Tri-Cities Tech Business Update

February 2011 Issue

• Tri-Cities Index of Innovation and Technology
  The Economic Development Office of PNNL has published a companion report to other Washington State index studies that report on the tech-based economy of the state. more...
• Vista Engineering Technologies plugs into new market
  Vista Engineering Technologies, LLC (Vista) recently announced its entrance into the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle market. more...
• Viper Aircraft partners with German company for development and sales
  Viper Aircraft Corporation, of Pasco, and Skygate Collection GmbH & CO KG (Skygate) located in Hasselroth, Germany, have recently signed a preferred merchant license agreement where Skygate will develop and sell radio-controlled scale models of all current and future Viperjet aircraft designs. more...
• Wine Science Center at WSU Tri-Cities
  Washington State University (WSU) and the Washington wine industry are partnering to build the Wine Science Center at WSU Tri-Cities-a teaching and research facility that will rival any of its kind in the world. more...

• CBC Career Expo seeks employers
  Feb 17. Businesses looking for a large pool of employee candidates are in luck.  On Thursday, February 17, Columbia Basin College will hold its annual Career Expo from 9 a.m. more...
• Call for proposals: Life Sciences Discovery Fund
  March 16. The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for two commercialization grant competitions for 2011. more...
• Mid-Columbia Small Business Awards Banquet nomination packets available
  March 18. The annual Small business of the Year Awards Banquet recognizes small businesses in Benton & Franklin Counties for their exceptional customer service, outstanding commitment to employees, and superior community relations. more...
• Call for applications: First Look Forum
  April 12. If you are at an inflection point in your business and need help taking it to the next level, the First Look Forum is for you. more...
• Resources online
  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's economic development column "On the job, some things are better left unsaid," was published in the Tri-City Herald on January 9. more...

• 2011 Tri-Cities Regional Economic Outlook
  Feb 2. The Tri-Cities Regional Economic Outlook is one of the most prestigious and anticipated annual community forum events in eastern Washington. more...
• Seed and Venture Capital 5-session Program
  Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, and Mar 1. The Seed Funding and Venture Capital(VC) Course Certificate Program is an insider view to the venture capital process offered by the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) and National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer. more...
• Life Science Innovation Northwest Conference
  Mar 2-3. The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, in partnership with Burrill & Company, is proud to announce the 11th Annual Life Science Innovation Northwest Conference-an innovative approach to the region's premier life sciences. more...

• Six PNNL scientists elected 2010 AAAS fellows
  Six scientists from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their exceptional efforts to advance science and apply it to real-world problems. more...
• PNNL recognized for technology transfer
  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been recognized for its work in bringing lab-developed technologies to the marketplace. 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.