Tri-Cities Tech Business Update

April 2009 Issue

• PNNL to receive economic stimulus funding
  Richland, Wash.-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will receive $124 million from the U.S. more...
• Tri-Cities ranked second nationally for job outlook
  Forbes named the Tri-Cities as the number two spot in the country for job growth next quarter. The story "Best Cities for New Jobs This Spring" cites the region's "impressive number of engineers and scientists" and research being conducted in fields such as biofuels and fuel cells. more...
• Meier Architecture Engineering named finalist for national award
  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has named Kennewick, Wash.-based Meier Architecture Engineering one of the seven regional finalists for its 2009 Small Business of the Year award. more...
• Cadwell increases share of AMIC
  Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation, based in Kennewick, Wash., announced that one of its directors has increased its share of the company by converting preferred stock into common stock. more...
• Tri-City Regional Chamber welcomes new employees
  The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce announced the addition of Colin Hastings as its public policy director and Melissa McAloon as its member services director. more...

• Nominations open for Small Business Awards
  APRIL 2. The Mid-Columbia Small Business Awards Committee, coordinated by the Three Rivers Alliance of Chambers, is accepting nominations to recognize small businesses in Benton and Franklin Counties for exceptional customer service, outstanding commitment to employees, and superior community relations. more...
• National Institutes of Health stimulus funding grants available
  The National Institutes of Health is accepting applications for $1.5 billion in funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. more...
• Wiley post-doctoral fellowship program
  APRIL 15. The U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, located on the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory campus in Richland, Wash., has launched the William Wiley Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program. more...
• Vendor space available at energy expo
  The Sustainable Energy and Environmental Network (SEEnet) has booths available for businesses and groups interested in participating in the Sustainable Energy and Environmental Expo (formerly the Alternative Energy Expo). more...
• Resources online
  1) The article "Protecting intellectual property vital" was published in the Tri-City Herald on March 1. more...

• Technology based economic development presentation
  APRIL 1. The Columbia Basin Chapter of the American Society for Quality's April meeting will feature the presentation "Of Silos, Swim Lanes and Stovepipes" by Mike Schwenk, Vice President of Battelle and Director of Technology Deployment and Outreach at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash. more...
• Small Business Cost Proposal & Government Accounting Workshop
  APRIL 1. The Washington Technology Center is hosting a Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer workshop in Vancouver, Wash., featuring Jim Greenwood of the Greenwood Consulting Group, well-known SBIR and STTR consultants. more...
• Washington Innovation Summit 2009
  APRIL 9. Washington Innovation Summit 2009 in Bellevue, Wash., will bring together more than 400 innovators and thought leaders in sustainability and technology who are driving industry development in sustainable energy, innovative materials & manufacturing, urban sustainability, and healthy ecosystems. more...
• Invention to Venture event
  APRIL 10. The Invention to Venture: Commercialization in Life Sciences workshop will be held in Portland, Ore. more...

• Tour of Kadlec Medical Center
  MAY 5. The Columbia Basin Chapter of the American Society for Quality's May meeting will be a site visit to Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Wash. more...
• Information Technology Day 2009
  MAY 6. Information Technology Day 2009 will be held at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Wash. more...

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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.