Tri-Cities Tech Business Update

November 2011 Issue

• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation grants Hydrovolts the first Federal Licensing Agreement for hydrokinetic turbine installation in canals
  The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates 50,000 miles of canals in 16 western States, has granted Hydrovolts the first-ever license agreement for the installation of hydrokinetic turbines in canals. more...
• USS Triton Submarine Memorial Park dedication
  Dedication of the USS Triton Submarine Memorial Park in Richland is Thursday, November 10, the anniversary of the Triton's commissioning. more...
• New corporate grant competition planned by LSDF
  The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) is preparing to launch a new grant competition to help young companies better position themselves for subsequent equity funding. more...

• Tri-CitiesBusinessBuilder.com is live!
  Tri-CitiesBusinessBuilder.com is a web portal where businesses can get information about business plans, permits, incubator space, funding, classes, and more. more...
• Online export assistance portal
  The Washington Small Business Development Center has launched an online export assistance portal for Washington small business owners who want to explore and expand their international trade. more...
• Interested in doing business with the Government?
  The Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) program helps companies find and successfully achieve contracts for work with the local, state, and federal governments. more...

• 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...
• Northwest Solar Summit
  November 7 - 8. Northwest SEED is proud to be a sponsor of the 13th Annual Northwest Solar Summit. This year's summit will focus on strategies for deploying distributed solar, community wind power, and zero-energy buildings and remodels. more...
• TREN Event: 3 Key Elements of Operational Success
  November 8. The Three Rivers Entrepreneur Network presents its November seminar: 3 Key Elements of Operational Success. more...
• The Washington State Ocean Energy Conference
  November 8 - 9. Washington has great ocean energy resources. Tidal power is already being developed in Puget Sound. more...
• Innovation Engineering Leadership Retreat
  November 14 - 16. The Innovation Engineering Leadership Retreat, being held at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine WA, is based on a first-of-its-kind program at the University of Maine that teaches students how to successfully lead innovation. more...
• Governor's Life Sciences Summit and Annual Meeting
  November 18. The Governor's Life Sciences Summit will reveal and review Washington's most crucial legislative and economic priorities; yield acute perspectives from leading biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and global health executives; and facilitate a discussion of the industry's current challenges and coming opportunities locally, nationally, and globally. more...
• Economic Leadership Forum
  November 17 - 19. The Economic Leadership Forum provides an opportunity for local, state, and provincial leaders in both the public and private sectors to carry out in-depth, focused discussions on key subjects identified by the Executive Committee at the Annual Summit. more...

• Battelle and PNNL win EPA contract
  Battelle, with assistance from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), which it manages, won options on what could be a five-year, $14-million contract with the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention. more...
• PNNL Lab Homes Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
  The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, along with its research partners, will use two identical 1,500 square-foot homes for experiments focused on reducing energy use and peak demand. more...
• EDO on Facebook
  Are you visiting us on Facebook? Daily posts provide real-time information on news and events, opportunities and resources, and other information about and for Washington technology businesses and entrepreneurs. 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.