Madison Park Technical Vocational High School to Receive Nearly $500,000 Grant from Baker-Polito Administration, Snapchef Announces New Partnership

Caption: Mayor Martin J. Walsh visits Future Chefs in South Boston. Grant will purchase training equipment for culinary arts program to build strong employment pipelines, Partnership will provide career placement opportunities

Boston, Ma., June 23, 2016 - Boston Public Schools' (BPS) Madison Park Technical Vocational High School today received more than $451,000 in a workforce skills equipment grant, which will allow the school to purchase commercial grade restaurant equipment, refrigeration units, and a specialty food truck to use as a training venue for students in the culinary arts program. Additionally, Snapchef, a chef-owned-and-operated company that specializes in providing culinary staff to prestigious food service companies in New England, today announced a new partnership with Madison Park, which will support the culinary program through technical assistance and potential career opportunities post-graduation. "We are proud to make these investments that bolster the ability of vocational-technical institutions to provide the skills for more individuals to be competitive and successful in the workplace and growing industries throughout the Commonwealth," Governor Charlie Baker said. "Preparing the next generation of workers and helping employers meet their needs for skilled labor will help ensure Massachusetts' continued economic growth and progress." The Workforce Skills Capital Grant Program is a new initiative of the Governor's Workforce Skills Cabinet, which seeks to align education, workforce and economic development strategies across the state. "Since announcing the first round of awardees in February, I have traveled around the state to visit vocational and technical schools which are making capital equipment upgrades to benefit their student," Lt. Governor Karyn Polito said. "We feel these investments will be critical to filling the gaps between education and the skills residents need to launch successful careers." Governor Baker tapped Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Ronald Walker II, Education Secretary James Peyser, and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash to work together to develop policies to improve economic and job training opportunities for residents of the Commonwealth. "Governor Baker and the Workforce Skills Cabinet have been focused on technical schools which can provide the skill sets necessary for young people and residents of Massachusetts," Secretary Ronald L. Walker, II said. "This grant to Madison Park will position the school to have the capital resources it needs to provide further training and skill- building to students in an economic sector that is one of the fastest growing in the Commonwealth." "The training equipment this grant will provide to Madison Park, including refrigeration and a state-of-the-art food truck, will deliver hands on training in a real-life work setting that will open up avenues for both employment and entrepreneurship," Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash said. "We are thankful for the partnership and momentum Mayor Walsh and Superintendent Chang provided to make this a reality." "It's investments like the Workforce Skills Capital Grants which will help our students get access to the latest tools and technology used in the 21st century workforce," said Education Secretary Jim Peyser. "We are pleased that we have already started to see the positive impact these grants have had on dozens of high schools, community colleges, and training providers across the Commonwealth."   As part of the Workforce Skills Cabinet's efforts to align resources to better meet common goals, the Workforce Skills Cabinet consolidated two separate capital grant programs - the former Manufacturing Training Equipment grants (administered by the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development) and the former Vocational Opportunity Challenge grants (administered by the Executive Office for Administration and Finance) - into one unified, integrated, and expanded workforce development capital grant program. "Snapchef is excited to support Madison Park train the next generation of culinary professionals," said CEO Todd Snopkowski. "The need for a skilled workforce is strong. Large organizations like hospitals and universities need the ability to staff quickly.  Madison Park help fills that gap with quality, skilled culinary personnel." "Both investments are tremendous opportunities that will give our culinary arts students at Madison Park access to service, technical, and management skills that will ultimately place them in life-long careers," said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "I thank the Baker-Polito Administration and Snapchef for their shared commitment to increasing opportunities for our young people." The inaugural round of the Workforce Skills Capital Grant program received 68 applications, requesting a total of $18 million in funding. "Our students are extremely talented," said Boston School Committee Chairperson Michael O'Neill. "With deep commitment from community partners and government agencies, we can make a huge difference in their lives. On behalf of the Committee, thank you to all who made these investments possible." "These investments in our students at Madison Park will go a long way towards our work in providing students pathways to college and career success," said BPS Superintendent Chang. "Access to quality equipment and a specialty food truck will help our students to gain the skills they need to thrive in the culinary arts industry. And to get their careers started, we are fortunate to have a partner in Snapchef. Thank you, both Governor Baker and Snapchef CEO Todd Snopkowski for your continued support." "The culinary field is ever-changing, growing and evolving," said Aquila Kentish, sous chef/manager of Jamaica Mi Hungry and recent alumni of Madison Park. "A hot and growing part of the industry that many students overlook when thinking of their career/business choice is the food truck. The food truck scene is growing in Boston. Having students get the experience of running a food truck- understanding the equipment, preparing menus, costing out food and operating expenses, ensuring that service runs smoothly- will help prepare them to not only go out into the culinary field with entry level skills, but have a solid management foundation that will allow them to go for more lucrative opportunities." The grant to Madison Park is in addition to the first round of the Baker-Polito Administration's $9.3 million in Workforce Skills Capital Grants, previously awarded to 35 high schools, community colleges and training providers for vocational-technical equipment purchases aimed at connecting Massachusetts students and residents to economic opportunities in high-demand industries.

