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Tuesday, October 09, 2001

http://chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0110080033oct08.story?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2Dhed

Illinois may gain science, tech funds - Coalition expects push for research
By Barbara Rose, Tribune staff reporter

With national security taking center stage and budget-tightening no longer a priority, a local tech promotion group aims to position Illinois as a beneficiary of the anticipated increase in federal spending on science and technology. Even before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Bush administration was looking to double spending by the National Institutes of Health on life sciences and biotechnology research, said Shaye Mandle, director of the non-profit Illinois Coalition, in a briefing last week....

 


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