PNNL Business Facts, Fiscal Year 2011
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Business Volume, Employment, and Customers
- $1.1 billion at the end of our 2011 fiscal year in September
- 4,841 scientists, engineers and support staff
- Customers include the U.S. Department of Energy; other federal, state and local agencies; universities; and industry sponsors.
Patents
- 50 U.S., FY2011
- 66 foreign, FY2011
- Since 1965, combined total of 2,026 U.S. and foreign
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- 994 peer-reviewed, published articles, FY2011
- According to Essential Science Indicators rankings among top 1% of research institutions in publications and citations in:
- Chemistry
- Geosciences
- Physics
- Engineering
- Biology and Biochemistry
- Environment and Ecology
- Materials Science
- Clinical Medicine
- Microbiology
Awards
- 2 R&D 100 Awards in FY2010, a total of 87
- 3 Federal Laboratory Consortium awards in FY2011 for technology transfer, a total of 77, more than any other national laboratory.
- Over the years, we have been recognized with:
- 6 EO Lawrence Awards
- 1 Coblentz Award
- 4 Discover Magazine Awards
- 4 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
Payroll and Taxes
- Gross payroll, approximately $430 million, FY2011
- Employer-paid benefits totaled $120 million
- Various state and federal payroll taxes paid amounted to more than $31 million
- $2.6 million in business and occupation taxes
- $844,000 in sales and use taxes
- $931,000 in property and leasehold taxes.
Purchased Goods and Services
- More than $415 million, FY2011
Economic Development
- Nearly 150 businesses with roots to Battelle, operator of the laboratory, and PNNL technology or personnel; for the Tri-Cities, Washington area, this currently represents approximately 1,500 jobs
- Since 1994, completed about 950 technology assistance projects with approximately 75% of them supporting Washington-based companies, resulting in product or service improvements and increased revenues for these companies
Battelle Community Involvement
- Invested nearly $700,000 in area philanthropic and civic organizations, FY2011
- $500,000 in Delta High School. Delta, located in Richland, Washington, emphasizes education in science, technology, engineering and math
- Invested more than $22 million since 1965 to improve science education and quality of life in Tri-Cities, Washington
- Through Team Battelle, our staff volunteer program, more than 1,500 employees volunteered more than 20,000 hours for 76 local organizations in FY2011
- A total of more than 100,000 hours over volunteered through Team Battelle over the last ten years
- Boards
- United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties
- TRIDEC, the Tri-Cities Development Council
- The Tri-Cities Regional Chamber
- Habitat for Humanity Tri-Cities
- The Three Rivers Community Roundtable , a forum where community leaders collaborate to integrate strategies for the region
- The REACH Interpretative Center
- Delta High School
We are board members on numerous boards that influence the Tri-Cities and the State of Washington. A small sampling includes:
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