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Nearly $500,000 Grant for Madison Park Vocational Technical High School

Grant will purchase training equipment for culinary arts program to build strong employment pipelines

 

BOSTON, MA, JUNE 23, 2016 – The Baker-Polito administration today awarded Madison Park Technical Vocational High School $451,000 in a workforce skills equipment grant, which will allow the school to purchase commercial-grade restaurant equipment, refrigeration units, and a specialty food truck to use as a training venue for students in the culinary arts program.

“We are proud to make these investments that bolster the ability of vocational-technical institutions to provide the skills for more individuals to be competitive and successful in the workplace and growing industries throughout the Commonwealth” Governor Charlie Baker said. “Preparing the next generation of workers and helping employers meet their needs for skilled labor will help ensure Massachusetts’ continued economic growth and progress.”

“This is a tremendous opportunity that will give our culinary arts students at Madison Park access to service, technical, and management skills that will prepare them for career and entrepreneurial experiences,” said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. “I thank the Baker-Polito Administration for their shared commitment to increasing opportunities for our young people.” 

The grant to Madison Park is in addition to the first round of the Baker-Polito Administration’s $9.3 million in Workforce Skills Capital Grantspreviously awarded to 35 high schools, community colleges, and training providers for vocational-technical equipment purchases aimed at connecting Massachusetts students and residents to economic opportunities in high-demand industries.

“Since announcing the first round of awardees in February, I have traveled around the state to visit vocational and technical schools which are making capital equipment upgrades to benefit their students,” Lt. Governor Karyn Polito said. “We feel these investments will be critical to filling the gaps between education and the skills residents need to launch successful careers.”

The Workforce Skills Capital Grant Program is a new initiative of the Governor’s Workforce Skills Cabinet, which seeks to align education, workforce, and economic development strategies across the state. Governor Baker tapped Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Ronald Walker II, Education Secretary James Peyser, and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash to work together to develop policies to improve economic and job training opportunities for residents of the Commonwealth.

“Governor Baker and the Workforce Skills Cabinet have been focused on technical schools which can provide the skill sets necessary for young people and residents of Massachusetts,” Secretary Ronald L. Walker, II said. “This grant to Madison Park will position the school to have the capital resources it needs to provide further training and skill-building to students in an economic sector that is one of the fastest growing in the Commonwealth.” 

“The training equipment this grant will provide to Madison Park, including refrigeration and a state-of-the-art food truck, will deliver hands-on training in a real-life work setting that will open up avenues for both employment and entrepreneurship,” Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash said. "We are thankful for the partnership and momentum Mayor Walsh and Superintendent Chang provided to make this a reality.”

