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Link to DOC: https:=Update=We have created slides with key information and data summaries in Bulk/McNair/Projects/Innovation Districts/Augusta Startup Ecosystem/docs.googleThis wiki has more information and sources for the information that is in the slides.comEd will be presenting to key players in Augusta during the week of 10/a9/rice2017.edu/document/d/15EtmjxWLLta4SZEW4PlsqxXgA-yEuuZ3OE1Ciin2yHA/edit?usp=sharing
*US CyberCommand is going to locate their headquarters there, and in response, they want to ensure an ecosystem exists there to pull from (QUESTION: WHO IS "THEY" IN THIS SENTENCE?)
**Needs recruits, programmers
[[http://chronicle.augusta.com/metro-latest-news-government/2014-12-27/copenhaver-served-mayor-nine-years-without-controversy|No Party; No Controversies]]
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{{Project|Has project output=Content|Has sponsor=McNair ProjectsCenter
|Has owner=Ben Baldazo, Dylan Dickens, Joe Reilly, Taylor Jacobe,
|Has start date=9/20/2017
|Has deadline=10/6/2017
|Has notes=End product is slide deck
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=General Description=Augusta, Georgia- Want *US CyberCommand is going to build a startup locate their headquarters there, and in response, City of Augusta + Georgia want to ensure an ecosystem around the headquartersexists there to pull from **Needs recruits, programmers
*University of Augusta is in the local area
*Want to build a startup ecosystem around the headquarters
*Find all of the important inno people in Georgia
**How can we piece an ecosystem together?
=Powerpoint sources [sourced by slide]=
==Entrepreneurship institutions are not drivers of the Augusta economy==
*NOTE: Augusta's number of incubators should be 1, not zero: see http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/Augusta_Startup_Ecosystem#Augusta_Incubators
==Augusta's economics and research environment may be leveraged==
*Skilled Workforce
**see http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/Augusta_Startup_Ecosystem#Educational_Attainment
*Research Environment
** R&D data from "Public Firms" excel file in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem\CompuStat.
**Patent data ranking source: AugustaPatents.xlsx has a tab with filtered results to only include patents from organications with Inc./Incorporated
==Cities with similar profiles are outperforming Augusta==
* VC Data Ranking in E:\McNair\Projects\Ecosystem\Ranking\RankingByEdv2.
* % college grads: see http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/Augusta_Startup_Ecosystem#Educational_Attainment)
==There are limited high-growth funding opportunities in Augusta==
VC data source: see http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/Augusta_Startup_Ecosystem#VC_Data_Summary
==Accelerator Programs slide==
source: http://flashpoint.gatech.edu/
==Partners for growth should be drawn from past sponsors of innovation==
Sponsors from https://theclubhou.se/
==Current Resources Indicate Potential==
sources: https://theclubhou.se/ and http://www.augustainnovationzone.com/index.html
==Grants and contracts can provide funding to nascent businesses==
Data pulled from https://www.usaspending.gov/DownloadCenter/Pages/DataDownload.aspx. The file is "GeoAllGrantsFY16" in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem\All Federal Grants.
*NOTE: This data is filtered by Augusta, not Augusta University.
*Pivot tables re-created in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem\All Federal Grants for Contracts & Grants.
==Public Firms—Potential for R&D Funding==
source for R&D funding:
*for all public firms, "Public Firms" excel file in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem\CompuStat (publicly traded firms). The data that appears is filtered by Augusta or Georgia.
*for companies on NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, "Firms on NYSE NASDAQ AMEX yr 2016" excel file in the same folder.
==Tax Allocation, Enterprise, and Opportunity Zones Provide Incentives==
*For more info on current resources, see this wiki page's section entitled "Augusta Economic Development Authority- Development Authority of Richmond County (DARC)"
*Suggested resources are from http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/blog/research-parks-innovation-districts/ blog post
=Potential Corporate Headquarters / Branches=
Transferred to "E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem\GA Cities from Ecosystem Rankings.xlsx"
Original text file as excel saved in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem as "Relevant VC Data original.
