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*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background: Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) connects government, academic and industry resources in the community. There is both a RAIN Eugene and a RAIN@UO branch.&nbsp;</span></span> *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mission: advance the formation, growth, and retention of tech-based startups in the South valley in order to triple the current rate of new tech business formation and job creation</span></span> *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Goal: Address five key ingredients that transform innovative ideas into viable thriving business for the state of Oregon</span></span>

*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Outcome: By funding RAIN, Oregon (as a state) will enable these key ingredients by mobilizing and expanding the assets of the South Valley region: nearly $400M of combined research activity at Oregon State, University of Oregon and linked regional economic development initiatives.&nbsp;This will grow the ecosystem of entrepreneurial talent and tech based companies&nbsp;</span></span>