“It’s investments like the Workforce Skills Capital Grants which will help our students get access to the latest tools and technology used in the 21st century workforce,” said Education Secretary Jim Peyser.“We are pleased that we have already started to see the positive impact these grants have had on dozens of high schools, community colleges, and training providers across the Commonwealth.”  

“This investment will go a long way towards our work in providing students pathways to college and career success,” said Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang. “Access to quality equipment and a specialty food truck will truly help our students to gain the skills they need to thrive in the culinary arts industry. Thank you, Governor Baker, for your continued support.”

“The culinary field is ever-changing, growing, and evolving. A hot and growing part of the industry that many students overlook when thinking of their career/business choice is the food truck. The food truck scene is growing in Boston,” said Aquila Kentish, sous chef/manager of Jamaica Mi Hungry and recent alumni of Madison Park.  “Having students get the experience of running a food truck –understanding the equipment, preparing menus, costing out food, operating expenses, and ensuring that service runs smoothly – will help prepare them to not only go out into the culinary field with entry level skills, but have a solid management foundation that will allow them to go for more lucrative opportunities.” 

As part of the Workforce Skills Cabinet’s efforts to align resources to better meet common goals, the Workforce Skills Cabinet consolidated two separate capital grant programs – the former Manufacturing Training Equipment grants (administered by the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development) and the former Vocational Opportunity Challenge grants (administered by the Executive Office for Administration and Finance) – into one unified, integrated, and expanded workforce development capital grant program.

The inaugural round of the Workforce Skills Capital Grant program received 68 applications, requesting a total of $18 million in funding.

Governor Baker Calls for Increased Penalties for Assaulting Police Officers

Governor Baker Calls for Increased Penalties for Assaulting Police Officers

Files legislation to make assaulting an officer and causing serious bodily harm a felony

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker today filed legislation to strengthen court procedures and increase the penalty for individuals charged with assaulting a police officer from a misdemeanor to a felony when causing serious bodily harm. The bill proposes changes that would give the courts an enhanced ability to deal with individuals who have demonstrated a flagrant disregard for law enforcement and who pose a threat to public safety.

“Police officers have difficult and dangerous jobs and the current law does not allow for adequate penalties for those who assault officers and cause them serious harm,”said Governor Charlie Baker. “We owe it to law enforcement and to the community at large to appropriately recognize the seriousness of such assaults and seek a penalty that is in line with the gravity of such an offense.”

“An attack on a police officer is an attack on the rule of law, and our system should have a proportional response available to deal with such individuals,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “People who attack law enforcement must be aware that such actions will not be taken lightly in the Commonwealth.”

“Being able to hold someone who has committed a serious assault on a police officer would be a significant step toward keeping dangerous individuals off the streets as they await trial,” said Public Safety Secretary Dan Bennett.

The proposed legislation would make three changes in the way that courts could respond to people who commit assaults and batteries on police officers. 

First, in cases where the person causes serious bodily injury to the police officer, the penalty will be upgraded from a misdemeanor to a felony and the maximum sentence will be increased to ten years in state prison. The current maximum is set at two and a half years.

Second, in cases where an individual causes serious bodily injury to a police officer, judges will be precluded from continuing the case without a finding, placing the defendant on probation, or giving the defendant a suspended sentence. These are not appropriate punishments when a person breaks a police officer’s jaw or arm, blinds an officer, or causes an injury that result in a substantial risk of death. Instead, judges will be required to impose a sentence of at least one year of incarceration in cases involving this sort of serious injury.

Finally, the governor’s bill would allow judges to consider whether individuals charged with this offense present a danger to the community and, in appropriate cases, hold the person pretrial. Under current law, judges are required to release a person charged with assaulting a police officer in the line of duty without considering whether that person is a danger to the community. While not every person who commits this offense necessarily presents a danger to the community such that he or she should be held pretrial, the nature of the offense is such that a court should at least be permitted to ask the question.

