to “push”, expires in November.
CHIPS - 20 Regional Tech
50%. Once I have a clearer list of metrics by EDA, I’ll create a list of predictions. The only thing working against St. Louis is requirement that 7 of 20 slots go to small metros (under 250,000) “a noncore area, a micropolitan area, or a small metropolitan statistical area with a population of not more than 250,000.” Our EDA region is FULL of potential small metros.
New Federal Health Agency
5%. Why not! Go for it.
I’m summary, I’m very happy with GreaterStL Inc. I think STL is competing better and more publicly than one year ago.
If they're putting three hubs in each region, why would they put two in one state? Only two regions can have a fourth.
As it happens, we're already the only state with two Federal Reserve Banks, so it's not unprecedented. (Granted, that was a long time ago.) Anyway, I wouldn't sleep on this and consider it a lock. Denver is obvious, and Salt Lake and Kansas City are serious competition. But I think our chances are solid.
The fact that seven of the twenty hubs have to go to metropolitan areas with populations of 250,000 or less does make things interesting. With there being six territories that the feds want to touch, that would essentially be one small-population hub for each territory, with a bonus to one of them.
Columbia, MO could be a threat to us.
But if the feds are truly after equity, shouldn't they load most of the seven 250k-or-less hubs into the Northeast and West territories? Those territories already have several tech giants that have skewed the tech landscape and are the genesis for the feds wanting to create a program like this.
The tech giants will continue to grow. Investing in smaller communities in those territories just makes sense to me. Create more liveable communities in those territories and I think it will benefit everyone.
I was thinking about that today. Three large recent National efforts led by Greater STL Inc.
Build Back Better - Regional Challenge
80%. I think St. Louis delivered one of the most fitting applications of those remaining and had a nearly shovel ready project with strong private support.
It helps that Roy is still around to “push”, expires in November.
CHIPS - 20 Regional Tech
50%. Once I have a clearer list of metrics by EDA, I’ll create a list of predictions. The only thing working against St. Louis is requirement that 7 of 20 slots go to small metros (under 250,000) “a noncore area, a micropolitan area, or a small metropolitan statistical area with a population of not more than 250,000.” Our EDA region is FULL of potential small metros.
New Federal Health Agency
5%. Why not! Go for it.
I’m summary, I’m very happy with GreaterStL Inc. I think STL is competing better and more publicly than one year ago.
I'm also excited to see that leadership finally isn't resting on it's laurels. One big win is all it takes to change the trajectory of a regional economy.
Alrighty, another new build back better grant program NOT mentioned above is the Good Jobs Challenge, also led by the EDA. “…will enable communities across the country to invest in innovative approaches to workforce development that will secure job opportunities for more than 50,000 Americans.”
Although St. Louis’s applications did not win (BioSTL). There are two projects that will still result in tremendous value to our region. This is the best way to lose.
First, Illinois Central College in Springfield will receive $14,641,135 to establish a new IT sector partnership aimed at strengthening Central Illinois’s economy. The project will partner with over 40 companies, including Accenture, JP Morgan Chase, i3 broadband, and OSF Healthcare, providing the skilled technology and cybersecurity professionals needed to strengthen and grow large and small employers. A strong central Illinois means a strong pipeline of *graduating* talent for St. Louis!
More directly! WTIA Workforce Institute will receive $23,500,000 to help 11 regions across the country develop their local technology workforce with a focus on diverse talent pools and underrepresented communities. WTIA/Apprenti will train workers for high-paying cloud computing jobs and increase economic competitiveness and growth in the regions it supports. Employer partners include Boeing and Amazon Web Services, which are partnering to scale this nationwide, sustainable apprenticeship model for the cloud computing industry.
The Boeing program will hire in Seattle, St. Louis, Missouri, and Huntsville, Alabama; AWS will hire in Herndon, VA, Houston, TX, Southern Nevada, and Seattle.
Boeing, the U.S. industry leader in aviation, currently has 14,000 job openings; over 120 in Cybersecurity and 700 in Software Development. To address the immediate demand, Boeing will launch a pilot apprenticeship program in Cybersecurity and Software Development in April 2022. Boeing apprentices will earn 60% of the target end salary (between $63,000 and $68,000) at the start of the program, and receive a wage “step” increase after completing 1,000 hours of On-the-Job Training (OJT).
I was thinking about that today. Three large recent National efforts led by Greater STL Inc.
Build Back Better - Regional Challenge
80%. I think St. Louis delivered one of the most fitting applications of those remaining and had a nearly shovel ready project with strong private support.
It helps that Roy is still around to “push”, expires in November.
CHIPS - 20 Regional Tech
50%. Once I have a clearer list of metrics by EDA, I’ll create a list of predictions. The only thing working against St. Louis is requirement that 7 of 20 slots go to small metros (under 250,000) “a noncore area, a micropolitan area, or a small metropolitan statistical area with a population of not more than 250,000.” Our EDA region is FULL of potential small metros.
New Federal Health Agency
5%. Why not! Go for it.
I’m summary, I’m very happy with GreaterStL Inc. I think STL is competing better and more publicly than one year ago.
Announcement tomorrow regarding Build Back Better Regional Challenge, we are 1 of 21 to win $25m
“The St. Louis Tech Triangle coalition will build a national model for inclusive economic growth, building upon the region’s industrial foundation to create a strong, resilient economy for the future,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said in a statement.”
It's nice to see the northside getting investments like this..
A St. Louis startup developing an autonomous, zero-emissions railcar has expanded into a new headquarters locally, a move that comes as it prepares to deliver its first units to customers next year.
The startup, Intramotev Inc., has moved into a new headquarters at 4350 Semple Ave. in North City. Its new 20,000-square-foot facility is part of the former campus of Swiss manufacturer ABB, which in 2017 announced plans to stop production at its St. Louis facility. The Semple Avenue site is owned by Zelck Creek Properties LLC, whose registered agent is Nicholas Schopp, according to city and state records.
"ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, plans to build a $400 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) manufacturing plant in St. Louis. This is expected to be the first large-scale LFP material manufacturing plant in the United States. The company was awarded $197 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, which is subject to the completion of negotiations with the Department of Energy.
ICL’s 120,000-square-foot LFP plant is expected to have two production lines built in two phases under a single roof. Each production line will be capable of producing 15,000 metric tons of LFP material per year. Phase one is expected to be complete by 2024, and full production of 30,000 metric tons is expected by 2025. The new plant will be located on ICL’s existing Carondelet campus in St. Louis.
The local community will benefit not only through more than 150 high-paying union and professional jobs, but also as ICL expands its active role in developing the next generation of ICL employees."
What environmental studies have been done though, regarding the proximity to the residential housing units located directly next door as well as the River Des Peres? This location is notorious for flooding. I feel concerned about the potential for toxic run-off in this area, stemming from the presence of Manganese, Nickel and Cobalt.
Especially in the face of renewed attention to North County and its long-standing trouble with West Lake Landfill and the Coldwater Creek pollution, that has just shuttered Jana Elementary School. While economically this is a boon perhaps, what are the health and well-being implications for this neighborhood and River Des Peres?
