Tri-Cities Tech Business Update
This monthly e-mailed update contains news, opportunities, upcoming events, and other information about Mid-Columbia tech businesses and the organizations that support them. Browse the archives for back issues.
May 2008 Issue
- Solar energy developer lands $7M investment
Infinia Corp., which is building a manufacturing facility for a solar energy generator, announced a $7 million investment that brings its Series B total to $57 million. more... - *Research grant will help scientists fight liver disease
Battelle, using researchers working from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., and the University of Washington Liver Transplantation Program in Seattle will receive $4.8 million from the Washington State Life Sciences Discovery Fund over the next three years to develop a new proteomics technology and apply it in search of biomarkers for liver disease. more... - Wireless modem maker reports record sales
A Kennewick, Wash. wireless modem manufacturer made more than $3 million in sales in 2007, a 15-percent increase from the previous year. more... - *EnergySolutions, Inc. wins more funding for fuel-cycle program
EnergySolutions (NYSE: ES) has received $5.9 million in its third round of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy in support of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership. more... - New business offers data security
A business launched in January is giving small- and medium-size businesses more confidence in the security of their computer servers and networks. more... - PocketiNet's network adds Los Angeles backup
A new backup Internet data center enables PocketiNet Communications, Inc. to continue providing reliable high-speed Internet connections to its customers, even in an emergency. more... - Biodiesel firm featured in business magazine
Gen-X Energy Group is featured in the April 2008 edition of Exec magazine, an online periodical with a distribution of 250,000 executives in all industries worldwide. more... - Mike Schwenk named Tri-Citian of the Year
Mike Schwenk, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Director of Technology Deployment and Outreach, was named the 2008 Tri-Citian of the Year at an award banquet on April 5. more... - *Energy Northwest recertified to international environmental standard
Energy Northwest has been recertified to the International Standards Organization ISO 14001 environmental stewardship standard. more... - High-tech gets high pay
High-tech jobs are among the highest paying in Washington, and Benton County ranks particularly high in wages, according to a quarterly census by industry and county for Washington State. more...
This section describes news, appointees, and events related to the Tri-Cities Research District. The Research District is a vibrant, 1,600-acre mixed-use area in north Richland, Wash. with more than 80 employers and an emphasis on science and technology companies and organizations. Contact Diahann Howard at (509) 375-3060. Other Research District tenant news appears in this newsletter as indicated by the symbol *.
- View early concepts of the master plan
Stakeholders are invited to view initial concepts of the 317-acre master plan for the Tri-Cities Research District during the next Research District meeting on May 15. more... - Upcoming survey
The Research District board is preparing a survey for companies inside the Research District. The more... - Research District shines at national forum
Tri-City Research District representatives were invited to give a case-study presentation at the Federal Economic Development Forum, hosted by the International Economic Development Council in Washington, DC in April. more... - Development updates
RM Construction & Interior Design, Inc. has leased 3.1 acres of land from the Port of Benton with plans to develop two, two-story professional buildings for office and laboratory users. more...
- Trade waste products to reduce business costs
The Eastern Washington Industrial Byproducts Recycling association invites businesses to become members. more... - *WSU students offer no-cost marketing plans
Locally owned, for-profit retail or service businesses with at last one year of sales are eligible to apply for free assistance from students at Washington State University Tri-Cities. more... - High-tech jobs: A resource
Does your company have open positions for technology-based jobs? Are you an individual seeking a tech job? The Tech Job Connection may help. more... - More business visibility
The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce is seeking exhibitors for its business-to-business marketing event, "Open for Business Expo," from 1 to 7 pm on June 3. more... - Graduate program in engineering and technology management
Washington State University offers a graduate program in Engineering and Technology Management that can be taken on the WSU Tri-cities campus and via the Internet. more... - *Scientific user facility invites research proposals
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory has issued its 2008 call for proposals. EMSL is a U.S. more... - Tech Summit information online
Video, presentations, and media coverage from the Washington State Technology Summit 2008, held April 15 in Bellevue, Wash., are online now. more... - Building businesses in Washington
Do you know how Washington State's economic development strategy can help you? Get a visual tour at the interactive poster. more... - *Financing sources
An article on sources of financing for small businesses is online now. It's based on a talk by John Sumpter, Managing Director for Aequitas Capital Management, at a Three Rivers Entrepreneur Network meeting in the Tri-Cities, Wash. more...
- Small business awards
MAY 7. REGISTER BY APRIL 30. The Three Rivers Alliance of Chambers will hold the 13th Annual Mid-Columbia Small Business of the Year Awards at the Three Rivers Convention Center on May 7 in Kennewick, Wash. more... - *Dedication ceremony: Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory
May 8. Washington State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory invite the public to a dedication ceremony and a tour of the new Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory on WSU Tri-Cities campus on Thursday, May 8, at 11 am, in Richland, Wash. more... - Early-Stage Investment Forum
MAY 9, REGISTER BY MAY 7. Accredited investors have until May 7 to register to attend the 8th annual Early-Stage Investment Forum, presented by the Northwest Entrepreneur Network. more... - Applying Six Sigma to improve quality in organizations
MAY 13. REGISTER BY MAY 7. "Six Sigma Basics" is the focus of a meeting of the Columbia Basin section of the American Society for Quality. more... - Lockheed Martin's IT Day
MAY 14. Lockheed Martin's Information Technology Day is May 14 from 9 am to 5 pm at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Wash. more... - 2008 Venture capital forum from Connect Northwest
MAY 14. Angel investors, entrepreneurs, management teams, and business and community leaders are invited to register for Connect Northwest's 3rd Annual Investor Forum. more... - Regional economics conference
MAY 14-16. "Innovation in the Northwest" is the focus of the 2008 Pacific Northwest Regional Economics Conference to be held May 14-16, 2008, at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Wash. more... - Seminars for small businesses
The Columbia Basin College Institute for Professional Development offers the following workshops in May, from 6 to 9 pm. 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 and photos to Diane Kahler or call (509) 372-4133.
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.