REP. TED LIEU STATEMENT ON HOUSE DEMOCRATS SIT-IN DEMANDING VOTE ON GUN VIOLENCE LEGISLATION

REP. TED LIEU STATEMENT ON HOUSE DEMOCRATS SIT-IN DEMANDING VOTE ON GUN VIOLENCE LEGISLATION

Washington - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in light of a sit-in by Democrats on the House Floor today to demand a vote on legislation to address gun violence in America.

“Having earned two marksmanship ribbons in the U.S. military, I am well aware of the lethality of guns.  It is ridiculous the United States gives terrorists easy access to weapons that can kill a lot of people very quickly.  We absolutely need to require background checks before all gun purchases and restrict people on the no fly list from buying guns.

“Due to recklessness by House Republicans and the NRA’s maniacal stonewalling of any gun safety legislation, Democrats must stage a sit-in on the House floor simply to request a vote on gun safety legislation.  My Democratic colleagues and I have had enough of Congressional inaction on gun violence in America. 

“I am honored to join civil rights icon John Lewis in the sit-in and applaud his leadership on this fierce, urgent issue.  Since the Orlando massacre, the worst mass shooting in our history, 500 more Americans have been the victims of gun violence.  Enough is enough.”

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Congressman Ted W. Lieu serves on the House Committees on the Budget and Oversight & Government Reform. 
He is also the Democratic Freshman Class President and a Colonel in the Air Force Reserves.

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MAYOR WALSH LAUNCHES BOSTON'S FIRST NEIGHBORHUB, A CITY HALL TO GO INITIATIVE THAT WILL PROVIDE CITY SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

MAYOR WALSH LAUNCHES BOSTON'S FIRST NEIGHBORHUB, A CITY HALL TO GO INITIATIVE THAT WILL PROVIDE CITY SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

First NeighborHUB Location in Mission Hill; Two Other Locations to Be Announced in Coming Months

BOSTON - Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined members of the community to launch the City of Boston's first NeighborHUB at the Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF) Tobin Community Center in Mission Hill. The NeighborHUB program is designed to meet the needs of residents and offer services to them in their neighborhoods, and will build on the success of the City Hall to Go Truck, creating physical, permanent sites for City Hall to Go in BCYF community centers. This program is an opportunity for residents to interact with City Hall outside of City Hall Plaza, and will extend local government centers throughout the City. "Easy, convenient access to City Hall services is a cornerstone of connecting with residents, and I'm pleased that through the City Hall to Go program we have been able to reach more residents than ever before and provide them with access to city services at different locations across the city," said Mayor Walsh. "We are excited to launch NeighborHUBs to build on the success of the program and offer even more access to the city's great resources and services to people in their own neighborhoods." NeighborHUBs will serve as a "one-stop shop" for residents to take care of their City-related business and learn about new programs and services offered in their neighborhoods. NeighborHUBs are being launched in partnership with BCYF, which will provide the space needed through BCYF community centers, and the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, whose individual neighborhood liaisons will offer office hours where members of the community are welcome to stop in to find out more information about city services. "City Hall to Go is always looking for creative ways to engage with more residents and deliver the best customer service to them," said Ben Vainer, Director of City Hall to Go. "NeighborHUBs is taking the array of services and resources available through City Hall to Go and bringing them directly to residents in their own neighborhood, with a permanent location in their local community center. We're excited to kick-off our first NeighborHUB at the BCYF Tobin Community Center and encourage everyone to use this great resource available to them." The NeighborHUB at the Tobin Community Center will be open three days a week, on Mondays from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursdays from 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Today's announcement is the first phase of a pilot program that by the end of the year will bring three NeighborHUBs to different neighborhoods across the city. The two other locations will be identified through community engagement, as well as an effort to geographically reach residents in different parts of the city, and will be announced in the coming months. The services provided expand upon those offered by the City Hall to Go truck, and include services such as: Applying for a resident parking permit Receiving recycling and trash stickers Downloading City apps Learning about BPS school registration Getting a dog license Attending office hours to speak with a liaison from the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services Getting connected with additional city resources Since the City Hall to Go initiative was first launched in 2012, it has expanded its services and operations to build on its engagement with City residents. Most recently, City Hall to Go launched Kitchen Table Talks, an initiative designed to engage residents in discussions about City-related topics around a "kitchen table" setting, based off the premise that the best conversations happen around a kitchen table. In February, Mayor Walsh also announced Boston 1ON1, a program that allows new Boston residents or a resident moving to a new neighborhood the opportunity to meet one on one in with a staff member of the Mayor's City Hall to Go team, to get setup in their new neighborhood. Appointments can be made here. About City Hall to Go For many residents, traveling downtown to City Hall can be a long way to go. Boston is, after all, a city that stretches across nearly 50 square miles. Many people need a personal interaction to get direct services, ask a question or get information, so Boston takes City Hall to them. Some services City Hall to Go offers include, applying for resident parking stickers, paying/appealing parking tickets, paying taxes, and more. You can find the complete list of services as well as the schedule of where City Hall to Go will be, athttp://www.cityofboston.gov/cityhalltogo/.

