Tri-Cities Tech Business Update

October 2011 Issue

• Boeing, PNNL, Imperium selected for DOE Aviation Fuels Consortium
  LanzaTech is leading a partnership consisting of Imperium Renewables, Boeing, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that has been chosen to receive up to $4 million from the Department of Energy to continue work to develop renewable jet fuel. more...
• WA included in Obama Administration initiative to spur job creation
  The Obama Administration announced the winners of the $37 million Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a multi-agency competition launched in May to support the advancement of 20 high-growth, regional industry clusters. more...
• UW and UO included in Princeton Review's list of top 50 entrepreneurship programs
  The Princeton Review surveys more than 2,000 schools each year to rank the 50 best entrepreneurship programs. more...
• Device made by Richland company cleared by FDA
  The Food and Drug Administration has cleared IsoRay's GliaSite radiation therapy system, a balloon catheter device used in the treatment of brain cancer. more...
• Tri-Cities ranks #6 for wage growth
  In its latest analysis, Garner Economics' research economist Tom Tveidt reports on the latest hourly earnings among all U.S. more...
• Obama Nominates Spokane Mayor to Institute Board
  President Obama announced his intent to nominate Spokane's mayor, Mary B. Verner, to a key administration post as a member of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). more...
• Bruker's Jack Selby receives IEC 1906 award
  Jack Selby, Radiological Safety Officer at Bruker Elemental's manufacturing plant in Kennewick, WA, was recently awarded the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 1906 Award. more...

• Small Business Incentive Program Grant Applications
  The Small Business Incentive Program was established by the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce (TCRCC) in 2011 through funding from Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS). more...
• Innovation Engineering Leadership Institute
  Sometimes it seems that when people talk innovation, they think innovation is only about coming up with the next iPad. more...
• The Shared-Work Program
  If you are facing a temporary decline in business, the Shared-Work Program, operated by the Washington State Employment Security Department, offers you an alternative to laying off workers. more...

• Best of BOMA's Energy Efficiency Program
  October 3 & 5. Learn the essential elements of successful energy management at a two-part series hosted by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of the Tri-Cities. more...
• Meet the buyers: doing business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  October 6. Learn how to sell your product or service to the US Army Corps of Engineers. Scott Beckstrand, Small Business Deputy for the Walla Walla District will be discussing what they buy, how they buy, where to locate solicitations, what's upcoming, and more. more...
• 2011 Inland Northwest Manufacturers Expo - Connecting Manufacturers. Growing Business. Creating Jobs
  October 11 and 12. Greater Spokane Incorporated and the Manufacturer's Round Table is bringing a new event to the Inland Northwest-the 2011 Inland Northwest Manufacturing Expo. more...
• Regional Open for Business Expo
  October 26. The Open for Business Expo, sponsored by the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce and Gesa Credit Union, is a large scale networking and educational event designed to facilitate the business-to-business process by bringing businesses, and their products and services together with key decision makers. more...
• From the Laboratory to Leadership
  November 2. From the Laboratory to Leadership turns science-minded managers into capable business leaders. more...
• The Innovation Showcase
  November 3. The Innovation Showcase, a program of the Technology Alliance, helps bridge the gap between research and commercialization by highlighting the most promising discoveries and new technologies ready for commercialization in Washington. more...
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory's 24th Industry Growth Forum
  November 8 - 10. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Industry Growth Forum is an event for emerging clean energy and energy efficiency technology startups to gain exposure to and feedback from venture capitalists, corporate investors, government agencies, and strategic partners. more...

• PNNL scientist receives presidential award
  A bioanalytical chemist at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is receiving a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). more...
• EDO launches revamped website
  We've updated our website! The PNNL Economic Development Office's website has been refreshed to improve navigation, and we've added new features for events and news on the homepage, as well as a continued presence of our Facebook page. more...
• Technology Available for Licensing
  PNNL technologies and patents that are available for licensing can be found on the Available Technologies website. more...
• EDO on Facebook
  Supplement your monthly Tech Business Update reading with regular visits to the Economic Development Office's Facebook page! Daily postings provide real-time information on news and events, opportunities and resources, and other information about and for Washington technology businesses. 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.