#**http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/NIH_Data
#**http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/FDA_Trials_Data
#**DOD and federal grant data all from https://www.usaspending.gov/DownloadCenter/Pages/DataDownload.aspx
#Get data on all VC-backed firms in Augusta, Atlanta, and Georgia.
#What data on cybersecurity startups is available from VenturExpert.
Compared to the rest of the US:
**High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2011-2015 83.3% 86.7%*Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2011-2015 20.4% 29.8%
*source: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/richmondcountygeorgia,US/PST045216
==Deke Copenhaver==
=UNISYS presence=
*In Augusta, "Booz Allen has a large footprint in Augusta which supports multiple clients across the Department of Defense, as well as the commercial market." It provides STEM &STEM education funding to Augusta community.
**source: https://theclubhou.se/corporate-sponsor-booz-allen-hamilton/
=Augusta Economic Development Authority- Development Authority of Richmond County (DARC)=
*Point of contact for economic development projects
*Responsible for the recruitment of new businesses in the areas of industrial, manufacturing, distribution, corporate and regional headquarters, customer service centers, and assistance with other major economic development projects in the county.
*Augusta Tomorrow, Inc- private corporation with representation from the City of Augusta and the City of North Augusta. The Augusta Tomorrow board identifies development and redevelopment needs particularly in the city center, seeks developers and actively works with the developers and the public sector to implement the projects.
==Tax Allocation Districts, Enterprise Zones, and Opportunity Zones==
Tax Allocation District
*Incremental tax revenue collected in the district has gone into a fund to supplement funding by public and private sources for public improvements that spur private redevelopment activity. Tax exempt bonds may be issued to pay for infrastructure and other eligible redevelopment costs in partnership with private developers
*Georgia’s version of tax increment financing, which allows a local government to capture tax revenues attributable to increases in property values within a prescribed development area and use those revenues for neighborhood improvement projects. Augusta currently has three TADs.
*Link to map of where these districts are: http://www.augustaga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7349
Enterprise Zones and Opportunity Zones
*Enterprise Zones are designated geographical areas which suffer from disinvestment, underdeveloped, and general economic distress. In an effort to encourage revitalization in these distressed communities, Georgia law permits cities to create districts where ad velorum taxes are abated for up to 10 years and other incentives are provided to private employers who create five or more new jobs
*Opportunity Zones, similar to Enterprise Zones, are designated geographic areas which suffer from economic distress. In order for an area to be designated as an OZ, under the DCA rules the area first has to be an Enterprise Zone or have an Urban Redevelopment Plan in place pursuant to the DOA website (http://www.dca.ga.gov/economic/DevelopmentTools/programs/opportunityZones.asp). Augusta Opportunity Zones are geographically identical to their Enterprise Zones.
*Maps of Opportunity and Enterprise Zones: http://www.augustaga.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2151 and http://www.augustaga.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2152
=Georgia's Cyber Innovation and Training Lab=
*$50 million cyberlab will bring together state government, academia, law enforcement and private-sector players in a bid to shore up the cyberworkforce and strengthen defenses
*Partners: Augusta Economic Development, Augusta University Cyber Institute, City of Augusta, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Department of Education, Georgia National Guard, Georgia Technology Authority, National Security Agency, Private-Sector Partners, Technical College System of Georgia, U.S. Army Cyber Command, U.S. Cyber School of Excellence, University System of Georgia
*This is partly in prep for Cyber Command- "U.S. Army Cyber Command is expected to take up residence at nearby Fort Gordon in 2018 and is expected to be a key contributor to the state’s emerging cyberecosystem"
*More info at- http://www.govtech.com/security/GT-OctoberNovember-2017-Georgias-Cyber-Innovation-and-Training-Lab-to-Strengthen-Security-Through-Collaboration.html
=Google Doc=
Link to original Google doc from when this was a paper: https://docs.google.com/a/rice.edu/document/d/15EtmjxWLLta4SZEW4PlsqxXgA-yEuuZ3OE1Ciin2yHA/edit?usp=sharing
