Longtime healthcare exec Michael A. Rashid will become the next Department of Commerce head, and Jaclyn Allen is leaving Philly Startup Leaders. Plus: more D&I corporate hiring, Deborah Diamond moves on and Spark Therapeutics names a new exec.

The Alliance looks to inform an equitable jobs strategy and is partly looking to fill the void left by the dissolution of the Office of Workforce Development during budget cuts this summer.

President-elect Joe Biden's proposed spending is focused in areas like education, infrastructure and R&D, and households making $400,000 a year or less won't see a change in their income tax next year, according to Penn's budget model.

Nerd Street+ will offer unlimited live and digital weekly competitions, discounts on larger monthly tournaments and camps, and monthly training time at its network of esports venues across the country.

Proposed conference sessions include improving civil discourse through tech, adapting to the pandemic and future of work, and how orgs teaching tech have remained crucial during this time.

The GPS app and community will remain its own brand, and its Colorado staff will join Comoto's business development team. 

Register for Technical.ly's free Off the Sidelines event on women managing business wealth.

The startups don't need to be based in Bucks County, but owners must make a commitment to either live or hire in the area, says the entrepreneurship org.

Patrick Maloney, the CEO and founder of Inspire, shares his vision for building a clean energy future.

Plus, new executives for Relay Network and Anexinet Corporation, and a local Women in IT Award winner.