The Communities that Work Partnership based in the Greater Phoenix region, led by the Arizona Commerce Authority, is focused on engaging and creating initiatives between business, education, and government to develop and retain its workforce in information technology (IT), an emerging driver of regional economic development. more info | view original

The Communities that Work Partnership based in the Northwest Georgia region, led by the Northwest Georgia Regional Workforce Partnership, will focus on the floor covering manufacturing cluster. It will engage the industry to explore changes in curricula, share training assets, promote industry-based career paths, and build a sustainable partnership to provide more support for Georgia's long-standing clusters and the region's largest employer. more info | view original

On November 2, 2016, the city of San Antonio, Texas community leaders and elected officials celebrated the grand opening of the 56,000-square-foot Eastside Education & Training Center (EETC). The facility, which occupies the former Pfeiffer Elementary School, is a one-stop education and workforce development center designed for the Eastside community in partnership with Alamo Colleges and San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD). The city identified and served as a co-applicant with Alamo Colleges and SAISD to secure a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to renovate the facility. The San Antonio’s Fiscal Year 2017 General Fund budget allocated $100,000 to open and operate the EETC for the next two years. more info | view original

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Graphic on Clean Water Infrastructure more info | view original

A southern resident orca breaches off Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. more info | view original

GestVision, Inc. receives Patents for Humanity Award for a quick diagnostic test for preeclampsia. Every year, approximately 63,000 women die from preeclampsia (PE), a life-threatening pregnancy complication. more info | view original

IP attachés at Tupperware headquarters during Orlando outreach meetings more info | view original

The Greenland ice sheet continued to lose mass in 2016, as it has since 2002 when satellite-based measurement began. Melting began the second earliest in the 37-year record of observations, close to the record set in 2012. more info | view original

NOAA Infographic on the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season more info | view original

Shipwrecks like Lucinda Van Valkenburg attract visitors from all around the world to Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: Tane Casserley/NOAA more info | view original

The CyberSeek interactive map allows the user to view information about cybersecurity supply and demand by state or metro area. The Kansas City area is highlighted. Credit: CyberSeek more info | view original

After running aground in December 1976, Argo Merchant broke apart, spilling nearly 8 million gallons of oil into Nantucket Shoals. The incident launched what would become NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration. more info | view original

This map shows the historical probability of there being at least one inch of snow on the ground in the Lower 48 on December 25, 2016. You can explore a larger interactive version of the map at Climate.gov. more info | view original

Photo of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Human Resources Department more info | view original

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.commerce.gov/enterpriseservices more info | view original

The Japanese mini submarine HA-19 (similar to the mini sub sunk by the USS Ward), which washed ashore on December 8, 1941. more info | view original

Coral restoration in the Florida Keys. Photo: NOAA more info | view original

U.S. Census Bureau Graphic on Number of Employer and Nonemployer Business Establishments: 2005--2014 more info | view original

On the Map for Emergency Management U.S. Census Bureau Graphic more info | view original

IMCP Communities after the White House Executive Session and Best Practices Session with Industry Leaders more info | view original

Graphic of U.S. Map on Internet Use by State from 1998--2015. more info | view original

Undergraduate CIC winners Payam Pourtaheri and Ameer Shakeel from University of Virginia, with USPTO’s Director of Inventor Education, Outreach, and Recognition Elizabeth Dougherty. more info | view original

U.S. Census Bureau Graphic on Veteran-Owned Businesses in the U.S. more info | view original

MBDA National Director Alejandra Castillo Speaks About the MBDA Inclusive Innovation Initiative more info | view original

On November 2, 2016, the city of San Antonio, Texas community leaders and elected officials celebrated the grand opening of the 56,000-square-foot Eastside Education & Training Center (EETC). more info | view original