Governor Baker Nominates Douglas J. Darnbrough to the District Court

Governor Baker Nominates Douglas J. Darnbrough to the District Court

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker has nominated Douglas J. Darnbrough, an attorney with extensive civil and criminal law experience, to serve as a judge in the District Court.

“The attorneys and litigants in the district court will be well served by Attorney Darnbrough, who knows the law, rules of evidence, and is extremely hard working and fair,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “His work over the last twenty years on both civil and criminal cases, and most recently as an Assistant Clerk Magistrate, make him an exceptional candidate for consideration.”

“Attorney Darnbrough is a skilled trial lawyer that embodies the temperament and work ethic our Administration looks for in judicial nominees,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “His most recent experience in the Taunton District Court will allow him to hit the ground running, if confirmed by the Governor’s Council.”

Applicants for judicial openings are reviewed by the Statewide Judicial Nominating Commission and recommended to the Governor. All judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council.

There are 62 District Courts throughout the Commonwealth hearing a range of criminal, civil, housing, juvenile, mental health and other case types.

For more information about the District Court, visit: http://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/trial-court/dc/.

About Douglas J. Darnbrough

Douglas Darnbrough became an Assistant Clerk Magistrate in the Taunton District Court in 2013, where he assists judges during the court sessions, reviews applications for search and arrest warrants, conducts bail hearings, handles small claims matters, conducts criminal show cause hearings and civil motor vehicle appeal hearings. He has been the First Assistant Magistrate since January. Attorney Darnbrough operated his own general practice law firm  in Fall River, MA, where he concentrated in criminal and civil litigation, from 1995 to 2013.  A resident of Rehoboth, MA, Darnbrough was born in Providence, RI, graduated from Bryant College in 1988 with a BS in Business Administration, and from Southern New England School of Law in 1994.

2016中美健康峰会之青年创新论坛报名开始 | 波士顿赛区

2016中美健康峰会之青年创新论坛报名开始 | 波士顿赛区                        

随着创业潮流的的持续升温，健康领域逐渐成为了关注的焦点。扑朔迷离的健康领域投资背后，到底是什么样的健康产品符合大众的需求？

由中美健康峰会主办的青年创新创业大赛将在波士顿赛区遴选出高水准创业团队，邀请并鼓励团队在平台上展示他们的创业理念和项目，并享有中美政界，风险投资基金和著名学术机构的专家评审现场指导点评。一场万众瞩目的中美医疗盛事就此拉开帷幕！如果你们的团队有好的想法，我们诚邀你们的参与！

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本次大赛定位为青年创业创新论坛。我们尤其欢迎中美两国学生、青年学者、医生、政府官员报名参赛。

项目范围

在生命科学、医疗、健康、公共卫生领域的创业项目，或者能为前述领域的问题提供创新解决方案的项目，均可报名参加。项目可以是商业性质的，也可以是公益性质的。

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[中美健康峰会] 志愿者招募

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2016中美健康峰会筹备团队招新!

