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The Central Maine Growth Council is a collaborative regional economic development partnership based in Waterville, Maine. Established in 2001, it aims to foster a robust local economy through public-private cooperation. The council supports businesses by providing counseling services and facilitating access to financial resources and incentives.

Founded in 2012, XLR8HI is a venture accelerator based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Its mission is to foster innovation and entrepreneurial excellence by providing acceleration services tailored for startups, small businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs within the state.

The objective of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development is to assist Vermonters in improving their quality of life and building strong communities.

The Maryland Department of Commerce is a government agency located in Baltimore, Maryland, established in 1884. As the state's primary economic development entity, it focuses on attracting new businesses and stimulating private investment. The agency works to encourage the expansion and retention of existing companies while providing essential workforce training and financial assistance to businesses within Maryland. Additionally, the department promotes the state's economic advantages and markets local products and services both domestically and internationally, aiming to enhance economic development, trade, tourism, and international investment.

The Forge Institute fosters collaboration and public-private partnerships to drive innovation in economic development, cybersecurity, and national security. It aims to create more resilient and secure businesses and communities by supporting tailored training programs for students, recent graduates, and the unemployed, focusing on IT and cybersecurity fundamentals.

Omnistruct, a cyber governance SaaS company, aims to prepare mid-market businesses for when cyber compliance using new US Cyber Security, Privacy, and Risk Guidelines developed by NIST in a SaaS based outsourced model. CEO, George Usi's, vision is to keep sensitive data by preparing the other 98% of businesses grappling with cyber compliance operations with security, privacy, and third-party management cyber governance programs that work. The platform is designed around stewarding regulated sensitive data for small businesses at scale through pre-established cyber posture Governance as a Service (GaaS) plans designed around Privacy, Security, and Risk as published by NIST and lawmakers. The platform automates the illustrate and action plans based on regulatory exposures, business model, and IT service model with a channel model serving IT managed service providers and their highest value accounts that can rely on Omnistructs affiliate network of privacy attorneys, insurance brokers, and attested cybersecurity providers.

The Maryland Department of Commerce is a government agency located in Baltimore, Maryland, established in 1884. As the state's primary economic development entity, it focuses on attracting new businesses and stimulating private investment. The agency works to encourage the expansion and retention of existing companies while providing essential workforce training and financial assistance to businesses within Maryland. Additionally, the department promotes the state's economic advantages and markets local products and services both domestically and internationally, aiming to enhance economic development, trade, tourism, and international investment.

The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) was created during the 2011 Session of the Nevada Legislature through a collaboration of the Nevada Governor's Office and the Leadership of the Nevada State Senate and State Assembly. GOED promotes a robust, diversified and prosperous economy in Nevada, stimulating business expansion and retention, encouraging entrepreneurial enterprise, attracting new business and facilitating community development. Nevada's economic platform will be driven by human ingenuity along with collaboration and strategic alliances with the broader community. The principles of innovation, sustainability and inclusion drive the organization's approach on a daily basis.