Washington State University
Name of UC | University Center for Innovation |
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Location | 520 Pike St |
EDA Regional Office | Seattle |
Year One | 2017 |
Contact | Michael Ebinger ( [email protected] ) |
Principal Investigator(s) | Dan Nordquist, Associate Vice President, [email protected], 509-358-7897 or 509-335-9661 |
Website | https://spokane.wsu.edu/about/university-center-for-innovation/ |
This EDA investment funds the Washington State University Consortium for a Continuing EDA University Center on the Spokane and Vancouver campuses to build and maintain a highly networked environment which will lead to the capitalization on new opportunities and creation of jobs. This assistance will help cultivate innovation, foster high-growth entrepreneurship and expand businesses throughout the region. The Center focuses on developing business models and testing the viability of ideas against market data; helping small businesses launch by refining ideas and matching them to market needs; and providing technical assistance to communities, towns, EDDs, etc. to further their economic development efforts. The Center specializes in face-to-face interactions to build new business opportunities from great ideas.