Tri-Cities Tech Business Update

April 2011 Issue

• Washington STEM launches with inaugural grants of $2.4 million for schools and education programs across the State
  Finley Elementary School was awarded $32,568 in education grants from a new state-wide education nonprofit, Washington STEM. more...
• Clean energy companies receive grants
  Gen-X Energy Group in Burbank is one of 11 Washington companies that will receive federal grants totaling $380,000 to support the development of advanced biofuels and studies analyzing the viability of new clean energy projects. more...
• California company eyeing Tri-Cities Research District
  A California company, Alpha Source, Inc. , is eyeing the Tri-Cities Research District (TCRD) as home to an advanced design, high-energy alpha-particle accelerator dedicated to medical isotope production. more...
• Mike Lawrence joins TRIDEC as vice chairman of Mid-Columbia Energy Initiative
  TRIDEC is pleased to announce that Mike Lawrence has agreed to volunteer as Vice Chairman of Mid-Columbia Energy Initiative (MCEI). more...
• Outstanding achievement and innovation in medical devices
  Seattle Business Magazine recognized Dwight Babcock, Chairman and CEO of IsoRay Medical Inc. of Richland for Outstanding Achievement and Innovation in Medical Devices for the work IsoRay has done on Cesium-131, which is an internal radiation therapy that's more efficient, effective and targeted than its predecessors. more...
• Using social media to grow business
  Facebook and Twitter and YouTube, oh my! For some, the added communications channels offered by social media can quickly feel overwhelming. more...

• Start Smart: Steps to starting a business
  Learn how to start a business in Benton and Franklin counties at a workshop presented by WSU Tri-Cities Business LINKS. more...
• New community roundtable committee
  The formation of the Emerging and Expanding Business Group (EEBG), a new Tri-Cities-wide network of support for entrepreneurs that is being led by the City of Richland, is the newest committee in the Three Rivers Community Roundtable. more...
• EDO Facebook page
  Find out about local and regional events, resources, and awards on the Economic Development Office (EDO) Facebook page. more...

• Government contracting workshop
  April 6. Learn about Government contracting 101 and developing your capability statement at this workshop hosted by Eastern WA and Tri-Cities Procurement Technical Assistance Center. more...
• New-To-Export Seminar
  April 6, 7, & 8. Presented by the International Trade Alliance and the Washington Small Business Development Center, this seminar looks at ways to generate more sales and new markets for your product. more...
• Information Technology: Supercomputing Trends to Watch
  April 12. Let's talk supercomputing and the global marketplace. The Tri-Cities Research District has the potential to successfully attract new information technology businesses and research. more...
• Jobs Act Tour
  April 13. Would you like to meet leaders from SBA? Or give input on new regulations? Or learn the advantages of new tools coming out of the Small Business Jobs Act? On Wednesday, April 13th, SBA will be conducting a Listening Tour to discuss changes as a result of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (SBJA). more...

• PNNL recognized for technology transfer
  The Federal Laboratory Consortium announced that PNNL won three awards in 2011 for Excellence in Technology Transfer. more...
• PNNL Grid Friendly™ technology licensed
  Battelle has granted a non-exclusive license for a technology that will help soften the blow for utilities during times of peak demand on the grid by temporarily shifting when smart appliances use power. 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.