Tri-Cities Tech Business Update

November 2008 Issue

• Benton Public Utility District purchases energy from White Creek Wind Project
  To meet renewable energy requirements, the Benton Public Utility District has purchased a three-percent share of the Klickitat Public Utility District's portion of the White Creek Wind Project, which is expected to provide enough energy for nearly 1,100 homes. more...
• *Pacific Northwest National Laboratory shines at awards ceremony
  PNNL, in Richland, Wash., took home three of 15 technology transfer-related awards presented at the Federal Laboratory Consortium Far West regional meeting held in September. more...
• Infinia Corporation expands leadership team
  Infinia Corporation, of Kennewick, Wash., announced the addition of three executives to the senior management team. more...
• *Department of Energy extends Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's contract
  The Department of Energy has extended the maintenance and operations contract for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory by four years. more...
• Lori Mattson named Tri-City Chamber president and CEO
  The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce board of directors announced that Lori Mattson has been named President and CEO of the organization. more...
• Tri-City Development Council opens new offices
  The Tri-City Development Council opened its offices in the new Tri-Cities Business and Visitor Center in Kennewick. more...
• Columbia Basin College names building after former college president
  Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Wash. unveiled the newly re-named Lee R. Thornton Center for Science, Diversity and Technology in October. more...

• Energy Northwest board members visit
  The Energy Northwest board of directors visited the Applied Process Engineering Laboratory during its recent meeting in Richland, Wash. more...
• Research District master plan briefings given
  With the master plan for the core of the Research District nearly complete, District leadership gave several presentations to bring stakeholder groups up to date. more...

• Industry Achievement Awards applications
  Applications are being accepted by the Washington Technology Industry Association for the 14th Annual Industry Achievement Awards. more...
• Your opinion needed: Washington's Innovation Summit
  The organizers of Washington Innovation Summit 2009, to be held April 9, want to hear from you. People are invited to answer four questions and provide the organizers with information about what you'd like to see, hear, and learn at this upcoming event. more...
• Washington Technology Center annual report available
  The Washington Technology Center has released its 2008 Annual Report. The report highlights the achievements of the Center in advancing technology-based economic development in Washington State. more...
• Resources online
  The following resources are now available online.  1) The article "Using, investing in strengths is key" was published in the Tri-City Herald on October 26. more...

• Entrepreneur University all-day seminar
  NOVEMBER 6. REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 4. The Northwest Entrepreneur Network's "Entrepreneur University 2008: Raise Your eIQ" seminar is scheduled for November 6 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle. more...
• MEIER Enterprises open house
  NOVEMBER 6. MEIER Enterprises, Inc. will host an open house to celebrate its growth over the past year and introduce new employees. more...
• Learn About Web conference
  NOVEMBER 7. The first annual "Learn About Web" conference is scheduled for November 7 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Wash. more...
• Engineering and technology management classes
  NOVEMBER 15. An information session about a distance education program for engineering and business professionals is scheduled for November 15 from 9 am to noon. more...
• Hispanic chamber co-sponsoring business seminars
  NOVEMBER 17. The Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is coordinating with Columbia Basin College to hold seminars for small business owners in English and Spanish. more...
• Small business workshops
  The Columbia Basin College Institute for Professional Development offers the following workshops in November, from 6 to 9 pm. more...
• Three Rivers Entrepreneur Network seminar
  NOVEMBER 18. REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 21. The Three River's Entrepreneur Network presents its November seminar: "Intellectual Property from the Start-Up's Perspective." Speaker Sean Grygiel will discuss strategies and best practices for building intellectual property from both a start-up and an early-stage company's perspective. more...

• Industry Achievement Awards ceremony
  MARCH 25, 2009. The Washington Technology Industry Association will hold its annual Industry Achievement Awards at the Paramount Theater in Seattle on March 25, 2009. more...

We invite your contributions! We will consider items that fit the mission of this publication, including your tech-related news, awards, and notices of upcoming events. Please send text to Andrea McMakin or call (509) 372-6013.

Tri-Cities Tech Business Update is published by the Economic Development Office at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Each month, we send you an e-mail message, giving you the link of news, tips, awards, upcoming events, and other information about local technology-based businesses and organizations that support them. With business and community partners, our goal is to build and diversify the Tri-Cities economy—adding skilled jobs in primary-sector industries that bring in outside dollars. Currently, more than 1,100 tech-related businesses, investors, and economic development stakeholders subscribe to the newsletter, mostly in the Mid-Columbia area and the rest of the Pacific Northwest. This newsletter (RL-P00-009) supports PNSO's vision for the future of the Hanford Site and surrounding area through the creation of research opportunities, new industries, and new business clusters.