简历请投至:  volunteer@health-summit.org

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中美健康峰会旨在通过高层战略对话、领导力拓展以及应用性研究，积极推动中美及各国当今与未来领袖在医疗卫生相关领域的交流与合作，促进全球健康事业发展。

自第一届峰会于2011年9月在哈佛大学成功举办后，年度盛会在中国与美国之间轮流执棒。第六届中美健康峰会于2016年9月2-4日在中国西安举行，主题是"创新驱动发展迈向全民健康"。本届峰会将汇集中美两国健康领域产、学、研、政精英，就深化医改、大健康创新、医学前沿、慢病防控、健康城市、医院管理等多方面话题进行深入的跨界讨论，期间还将举办中美青年创业大赛和投融资论坛。

组委会现招募大会筹备志愿者，欢迎在国内的学生、学者和职场人士加入我们的团队。

招聘需求：

日程嘉宾组：

志愿者/学生3名，背景不限，负责嘉宾邀请和日程更新，每天2-4小时弹性工作。

翻译组：

志愿者/学生6名，医学或英语相关背景，负责资料中英文翻译，每天2-4小时弹性工作，工作以8月份为主。

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志愿者/学生3名，负责对接媒体，收集材料信息；峰会现场协调筹备等，每天2-4小时弹性工作。

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志愿者/学生2名，医学相关背景，负责资料收集与整理，每周累计工作时间3天。

您所能从这段经历中得到的:

·      领导和与团队合作的机会

·      和一批志同道合的优秀的年轻人共事

·      相应的履历，能够为您的职业发展增添光彩

·      与行业高层人士、专家交流的机会

·      对中美两国医疗健康行业的最前沿信息和更深入的理解

·      下届峰会更具挑战性的职位以及峰会组织长期发展过程中的其他机会

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50家本年度最睿智公司麻州佔5家，中國有4家

麻省理工學院科技評論雜誌（MIT Technology Review）今（21）日宣佈了本年度的50家最睿智公司。

打入名單的有應用數位科技重新定義企業的亞馬遜（Amazon），字母（Alphabet）等大公司，，也有在科技上作了改變的微軟（Microsoft），博許（Bosch），豐田（Toyota），英代爾（Intel）等公司。其他還有野心勃勃的初創公司，包括在容許消費者使用DNA檢測的123及我，重新發明電池科技的24M，在中國市場上打敗Uber，僅面市4年的共乘車輛應用程式公司Didi Chuxing（滴滴出行）。

排名第一的是亞馬遜，總部在美國華盛頓州西雅圖市的上市公司，估值3370億元。

亞馬遜去年就因為在完單中心使用機械人而打入名單，今年則是因為該公司在使用Alexa語音服務上，令人驚詫的成功，以及該公司持續成長的睿智設備應用，例如亞馬遜回音（Amazon Echo)，回音點（Echo Dot），以及Tap等。Alexa使得上網搜尋，播放音樂，調節燈光或溫度都變得更容易，只要在家裡發語音指令就行了。亞馬遜網絡服務（Amazon Web Services）這雲運算操作，不但成了業界領頭羊，也成為該公司成長最快，最盈利的部門。

亞馬遜的Echo Dot只賣89.99元，是使用Alexa語音服務的最廉宜設備。

排名第二的是百度。總部在中國北京，估值550億元。

百度在核心業務的網路搜索，銷售之外，在語音辨認及對話介面上有值得人注意的成就。在2015年時，百度宣佈發展語音辨識工程，稱為深度演講2（Deep Speech 2），應用深度學習來辨識口說語言，有時比人還聽得準確。百度做人工智慧研究，既改善產品、服務，也使得該公司面對阿里巴巴，騰訊時，更有競爭力。百度還積極角逐自動化汽車市場，在矽谷設立了一個小組來帶領電腦視覺，機械人及傳感器的研究及工程。

