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Honing the Edge
Angel investor tax credit again bedeviled at Legislature
Maybe next year.
For supporters of a venture capital tax credit, that phrase carries an all-too-familiar whiff of resignation. Despite a dearth of early stage venture capital money in Minnesota, proposals for an angel investor tax credit once again failed to survive the recently concluded legislative season.
"I'm frustrated," said Rep. Tim Mahoney, DFL-St. Paul, chairman of the House Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology. "I get it into the bill every year, but it doesn't stay there."
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Honing the Edge
Venturing to be No. 1 in hit products
Scouting for Best Buy's future hot sellers has led the nation's big electronics retailer into the venture-capital arena. It's also a way to help get new products onto shelves first and exclusively.
Honing the Edge: second in a series
His job: Magician
The University of Minnesota's research VP brings his experience honed in Madison to jump-start innovation in the Gopher state.
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U's transfer problem
The University of Minnesota needs more eggs ... and more baskets. With time running out on its royalty income stream, the U is scrambling to find the next Medtronic.
