Tri-Cities Tech Business Update

April 2010 Issue

• Local agency receives business development grant
  The Benton Franklin Council of Governments has been selected to receive a Microenterprise Project Grant award from the Washington State Microenterprise Association. more...
• Meier named finalist for national award
  Kennewick, Wash.-based Meier Architecture Engineering is a finalist for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award sponsored by the U.S. more...
• Tri-City Engineer of the Year
  The area manager of J-U-B Engineers, Inc. in Kennewick, Wash. was named the 2009 Tri-City Engineer of the Year during the Tri-Cities Engineer Week banquet in February. more...
• Refresh 2010
  Imageworks and Vivid Learning Systems, both based in Pasco, Wash., are getting ready to launch the third annual Refresh Award competition. more...
• Dade Moeller staff member re-elected to national council
  The executive vice-president of Richland, Wash.-based Dade Moeller & Associates, Inc. has been selected to serve a second six-year term on the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. more...
• Vista Engineering Technologies expands services
  Vista Engineering Technologies, based in Richland, Wash., will launch a new engineering and consulting service focused on sustainability and renewable energy initiatives. more...

• Apply for Research and Technology Development grants
  The Washington Technology Center is still accepting applications for its next round of research grants aimed at transitioning great ideas out of the laboratory and into the marketplace. more...
• Video contest for small businesses
  Microsoft and the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the "It's Time for Business with Office 2010 Video Contest." The grand prize is $10,000. more...
• Resources online
  1) The column "Tri-Cities in line to attract tech companies" was published in the Tri-City Herald on March 7. more...
• Cleantech Open competition accepting submissions
  The 2010 Cleantech Open competition for clean technology startup businesses is underway. The Cleantech Open is the world's largest clean technology competition. more...
• Nominate a local technology startup to be a reality TV star
  Information technology expert Bob Cringely is launching a "Not in Silicon Valley" Startup Tour that will feature 24 companies in a 12-hour reality television series. more...

• Washington's Innovation Summit 2010
  APRIL 9. REGISTER BY APRIL 7. The Washington Technology Center will hold Washington's Innovation Summit 2010 in April in Tacoma, Wash. more...
• Clean Tech Open launch
  APRIL 13-SPOKANE. APRIL 20-SEATTLE. The Clean Tech Open will launch its second annual Pacific Northwest competition in April. more...
• 2010 Bridging Partnerships symposium
  APRIL 28-29. REGISTER BEFORE APRIL 15 FOR DISCOUNTED RATE. The Department of Energy and the Tri-City Development Council will host the Bridging Partnerships Small Business Symposium at the Trade Recreation and Agriculture Center in Pasco, Wash. more...
• Workplace relationships seminar
  MAY 4. REGISTER BY APRIL 28. The Columbia Basin Chapter of the American Society for Quality's May meeting will feature speaker Rick Martinez, founder of Peak Performance Systems in Richland, Wash. more...

• Nuke detection protection runs coast to coast
  All vehicle cargo crossing between the U.S. and Canada now gets scanned for radioactive materials, following the deployment of radiation detection technology that spans from coast to coast along the border. more...
• Former PNNL director honored in video tribute
  The legacy of the former laboratory director at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is the subject of an inspirational video honoring his achievements. 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.