{"60088":{"#nid":"60088","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Commerce Secretary Lauds Tech\u0027s Leadership as Economic Engine","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EU.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke praised Tech for its leadership in driving economic progress in his address to participants at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.commerce.gov\/blog\/2010\/07\/15\/secretary-locke-wraps-series-innovation-forums-visit-georgia-tech\u0022\u003Eyesterday\u2019s innovation forum\u003C\/a\u003E held at the Global Learning Center. It was the fourth in a series of forums sponsored by the Department of Commerce to bring together university leaders and key stakeholders to discuss the role of universities in innovation, economic development and job creation.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has long provided America with some of its top technological talent,\u201d said Locke. \u201cIt is quickly turning Atlanta into a magnet for innovators and entrepreneurs.\u201d He gave as an example \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/business\/atlanta-notches-a-renewable-570000.html\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s critical role in a decision announced Wednesday by HydroPhi Technology, a hydrogen energy company, to establish its headquarters, R\u0026amp;D center and factory in the Atlanta area\u003C\/a\u003E, creating 300 jobs. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocke talked about the important role that research universities have as drivers of economic activities. \u201cThe challenge is to make this high level of performance of commercialization and job creation the standard nationwide,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EU.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke praised Tech for its leadership in driving economic progress in his address to participants at yesterday\u2019s innovation forum held at the Global Learning Center.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Secy. Gary Locke spoke during a national innovation forum, held in Tech\u0027s Global Learning Center"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-07-16 09:39:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:11","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-07-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-07-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"60085":{"id":"60085","type":"image","title":"U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke","body":null,"created":"1449176239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:19","changed":"1475894520","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:00","alt":"U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke","file":{"fid":"191046","name":"locke1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/locke1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/locke1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1371037,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/locke1_0.jpg?itok=qjuIktbo"}}},"media_ids":["60085"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/speeches\/DeptOfCommerceInnovationForum.html","title":"President Peterson\u0027s Address"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.commerce.gov\/news\/secretary-speeches\/2010\/07\/15\/remarks-department-commerce-university-innovation-forum-georgia-i","title":"Sec. Locke\u0027s Remarks"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10283","name":"commerce"},{"id":"2579","name":"commercialization"},{"id":"815","name":"economic development"},{"id":"341","name":"innovation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}