百度計劃年底之前，在加州聘用100多名自動化汽車研究員及工程師。

排名第三的是總部在加州聖地牙哥，估值200億元的生物科技公司Illumina。

Illumina是全世界最大的脫氧核糖核酸（DNA）檢測公司，希望在診斷疾病上拓展該公司的科技角色。今年Illumina組成了一家新公司，發展費用低於一千元的血液測驗，能夠在徵狀出現前測出許多種癌症，大幅度增加了患者存活率。這家分裂出來的公司，名叫Grail，由妻子因直腸癌去世的谷歌前資深高管Jeff Huber領導。這種測試概念稱為“液態活體組織切片（Liquid Biopsy），用Illumina的高速檢測機器，來找癌細胞在人血中釋放出來的DNA碎片。

百度去年的營業額達到22億元，較之前一年增加了19%。

排名第四的是總部設在加州柏拉阿圖（Palo Alto），估值280議員的特斯拉（Tesla）汽車公司。

排名第五的是賓州匹茲堡Aquion能源公司。

麻州佔了10%。這50家公司中有5家在麻州，包括劍橋市的24M，Editas Medicine，Seven Bridges，勒星頓鎮的T2Biosystems，丹佛市的Veritas Genetics。

座落在中國的有4家，包括同在中國深圳的華為，騰訊，以及在北京的滴滴出行，在杭州的阿里巴巴。

在前五名之外，其他打入名單的公司，依序為，在以色列耶路撒冷的電腦通訊公司Mobileye，在加州山景的生物科技公司23andMe，谷歌母公司Alphabet，在賓州費城的生物科技公司Spark Therapeutics，在中國深圳的電腦通訊公司華為（Huawei），在亞利桑納州天普（Tempe）的第一太陽能（First Solar），在加州聖塔克拉拉的電腦通訊公司Nvidia，在紐約州紐約市的生物科技公司Cellectis，在加州舊金山的生物科技公司Enlitic，在加州蒙羅公園的臉書（Facebook），在加州Hawthorne的運輸公司SpaceX，在日本豐田是的豐田（Toyota），在加州舊金山的電腦通訊公司Airware，在以色列Kadima的能源公司IDE 科技，在中國深圳的騰訊（Tencent），在中國北京的滴滴出行（Didi Chuxing），在英國牛津的生物科技公司Oxford Nanopore，在麻州劍橋市的能源公司24M，在中國杭州的網路及數位媒體公司阿里巴巴，在紐約的生物科技公司Bristol-Myers Squibb，在華盛頓州雷蒙（Redmond）的微軟（Microsoft），在日本Oshino-mura的電腦通訊公司Fanuc，在德國Wildpoldsried的能源公司Sonnen，在英國倫敦的電腦通訊公司Improbable，在加州聖荷西的電腦通訊公司Movidius，在馬里蘭州德國城的生物科技公司Intrexon，在加州雷蒙（Redmond）的能源公司Carbon，在德國Stuttgart的運輸公司Bosch，在麻州勒星頓鎮的生物科技公司T2Biosystems，在麻州劍橋市的生物科技公司Editas Medicine，在瑞士Vevey的生物科技公司Nestle，在密西根州Ann Arbor的生物科技公司RetroSense Therapeutics，在日本東京的網路及數位媒體公司Line, Subsidiary of Naver，在英國倫敦的運算及通訊公司TransferWise，在麻州丹佛的生物科技公司Veritas Genetics，在加州Milpitas的電腦通訊公司Fire Eye，在麻州劍橋市的電腦通訊公司Seven Bridges，在加州舊金山的電腦通訊公司Slack，在南韓首爾(Seoul)的網路及數位媒體公司Coupang，在紐約Armonk的電腦通訊公司IBM，在加州洛杉磯的網路及數位媒體公司Snapchat，在奈及利亞Lagos的網路及數位媒體公司Africa Internet Group，在紐約的電腦通訊公司LittleBits，在加州聖塔克拉拉的電腦通訊公司Intel，以及在密蘇里聖路易斯的生物科技公司Monsanto。