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The concept behind a Center of Excellence is simple: Partner North Dakota campuses with business. Invest in the infrastructure and research capacity at our state's colleges and universities and then unleash our world-class students and scientists to find ways to commercialize new ideas into products, skills and services that can create and attract new businesses and career-path jobs.

The total state investment of $23 million has been leveraged by nearly $100 million in matching funds from the private sector and other sources -- more than twice the required two-to-one match. Eleven Centers have been approved statewide and have helped attract funds to North Dakota's campuses for public-sector and private-sector projects dealing with renewable fuels development, energy workforce training and technology, aerospace, electronics, advanced manufacturing and other technical research and development areas.

North Dakota's Centers of Excellence were proposed by Gov. Hoeven and passed by the Legislature in 2005. This same legislation also created the Centers of Excellence Commission which is comprised of members from the State Board of Higher Education and the Economic Development Foundation.

Centers of Excellence Economic Impact Report (document)
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This report for the Centers of Excellence program estimates the economic impact of the program for 2007. Authors for the report are F. Larry Leistritz, Dean A. Bangsund and Nancy M. Hodur, professors and research scientists at North Dakota State University.

Commerce Comments on Performance Audit 2009 (document)
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The Department of Commerce participated in a performance audit by the North Dakota State Auditor's Office in 2009. Commerce comments on the report in this document.

2008 Centers Annual PDF booklet

Shane Goettle on KFGO Jason Spies - Centers (document)
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10/8/09 - What is the Centers of Excellence program?

Shane Goettle on KFGO Jason Spies - Comment on Audit (document)
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10/08/09 - Comments on the Department of Commerce Performance Audit.

COE Legislation (link)


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