From Deseret News archives:
Fully fund USTAR request
The Utah Legislature took a cautious approach to the USTAR Initiative. It clearly liked the concept, unanimously approving SB75 in the 2006 legislative session. But it didn't approve a full $25 million in funding. Instead, it authorized $15 million to recruit innovators and create research teams, and approved $4 million for outreach efforts as well as $160 million for research facilities at the University of Utah and Utah State University.
Thus far, the original investment has helped glean more than $34 million in external research grants to the teams, created two patents, led directly to a new company in Utah and lured another to relocate to the state. Eleven research teams have been created and 15 "all star" innovators have been hired.
That's an impressive track record. The Utah Legislature should take note and now appropriate the full $25 million in ongoing funds to the USTAR Initiative. It's an important investment in Utah's future.
Few initiatives can demonstrate such progress in such a short time. USTAR is a sound investment that should pay off by improving lives and creating thousands of high-paying jobs in the future.
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